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Volume 24 Issue 4, April 2006

Fluorescence image of live human embryonic kidney cells showing voltage-gated sodium channels stained with a voltage-sensitive fluorescent dye. González and colleagues describe rapid electro-optical method for screening candidate ion-channel blockers. (p. 439)

Editorial

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News in Brief

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Data Page

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News Feature

  • Recent turnover of the staff at the US Biotechnology Industry Organization following the appointment of a politician to head it up suggests a new role for the organization. How does the industry view these changes? Jeff L. Fox investigates.

    • Jeffrey L. Fox
    News Feature
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Bioentrepreneur

  • Low fees for licensing patents could attract small entrepreneurs, but for some companies the price could be high.

    • George S Mack
    Bioentrepreneur
  • There is a common misperception that only medium- and large-cap biotechs need to understand and interact with the media. As investor demands increase and partnering dynamics evolve, startups need to understand the art of media relations more now than ever before.

    • Joan E Kureczka
    Bioentrepreneur
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Correspondence

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Commentary

  • Advances in our understanding of the control of early human embryonic development could offer solutions to the moral dilemmas associated with human embryonic stem cell research.

    • Evan Y Snyder
    • Lawrence M Hinman
    • Michael W Kalichman
    Commentary
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Investors Lab

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Feature

  • Genetics is slowly explaining variations in drug response, but applying this knowledge depends on implementation of a host of policies that provide long-term support to the field, from translational research and regulation to professional education.

    • Michael M Hopkins
    • Dolores Ibarreta
    • Tony Forde
    Feature
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Patents

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News & Views

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Primer

  • Sequence motifs are becoming increasingly important in the analysis of gene regulation. How do we define sequence motifs, and why should we use sequence logos instead of consensus sequences to represent them? Do they have any relation with binding affinity? How do we search for new instances of a motif in this sea of DNA?

    • Patrik D'haeseleer

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Review Article

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Brief Communication

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Article

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Letter

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Corrigendum

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Erratum

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Careers and Recruitment

  • Knowing the language of compensation is essential to negotiating the fair market value of your worth.

    • Mary Yaroshevsky-Glanville
    Careers and Recruitment
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