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- 1From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedThe overall fidelity of protein synthesis has been thought to rely on the combined accuracy of two basic processes: the aminoacylation of transfer RNAs with their cognate amino acid by the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and...
- 2From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedAbout 75% of breast cancers contain high levels of oestrogens--up to ten times more than is found in the circulatory system. In these cases, tumour cells formed at the early stage of the disease express elevated levels...
- 3From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedThe final stage of a Russian multi-stage rocket, launched at about 17.00 hr. u.t. on January 2, flew past the Moon to become the first artificial planet of the Sun. The final-stage rocket is stated to have weighed 1,472...
- 4From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedSIR--Your Editorial 'Call to action' (Nature 456, 281-282; 2008), concerning the draft of the new European directive on the use of animals in scientific research, correctly points out the risk of severely limiting the...
- 5From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedRussia, France and other countries are rushing to capitalize on India's nuclear-power programme, four months after the United States pressured the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group to end India's nuclear isolation....
- 6From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedAromatase cytochrome P450 is the only enzyme in vertebrates known to catalyse the biosynthesis of all oestrogens from androgens (1-3). Aromatase inhibitors therefore constitute a frontline therapy for oestrogen-dependent...
- 7From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedFor a week after Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of its revolution on 1 January, a celebratory 'Caravan of Liberty' carried 50 people, including many university students and scientists, along the triumphal route that...
- 8From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedTechnology at the Core: Science and Technology with Indira Gandhi by Ashok Parthasarathi Addison-Wesley Professional: 2008. 348 pp. $29.99 The end of the Second World War saw the beginning of decolonization in...
- 9From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedClues about the evolution of certain objects in the Solar System are concealed in their rocky crusts. On Earth, for example, the continents and mountain ranges so familiar to us today are the result of billions of years...
- 10From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedOf the five basic tastes--bitter, sweet, umami, sour and salty--umami is the least well known and certainly the least romantic. Yet most of us have experienced this savoury flavour, and commonly associate it with...
- 11From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedWilliam E. Halal's Technology's Promise (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) uses data gathered by the TechCast Project at George Washington University in Washington DC to predict how current problems, such as food shortages or...
- 12From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedLymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (1) infection of the mouse central nervous system (CNS) elicits fatal immunopathology through blood-brain barrier breakdown (2) and convulsive seizures (3). Although...
- 13From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedThe state of California has filed a lawsuit against the US government to block recent changes to the Endangered Species Act that conservationists say threaten animals and their habitats. The changes to the act,...
- 14From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedFor cells to flourish, the genetic code must be translated with great accuracy into the amino acids that proteins are made from. During translation, the cell's protein-synthesis factory--the ribosome--carefully monitors...
- 15From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedTranscription factor binding sites are being discovered at a rapid pace (1,2). It is now necessary to turn attention towards understanding how these sites work in combination to influence gene expression. Quantitative...
- 16From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedThe Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World by Amar Bhide Princeton University Press: 2008. 520 pp. $35, 19.95 £ Written during these times of economic instability and...
- 17From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedProtective clothing can provide a first line of defence against chemical-warfare agents such as mustard gas, but the relief is limited if the perilous substance remains on the fabric. Valerie Keller of Louis Pasteur...
- 18From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedAfter a three-week crawl carrying 625 tonnes of cargo towards the highest ice in Antarctica, a Chinese expedition is expected this week to begin building a research base at Dome Argus, or 'Dome A', 4,093 metres above sea...
- 19From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedOn a humid morning in August 2008, Harshkumar Kulkarni strolled through a thicket of young eucalyptus trees, surveying their slender forms. Stroking each silver trunk as he passed, Kulkarni, the general manager for...
- 20From: Nature. (Vol. 457, Issue 7226) Peer-ReviewedQuantum fluctuations create intermolecular forces that pervade macroscopic bodies (1-3). At molecular separations of a few nanometres or less, these interactions are the familiar van der Waals forces (4). However, as...