- CELL BIOLOGYThe cancer stem cell gamble
Researchers are betting that a round of clinical trials will prove a controversial cancer theory and deliver new treatments.
- PHYSIOLOGYGeese need to hug the land to fly high
High-flying geese make multiple ascents and descents as they cross the Himalayas.
- ECOLOGYFluctuations revealed in fossil forests
A reconstruction of leaf area index from plant microfossils reveals a 38-million-year record of habitat change.
- SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITYWomen's participation and attitudes to talent
General opinions about talent versus effort hold sway over representation of women in academic departments. [Also see Perspective by
Penner]
- MEDICINECancer's alternative means to an end
A potential therapeutic strategy is identified for tumor cells that maintain their telomeres by an unusual mechanism.
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