CONTENTS
November 2007
Scientists know more than ever about the mechano-transduction channel in the inner ear: They can perform experiments with it, stimulate it, destroy it. So why can't we find it? KERRY GRENS investigates. |
RELATED NEUROSCIENCE CONTENT: The inner workings of hearing machinery Cracking open a new channel family |
We sent JULIA C. MEAD to Croatia to learn how an international team of scientists confirmed that poisoned bread causes a kidney disease endemic to the Balkans - and verified that the same toxic ingredient was in herbal supplements used around the world. |
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JOSEPH J. ESPOSITO takes a hard look at the state of open access publishing, noting that the field is moving beyond the binary options of making all or nothing freely available. Instead, publishers are producing various hybrid models and new, often complex, business arrangements. Will they work? |
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 Best Places to Work, 2007: Academia How does your institution rank? Find out what your peers are saying |
RELATED: Massachusetts General Hospital: View from the top Ranking Tables: Top 15 US Academic Institutions Top 10 International Academic Institutions Top 40 US Academic Institutions Best Countries for Academic Research Best Places to Work: Survey Findings PDF Highest scoring institutions on the categories that matter most Aspects of work that this year's US respondents ranked most important Demographics: Percent of non-native respondents per country Respondents' Primary Work Activity Respondents' Type of Institution
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EDITORIAL OA , OK? How far has open access come in the last decade? And where will it go in the next? COLUMNS Devil and the Deep Blue Sea? Scientists instinctively love nanotechnology, which is why they shouldn't be in charge of it. Soda, with a side of Chagas How did a deadly disease creep into a popular Brazilian beverage? OPINION Is the NIH Budget Saturated? Why hasn't more funding meant more publications? Notebook The Agenda; Baby brain bank; Facelessness, faced; The singing ear; Buzzing for bombs; Frog killer FOUNDATIONS The Hooke microscope, circa 1665; Slideshow: A Microscopic History PROFILES Not Faking It Jack Szostak's pioneering work has already been rewarded with a Lasker. Now he has one more big item on his to-do list: Creating artificial life. Scientist to watch: Jennifer Elisseeff Bringing cartilage to light Building Vaccine Consensus What has Klaus Stöhr learned since he joined Novartis in February after 15 years at the WHO? THE LITERATURE Hot paper: Opening Potassium Channels to Scrutiny Crystal structure of "open" K+ channel leads to new ideas on how it works. Hot paper in genomics: Mining mammalian genes Hot paper in proteomics: Auto-induction protein production Hot paper in microbiology: This teeming earth Trends: Alzheimer's: Type 3 Diabetes? Neurodegeneration research turns to insulin for answers LAB TOOLS Going Live ALLA KATSNELSON writes on how to choose a live cell imaging microscope setup from the maze of available options. Plus, profiles of microscope users: Pooling resources; Prioritizing speed; Mix and match; Deep down view; Sticking to the surface. And tips on choosing a setup. How it Works: Two-Photon Microscopy CAREERS Bringing Order to Authorship How to resolve authorship disputes - and avoid them altogether. |