Top 10

The top ten charts the articles that have been downloaded most often, in HTML format, from the Nature website in the last month. The chart does not rank the quality, scientific significance or citation impact of the content. However, it may bring articles to your attention that you might not have otherwise noticed. We hope you enjoy them.

Last month's Nature top ten

1. We are all Iranians

   doi:10.1038/460011a

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2. Rapamycin fed late in life extends lifespan in genetically heterogeneous mice

   David E. Harrison, Randy Strong, Zelton Dave Sharp, James F. Nelson, Clinton M. Astle, Kevin Flurkey, Nancy L. Nadon, J. Erby Wilkinson, Krystyna Frenkel, Christy S. Carter, Marco Pahor, Martin A. Javors, Elizabeth Fernandez & Richard A. Miller

   doi:10.1038/nature08221

   Abstract | Full Text | PDF (447K) | Supplementary information

   See also: Editor's summary

3. Evolution: Nice guys finish last

   doi:10.1038/460308e

   Full Text | PDF (643K)

4. miR-145 and miR-143 regulate smooth muscle cell fate and plasticity

   Kimberly R. Cordes, Neil T. Sheehy, Mark P. White, Emily C. Berry, Sarah U. Morton, Alecia N. Muth, Ting-Hein Lee, Joseph M. Miano, Kathryn N. Ivey & Deepak Srivastava

   doi:10.1038/nature08195

   Abstract | Full Text | PDF (817K) | Supplementary information

   See also: Editor's summary

5. How to stop blogging

   doi:10.1038/460152a

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6. Japan's tipping point

   doi:10.1038/460151a

   Full Text | PDF (385K)

7. Elite and stochastic models for induced pluripotent stem cell generation

   Shinya Yamanaka

   doi:10.1038/nature08180

   Abstract | Full Text | PDF (299K)

   See also: Editor's summary

8. Inspiring non-scientists

   doi:10.1038/460552a

   Full Text | PDF (344K)

9. A highly annotated whole-genome sequence of a Korean individual

   Jong-Il Kim, Young Seok Ju, Hansoo Park, Sheehyun Kim, Seonwook Lee, Jae-Hyuk Yi, Joann Mudge, Neil A. Miller, Dongwan Hong, Callum J. Bell, Hye-Sun Kim, In-Soon Chung, Woo-Chung Lee, Ji-Sun Lee, Seung-Hyun Seo, Ji-Young Yun, Hyun Nyun Woo, Heewook Lee, Dongwhan Suh, Seungbok Lee, Hyun-Jin Kim, Maryam Yavartanoo, Minhye Kwak, Ying Zheng, Mi Kyeong Lee, Hyunjun Park, Jeong Yeon Kim, Omer Gokcumen, Ryan E. Mills, Alexander Wait Zaranek, Joseph Thakuria, Xiaodi Wu, Ryan W. Kim, Jim J. Huntley, Shujun Luo, Gary P. Schroth, Thomas D. Wu, HyeRan Kim, Kap-Seok Yang, Woong-Yang Park, Hyungtae Kim, George M. Church, Charles Lee, Stephen F. Kingsmore & Jeong-Sun Seo

   doi:10.1038/nature08211

   Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1,114K) | Supplementary information

10. Argonaute HITS-CLIP decodes microRNA–mRNA interaction maps

    Sung Wook Chi, Julie B. Zang, Aldo Mele & Robert B. Darnell

    doi:10.1038/nature08170

    Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1,043K) | Supplementary information

    See also: Editor's summary

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