Papers from the literature selected by the Nature Biotechnology editors (follow us on Twitter, @NatureBiotech #nbtHighlight)

Deciphering and prediction of transcriptome dynamics under fluctuating field conditions

Nagano, A.J. et al. Cell 151, 1358–1369 (7 December 2012)

Natively inhibited Trypanosoma brucei cathepsin B structure determined by using an X-ray laser

Redecke, L. et al. Science doi:10.1126/science.1229663 (29 November 2012)

Structure of the chemokine receptor CXCR1 in phospholipid bilayers

Park, S.H. et al. Nature 491, 779–783 (21 October 2012)

Analysis of the bread wheat genome using whole-genome shotgun sequencing

Brenchley, R. et al. Nature 491, 705–710 (29 November 2012)

Supporting conditional mouse mutagenesis with a comprehensive cre characterization resource

Heffner, C.S. et al. Nat. Commun. 3, 1218 (20 November 2012)

Bioinspired multivalent DNA network for capture and release of cells

Zhao, W. et al. PNAS 109, 19626–19631 (12 November 2012)