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		Minireview Reconstructing prokaryotic transcriptional regulatory networks: lessons from actinobacteria Thiago M Venancio, L Aravind Journal of Biology 2009, 8:29 (15 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Venancio and Aravind review recent studies, including one in BMC Systems Biology, that offer new ways to reconstruct transcriptional regulatory networks in previously uncharacterised prokaryotes, such as the actinobacteria.
		Minireview Genome degeneration affects both extracellular and intracellular bacterial endosymbionts Heike Feldhaar, Roy Gross Journal of Biology 2009, 8:31 (6 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Feldhaar and Gross discuss a new study in BMC Biology that suggests extracellular endosymbionts, like obligate intracellular bacteria, lose essential genes and become slaves to their hosts.
		Minireview Distant metastasis: not out of reach any more François Bertucci, Daniel Birnbaum Journal of Biology 2009, 8:28 (27 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Bertucci and Birnbaum review gene expression profiles published in BMC Medicine and BMC Cancer on distant cancer metastasis that predict poor outcome, but may help target anti-angiogenesis therapies.
		Minireview Pitfalls in the phylogenomic evaluation of human disease-causing mutations Andrew OM Wilkie Journal of Biology 2009, 8:26 (24 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Andrew Wilkie discusses (the pitfalls of) a new phylogenomic study, published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, that has identified conserved sequences in the MSX homeobox family proteins suspected to be involved in human diseases.
		Minireview Liaison amid disorder: non-native interactions may underpin long-range coupling in proteins Hue Chan, Zhuqing Zhang Journal of Biology 2009, 8:27 (13 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Chan and Zhang, discussing a study published in BMC Structural Biology, argue that while close contacts between amino acids stabilize protein folds, long-range destablilizing interactions may be important in allowing them to evolve new functions.
		Comment Are we training pit bulls to review our manuscripts? Virginia Walbot Journal of Biology 2009, 8:24 (9 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 4 comments \| Editor’s summary Virginia Walbot accepts some of the blame for remorselessly negative reviewers, and suggests a training program for graduate students and post docs that will deliver a fairer assessment of manuscripts.
		Minireview In ovo omnia: diversification by duplication in fish and other vertebrates Ingo Braasch, Walter Salzburger Journal of Biology 2009, 8:25 (5 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Ingo Braasch and Walter Salzburger discuss an article published in BMC Evolutionary Biology that suggests how differential evolution of the duplicated vitellogenin yolk protein genes in fish allowed the development of crucial new spawning strategies.
		Editorial The light of evolution Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:10 (27 February 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian Lerista lizards John J Wiens Journal of Biology 2009, 8:19 (24 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Opinion Why didn't Darwin discover Mendel's laws? Jonathan C Howard Journal of Biology 2009, 8:15 (24 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary In an opinion piece, Jonathan Howard suggests that Darwin failed to discover the laws of inheritance (Mendel’s laws) due to his focus on small quantitative variations as the raw material of evolution.
		Opinion Darwin and Huxley revisited: the origin of allometry Charles F Stevens Journal of Biology 2009, 8:14 (23 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Charles Stevens argues that evolution respects power laws, and that explains the way that organs scale with the size of the individual- first described by Julian Huxley as "allometry".
		Opinion Mayr, mathematics and the study of evolution James F Crow Journal of Biology 2009, 8:13 (23 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary James Crow picks up the gauntlet thrown down by Mayr at the feet of JBS Haldane, and describes the essential contribution of mathematics to the understanding of evolution from genetic drift to molecular clocks.
		Opinion Evolutionary genomics and the reach of selection Laurence D Hurst Journal of Biology 2009, 8:12 (23 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Laurence Hurst explains how evolutionary genomics, married to an understanding of molecular mechanisms, can show the impact of selection where it is not expected.
		Question & Answer Q&A: What did Charles Darwin prove? Paul Harvey Journal of Biology 2009, 8:11 (23 February 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Paul Harvey argues that Darwin was an accomplished 21st-century biologist and marvels that in his extensive studies on the inheritance of variation he failed to discover Mendel’s laws.
		Research article Contrast enhancement of stimulus intermittency in a primary olfactory network and its behavioral significance Hong Lei, Jeffrey A Riffell, Stephanie L Gage, John G Hildebrand Journal of Biology 2009, 8:21 (20 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Discrete bursts of activity in the olfactory neurons of moths allow them to track drifting odors, essential for locating pheromone-releasing females.
		Minireview Representations of odor plume flux are accentuated deep within the moth brain Thomas C Baker Journal of Biology 2009, 8:16 (20 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Apes, lice and prehistory Robin A Weiss Journal of Biology 2009, 8:20 (10 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments \| Editor’s summary In a special issue to celebrate the bicentennial of Darwin's birth, Robin Weiss reviews recent speculations on human prehistory based on louse phylogeny, and adds his own on the origins of pubic hair.
		Minireview Timing the first human migration into eastern Asia Roscoe Stanyon, Marco Sazzini, Donata Luiselli Journal of Biology 2009, 8:18 (6 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments
		Minireview Conserved elements within open reading frames of mammalian Hox genes Joost M Woltering, Denis Duboule Journal of Biology 2009, 8:17 (6 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Joost Woltering and Denis Duboule, writing on a paper published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, discuss the increasing evidence for regulatory elements in the coding sequences of genes, and possible explanations of their specialized functions.
		Editorial What are journals for? Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:1 (27 January 2009) Full text \| PDF \| Editor’s summary Journal of Biology launches a re-review opt-out experiment in response to widespread dissatisfaction with peer review, and publishes the first of two new regular features - a full review on the ribosome and a question-and-answer feature on systems biology.
		Research article A circuit supporting concentration-invariant odor perception in Drosophila Kenta Asahina, Matthieu Louis, Silvia Piccinotti, Leslie B Vosshall Journal of Biology 2009, 8:9 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary In Drosophila, inhibitory interneurons are progressively recruited as olfactory sensory neurons are activated at increasing odor concentrations, allowing the flies to identify distinct odors at different intensities.
		Review The ribosome returned Peter B Moore Journal of Biology 2009, 8:8 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Lateral inhibition and concentration-invariant odor perception Susy M Kim, Jing W Wang Journal of Biology 2009, 8:4 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Comment 'Validation' in genome-scale research Timothy R Hughes Journal of Biology 2009, 8:3 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Question & Answer Q&A: Systems biology James E Ferrell Journal of Biology 2009, 8:2 (26 January 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Happy together: genomic insights into the unique Nanoarchaeum/Ignicoccus association Patrick Forterre, Simonetta Gribaldo, Céline Brochier-Armanet Journal of Biology 2009, 8:7 (23 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Sperm dumping as a defense against meiotic drive Tom Price, Zenobia Lewis, Nina Wedell Journal of Biology 2009, 8:6 (20 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Limb regeneration revisited Jessica L Whited, Clifford J Tabin Journal of Biology 2009, 8:5 (13 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview The future of artemisinins: natural, synthetic or recombinant? Marcel Hommel Journal of Biology 2008, 7:38 (15 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Neuronal remodeling on the evolutionary timescale Ithai Rabinowitch, William Schafer Journal of Biology 2008, 7:37 (15 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Bridge helix and trigger loop perturbations generate superactive RNA polymerases Lin Tan, Simone Wiesler, Dominika Trzaska, Hannah C Carney, Robert OJ Weinzierl Journal of Biology 2008, 7:40 (2 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Mutations targeted to key functional areas of RNA polymerases can generate superactive enzymes that suggest how conformational changes in specialized domains of the enzyme contribute to the catalytic cycle.
		Minireview A bridge to transcription by RNA polymerase Craig D Kaplan, Roger D Kornberg Journal of Biology 2008, 7:39 (2 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Obesity genes: so close and yet so far... Daniel Pomp, Karen L Mohlke Journal of Biology 2008, 7:36 (27 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Globin genes on the move Ross C Hardison Journal of Biology 2008, 7:35 (20 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview RNA interference in nematodes and the chance that favored Sydney Brenner Marie-Anne Félix Journal of Biology 2008, 7:34 (13 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Aquaglyceroporins: ancient channels for metalloids Hiranmoy Bhattacharjee, Rita Mukhopadhyay, Saravanamuthu Thiyagarajan, Barry P Rosen Journal of Biology 2008, 7:33 (7 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Islands in the sky: the impact of Pleistocene climate cycles on biodiversity Allan J Baker Journal of Biology 2008, 7:32 (3 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Guanylyl cyclase sees the light John JG Tesmer Journal of Biology 2008, 7:31 (31 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview X-chromosome inactivation: the molecular basis of silencing Barbara Panning Journal of Biology 2008, 7:30 (27 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview NFIX – one gene, two knockouts, multiple effects Vladimir Pekarik, Juan Belmonte Journal of Biology 2008, 7:29 (23 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Immune function keeps endosymbionts under control Stuart Reynolds, Jens Rolff Journal of Biology 2008, 7:28 (16 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Bridging spinal cord injuries James W Fawcett Journal of Biology 2008, 7:25 (15 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Observing bacteria through the lens of social evolution Carey D Nadell, Bonnie L Bassler, Simon A Levin Journal of Biology 2008, 7:27 (30 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Will he still look good with the lights on? Spectral tuning of visual pigments in fish Julia C Jones, Helen M Gunter, Axel Meyer Journal of Biology 2008, 7:26 (25 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Transplanted astrocytes derived from BMP- or CNTF-treated glial-restricted precursors have opposite effects on recovery and allodynia after spinal cord injury Jeannette E Davies, Christoph Pröschel, Ningzhe Zhang, Mark Noble, Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Stephen JA Davies Journal of Biology 2008, 7:24 (19 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Glial cells can promote the repair of damaged spinal cord, but experiments in rats show that while some promote functional recovery others cause abnormal growth and pain, depending on the growth factor used to cultivate them in culture.
		Minireview Appetite for reproduction: dietary restriction, aging and the mammalian gonad Roopa L Nalam, Scott D Pletcher, Martin M Matzuk Journal of Biology 2008, 7:23 (16 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Evolution of virulence in malaria Bridget Penman, Sunetra Gupta Journal of Biology 2008, 7:22 (28 August 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Music, memory and emotion Lutz Jäncke Journal of Biology 2008, 7:21 (8 August 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Drug-therapy networks and the prediction of novel drug targets Zoltan Spiro, Istvan A Kovacs, Peter Csermely Journal of Biology 2008, 7:20 (31 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Genomics technology for assessing soil pollution Nico M van Straalen, Dick Roelofs Journal of Biology 2008, 7:19 (14 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central

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		Minireview Reconstructing prokaryotic transcriptional regulatory networks: lessons from actinobacteria Thiago M Venancio, L Aravind Journal of Biology 2009, 8:29 (15 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Venancio and Aravind review recent studies, including one in BMC Systems Biology, that offer new ways to reconstruct transcriptional regulatory networks in previously uncharacterised prokaryotes, such as the actinobacteria.
		Minireview Genome degeneration affects both extracellular and intracellular bacterial endosymbionts Heike Feldhaar, Roy Gross Journal of Biology 2009, 8:31 (6 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Feldhaar and Gross discuss a new study in BMC Biology that suggests extracellular endosymbionts, like obligate intracellular bacteria, lose essential genes and become slaves to their hosts.
		Minireview Distant metastasis: not out of reach any more François Bertucci, Daniel Birnbaum Journal of Biology 2009, 8:28 (27 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Bertucci and Birnbaum review gene expression profiles published in BMC Medicine and BMC Cancer on distant cancer metastasis that predict poor outcome, but may help target anti-angiogenesis therapies.
		Minireview Pitfalls in the phylogenomic evaluation of human disease-causing mutations Andrew OM Wilkie Journal of Biology 2009, 8:26 (24 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Andrew Wilkie discusses (the pitfalls of) a new phylogenomic study, published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, that has identified conserved sequences in the MSX homeobox family proteins suspected to be involved in human diseases.
		Minireview Liaison amid disorder: non-native interactions may underpin long-range coupling in proteins Hue Chan, Zhuqing Zhang Journal of Biology 2009, 8:27 (13 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Chan and Zhang, discussing a study published in BMC Structural Biology, argue that while close contacts between amino acids stabilize protein folds, long-range destablilizing interactions may be important in allowing them to evolve new functions.
		Comment Are we training pit bulls to review our manuscripts? Virginia Walbot Journal of Biology 2009, 8:24 (9 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 4 comments \| Editor’s summary Virginia Walbot accepts some of the blame for remorselessly negative reviewers, and suggests a training program for graduate students and post docs that will deliver a fairer assessment of manuscripts.
		Minireview In ovo omnia: diversification by duplication in fish and other vertebrates Ingo Braasch, Walter Salzburger Journal of Biology 2009, 8:25 (5 March 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Ingo Braasch and Walter Salzburger discuss an article published in BMC Evolutionary Biology that suggests how differential evolution of the duplicated vitellogenin yolk protein genes in fish allowed the development of crucial new spawning strategies.
		Editorial The light of evolution Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:10 (27 February 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Estimating rates and patterns of morphological evolution from phylogenies: lessons in limb lability from Australian Lerista lizards John J Wiens Journal of Biology 2009, 8:19 (24 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Opinion Why didn't Darwin discover Mendel's laws? Jonathan C Howard Journal of Biology 2009, 8:15 (24 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary In an opinion piece, Jonathan Howard suggests that Darwin failed to discover the laws of inheritance (Mendel’s laws) due to his focus on small quantitative variations as the raw material of evolution.
		Opinion Darwin and Huxley revisited: the origin of allometry Charles F Stevens Journal of Biology 2009, 8:14 (23 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Charles Stevens argues that evolution respects power laws, and that explains the way that organs scale with the size of the individual- first described by Julian Huxley as "allometry".
		Opinion Mayr, mathematics and the study of evolution James F Crow Journal of Biology 2009, 8:13 (23 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary James Crow picks up the gauntlet thrown down by Mayr at the feet of JBS Haldane, and describes the essential contribution of mathematics to the understanding of evolution from genetic drift to molecular clocks.
		Opinion Evolutionary genomics and the reach of selection Laurence D Hurst Journal of Biology 2009, 8:12 (23 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Laurence Hurst explains how evolutionary genomics, married to an understanding of molecular mechanisms, can show the impact of selection where it is not expected.
		Question & Answer Q&A: What did Charles Darwin prove? Paul Harvey Journal of Biology 2009, 8:11 (23 February 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Paul Harvey argues that Darwin was an accomplished 21st-century biologist and marvels that in his extensive studies on the inheritance of variation he failed to discover Mendel’s laws.
		Research article Contrast enhancement of stimulus intermittency in a primary olfactory network and its behavioral significance Hong Lei, Jeffrey A Riffell, Stephanie L Gage, John G Hildebrand Journal of Biology 2009, 8:21 (20 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Discrete bursts of activity in the olfactory neurons of moths allow them to track drifting odors, essential for locating pheromone-releasing females.
		Minireview Representations of odor plume flux are accentuated deep within the moth brain Thomas C Baker Journal of Biology 2009, 8:16 (20 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Review Apes, lice and prehistory Robin A Weiss Journal of Biology 2009, 8:20 (10 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments \| Editor’s summary In a special issue to celebrate the bicentennial of Darwin's birth, Robin Weiss reviews recent speculations on human prehistory based on louse phylogeny, and adds his own on the origins of pubic hair.
		Minireview Timing the first human migration into eastern Asia Roscoe Stanyon, Marco Sazzini, Donata Luiselli Journal of Biology 2009, 8:18 (6 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments
		Minireview Conserved elements within open reading frames of mammalian Hox genes Joost M Woltering, Denis Duboule Journal of Biology 2009, 8:17 (6 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Joost Woltering and Denis Duboule, writing on a paper published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, discuss the increasing evidence for regulatory elements in the coding sequences of genes, and possible explanations of their specialized functions.
		Editorial What are journals for? Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:1 (27 January 2009) Full text \| PDF \| Editor’s summary Journal of Biology launches a re-review opt-out experiment in response to widespread dissatisfaction with peer review, and publishes the first of two new regular features - a full review on the ribosome and a question-and-answer feature on systems biology.
		Research article A circuit supporting concentration-invariant odor perception in Drosophila Kenta Asahina, Matthieu Louis, Silvia Piccinotti, Leslie B Vosshall Journal of Biology 2009, 8:9 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary In Drosophila, inhibitory interneurons are progressively recruited as olfactory sensory neurons are activated at increasing odor concentrations, allowing the flies to identify distinct odors at different intensities.
		Review The ribosome returned Peter B Moore Journal of Biology 2009, 8:8 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Lateral inhibition and concentration-invariant odor perception Susy M Kim, Jing W Wang Journal of Biology 2009, 8:4 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Comment 'Validation' in genome-scale research Timothy R Hughes Journal of Biology 2009, 8:3 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Question & Answer Q&A: Systems biology James E Ferrell Journal of Biology 2009, 8:2 (26 January 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Happy together: genomic insights into the unique Nanoarchaeum/Ignicoccus association Patrick Forterre, Simonetta Gribaldo, Céline Brochier-Armanet Journal of Biology 2009, 8:7 (23 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Sperm dumping as a defense against meiotic drive Tom Price, Zenobia Lewis, Nina Wedell Journal of Biology 2009, 8:6 (20 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Limb regeneration revisited Jessica L Whited, Clifford J Tabin Journal of Biology 2009, 8:5 (13 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview The future of artemisinins: natural, synthetic or recombinant? Marcel Hommel Journal of Biology 2008, 7:38 (15 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Neuronal remodeling on the evolutionary timescale Ithai Rabinowitch, William Schafer Journal of Biology 2008, 7:37 (15 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Bridge helix and trigger loop perturbations generate superactive RNA polymerases Lin Tan, Simone Wiesler, Dominika Trzaska, Hannah C Carney, Robert OJ Weinzierl Journal of Biology 2008, 7:40 (2 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Mutations targeted to key functional areas of RNA polymerases can generate superactive enzymes that suggest how conformational changes in specialized domains of the enzyme contribute to the catalytic cycle.
		Minireview A bridge to transcription by RNA polymerase Craig D Kaplan, Roger D Kornberg Journal of Biology 2008, 7:39 (2 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Obesity genes: so close and yet so far... Daniel Pomp, Karen L Mohlke Journal of Biology 2008, 7:36 (27 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Globin genes on the move Ross C Hardison Journal of Biology 2008, 7:35 (20 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview RNA interference in nematodes and the chance that favored Sydney Brenner Marie-Anne Félix Journal of Biology 2008, 7:34 (13 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Aquaglyceroporins: ancient channels for metalloids Hiranmoy Bhattacharjee, Rita Mukhopadhyay, Saravanamuthu Thiyagarajan, Barry P Rosen Journal of Biology 2008, 7:33 (7 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Islands in the sky: the impact of Pleistocene climate cycles on biodiversity Allan J Baker Journal of Biology 2008, 7:32 (3 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Guanylyl cyclase sees the light John JG Tesmer Journal of Biology 2008, 7:31 (31 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview X-chromosome inactivation: the molecular basis of silencing Barbara Panning Journal of Biology 2008, 7:30 (27 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview NFIX – one gene, two knockouts, multiple effects Vladimir Pekarik, Juan Belmonte Journal of Biology 2008, 7:29 (23 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Immune function keeps endosymbionts under control Stuart Reynolds, Jens Rolff Journal of Biology 2008, 7:28 (16 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Bridging spinal cord injuries James W Fawcett Journal of Biology 2008, 7:25 (15 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Observing bacteria through the lens of social evolution Carey D Nadell, Bonnie L Bassler, Simon A Levin Journal of Biology 2008, 7:27 (30 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Will he still look good with the lights on? Spectral tuning of visual pigments in fish Julia C Jones, Helen M Gunter, Axel Meyer Journal of Biology 2008, 7:26 (25 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Transplanted astrocytes derived from BMP- or CNTF-treated glial-restricted precursors have opposite effects on recovery and allodynia after spinal cord injury Jeannette E Davies, Christoph Pröschel, Ningzhe Zhang, Mark Noble, Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Stephen JA Davies Journal of Biology 2008, 7:24 (19 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Glial cells can promote the repair of damaged spinal cord, but experiments in rats show that while some promote functional recovery others cause abnormal growth and pain, depending on the growth factor used to cultivate them in culture.
		Minireview Appetite for reproduction: dietary restriction, aging and the mammalian gonad Roopa L Nalam, Scott D Pletcher, Martin M Matzuk Journal of Biology 2008, 7:23 (16 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Evolution of virulence in malaria Bridget Penman, Sunetra Gupta Journal of Biology 2008, 7:22 (28 August 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Music, memory and emotion Lutz Jäncke Journal of Biology 2008, 7:21 (8 August 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Drug-therapy networks and the prediction of novel drug targets Zoltan Spiro, Istvan A Kovacs, Peter Csermely Journal of Biology 2008, 7:20 (31 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Genomics technology for assessing soil pollution Nico M van Straalen, Dick Roelofs Journal of Biology 2008, 7:19 (14 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central