Cell senescence and cancer. Mathon, N. & Lloyd, A. Nature Reviews Cancer December (2001) Nature Reviews Cancer.

Welcome to the nucleus: CAN I take your coat? Harel, A. & Forbes, D. J. Nature Cell Biology December (2001) Nature Cell Biology.

News and Views article detailing the finding that adenovirus 2 can pass through the nuclear envelope by docking on a nuclear pore and undergoing localized capsid disassembly in response to histone-mediated importin activity, thereby releasing its DNA into the nucleus.

The nuclear envelope: filling in the gaps. Burke, B. Nature Cell Biology December (2001) Nature Cell Biology.

This News and Views article highlights the discovery that reforming the nuclear membrane after mitosis uses two fusion systems — annular fusion and point fusion.

To cycle or not to cycle: a critical decision in cancer. Barbacid, M. Nature Reviews Cancer December (2001) Nature Reviews Cancer.

Non-coding RNA genes and the modern RNA world. Eddy, S. R. Nature Reviews Genetics December (2001) Nature Reviews Genetics.

The promise of retinoids to fight against cancer Altucci, L. & Gronemeyer, H. Nature Reviews Cancer December (2001) Nature Reviews Cancer.

The function of E- and Id proteins in lymphocyte development. Engel, I. & Murre, C. Nature Reviews Immunology December (2001) Nature Reviews Immunology.

Life-or-death decisions. Kyriakis, J. M. Nature 15 November (2001) Nature.

News and Views article discussing how the decision of a cell to live or die in response to tumour necrosis factor depends on crosstalk between the c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signalling pathways.

Emerging links between hypermutation of antibody genes and DNA polymerases. Gearhart, P. J. & Wood, R. D. Nature Reviews Immunology December (2001) Nature Reviews Immunology.

Bac to the future: the use of BAC transgenic mice for CNS research. Heintz, N. Nature Reviews Neuroscience December (2001) Nature Reviews Neuroscience.

Multi-talented desmoplakin. Hatsell, S. & Cowin, P. Nature Cell Biology December (2001) Nature Cell Biology.

News and Views article reporting on the final part of a trilogy that documents desmoplakin's role within the desmosome. Here, its function in the maturation of adherens junctions and in cortical actin remodelling is described.