Cell and molecular biology

• Faster route to stem-like cells

  All adult cells can be reprogrammed, researchers claim.

  8 November 2009

• Gene-makers put forward security standards - Premium content

  But few companies are willing to sign up yet.

  4 November 2009

• Initiative targets malaria eradication

  Focus shifts to blocking parasite transmission.

  3 November 2009

• California stem-cell grants awarded - Premium content

  First major round of research targeted at therapies takes off.

  2 November 2009

• New targets for old drugs - Premium content

  A computer program predicts thousands of previously unknown drug-target associations.

  1 November 2009

• Jury still out on HIV vaccine results - Premium content

  Some experts see hope in trial findings, but others say that the data do not back up such optimism.

  28 October 2009

• Woo Suk Hwang convicted, but not of fraud - Premium content

  Cloning pioneer gets two years for embezzlement and bioethics breach.

  26 October 2009

• Q+A: Making a cellular menagerie - Premium content

  Molecular biologist Caroline Kane talks about a new image library of the cell.

  23 October 2009

• HIV vaccine trial under fire - Premium content

  Expert scrutiny casts doubt on 'historic' results.

  21 October 2009

• Drug clears the fog of a sleepless night - Premium content

  Blocking an enzyme combats some negative effects of sleep deprivation in mice.

  21 October 2009