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NPG in the new millennium (2000 onwards)
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- 2001
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San Francisco office opens
NPG publishes reference worksNature's Human Genome issue
- Under the imprint NPG Reference, NPG launches dynamic new reference resources in print and online: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature Yearbook of Science and Technology, Cancer Handbook, and others.
San Francisco office opens. 
The Human Genome is published in Nature.
- Under the imprint NPG Reference, NPG launches dynamic new reference resources in print and online: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature Yearbook of Science and Technology, Cancer Handbook, and others.
- 2002
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NPG launches its first journal devoted to the physical sciences
NPG expands society publishing programSkull remains are found in Africa
NPG launches its first journal in the physical sciences, Nature Materials, and the community portal Materials Update.
Nature Publishing Group, in partnership with The University of California San Diego, launches the Signaling Gateway, a free online resource for scientists wishing to keep abreast of all the latest research on cell signaling.
NPG enters into new publishing partnerships:- BJC (British Journal of Cancer) published on behalf of Cancer Research UK
- Heredity published on behalf of the Genetics Society
- Eye published on behalf of The Royal College of Opthalmologists
- Skull remains are found in Africa. At 7-8 million years old these remains are the earliest known record of the human family. Nature publishes the research.
- 2003
- 2004
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NPG launches clinical medicine and methodology journals, and an online news service
Presidential candidates Bush and Kerry go head-to-head
- NPG launches Nature Clinical Practice, a series of medical journals translating the latest research findings into clinical practice.
news@nature.com launches, publishing award-winning journalism, up-to-the-minute news and in depth focuses.
Nature Methods launches, combining practical, technique-driven content with peer-review standards.
NPG enters into new publishing partnerships:- Laboratory Investigation and Modern Pathology published on behalf of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- Neuropsychopharmacology published on behalf of The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Nature publishes answers by Bush and Kerry on a range of science related issues, including stem cell research.
- NPG launches Nature Clinical Practice, a series of medical journals translating the latest research findings into clinical practice.
- 2005
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Launch of Nature Chemical Biology and Nature Physics
Scientists create world's smallest brushes
NPG expands the portfolio of physical science journals and launches Nature Chemical Biology and Nature Physics.
Molecular Systems Biology launches, an open access online journal published in association with the European Molecular Biology Organization.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism joins NPG, published on behalf of the International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.- Ajayan and his team create the world's smallest brushes, made from carbon nanotubes. Their research is published in Nature Materials.
- 2006
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New NPG divisions open in India and Latin America
A new class of quantum Hall effect is found
New divisions open: NPG India, based in Gurgaon, and NPG Latin America/Spain, based in Mexico City.
Connotea launches, a free online reference management for physicians and scientists.
Nature Protocols launches.
Nature Nanotechnology launches.
NPG publishes the following society owned journals:- Cell Research in partnership with the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Journal of Investigative Dermatology in partnership with the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) and the European Society for Dermatological Research
- Kidney International in partnership with the International Society of Nephrology
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A new class of quantum Hall effect is found, in bilayer graphene. The research is published in Nature Physics.
Nature reports the discovery of fossilized "Tiktaalik" skeletons. Having both fish and tetrapod characteristics, paleontologists believe Tiktaalik to have been an intermediate form between the two.
Logothetis' paper "Negative functional MRI response correlates with decreases in neuronal activity in monkey visual area v1", published in Nature Neuroscience, shows for the first time that decreases in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signal are caused by decreases in neural activity. This paper allows us to interpret thousands of previous studies that have used fMRI to look at brain activity in humans.
- 2007
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Nature Photonics is launched
New advances in the field of spintronics
Nature Photonics launches
NPG enters into new publishing partnerships:- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, the official journal of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Immunology & Cell Biology on behalf of the Australian Society for Immunology
- Molecular Therapy, the official journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy
Mucosal Immunology will launch in partnership with the Society for Mucosal Immunology.
The complete Nature archive, back to 1869, will be available online.
NPG launches a new online news resource, Nature Reports, beginning with Nature Reports: Avian Flu.- Scientists make important advances in the field of spintronics that could lead to the creation of smaller, faster electronic devices. The research is published in Nature Nanotechnology.
- 2008