Table of contents
In this issue
p1 | doi:10.1038/nrg1536
Research Highlights
Plant development: A new take on flower arranging
p2 | doi:10.1038/nrg1519
In brief
Genome biology | Evolution | Genome biology | Gene mapping
p3 | doi:10.1038/nrg1528
Behavioural genetics: Beyond the body clock
p3 | doi:10.1038/nrg1530
Genomics: Pecking away at evolution
p4 | doi:10.1038/nrg1518
In the news
Genes to blame for drinking habits
p4 | doi:10.1038/nrg1529
Ageing: The price of a longer life
p4 | doi:10.1038/nrg1531
In brief
RNA silencing | Epigenetics | Technology
p5 | doi:10.1038/nrg1538
Technology: All aboard the synthetic biology train
p6 | doi:10.1038/nrg1532
Gene networks: Epistasis in colour
p6 | doi:10.1038/nrg1533
Gene regulation: Wading in upstream
p7 | doi:10.1038/nrg1520
Functional genomics: A comparative success
p8 | doi:10.1038/nrg1534
Speciation: Together apart
p8 | doi:10.1038/nrg1535
Focus on: Repeat Instability
Reviews
X-linked mental retardation
H.-Hilger Ropers & Ben C. J. Hamel
p46 | doi:10.1038/nrg1501
Reviews
X-linked mental retardation
H.-Hilger Ropers & Ben C. J. Hamel
p46 | doi:10.1038/nrg1501
Drosophila, the golden bug, emerges as a tool for human genetics
Ethan Bier
p9 | doi:10.1038/nrg1503
RNAi-mediated pathways in the nucleus
Marjori A. Matzke & James A. Birchler
p24 | doi:10.1038/nrg1500
The phenogenetic logic of life
Kenneth M. Weiss
p36 | doi:10.1038/nrg1502
Archaeal genetics — the third way
Thorsten Allers & Moshe Mevarech
p58 | doi:10.1038/nrg1504
Perspectives
Science and society
Human genetic research: emerging trends in ethics
Bartha Maria Knoppers & Ruth Chadwick
p75 | doi:10.1038/nrg1505
Article series: Historical Profiles
Timeline
Cyril Dean Darlington: the man who 'invented' the chromosome
Oren S. Harman
p79 | doi:10.1038/nrg1506
