Nature Education is a new division of Nature Publishing Group devoted to facilitating high quality, innovative, accessible science education in all countries of the world. Nature Education is currently focused on bringing together high quality content, a global community of faculty, researchers, and students, and technology-based learning tools to provide a new and powerful kind of science learning experience.

Scitable is an open online teaching/learning portal combining high quality educational articles authored by editors at NPG with technology-based community features to fuel a global exchange of scientific insights, teaching practices, and study resources. Scitable currently contains articles in the field of genetics, and is intended for college undergraduate faculty and students. Future plans involve extension of Scitable to other fields within the life sciences, as well as to other audiences.

Publishing Director Vikram Savkar
Senior Development Editor Lorrie LeJeune
Senior Scientific Editor, Life Sciences Ilona Miko, Ph. D

Genetics Editorial Board
Michael A. Goldman, Ph.D., San Francisco State University
Laura L. Mays Hoopes, Ph. D, Pomona College
Richard M. Kliman, Ph. D, Cedar Crest College
Terry McGuire, Ph. D, Rutgers University
Robert Moss, Ph. D, Wofford College
Cheryl Scacheri, M.S., CGC, Senior Vice President, Clear Path Group,Inc.
Bob Sheehy, Ph. D, Radford University
Christopher D. Smith, Ph.D, San Francisco State University
Alexandre R. Vieira, DDS, MS, Ph.D, University of Pittsburgh
Clare M. O'Connor, Ph.D, Boston College