Social, Political, and Epistemological Aspects of Genetics and Genomics. Lock M, Cox S and d'Agincourt-Canning L (2006) Community Genet 9, 137-141. Introduction to special issue on Genomics, Genetics and Society: Bridging the Disciplinary Divides, based on a conference held in Toronto in 2004 (PubMed).
Down’s Syndrome: Critical genes in a critical region. Epstein CJ (2006) Nature 441, 582-583. News and views article on the NFAT signalling pathway in Down Syndrome (PubMed).See also journal club article.
Single-cell genomics. Hutchison CA 3rd and Venter JC (2006) Nat Biotechnol. 24(6), 657-8. News and views piece on a novel method for amplifying DNA for genome sequencing from single bacterial cells (PubMed).
RISC control for gene therapy. Qasim W and Thrasher AJ (2006) Nat Biotechnol. 24(6), 661-2. News and Views article on the use of microRNA to reduce transgene expression following administration of gene therapy (PubMed).
The germ of pluripotency. Kanatsu-Shinohara M and Shinohara T (2006) Nat Biotechnol. 24(6), 663-4. News and Views article on the pluripotent potential of spermatogonial stem cells from the adult testis, in comparison with embryonic stem cells (PubMed).
Osteoclasts eat stem cells out of house and home. Purton LE and Scadden DT (2006) Nat Med.12(6), 610-1. News and views piece on the role of osteoclast cells in stem cell mobilization and haematopoiesis (PubMed).
To Clear or To Convict? The Role of Genomics in Criminal Justice. Cutter AM (2006) Genomics, Society and Policy 2(1), 1-15. Editorial essay accompanying article on attitudes to police uses of DNA databases.