●The hippo hypothesis. Rothenberg, M. E. & Jan, Y.-N. Nature 2 October (2003). A News and Views article on the discovery of the hippo gene and its involvement in the coordination of proliferation and apoptosis.

●Positions, please... Dillon, N. Nature 2 October (2003) The author of this Concepts article looks at the issue of gene autonomy.

●Regulating antigen-receptor gene assembly. Schlissel, M. S. Nature Reviews Immunology November (2003)

●The outs and ins of transposition: from Mu to Kangaroo. Curcio, M. J. & Derbyshire, K. M. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology November (2003) The authors of this Review discuss transposons and the mechanisms by which they move and cause chromosomal rearrangements.

●Dissecting HIV-1 through RNA interference. Stevenson, M. Nature Reviews Immunology November (2003) This Review looks at how RNAi can be used to study HIV-1 and its prospects as a therapy for HIV-1 infection.

●Analysing differential gene expression in cancer. Liang, P. & Pardee, A. B. Nature Reviews Cancer November (2003) A Perspective discussing the evolution of the technologies used to compare gene expression patterns and the strategies used to identify differentially expressed genes in normal and cancer cells.

●Genetics of common polygenic stroke. Dominiczak, A. F & McBride, M. W Nature Genetics October (2003) These News and Views authors consider the finding that PE4D is the most likely candidate gene for ischaemic stroke.

●β-receptor polymorphisms: heart failure's crystal ball. Kass, D. A. Nature Medicine October (2003)

●Comparative genomics, minimal gene-sets and the last universal common ancestor. Koonin, E. V. Nature Reviews Microbiology November (2003) This author reviews how the minimal set of genes necessary and sufficient to sustain a functional cell is being identified and speculates on its relevance to the last universal common ancestor.