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The article informs that the first rough pencil sketch of a DNA molecule by the late Francis Crick was made available online for the first time on Monday. The scribble, along with an archive of his work, will give a unique insight into the discovery of the legendary double helix. The 1953 breakthrough heralded a new era of genetic science and earned Crick and James Watson a share of the 1962 Nobel prize for medicine. Crick's doodle is one of 350 documents and images posted online by the Wellcome Trust, some from Crick's personal archive, including his original research papers on DNA and genetic codes. The hope is that the finished archive compiled with the help of U.S. National Library of Medicine will contain 11,000 items.

This article reports about top medical journals have devised a plan to prevent drug firms from suppressing negative results of their clinical trials. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors says its members will refuse to publish papers on clinical trial results if the trial was not recorded publicly at its outset. The journals involved include The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The register — to be set up over the next 12 months — would record the size, design and purpose of each trial. This should prevent companies from selectively reporting positive results or spinning data to suppress inconclusive or unflattering conclusions, says Catherine De Angelis, editor-in-chief of JAMA.