Genetics

• IN BRIEF: Health organization lays plans for major biobank - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• Whatever happened to &? - Premium content

  As the year draws to a close, Nature looks back on a selection of news stories to find out what happened next.

  30 December 2008

• Rat embryonic stem cells created - Premium content

  Genetically engineered rats should follow soon, providing new models of human disease.

  24 December 2008

• Cell biologists share their snaps - Premium content

  Journal of Cell Biology launches an image bank for microscopy images.

  19 December 2008

• Similar genes shape diverse leaves - Premium content

  Distantly related plants use the same set of genes to establish the outline of their leaves.

  18 December 2008

• How genes are silenced - Premium content

  Molecular snapshot reveals the mechanics of RNA interference.

  17 December 2008

• Major biobank launches in America - Premium content

  Half a million participants could help to highlight links between genes and disease.

  17 December 2008

• News 2008 - Premium content

  The year in which &

  17 December 2008

• Publish in Wikipedia or perish - Premium content

  Journal to require authors to post in the free online encyclopaedia.

  16 December 2008

• The year of the worm? - Premium content

  The earthworm is finally inching its way into the genomic age.

  16 December 2008