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| Recent technological advances have fueled biomedical progress more than in any other time in history. We celebrate this fact by featuring a collection of articles on the technological trends that will shape the future of molecular medicine. |
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Dear Reader, p1 doi:10.1038/nm0103-1 Full text | PDF
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Elevated -secretase expression and enzymatic activity detected in sporadic Alzheimer disease pp3 - 4 Li-Bang Yang, Kristina Lindholm, Riqiang Yan, Martin Citron, Weiming Xia, Xiao-Li Yang, Thomas Beach, Lucia Sue, Philip Wong, Donald Price, Rena Li
& Yong Shen doi:10.1038/nm0103-3 Full text | PDF
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Measuring T-cell−mediated cytotoxicity using antibody to activated caspase 3 pp4 - 5 Keith R. Jerome, Derek D. Sloan
& Martine Aubert doi:10.1038/nm0103-4 Full text | PDF
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Biotech meets NIH to discuss poor disease markets p7 Alan Dove doi:10.1038/nm0103-7a Full text | PDF
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Test panels no better than internal review pp7 - 8 Chris Dickey doi:10.1038/nm0103-7b Full text | PDF
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NCI to focus on clinical trial speed p8 Kristine Novak doi:10.1038/nm0103-8 Full text | PDF
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Microarray to be used as routine clinical screen p9 Charlotte M. Schubert doi:10.1038/nm0103-9a Full text | PDF
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Drug costs threaten patent protection p9 Marlene Cimons doi:10.1038/nm0103-9b Full text | PDF
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Thomas Starzl p10 Karen Birmingham doi:10.1038/nm0103-10 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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The Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America p11 Reviewed by: Alfred W. Crosby doi:10.1038/nm0103-11a Full text | PDF
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The Genomic Revolution: Unveiling the Unity of Life pp11 - 12 Reviewed by: Amalia M. Issa doi:10.1038/nm0103-11b Full text | PDF
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Immunotherapy for AIDS virus infections: Cautious optimism for cell-based vaccine pp13 - 14 Nina Bhardwaj
& Bruce D. Walker doi:10.1038/nm0103-13 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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See also: Article by Lu et al. |
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Unmet expectations: The brain minds pp15 - 16 William A. Carlezon Jr.
& Roy A. Wise doi:10.1038/nm0103-15 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Predicting the future of breast cancer pp16 - 18 Åke Borg, Mårten Fernö
& Carsten Peterson doi:10.1038/nm0103-16 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Myelin management p18 Charlotte Schubert doi:10.1038/nm0103-18 Full text | PDF
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Sensing heart stress pp19 - 20 Liza Barki-Harrington
& Howard A. Rockman doi:10.1038/nm0103-19 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Setting the cytokine trap for autoimmunity pp20 - 22 Charles A. Dinarello doi:10.1038/nm0103-20 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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In vivo imaging reveals estrogen receptor's hidden personality pp22 - 23 Geoffrey L. Greene doi:10.1038/nm0103-22 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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The nucleolus: at the stem of immortality pp24 - 25 Rosa Bernardi
& Pier Paolo Pandolfi doi:10.1038/nm0103-24 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Research News p26 Charlotte Schubert, Ushma Savla
& Suzanne Hingley-Wilson doi:10.1038/nm0103-26 Full text | PDF
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Therapeutic dendritic-cell vaccine for simian AIDS pp27 - 32 Wei Lu, Xiaoxian Wu, Yaozeng Lu, Weizhong Guo
& Jean-Marie Andrieu Published online: 23 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm806 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Alphavirus-based DNA vaccine breaks immunological tolerance by activating innate antiviral pathways pp33 - 39 Wolfgang W. Leitner, Leroy N. Hwang, Michael J. deVeer, Aimin Zhou, Robert H. Silverman, Bryan R.G. Williams, Thomas W. Dubensky, Han Ying
& Nicholas P. Restifo Published online: 23 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm813 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Interleukin-4 therapy of psoriasis induces Th2 responses and improves human autoimmune disease pp40 - 46 Kamran Ghoreschi, Peter Thomas, Susanne Breit, Martin Dugas, Reinhard Mailhammer, Willem van Eden, Ruurd van der Zee, Tilo Biedermann, Jörg Prinz, Matthias Mack, Ulrich Mrowietz, Enno Christophers, Detlef Schlöndorff, Gerd Plewig, Christian A. Sander
& Martin Röcken Published online: 02 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm804 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Cytokine traps: multi-component, high-affinity blockers of cytokine action pp47 - 52 Aris N. Economides, Laura Rocco Carpenter, John S. Rudge, Vivien Wong, Ellen M. Koehler-Stec, Christopher Hartnett, Erica A. Pyles, Xiaobing Xu, Thomas J. Daly, Michael R. Young, James P. Fandl, Frank Lee, Scott Carver, Jennifer McNay, Kevin Bailey, Swayampakula Ramakanth, Renta Hutabarat, Tammy T. Huang, Czeslaw Radziejewski, George D. Yancopoulos
& Neil Stahl Published online: 16 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm811 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Human and porcine early kidney precursors as a new source for transplantation pp53 - 60 Benjamin Dekel, Tatyana Burakova, Fabian D. Arditti, Shlomit Reich-Zeliger, Oren Milstein, Sarit Aviel-Ronen, Gideon Rechavi, Nir Friedman, Naftali Kaminski, Justen H. Passwell
& Yair Reisner Published online: 23 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm812 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Circulating activated platelets exacerbate atherosclerosis in mice deficient in apolipoprotein E pp61 - 67 Yuqing Huo, Andreas Schober, S. Bradley Forlow, David F. Smith, Matthew Craig Hyman, Steffen Jung, Dan R. Littman, Christian Weber
& Klaus Ley Published online: 16 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm810 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Melusin, a muscle-specific integrin
1−interacting protein, is required to prevent cardiac failure in response to chronic pressure overload pp68 - 75 Mara Brancaccio, Luigi Fratta, Antonella Notte, Emilio Hirsch, Roberta Poulet, Simona Guazzone, Marika De Acetis, Carmine Vecchione, Gennaro Marino, Fiorella Altruda, Lorenzo Silengo, Guido Tarone
& Giuseppe Lembo Published online: 23 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm805 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Modulation of anxiety through blockade of anandamide hydrolysis pp76 - 81 Satish Kathuria, Silvana Gaetani, Darren Fegley, Fernando Valiño, Andrea Duranti, Andrea Tontini, Marco Mor, Giorgio Tarzia, Giovanna La Rana, Antonio Calignano, Arcangela Giustino, Maria Tattoli, Maura Palmery, Vincenzo Cuomo
& Daniele Piomelli Published online: 02 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm803 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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In vivo imaging of transcriptionally active estrogen receptors pp82 - 86 Paolo Ciana, Michele Raviscioni, Paola Mussi, Elisabetta Vegeto, Ivo Que, Malcolm G. Parker, Clemens Lowik
& Adriana Maggi Published online: 16 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm809 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion through glycophorin C and selection for Gerbich negativity in human populations pp87 - 92 Alexander G. Maier, Manoj T. Duraisingh, John C. Reeder, Sheral S. Patel, James W. Kazura, Peter A. Zimmerman
& Alan F. Cowman Published online: 09 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm807 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Hepatocyte CD81 is required for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium yoelii sporozoite infectivity pp93 - 96 Olivier Silvie, Eric Rubinstein, Jean-François Franetich, Michel Prenant, Elodie Belnoue, Laurent Rénia, Laurent Hannoun, Wijnand Eling, Shoshana Levy, Claude Boucheix
& Dominique Mazier Published online: 16 December 2002 | doi:10.1038/nm808 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Technology: pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery p97 Diane Gershon doi:10.1038/nm0103-97 Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Can needle-free administration of vaccines become the norm in global immunization? pp99 - 103 Myron M. Levine doi:10.1038/nm0103-99 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Cell encapsulation: Promise and progress pp104 - 107 Gorka Orive, Rosa María Hernández, Alicia R. Gascón, Riccardo Calafiore, Thomas M.S. Chang, Paul De Vos, Gonzalo Hortelano, David Hunkeler, Igor Lacík, A.M. James Shapiro
& José Luis Pedraz doi:10.1038/nm0103-104 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends The total artificial heart pp108 - 111 Denton A. Cooley doi:10.1038/nm0103-108 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Beyond six colors: A new era in flow cytometry pp112 - 117 Stephen C. De Rosa, Jason M. Brenchley
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Technology Trends Advances in the use of synthetic combinatorial chemistry: Mixture-based libraries pp118 - 122 Clemencia Pinilla, Jon R. Appel, Eva Borràs
& Richard A. Houghten doi:10.1038/nm0103-118 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Shedding light onto live molecular targets pp123 - 128 Ralph Weissleder
& Vasilis Ntziachristos doi:10.1038/nm0103-123 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Engineered antibodies pp129 - 134 Peter J. Hudson
& Christelle Souriau doi:10.1038/nm0103-129 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Ligand-directed targeting of genes to the site of disease pp135 - 139 Thomas J. Wickham doi:10.1038/nm0103-135 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Technology Trends Trends in microarray analysis pp140 - 145 Robin L. Stears, Todd Martinsky
& Mark Schena doi:10.1038/nm0103-140 Abstract | Full text | PDF
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Predicting the unpredictable: Transmission of drug-resistant HIV p146 S.M. Blower, A.N. Aschenbach, H.B. Gershengorn
& J.O. Kahn doi:10.1038/nm0103-146a Full text | PDF
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Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques: New mechanisms and clinical targets p146 P. Libby
& M. Aikawa doi:10.1038/nm0103-146b Full text | PDF
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Synergism between INK4a/ARF inactivation and aberrant HGF/SF signaling in rhabdomyosarcomagenesis p146 R. Sharp, J.A. Recio, C. Jhappan, T. Otsuka, S. Liu, Y. Yu, W. Liu, M. Anver, F. Navid, L.J. Helman, R.A. DePinho
& G. Merlino doi:10.1038/nm0103-146c Full text | PDF
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Migration through host cells activates Plasmodium sporozoites for infection p146 M.M. Mota, J.C.R. Hafalla
& A. Rodriguez doi:10.1038/nm0103-146d Full text | PDF
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