Highlights
No-go Decay
Go or no-go?
1 February 2011The crystal structure of the Dom34–Hbs1 complex reveals how cells recognize and remove defective messenger RNA with stalled elongation through ‘no-go’ decay
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Solving an age-old problem
1 February 2011Genetically modified mice could help scientists find a cure for Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome
Infectious Disease
Desktop diagnosis
18 January 2011An innovative system for detecting and identifying the viruses responsible for infectious disease should facilitate decentralized screening of suspect cases
Scaffolds
Finding the right support
18 January 2011Scaffolds that are able to support stem-cell proliferation and differentiation in culture may not have the same effects in the human body
Diabetes
Taking full control of diabetes
18 January 2011The maintenance of insulin secretion by itself is not enough for the prevention and treatment of diabetes
Silicon
An alignment assignment
18 January 2011Photonics and microelectromechanical systems fabricated separately on different wafers can now be aligned precisely by finishing with a single processing step
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Radical predictions
18 January 2011Computer-aided molecular design can help scientists find more efficient catalysts for polymerization reactions
Forensics
A call for evidence
18 January 2011Forensic scientists have developed an automated system to extract volatile data from mobile phones
Data Storage
Explore new dimensions
21 December 2010An advanced channel model may help push the capacity limits of future magnetic recording media
Electronics
Keep the noise down
21 December 2010An efficient model reveals how the distribution of power causes electrical noise in printed circuits
Biomaterials
Close to the bone
21 December 2010Porous structures made from a copolymer of polyhydroxybutyrate and polyethylene glycol are ideal scaffolds for bone regeneration
Cancer Biology
A back door to drug resistance
21 December 2010An investigation into how some cancers evade treatment reveals a novel pathway regulating tumor growth
Stem Cells
The right gel for the right cell
21 December 2010It is possible to control the differentiation of stem cells by changing the stiffness of a hydrogel
