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.
July 2007
Consortium July Update
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Mapping the Pseudopodial Proteome of Moving Cells
Fluorescent live cell imaging dyes with greatly improved photostability
Dyes from one pot: A new synthesis method for cyanines and merocyaninesPfizer lawsuit spotlights ethics of developing world clinical trials
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Many countries don't have the resources to police trials.
Cancer atlas maps out sample worries
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The Cancer Genome Atlas, which aims to catalogue the genetic characteristics of various cancers in detail, is off to a slow start due to the scarcity of cancer samples.
The time is ripe
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Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly opting to outsource clinical testing of potential new drugs, thus creating career opportunities.
Drug resistance doesn't always come from drugs
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The recent increase in the resistance of influenza to antiviral drugs may not depend on drug selection pressure, but rather on viral mutation capacity.
Passive smoking: Out from the haze
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Smoking has been banned in workplaces in more than 20 countries, including the UK and many US states, but the effects of second-hand smoke are still a matter of debate among epidemiologists.
