● Regulation and exploitation of genetically modified crops. Kleter, G. A. et al. Nature Biotechnology December (2001)

●Minimum information about a microarray experiment (MIAME) — toward standards for microarray data. Brazma, A. et al. Nature Genetics December (2001)

●The genetic basis of variability in drug responses. Roden, D. M. & George, A. L. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery January (2002) This Review appears in the launch issue of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery and is freely available online.

●Insight on diabetes.Nature 13 December (2001) Reviews on the different types of diabetes, and their prevention.

●The evolution of diverse biological responses to DNA damage: insights from yeast and p53. Wahl, G. M. & Carr, A. M. Nature Cell Biology December (2001)

●Hedgehog signalling and brain morphogenesis. Ruiz i Altaba, A. et al. Nature Reviews Neuroscience January (2002)

●Special focus on transcription.Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology January (2002) A special issue on transcription accompanied by a Web Focus that contains primary and review articles on transcription published by the Nature Publishing Group. Articles in this special issue include:  Mechanisms of transcription-coupled DNA repair. Svejstrup, J. Q. MAPK-regulated transcription: a continuously variable gene switch? Hazzalin, C. A. & Mahadevan, L. C. Sibling rivalry in the E2F family. Trimarchi, J. M. & Lees, J. A.

● Genetics of identity. Thieβen, G. Nature 29 November (2001) A Concepts essay on the need for scientific theories to be continually evaluated, as exemplified by the ABC model of flower development, which once guided its field but is now in need of re-evaluation.