●The genetic and molecular basis of congenital eye defects. Graw, J. Nature Reviews Genetics November (2003)

●The versatile bacterial type IV secretion systems. Cascales, E. & Christie, P. J. Nature Reviews Microbiology November (2003)

●Regulation of endospore formation in Bacillus subtilis. Errington, J. Nature Reviews Microbiology November (2003)

●Hippo and its mission for growth control. Ryoo, H. D. & Steller, H. Nature Cell Biology October (2003) A News and Views piece on the recent findings that Hippo couples proliferation to apoptosis, to coordinate cell number.

●Axon guidance mechanisms and molecules — lessons from invertebrates. Araújo, S. J. & Tear, G. Nature Reviews Neuroscience November (2003)

●Targeting the Nogo receptor to treat central nervous system injuries. Lee, D. H. S, Strittmatter, S. M. & Sah, D. W. Y. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery November (2003)

●The molecular logic of endocannabinoid signalling. Piomelli, D. Nature Reviews Neuroscience November (2003)

●Regulating antigen-receptor gene assembly. Schlissel, M. S. Nature Reviews Immunology November (2003)

●Plant morphogens: are we barking up the wrong tree? Bennett, M. Nature Cell Biology November (2003)

●Stem cells and breast cancer: a field in transit. Smalley, M. & Ashworth, A. Nature Reviews Cancer November (2003)

●Cell migration and the control of post-natal T-cell lymphopoiesis in the thymus. Petrie, H. T. Nature Reviews Immunology November (2003)

●Clues to catastrophic telomere loss in mammals from yeast telomere rapid deletion. Lustig, A. J. Nature Reviews Genetics November (2003)

●AP-1: a double-edged sword in tumorigenesis. Eferl, R. & Wagner, E. F. Nature Reviews Cancer November (2003)

●Cytostatic and apoptotic actions of TGF-β in homeostasis and cancer. Siegel, P. M. & Massagué, J. Nature Reviews Cancer November (2003)

●Stuck without Traffic Jam. McNeill, H. Nature Cell Biology November (2003) This News and Views article discusses a recent study showing that a Maf-family transcription factor, Traffic Jam, influences interactions between somatic cells and germ cells — which help shape the mature Drosophila gonad — by regulating cell-adhesion-molecule expression.