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Published online 8 November 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061106-8
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Democrats take the reins
All change at the head of Washington's science committees.
The 7 November US elections swept the Democrats back into the majority of seats in the House of Representatives. What do the changes really mean, and what will the Democrats do next? Nature takes a look at the politicians old and new who, starting in January, will be running the key House committees on science issues.
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