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Singapore, 2 - 4 Dec
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EvoDevo now open for submissions
EvoDevo is a new journal which focuses on a broad range of topics associated with the translation of genotype to phenotype in a phylogenetic context.
New from Journal of Biology
The development of the checkpoint concept was a landmark in the understanding of cell cycle control, but Alexey Khodjakov and Conly Rieder argue that it is widely misunderstood, to the detriment of progress in cell cycle research.
Online Information in London, UK 1 - 3 Dec
BioMed Central will be exhibiting at Booth #410 (Springer stand)
Sterile Insect Technique supplement published in Malaria Journal
Malaria Journal has published a collection of reviews: Development of the sterile insect technique for African malaria vectors.

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	Collaborative UK research requires change Trials 2009, 10:108 The NHS, industry and academia must take steps to meet the challenge of working together in order to comply with recent UK government directives and generate high-quality clinical research, commentary suggests.

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