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		Minireview Oxidative stress, thermogenesis and evolution of uncoupling proteins Eduardo Rial, Rafael Zardoya Journal of Biology 2009, 8:58 (16 June 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Question & Answer Q&A: Cooperativity James E Ferrell Journal of Biology 2009, 8:53 (16 June 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary James Ferrell explains in Q&A format how cooperativity can tune the behaviour of biological macromolecules to their physiological functions, and can be achieved in many different ways.
		Editorial Influenza: one or two more questions Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:45 (12 June 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Transcription in mosquito hemocytes in response to pathogen exposure Julián F Hillyer Journal of Biology 2009, 8:51 (5 June 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Identification of infection-fighting genes in mosquitoes could be used to genetically modify insects that are unable to transmit disease-causing pathogens such as the malarial Plasmodium parasite: Hillyer discusses recent work published in BMC Genomics.
		Minireview Fish 'n' TRIMs Louis Du Pasquier Journal of Biology 2009, 8:50 (29 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Letting go: modification of cell adhesion during apoptosis Magali Suzanne, Hermann Steller Journal of Biology 2009, 8:49 (28 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Can modular analysis identify disease-associated candidate genes for therapeutics? Jesper Tegnér Journal of Biology 2009, 8:48 (28 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Editorial Biologists who count* Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:34 (27 May 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Prion variants, species barriers, generation and propagation Reed B Wickner, Herman K Edskes, Frank Shewmaker, Dmitry Kryndushkin, Julie Nemecek Journal of Biology 2009, 8:47 (26 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Reed Wickner and colleagues discuss a recent paper in BMC Biology on yeast prions that helps shed light on how new variants can overcome species barriers.
		Question & Answer Q&A: What do we know about influenza and what can we do about it? Peter C Doherty, Stephen J Turner Journal of Biology 2009, 8:46 (26 May 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Peter Doherty and Stephen Turner explain in Q&A format what we know of what determines the pathogenicity and transmissibility of influenza viruses, and the prospects for effective protection.
		Review Notch signaling, the segmentation clock, and the patterning of vertebrate somites Julian Lewis, Anja Hanisch, Maxine Holder Journal of Biology 2009, 8:44 (22 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Julian Lewis and colleagues review the part played by the Notch signaling pathway in the emergence of somites from the embryonic mesoderm and their later differentiation.
		Question & Answer Q&A: Epistasis Frederick P Roth, Howard D Lipshitz, Brenda J Andrews Journal of Biology 2009, 8:35 (22 May 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The term epistasis has at least three meanings in biology. Brenda Andrews and colleagues explain in Q&A format how in its classical sense, epistasis allows biological pathways to be defined.
		Minireview Parental squabbles and genome expression: lessons from the polyploids Daniela Pignatta, Luca Comai Journal of Biology 2009, 8:43 (1 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Many plant species have evolved from hybrids that have retained the diploid genomes of both parents; Pignatta and Comai discuss a study in BMC Biology on cotton allopolyploids illustrating the novel patterns of expression that can result.
		Minireview Natural and engineered mosquito immunity Luke Alphey Journal of Biology 2009, 8:40 (1 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Alphey reviews recent genetic approaches to mosquito control including one published in BMC Microbiology based on depression of mosquito populations through suppression of the insect's innate immunity to virus infections.
		Minireview How do terrestrial Antarctic organisms survive in their harsh environment? David A Wharton, Craig J Marshall Journal of Biology 2009, 8:39 (29 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Wharton and Marshall discuss studies in BMC Genomics that identify genes and proteins involved in protecting Antarctic nematodes during desiccation, a strategy they developed to survive in a harsh environment.
		Minireview The genetics of gender and life span John Tower, Michelle Arbeitman Journal of Biology 2009, 8:38 (29 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Tower and Arbeitman discuss two studies in BMC Evolutionary Biology showing that the genetic differences between male and female seed beetles and in fruit flies have a significant effect upon aging and life span.
		Minireview Why do taste cells generate action potentials? Aurelie Vandenbeuch, Sue C Kinnamon Journal of Biology 2009, 8:42 (28 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Vandenbeuch and Kinnamon discuss a study in BMC Neuroscience that identifies three genes encoding the tetrodotoxin-sensitive Na+ currents that underlie action potentials in taste cells, providing insights into their physiological significance in taste transduction.
		Minireview The origin and evolution of lactation Anthony V Capuco, R Michael Akers Journal of Biology 2009, 8:37 (24 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Capuco and Akers review the biology of lactation and discuss a new report in Genome Biology that compares the bovine genome with six other mammalian genomes to study how lactation and its regulation evolved.
		Minireview The cattle genome reveals its secrets David W Burt Journal of Biology 2009, 8:36 (24 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Burt discusses the impact of the recently sequenced Bovine genome on our understanding of bovine phylogeny and the genomics of domestication.
		Minireview Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations? Hans Ellegren Journal of Biology 2009, 8:41 (21 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Hans Ellegren discusses a study in BMC Evolutionary Biology that shows that avian mtDNA diversity patterns are influenced by variations of mutation rate rather than population size.
		Question & Answer Q&A: Genetic analysis of quantitative traits Trudy FC Mackay Journal of Biology 2009, 8:23 (17 April 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Quantitative traits, such as human height and cholesterol levels, are controlled by large numbers of genes with small effects, and cannot be analyzed by Mendelian genetics. Trudy MacKay explains in Q&A format what is required to identify the many contributing genes for these traits.
		Editorial Teaching new dogs old tricks Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:22 (17 April 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Conservation of core gene expression in vertebrate tissues Esther T Chan, Gerald T Quon, Gordon Chua, Tomas Babak, Miles Trochesset, Ralph A Zirngibl, Jane Aubin, Michael JH Ratcliffe, Andrew Wilde, Michael Brudno, Quaid D Morris, Timothy R Hughes Journal of Biology 2009, 8:33 (16 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary High conservation of tissue-specific expression is found across vertebrates yet there is a lack of conservation in common regulatory sequences/signatures.
		Minireview The genomic 'inner fish' and a regulatory enigma in the vertebrates John Malone, Brian Oliver Journal of Biology 2009, 8:32 (16 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Brian Oliver and John Malone invoke our 'inner fish' in their commentary on new research in Journal of Biology which shows high conservation of tissue-specific gene expression from fish to human but without corresponding conservation in the gene regulatory sequences.
		Minireview Exploiting the promiscuity of imatinib Shun J Lee, Jean YJ Wang Journal of Biology 2009, 8:30 (15 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Lee and Wang discuss how the structural flexibility of the cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec) accounts for the drug's off-target promiscuity, illustrated by a structural study published in BMC Structural Biology.

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		Minireview Oxidative stress, thermogenesis and evolution of uncoupling proteins Eduardo Rial, Rafael Zardoya Journal of Biology 2009, 8:58 (16 June 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Question & Answer Q&A: Cooperativity James E Ferrell Journal of Biology 2009, 8:53 (16 June 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary James Ferrell explains in Q&A format how cooperativity can tune the behaviour of biological macromolecules to their physiological functions, and can be achieved in many different ways.
		Editorial Influenza: one or two more questions Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:45 (12 June 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Minireview Transcription in mosquito hemocytes in response to pathogen exposure Julián F Hillyer Journal of Biology 2009, 8:51 (5 June 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Identification of infection-fighting genes in mosquitoes could be used to genetically modify insects that are unable to transmit disease-causing pathogens such as the malarial Plasmodium parasite: Hillyer discusses recent work published in BMC Genomics.
		Minireview Fish 'n' TRIMs Louis Du Pasquier Journal of Biology 2009, 8:50 (29 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Letting go: modification of cell adhesion during apoptosis Magali Suzanne, Hermann Steller Journal of Biology 2009, 8:49 (28 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Can modular analysis identify disease-associated candidate genes for therapeutics? Jesper Tegnér Journal of Biology 2009, 8:48 (28 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Editorial Biologists who count* Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:34 (27 May 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Minireview Prion variants, species barriers, generation and propagation Reed B Wickner, Herman K Edskes, Frank Shewmaker, Dmitry Kryndushkin, Julie Nemecek Journal of Biology 2009, 8:47 (26 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Reed Wickner and colleagues discuss a recent paper in BMC Biology on yeast prions that helps shed light on how new variants can overcome species barriers.
		Question & Answer Q&A: What do we know about influenza and what can we do about it? Peter C Doherty, Stephen J Turner Journal of Biology 2009, 8:46 (26 May 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Peter Doherty and Stephen Turner explain in Q&A format what we know of what determines the pathogenicity and transmissibility of influenza viruses, and the prospects for effective protection.
		Review Notch signaling, the segmentation clock, and the patterning of vertebrate somites Julian Lewis, Anja Hanisch, Maxine Holder Journal of Biology 2009, 8:44 (22 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Julian Lewis and colleagues review the part played by the Notch signaling pathway in the emergence of somites from the embryonic mesoderm and their later differentiation.
		Question & Answer Q&A: Epistasis Frederick P Roth, Howard D Lipshitz, Brenda J Andrews Journal of Biology 2009, 8:35 (22 May 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The term epistasis has at least three meanings in biology. Brenda Andrews and colleagues explain in Q&A format how in its classical sense, epistasis allows biological pathways to be defined.
		Minireview Parental squabbles and genome expression: lessons from the polyploids Daniela Pignatta, Luca Comai Journal of Biology 2009, 8:43 (1 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Many plant species have evolved from hybrids that have retained the diploid genomes of both parents; Pignatta and Comai discuss a study in BMC Biology on cotton allopolyploids illustrating the novel patterns of expression that can result.
		Minireview Natural and engineered mosquito immunity Luke Alphey Journal of Biology 2009, 8:40 (1 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Alphey reviews recent genetic approaches to mosquito control including one published in BMC Microbiology based on depression of mosquito populations through suppression of the insect's innate immunity to virus infections.
		Minireview How do terrestrial Antarctic organisms survive in their harsh environment? David A Wharton, Craig J Marshall Journal of Biology 2009, 8:39 (29 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Wharton and Marshall discuss studies in BMC Genomics that identify genes and proteins involved in protecting Antarctic nematodes during desiccation, a strategy they developed to survive in a harsh environment.
		Minireview The genetics of gender and life span John Tower, Michelle Arbeitman Journal of Biology 2009, 8:38 (29 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Tower and Arbeitman discuss two studies in BMC Evolutionary Biology showing that the genetic differences between male and female seed beetles and in fruit flies have a significant effect upon aging and life span.
		Minireview Why do taste cells generate action potentials? Aurelie Vandenbeuch, Sue C Kinnamon Journal of Biology 2009, 8:42 (28 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Vandenbeuch and Kinnamon discuss a study in BMC Neuroscience that identifies three genes encoding the tetrodotoxin-sensitive Na+ currents that underlie action potentials in taste cells, providing insights into their physiological significance in taste transduction.
		Minireview The origin and evolution of lactation Anthony V Capuco, R Michael Akers Journal of Biology 2009, 8:37 (24 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Capuco and Akers review the biology of lactation and discuss a new report in Genome Biology that compares the bovine genome with six other mammalian genomes to study how lactation and its regulation evolved.
		Minireview The cattle genome reveals its secrets David W Burt Journal of Biology 2009, 8:36 (24 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Burt discusses the impact of the recently sequenced Bovine genome on our understanding of bovine phylogeny and the genomics of domestication.
		Minireview Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations? Hans Ellegren Journal of Biology 2009, 8:41 (21 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Hans Ellegren discusses a study in BMC Evolutionary Biology that shows that avian mtDNA diversity patterns are influenced by variations of mutation rate rather than population size.
		Question & Answer Q&A: Genetic analysis of quantitative traits Trudy FC Mackay Journal of Biology 2009, 8:23 (17 April 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Quantitative traits, such as human height and cholesterol levels, are controlled by large numbers of genes with small effects, and cannot be analyzed by Mendelian genetics. Trudy MacKay explains in Q&A format what is required to identify the many contributing genes for these traits.
		Editorial Teaching new dogs old tricks Miranda Robertson Journal of Biology 2009, 8:22 (17 April 2009) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Conservation of core gene expression in vertebrate tissues Esther T Chan, Gerald T Quon, Gordon Chua, Tomas Babak, Miles Trochesset, Ralph A Zirngibl, Jane Aubin, Michael JH Ratcliffe, Andrew Wilde, Michael Brudno, Quaid D Morris, Timothy R Hughes Journal of Biology 2009, 8:33 (16 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary High conservation of tissue-specific expression is found across vertebrates yet there is a lack of conservation in common regulatory sequences/signatures.
		Minireview The genomic 'inner fish' and a regulatory enigma in the vertebrates John Malone, Brian Oliver Journal of Biology 2009, 8:32 (16 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Brian Oliver and John Malone invoke our 'inner fish' in their commentary on new research in Journal of Biology which shows high conservation of tissue-specific gene expression from fish to human but without corresponding conservation in the gene regulatory sequences.
		Minireview Exploiting the promiscuity of imatinib Shun J Lee, Jean YJ Wang Journal of Biology 2009, 8:30 (15 April 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Lee and Wang discuss how the structural flexibility of the cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec) accounts for the drug's off-target promiscuity, illustrated by a structural study published in BMC Structural Biology.