News
A collection of the very latest news items relevant to the cell migration community, selected from the CMC, news@nature.com and journals from the Nature family.
Podosomes: Maturation and turnover.
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Cortactin phosphorylation by the tyrosine kinase Src remodels osteoclast adhesions.
Original research paper: Podosomes: Maturation and turnover. Consortium Updates, http://www.cellmigration.org/resource/cmcnews.shtml#jan07a (January 2007)
Focus on RNA.
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This month Nature Chemical Biology features a collection of articles that discuss the diverse functional roles of RNA in biological systems.
Original research paper: Focus on RNA. Nature Chemical Biology, http://www.nature.com/nchembio/focus/rna/index.html (January 2007)
Top ten stories of 2006.
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The Nature news team comment on the top stories from 2006.
Original research paper: Top ten stories of 2006. news@nature, http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061225/full/061225-1.html (28 December 2006)
Animal experiments under fire for poor design.
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How useful are animal experiments as a way to prepare for trials of medical treatments in humans?
Original research paper: Animal experiments under fire for poor design. news@nature, http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061218/full/444981a.html (21 December 2006)
NIH offers free access to wealth of disease data.
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The 'database of Genotype and Phenotype' (dbGaP) brings together information of thousands of subjects studied over many years in the hope of identifying new links to disease.
Original research paper: NIH offers free access to wealth of disease data. news@nature, http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061218/full/444982b.html (21 December 2006)
Prospects.
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A new NIH programme offers possibilities of independence for young researchers.
Original research paper: Prospects. naturejobs, http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061218/full/nj7122-1101a.html (21 December 2006)
