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June 2009
New findings are showing that the ubiquitin system does a lot more than just mop up waste. Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Michele Pagano and his colleagues have found that components of this elegant regulatory system also play a crucial role in cell death, circadian cycling, protein synthesis and other processes. |
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Traditional taxonomists have become an endangered species, as biologists increasingly rely more on molecular tools and less on field work and morphological study. Bob Grant asks: As this ancient field fades away, could its unique brand of knowledge disappear too? |
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Best Places to Work in Industry Companies atop this year's survey provide their employees with a sense of security in an uncertain economic climate, reports Tia Ghose. How does your company rank? |
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EDITORIAL For Shame, Merck and Elsevier COLUMNS Stimulus application? Not me Experiments in Epidemiology NOTEBOOK High life FOUNDATIONS Atomic Force Microscope, circa 1945 PROFILE On the MAP SCIENTIST TO WATCH Qi-Jing Li BIO BUSINESS Year of the Compound THE LITERATURE Hot paper: Over the Brainbow Hot paper in Plant Genetics: I heard it through the genome Hot paper in Molecular Genetics: Lac on, lac off Hot paper in Nanotechnology: Quantum Clearance LAB TOOLS Benching Bases CAREERS Friending Pharma |