Snails, synapses and smokers. Dougherty, D. A. & Lester, H. A. Nature 17 May (2001) Nature.

A News and Views article on the structure of the ligand-binding domain of a glial protein structurally homologous to nicotinic receptors.

Molecular heterogeneity of central synapses: afferent and target regulation. Craig, A. M. & Boudin, H. Nature Neuroscience June (2001) Nature Neuroscience.

Why is the cortex a slow learner? Lisman, J. & Morris, R. G. M. Nature 17 May (2001) Nature.

A News and Views article on alpha-CamKII-dependent plasticity in the cortex, which has been shown to participate in the establishment of permanent memory traces.

From Galen to Golgi: birth of the life sciences in Italy. Paweletz, N. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology June (2001) Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

Studying protein dynamics in living cells. Lippincott-Schwartz, J. et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology June (2001) Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

Genetics of craniofacial development and malformation. Wilkie, A. O. M. & Morriss-Kay, G. M. Nature Reviews Genetics June (2001) Nature Reviews Genetics.

Studies into craniofacial development in humans and mice provide insights into how the mammalian skull and face evolved, and a better understanding of the genetic and morphological etiology of human craniofacial disorders.

The natural history of C. elegans research. Ankeny, R. A. Nature Reviews Genetics June (2001) Nature Reviews Genetics.

The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans has been an established model organism since the 1960s and has been used extensively in neuroscience research.

The diversity of synaptic plasticity. (News and Views). Chapman, P. F. Nature Neuroscience June (2001) Nature Neuroscience.

Learning from a fly's memory. Menzel, R. & Müller, U. Nature 24 May (2001) Nature.

A News and Views article on memory retrieval in Drosophila.

Playing tennis with the cerebellum. Iacoboni, M. Nature Neuroscience June (2001) Nature Neuroscience.

A News and Views article on the role of the cerebellum in coordinating eye and hand tracking movements.

Focus on Computational Genetics Nature Reviews Genetics June (2001) Nature Reviews Genetics: Evolutionary computation. Foster, J. A. Computational analysis of cDNA microarray data. Quackenbush, J. Bioinformatics beyond sequence: mapping gene function in the embryo. Davidson, D. & Baldock, R.

A CD-ROM version of the Edinburgh Mouse Atlas — one of the resources discussed in this article — is available to all subscribers with the June issue.