A genetic approach to understanding auditory function. Steel, K. P. & Kros, C. J. Nature Genetics February (2001) .

Multiple roles of Eph receptors and ephrins in neural development. Wilkinson, D. G. Nature Reviews Neuroscience March (2001).

Biochemistry and molecular biology teaching over the past 50 years.  Wood, E. J. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology March (2001).

The future of education in the molecular life sciences. Bell, E. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology March (2001). These Perspectives articles discuss the teaching of biochemistry to undergraduates. Wood provides a historical account, while Bell examines how technology and changing ideas about education will mould its teaching in the future.

The human genome.  Nature 15 February (2001) . Articles and papers on the draft human genome sequence accompanied by comment and analysis.

The big picture. Carroll, S. B. Nature 8 February (2001). One of a new series of essays in Nature in which a concept is discussed from an author's personal viewpoint. Here, Sean Carroll tackles macroevolution and why a proper definition of it could help inform our future understanding of large-scale speciation events and phenotypic change.

Genetic models for CNS inflammation. Owens, T., Wekerle, H. & Antel, J. Nature Medicine February (2001) .

A profile of fertilization in mammals. Wassarman, P. M., Jovine, L. & Litscher, E. S. Nature Cell Biology February (2001).

The right chemistry for marker gene removal? Ow, D. W. Nature Biotechnology February (2001) . A News and Views article on a new technique for removing marker genes from transgenic plants.