					27 June 2003 Data indicate reduced incidence of Salmonella in raw meat Data show that the prevalence of Salmonella in raw meat and poultry continues to decrease 27 June 2003 FDA cracks down on illegal drug use The FDA has acted against a veterinarian responsible for illegal drug residues in animals intended for food 27 June 2003 New class of human stem cells New human stem cells rapidly grow when implanted in the bone marrow of mice 27 June 2003 New pathway to human cancer Researchers have reported that cadmium disturbs a DNA repair system that prevents cancer 27 June 2003 Potassium channel target for breast cancer A gene that codes for a two-pore potassium channel appears to play a role in sporadic breast cancer 27 June 2003 Custom-made vaccines at speed Using reverse genetics, an experimental vaccine has been constructesd in less than a month 27 June 2003 Solving insoluble drug delivery An new method has been found to deliver poorly soluble drugs directly to the site they are needed 27 June 2003 Nanodevices hold promise for gene therapy Nanotechnology and biology have helped produce a nanodevice that is able to target, bind and cleave DNA 27 June 2003 Mountain chickens hatch clue to fetal development Oxygen supply more than nutrition may determine fetal growth and risk of cardiovascular disease in later life 27 June 2003 Harmful potential of viral vectors fuels doubts over gene therapy A recent study has suggested that modified viruses used in some gene therapy trials might cause health problems 27 June 2003 UK universities face star treatment in funding revamp New research assessment of British university departments could be introduced 27 June 2003 Biologist gets minimum sentence in 'espionage' case A Japanese biologist arrested two years ago in the US emerged with a light sentence 27 June 2003 Pet theory comes to the fore in fight against SARS Experts have identified the cat as a potential animal model for SARS 27 June 2003 Lasers take 3D brain scans A new technique for probing tissue samples with lasers could give three-dimensional images 27 June 2003 Monkeypox reaches West for first time Monkeypox, an infectious disease related to smallpox, has broken out of Africa 27 June 2003 New head for European Science Foundation Bertil Andersson has been announced as the new secretary general of the European Science Foundation (ESF). 27 June 2003 Vaccines may be key to controlling FMD Research into the use of vaccination to control an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease needs to intensify 27 June 2003 Executive board coverage The AVMA is co-funding a study evaluating the current status and future needs for veterinary medical research 27 June 2003 Researchers identify wild animal reservoirs for SARS Researchers have identified two animal species that harbour a coronavirus nearly identical to the SARS virus 27 June 2003 Safer methods for gene therapy Researchers at the NHGRI may have taken a major step towards safer gene therapy for patients 27 June 2003 Imaging technique tracks nerve growth and repair A technique to highlight the cytoskeletal infrastructure of nerve cells and their repair is being developed 27 June 2003 Regions of genome vulnerable to breaks Researchers have found that major evolutionary changes are most likely in about 400 'fragile' genomic regions 27 June 2003 Immune system ignores donor cells from new source Researchers have transplanted cells from one species to another without triggering an immune rejection repsonse 27 June 2003 Newly found organelle exists separate from plasma membrane Researchers have found an organelle existing independently from the plasma membrane 27 June 2003 Researchers discover new immune system molecule Researchers have identified a new member of the important B7 family of immune system 'co-stimulators 27 June 2003 DNA unwinding protein runs on two motors RecBCD, an enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix so it can be copied or repaired, is powered by two motor units 27 June 2003 New method makes cancer cells self-destruct Investigators have discovered a previously unrecognised way of forcing cancer cells to apoptose 27 June 2003 Model for human infertility Work on early ovarian follicle development in mice has produced what could be a key model for human infertility 27 June 2003 Lessons from SARS The global population can expect to face a new infectious disease every year, warns the director general of the WHO 27 June 2003 Does hormone replacement protect the brain? Very low levels of oestrogen replacement reduce injury from stroke in animals 27 June 2003 Y chromosome sequence completed Reports of the demise of the Y chromosome and an impending extinction of men may have been exaggerated 27 June 2003 Veterinary drug blamed for vulture death A massive vulture die-off in India may be caused by a veterinary drug present in cattle flesh 27 June 2003 Antibodies reveal 'hidden' SARS infections Antibodies against the deadly SARS virus have been found in three people who were not suspected cases 27 June 2003 Britain could resume eating older cattle Britain could drop its ban on eating older cattle without significantly raising the risk of vCJD in people 27 June 2003 Max Planck Society Retrenches The Max Planck Society has had its budget frozen and is being forced to shrink its operations 27 June 2003 Groups attack USDA animal plan Changes in the Animal Welfare Act in the US has given rise to criticism from research groups 27 June 2003 University of California to launch open-access journals Several top research universities are setting up electronic superarchives to store and share their researchers' data 27 June 2003 First global SARS meeting Some 2000 scientists and health experts are meeting in Kuala Lumpur (June 17–18) to discuss SARS 27 June 2003 William A. Catterall honoured William A. Catterall is the recipient of the 16th annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research 27 June 2003 Cancer Research UK names new head Cancer Research UK, the world's largest independent cancer research body, has appointed a new chief executive 27 June 2003 Replacing retroviruses An NIH committee will consider what gene therapy vectors could replace retroviruses 27 June 2003 Large-scale science Academic scientists should collaborate more frequently with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies 5 June 2003 Antibiotic could beat resistant TB Scientists believe they have found an antibiotic which could beat drug-resistant tuberculosis 5 June 2003 Animal coronaviruses provide clues for SARS virus When the first human retroviruses, including HIV, were discovered decades of research on animal retroviruses were a great help		5 June 2003 Tracing disease origins one of the most deadly viruses known to man - Ebola hemorrhagic fever - has resurfaced, with a 140 cases reported in the Republic of the Congo 5 June 2003 Army initiates procedural changes for rabies test The U.S. Army Veterinary Command has made two procedural changes involving the antibody virus neutralization test for rabies 5 June 2003 USDA requires new test for tickborne horse disease Horses imported into the United States from other countries must undergo a new test for piroplasmosis 5 June 2003 Heightened security precautions may cause problems for horse transportation Airlines have become wary of carrying tranquilizers for horses after the 11th September attacks in New York 5 June 2003 Canine vaccination guidelines intended for individualized treatment AAHA guidelines to aid practitioners making decisions about vaccination recommendations for their canine patients 5 June 2003 Unexpected role for sugars in development Chains of sugars called chondroitin play an important role in animal development 5 June 2003 Making sense of the genome Turning genome sequence information into knowledge of individual genes is difficult but a new online tool should help 5 June 2003 Essential gene for male fertility found A gene belonging to a family of genes implicated in heart disease is essential for male fertility 5 June 2003 Dog bites vet: why vet science is risky Being a working veterinarian carries a unique set of risks 5 June 2003 Sperm chip sorts motile from non-motile cells US scientists have created a chip that sifts wriggling sperm from dud ones 5 June 2003 Copied citations give impact factors a boost Scientific papers not widely read and lacking great influence can end up being classed high-impact 5 June 2003 Combined clinical and research trainings remain rare A solid understanding of basic research coupled with developed skills in clinical medicine is a highly desirable blend 5 June 2003 Scientific literacy: Clear as mud Apparently scientific literature has become steadily less accessible over the past half-century 5 June 2003 Nature offers free access to two key papers on Wnt Signalling proteins of the Wnt family are involved in many developmental processes during embryogenesis 5 June 2003 Free web focus on cell death and immunity Nature Immunology and Nature Reviews Immunology offers a joint Web Focus on Cell Death and Immunity 5 June 2003 Exotic market animals likely source of SARS Evidence of the deadly SARS virus has been discovered in three exotic animal species sold live in a Chinese market 5 June 2003 Canada finds case of mad cow disease Canada has announced its first case of 'mad cow disease' for a decade 5 June 2003 Mad cow quarantine in Canada extended Canadian officials recently quarantined two more cattle herds 5 June 2003 Assessing animal caretakers Caretakers of lab animals are still struggling to meet complex federal guidelines 5 June 2003 South Korean to head WHO Jong-Wook Lee from South Korea has been elected as the new director-general of the World Health Organization 5 June 2003 Schools shouldering more research costs The cost of setting up newly hired science faculty members is using increasing amounts of US university budgets 5 June 2003 Novel flu vaccine shows promise in mice A new prototype flu vaccine might be able to protect against current as well as future virus strains 5 June 2003 Step forward for safety of xenotransplantation Researchers have identified the receptors that are used by porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) to enter and infect a cell 5 June 2003 Selectively silencing mutant gene Researchers have shown that it is possible to silence a mutant gene without affecting expression of the normal gene 5 June 2003 Study clarifies JAK/STAT pathway in macrophages A molecule called SOCS3 slows the biochemical activity of macrophages but only after stimulation by IL-6 5 June 2003 New technique offers atomic resolution imaging A new imaging technique uses electron diffraction waves to improve image resolution and sensitivity 5 June 2003 3D in vivo imaging using quantum dots A new application of multiphoton microscopy shows blood vessel walls beneath the skin ripple with each heartbeat 5 June 2003 First successful cloning of equine A recently born mule foal is the first clone of the horse family 5 June 2003 HIV escape route from drugs and vaccines Virologists may have discovered a new way by which HIV can evade both anti-viral drugs and vaccines 5 June 2003 Virtual biopsy: A new way to look at cancer Scientists are using new imaging technology to help them perform 'virtual biopsies' 5 June 2003 Scientists admit they are still baffled by SARS Three months into the global outbreak of SARS and scientists admit they are still baffled by the new disease 5 June 2003 Challenging the tyranny of impact factors 'The politics of publication' (Nature 422, 259–261; 2003), about journal mania and the tyranny of impact factors, was like a breath of fresh air 5 June 2003 Portrait of a serial sequencer Craig Venter, after sequencing the human gemome, now plans to sequence every microbe in the Atlantic Ocean 5 June 2003 Research funded by drug companies is 'biased' Research funded by drug companies is more likely to produce results that favour the sponsor's product 5 June 2003 SARS vaccine tests begin in monkeys Tests of a potential vaccine against the deadly SARS virus are about to start in monkeys 5 June 2003 Resistant sheep get BSE Resistance to TSEs in sheep can be influenced by polymorphisms of the gene that encodes prion protein 5 June 2003 Transcription factor assists in wound healing A protein essential for embryonic development is also used to assist in the healing of cuts and lacerations 5 June 2003 Flu discovery to help thwart next pandemic Researchers have discovered the key elements in the flu virus that are important in the T-cell’s response 5 June 2003 Possible treatment vaccine for prion diseases A way to detect and treat the brain-wasting damage of infectious prions has been uncovered by scientists 5 June 2003 Cloning embryos from cancer cells Nuclei removed from mouse brain tumour cells give rise to cloned embryos 5 June 2003 Poultry market highlights pandemic potential The next killer influenza strain might leap directly from ducks to humans, argues a new report 5 June 2003 Dog origins exposed A technique to decipher crossbreed origins is well on its way 5 June 2003 Science and Law: Swapping the lab for the law For scientists who want a career in law, the options are greater than ever


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