Highlights
Imaging
Amid disorder lies clarity
25 February 2014A pioneering laser produces random mid-infrared light for improved imaging applications
Genetic Testing
Lone DNA link to lethal drug response
25 February 2014Doctors can now predict who will react badly to the leprosy drug dapsone, with Asian populations most at risk
Embryo
Mapping a fork in the road
25 February 2014Gene expression profiling reveals the mechanisms that guide the fate of individual embryonic cells
Lethenteron Japonicum
A tale of two fishes
11 February 2014The lamprey genome reveals new insights into the history of vertebrate evolution
Magnetic Memories
Light and heat boost memory capacity
11 February 2014Adding carbon gives iron–platinum nanocrystals the ideal optical properties for heat-assisted magnetic recording
Lipodystrophy
The skinny on seipin
11 February 2014A protein known as seipin regulates fat development through cytoskeleton remodeling
Nonlocal Effects
Hunt for nonlocal effects turns to gold
11 February 2014Experiments on tiny gold prisms help to explain the unusual electrodynamics of nanostructures
Ferromagnetic Resonance
Computer models show device size matters
11 February 2014Simulating the magnetic properties of nanostructures could help to design electronic memories with increased storage capacity
Bioimaging
Keeping cool by layering up
11 February 2014Nanoparticles with a core–shell structure can minimize the overheating of cells during bioimaging experiments
Nanophotonics
An artificial material with depth
28 January 2014An array of perfect nanometer-scale spheres that can control the flow of visible light may find use in invisibility cloaks
Embryonic Stem Cells
Regulating stem cell behavior
28 January 2014A protein called SON ensures proper splicing of proteins to keep embryonic stem cells in a state of self-renewal
Invasion
A misdirection that fuels cancer growth
28 January 2014Disruptions in a protein-processing pathway appear to promote aggressive proliferation and invasion in tumor cells
Gene Therapy
Pinpointing an immune-response trigger
28 January 2014Uncovering the molecular mechanisms behind immune system activation could help in future gene therapies
