CONTENTS
October 2007
 The future of public engagement The facts never speak for themselves. As a result, scientists must learn to focus on presenting, or “framing,” their messages in ways that connect with diverse audiences, say MATTHEW C. NISBET and DIETRAM A.
SCHEUFELE. Plus, see results of our reader poll about the importance of framing. |
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Will Panama’s planned widening of the famed interocean canal spell ecologic trouble? We sent ANDREA GAWRYLEWSKI to Panama to investigate the effects of canal expansion on the area’s ecology. |
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What can we learn from the in-process encyclopedia of how non-protein-coding sequences exert genetic control? MELISSA LEE PHILLIPS presents an overview of what roles microRNAs are playing in the body, and the
experience of one lab studying these small but abundant regulatory RNAs. Plus, JOHN S. MATTICK explains why he believes most of the human genome is functional. |
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Whether drug companies like it or not, the FDA is pushing for patient-reported outcomes in trials. ED SILVERMAN asks: What is this data good for? |
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EDITORIAL Scientists on science
Should researchers "frame" their work, or is that just spin? COLUMNS What is your brain worth? Neurological diseases cost billions, but we shouldn't overspend on brain research. Poisoning the poison A new biologic could save the thousands of people killed by pesticides every year. OPINION Discrimination in academia A faculty member and administrator who resigned over conditions at MIT speaks out. Notebook The agenda; Scorpion tags tumors; Poop tracking; Seafloor to bench top; Koalas vs. chlamydia; Slideshow: Saving koalas from chlamydia; Fashioning conservation; Slideshow: Is the South China tiger worth saving? FOUNDATIONS PROFILES Not flowers, but flies Gerry Rubin was exposed to the leading lights of molecular biology right from the start of his career. Now he's
trying to attract the next generation of leaders to Janelia farm. Scientist to watch: Dee Denver: Shaking up mutation An antibiotic to the rescue How Cubist's Jeff Alder turned a devastating Phase III failure into an approval. THE LITERATURE Hot paper: Stimulating discoveries Two groups reveal an essential messenger in storeoperated calcium entry. Hot paper in microbiology: Diversity in the gut Hot paper in epigenetics: Methylation mystery Hot paper in neuroscience: Cannabinoid receptor surprise Sequencing surge How two new methods and two years have changed sequencing. LAB TOOLS Genomic alterations 2.0 How to make the most of the evolving technology for detecting copynumber variants. CAREERS For the hottest jobs, go regulatory The most in-demand jobs in science, and how to get a piece of the action. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Spotlight on Atlanta, Georgia(PDF) submitted by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce |