News & Views in 2004

The complete genome sequence of the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris reveals well rounded metabolic and biodegradation capabilities.

Quantum dots show potential as a tool for imaging sentinel lymph nodes and guiding surgery.

Human embryonic stem (ES) cells maintained in culture can develop chromosomal abnormalities.

Testing the relative fitness of thousands of yeast strains helps determine pathways and proteins targeted by small-molecule drugs

A protein interaction map for the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster promises to facilitate functional analysis of many eukaryotic proteins.