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Focuses on reports demonstrating the specific labeling of cellular constituents with florescent quantum dot probes conjugated covalently or electrostatically to antibodies and streptavidin. Difficulty in meeting requirements for reproducible fabrication; Approach described by the paper by Jaiswal et al.; Demonstration related to targeting of quantum dots.

Reports on a paper by S.R. Nicewarner-Pena, et al, in the journal 'Science' that describes a kind of molecular tag based on microscopic metallic rods that may be of use in designing new assay formats for genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Material used to create the tagging patterns; Technical challenges that need to be overcome for the approach to become broadly useful.

Editorial. Assesses the policy statement from Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief of Nature Publications, concerning the declaration of competing financial interests in research papers in 'Nature Biotechnology.' Aim of the policy; Requirement for authors to provide details of their coauthors' competing financial interests; Disclosures of commercial ties from author affiliations.

Discusses the role of rumors in the debate over inherent risk of using genetically modified plants. Reference to two studies which received varying degrees of media coverage; Impact of the article published in the journal 'Nature' about the effect of pollen from transgenic plants on butterflies; Claims highlighted in a paper on Bacillus thuringiensis modified corn; Concern of scientists over the strategy used in the paper.

AN introduction is presented which discusses various reports within the issue on topics including analysis of networks of links like physical contacts among amino acids in a protein, challenges posed by computational biology papers to peer review process, and modular response analysis.

The article presents a list of the papers selected by the periodical including "Improved data analysis for the MinION nanopore sequencer," "Rapid labeling of intracellular His-tagged proteins in living cells" and "Mass spectrometry imaging with laser-induced postionization."

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the paper published by Gregory Stephanopoulos in the May 2014 issue.

The article lists several research papers including "Optogenetic neuronal stimulation promotes functional recovery after stroke," "Clonal evolution in breast cancer revealed by single nucleus genome sequencing," and "An organized and functional thymus generated from FOXN1-reprogrammed fibroblasts."

The article presents several research papers selected by the periodical's editors on topics including electrophysiology in mammalian neurons, protection of oncolytic viruses, and wireless power transfer to deep-tissue microimplants as of August 2014.

Reports on the evaluation of various interventions that would help ensure the profitability of an effective vaccine for AIDS by a task force of the World Bank. Provision of financial aids to public health initiatives by the World Bank; Economic and administrative hinderances faced by AIDS vaccine research; Contents of an internally distributed issue paper prepared by the task force.

Focuses on research which suggest an approach for introducing targeted mutations into plant genes. Highlights of the most widely used method for generating mutants; Key features of the approach being developed by researchers; Presentation of a strategy for reverse genetics in the research papers; Use of chimeric oligonucleotides in the generation of mutations in mammals.

In this article, the author discusses the reorganization of the research and development (R&D) operations of the pharmaceutical company Merck by setting up the four new innovation hubs in several parts of the world. Topics discussed include sales of internal compounds including external therapies against glaucoma, psychiatric disorders and male infertility, identification of papers of translational interest published in several journals, and limited pool of academic investigators.

The article lists the papers selected by the "Nature Biology" editors including "Inconsistency in large pharmacogenomic studies," by B. Haibe-Kains in the November 27, 2013 issue of "Nature," "Hepatitis C virus E2 envelope glycoprotein core structure," by L. Kong and colleagues in the 2013 issue of "Science," and "Digital genomic quantification of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes," by H. S. Robins and colleagues in the 2013 issue of "Science Translational Medicine."

The article lists research papers on topics including malaria transmission, by A. M. Bobenchik and colleagues, modular recognition of single-stranded RNA, by P. Yin and colleagues, and genetic identification of a neural circuit by M.E.Carter and colleagues.

The article presents the list of the papers selected by the editors of the periodical which include deterministic direct reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotency, microbial production of short-chain alkanes, and clinical whole-exome sequencing for the diagnosis of Mendelian disorders.

The author discusses the requirement of introduction of technology in the field of biology. He informs that huge amount of data related to biology are released with the use of techniques, however the researchers find it difficult to interpret the data for their use. He suggests that for integrating computational analysis into biology, better documentation, validation and accessibility of software related with papers is required.

The article presents a table which lists several research papers that are selected by the periodical's editors including "cell-cell communication between malaria-infected red blood cells," "comparative analysis of RNA sequencing methods" and "synthetic generation of influenza vaccine viruses."

The article lists research papers selected by the editors of the periodicals on topics including delineating antibody, nodular basal-cell carcinoma and liver regeneration.

The article lists the papers selected by the editors of the journal "Nature Biotechnology" from the literature including "Structural and molecular interrogation of intact biological systems," by K. Chung and colleagues, "High-level semi-synthetic production of the potent antimalarial artemisinin," by C. J. Paddon and colleagues, and "X-ray analysis on the nanogram to microgram scale using porous complexes," by Y. Inokuma and colleagues.

The article lists several research papers selected by the editors of the journal which includes topics related to immunogenicity of differentiated cells derived from pluripotent cells, generation of rejuvenated antigen-specific T cells and regeneration of human tumor antigen-specific T cells.

The article presents several papers related to biotechnology including "Analysis of the bread wheat genome using whole-genome shotgun sequencing" by R. Brenchley and "Bioinspired multivalent DNA network for capture and release of cells" by W. Zhao.

The author discusses the biomedical literature in context to the replication of translational research. He mentions the process named Reproducibility Initiative for the validation of online published results introduced by the company Science Exchange. He highlights the expenditure of time, money and efforts created by the false papers which eventually affects the postdocs and academicians.

Charts and tables are presented that illustrate the trends in biotechnology literature for 2009-2010 including the number of biotechnology article published by region, the top 25 institutions publishing in biotechnology in 2008, and the top cited papers published in 2009 by field.

This article presents summaries of studies related to nature biotechnology. A research study by Kobayashi et al published in a 2010 issue of "Cell" shows that it is possible to gestate rat-mice chimeras to term. A new paper by Ji et al from a 2010 issue of "Nature" is the first to map the methylome of a differentiation hierarchy that encompasses several stages of progressive cell-fate restriction. Rottmann et al in a 2010 issue of "Science" reported the use of cellular proliferation assays as antimalarials.

The article offers a look at various manuscripts on proteomics and molecular interaction that were published after the publication of guidelines specifying the minimum reporting requirements for papers on such topics in an effort to analyze the impediments to data disclosure. The analysis found that guideline authors published at least one manuscript in 2008 but no accompanying data were archived. The issues surrounding proteomics research reporting are explored. Ways to promote data disclosure among proteomics researchers are also cited.

The article presents a profile of Rade Drmanac, a serial entrepreneur who founded the company HySeq, which later became Nuvelo. As a graduate student in Yugoslavia, Drmanac wrote his first paper on the sequencing by hybridization (SBH) technology for large-scale genome studies. The methodology employed by SBH and Drmanac's history in the field are discussed. He is launching his fourth business, Complete Genomics.

This article presents a correction of the January 2007 issue regarding a paper on targeting stem cell niches.

The article discusses various research papers published in several issues of the journal "Nature Biotechnology," including one by David Lockhart on genetic array technology and another by John Yates on proteomics.

The article presents highlights of several research papers presented in various scientific journals. The differences between the ears of contemporary maize, its wild ancestor teosinte, and their hybrid are analyzed. Time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy have been used to monitor the kinetics of photosynthetic oxygen evolution by photosystem II. Researchers have tried to connect data on the effects of drugs on isolated proteins with their effects on whole animals or organs. Knockdown technology have been used to silence microRNA and mRNA. Researchers have devised an approach for purifying genetically modified stem cells using fluorescent markers and fluorescent-activated cell sorting.

The article provides information on several biotechnology-related researches. A phase I clinical trial in eight individuals with mild Alzheimer disease appears to have slowed the decline of cognitive function. The treatment involved transplantation into the brain of autologous fibroblasts genetically modified to express nerve growth factor. Two papers in Science describe the use of synthetic gene regulatory cascades in Escherichia coli for determining what intrinsic and extrinsic factors contribute to gene expression fluctuations and how these fluctuations or "noise" are transmitted through gene cascades within single cells. The spread of West Nile virus, a zoonotic agent that can cause meningitis and encephalitis in the elderly and immunocompromised, is adding urgency to the search for new treatments to supplement human polyclonal antibodies.

Presents an erratum to the paper "Make or break for costimulatory blockers," by Ken Garber published in volume 22 of "Nature Biotechnology".

Presents an erratum to the paper "New biotech hubs may emerge as industry matures" by Paroma Basu.

Presents an erratum to the paper "Why biotech don't pay dividends-yet" by Tom Jacobs.

Presents an erratum to the paper "Invention and commercialization in optical bioimaging" by Daniel L. Farkas.

Focuses on the construction of influenza A virus from cloned cDNA segments. Difficulties faced in the in vitro alteration of the virus; Key features of the approach applied by researchers to study the pathogen; Cautions of a senior writer on the research paper on genetic engineering of influenza; Potential use of influenza for vaccines and gene therapy.

Examines the impact of transgenic trees on the efficiency of pulp production. Environmental and ecological effects; Pathway of lignin biosynthesis in angiosperm trees; Rate of root decomposition.