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.
October 2008
Consortium October Update
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PKA: Activity at the leading edge.
Actin bundling: Where shall we start?Cell 'rebooting' technique sidesteps risks
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Virus reprograms cells without disrupting genome.
Ultrasmooth mirror could herald birth of a new microscope
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A new ultra smooth mirror is the basis for developing a new type of microscope that could study the most delicate materials by bouncing helium atoms off their surfaces.
Gene chips unmask cryptic diseases
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Microarray-based studies have revealed that symptoms as diverse as autism, heart problems, cataracts and schizophrenia are linked to the same region of chromosome 1.
A longer paper gathers more citations
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Up to a certain length, long papers appear to be cited more frequently than shorter ones.
