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The Life Science Update for Librarians is an initiative from NPG Communications, aiming to reduce all your life science e-communications from Nature Publishing Group into one monthly installment.    

We will keep you up-to-date with the latest news from our life science portfolio: including promotional tools, news on open access periods, new launches, special focus issues and much more.

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Read on to discover more. Featured products and subject areas within this life science update include:

› Nature Archive:  1869 – 1949
› New to NPG
› Biotechnology & Pharmacology
› Cancer
› Genetics
› Immunology
› Molecular & cell biology
› Neuroscience

Testing is well underway on the digitization of the final instalment of the Nature archive.  All content from November 1869 to December 1949 will be available online – scheduled to go live in early December.

The pre-launch offer price on the Nature archive: 1869 – 1949 is available for a limited time only.  Contact your sales representative today for a price quote.

To get a deeper insight into the articles, the editors and the history of the journal, you may be interested in visiting a new editorial site published by Nature at: www.nature.com/nature/history.  Read specially commissioned articles, use interactive timelines and watch video interviews with Nature’s previous editors and science historians. 

Full access to archived content is only available to institutions with a site license.  The archive products can be added to your current site license to Nature, or licensed independently.  Don’t miss out on this great offer!

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Beginning January 2008, NPG will partner with The American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd. and The Obesity Society to publish American Journal of Hypertension and Obesity, respectively. 

American Journal of Hypertension is peer-reviewed and provides a forum for scientific inquiry of the highest standards in the fields of hypertension and related cardiovascular disease.

Obesity, the preeminent journal in the field, is intended to increase knowledge, foster research and promote better treatment for people with obesity and their loved ones.

Both journals are published online and offer all the benefits and services available to users of nature.com, including Advanced Online Publication and linking to related articles from across the NPG portfolio. 

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British Journal of Pharmacology – Themed issue on Cannabinoids

British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP) themed issues highlight topics of particular interest to the field, providing an up-to-date overview of the current status and future developments.  Each issue is edited by a highly respected Guest Editor with expert knowledge and experience and includes an Editorial, Review articles, Commentaries, Opinion Pieces and relevant research papers.  BJP themed issues are essential reading for all pharmacologists, ensure your users have access.

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Cancer Gene Therapy – increase in Impact Factor!

Did you know that Cancer Gene Therapy’s impact factor has increased to a respectable 4.187*?  This unique journal publishes the latest original research and reviews from laboratory investigations, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials on genetic treatments for cancer.  Since Cancer Gene Therapy is the only journal exclusively covering this subject, it is essential reading for cancer researchers with an interest in the field of gene therapy/gene transfer.

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Nature Immunology - Focus on Pathogenesis

Nature Immunology presents a series of seven specially commissioned articles that discuss pathogenesis from several angles. The web focus, which is open access to all in November, also includes regularly updated highlights of recent research, an annotated list of landmark articles and links to selected Nature Publishing Group papers relevant to this field.

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Nature Reviews Microbiology TDR Supplement - Evaluating Diagnostics: VL Guide

TDR and Nature Reviews Microbiology have joined forces to produce a series of user-friendly diagnostic evaluation guides.  Effective diagnostics are a crucial element of successful infectious disease management, yet their development and use, particularly in the developing world, remains a neglected area.  The aim of these diagnostic guides is to address this deficiency.

The focus of this third guide is visceral leishmaniasis and is currently available online to all.

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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - Focus on Chromatin

This special Focus on chromatin features an Overview, six Reviews and a Perspective that describe how chromatin is built and subsequently altered at various structural levels, and the impact of these events on fundamental biological processes involving DNA.

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Talking Points from EMBO reports

There are often two sides to a story in scientific research, yet the forum for debate can be limited. Outsiders who have developed their own ideas or methods may have trouble publishing in journals that set the tone for the field. EMBO reports hopes to open up debates in difficult fields of research and on topics of social relevance with its Talking Point articles.

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Nature Neuroscience Focus on Glia and Disease  

This month, Nature Neuroscience presents a special focus highlighting recent progress in this field of Glia and disease.  The Focus will cover our understanding of how glia function, in particular how they contribute to neuronal health and disease.

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