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		Research article Functional divergence of the brain-size regulating gene MCPH1 during primate evolution and the origin of humans Lei Shi, Ming Li, Qiang Lin, Xuebin Qi, Bing Su BMC Biology 2013, 11:62 (22 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii influence the production of mucus glycans and the development of goblet cells in the colonic epithelium of a gnotobiotic model rodent Laura Wrzosek, Sylvie Miquel, Marie-Louise Noordine, Stephan Bouet, Marie Joncquel Chevalier-Curt, Véronique Robert, Catherine Philippe, Chantal Bridonneau, Claire Cherbuy, Catherine Robbe-Masselot, Philippe Langella, Muriel Thomas BMC Biology 2013, 11:61 (21 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Interview In pursuit of an HIV vaccine: an interview with Andrew McMichael Andrew J McMichael BMC Biology 2013, 11:60 (21 May 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Can the immune system be induced to protect itself against HIV infection? Andrew McMichael gives his perspective in an interview, explaining the challenges faced in making a vaccine and why he remains optimistic about the potential of eliciting strong T cell responses for controlling the virus.
		Opinion Thirty years on: HIV receptor gymnastics and the prevention of infection Robin A Weiss BMC Biology 2013, 11:57 (21 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Robin Weiss, in an article to mark the 30^th anniversary of the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), reviews the complex interactions of the virus with the specialized surface molecules by which it gains entry into cells, and how this has led to drugs that block it.
		Question and Answer Q&A: Antibiotic resistance: what more do we know and what more can we do? Gerard D Wright BMC Biology 2013, 11:51 (17 May 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Antibiotic resistance is both an ancient phenomenon and a worsening medical problem. Gerard Wright explains why, and what should be done about it.
		Research article On the origin of POU5F1 Stephen Frankenberg, Marilyn B Renfree BMC Biology 2013, 11:56 (9 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Spatial and temporal in vivo analysis of circulating and sessile immune cells in mosquitoes: hemocyte mitosis following infection Jonas G King, Julián F Hillyer BMC Biology 2013, 11:55 (30 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Observations on the number, location, phagocytic activity and cell division of hemocytes in the body cavity of mosquitoes sheds new light on the biology of insect immune system cells.
		Commentary Somatic and visceral nervous systems - an ancient duality Paola Bertucci, Detlev Arendt BMC Biology 2013, 11:54 (30 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The idea that vertebrates are composed of a ‘visceral’ and ‘somatic’ self, responding to internal and external stimuli, respectively, was first put forward in the 19th century. Now, molecular fingerprinting indicates a duality between the somatic and visceral nervous systems that appears to predate Bilataria.
		Research article Ancient origin of somatic and visceral neurons Marc Nomaksteinsky, Stefan Kassabov, Zoubida Chettouh, Henri-Corto Stoeklé, Laure Bonnaud, Gilles Fortin, Eric R Kandel, Jean-François Brunet BMC Biology 2013, 11:53 (30 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The great American palaeontologist and anatomist Alfred Romer speculated that early in animal life, an emerging somatic nervous system, focused on the outside world, struggled to dominate the visceral nervous system that takes care of the internal systems that keep us alive. Jean-François Brunet and colleagues identify the molecular signatures that tell the evolutionary tale of this duality.
		Research article Statistical support for the hypothesis of developmental constraint in marsupial skull evolution C Verity Bennett, Anjali Goswami BMC Biology 2013, 11:52 (26 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article High-density linkage mapping in a pine tree reveals a genomic region associated with inbreeding depression and provides clues to the extent and distribution of meiotic recombination Emilie Chancerel, Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Isabelle Lesur, Céline Noirot, Christophe Klopp, François Ehrenmann, Christophe Boury, Grégoire Le Provost, Philippe Label, Céline Lalanne, Valérie Léger, Franck Salin, Jean-Marc Gion, Christophe Plomion BMC Biology 2013, 11:50 (18 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Radial glial cells play a key role in echinoderm neural regeneration Vladimir S Mashanov, Olga R Zueva, José E García-Arrarás BMC Biology 2013, 11:49 (18 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Repair of a cut radial nerve cord in a sea cucumber is mediated by radial glial cells that dedifferentiate, divide and give rise to new neurons.
		Anniversary Update Tropical rain forest evolution: palms as a model group Thomas LP Couvreur, William J Baker BMC Biology 2013, 11:48 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update White-nose syndrome in bats: illuminating the darkness Paul M Cryan, Carol Meteyer, Justin G Boyles, David S Blehert BMC Biology 2013, 11:47 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Seeing the Tree of Life behind the phylogenetic forest Pere Puigbò, Yuri I Wolf, Eugene V Koonin BMC Biology 2013, 11:46 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Arthropods and inherited bacteria: from counting the symbionts to understanding how symbionts count Olivier Duron, Gregory DD Hurst BMC Biology 2013, 11:45 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Segment assembly, structure alignment and iterative simulation in protein structure prediction Yang Zhang, Jeffrey Skolnick BMC Biology 2013, 11:44 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Systematic curation of protein and genetic interaction data for computable biology Kara Dolinski, Andrew Chatr-aryamontri, Mike Tyers BMC Biology 2013, 11:43 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Neurosensory transmission without a synapse: new perspectives on taste signaling Sue C Kinnamon BMC Biology 2013, 11:42 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Fuzzy species revisited William P Hanage BMC Biology 2013, 11:41 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update The new micro-kingdoms of eukaryotes Jan Pawlowski BMC Biology 2013, 11:40 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Editorial Tenth anniversary updates from our authors Penelope Austin, Kester Jarvis BMC Biology 2013, 11:39 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Opinion Of flies and men: insights on organismal metabolism from fruit flies Akhila Rajan, Norbert Perrimon BMC Biology 2013, 11:38 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary For many reasons metabolism is now a high-profile topic, and in an update to mark the tenth anniversary of BMC Biology, Norbert Perrimon and Akhila Rajan review the remarkable similarities that make Drosophila a model for mammalian metabolism, and some recent advances made possible by the advantages of this model organism.
		Review Drugging Hedgehog: signaling the pathway to translation Tom J Carney, Philip W Ingham BMC Biology 2013, 11:37 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Ten years ago Jeff Porter and colleagues published a screen for small-molecule modulators of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in the Journal of Biology. For BMC Biology’s 10^th anniversary, Tom Carney and Philip Ingham discuss the far-reaching clinical impact of some of the agonists and antagonists they discovered.
		Comment Domesticating the beast Virginia Walbot BMC Biology 2013, 11:35 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary In 2009, Virginia Walbot commented ‘Are we training pit bulls to review our manuscripts?’ Revisiting the topic, she asks if we can tame our pit bull reviewers by involving students more in peer review and teaching them to see things from an authors’ perspective and the perspective of the journal that is responsible for making a decision on publication.

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		Research article Functional divergence of the brain-size regulating gene MCPH1 during primate evolution and the origin of humans Lei Shi, Ming Li, Qiang Lin, Xuebin Qi, Bing Su BMC Biology 2013, 11:62 (22 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
		Research article Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii influence the production of mucus glycans and the development of goblet cells in the colonic epithelium of a gnotobiotic model rodent Laura Wrzosek, Sylvie Miquel, Marie-Louise Noordine, Stephan Bouet, Marie Joncquel Chevalier-Curt, Véronique Robert, Catherine Philippe, Chantal Bridonneau, Claire Cherbuy, Catherine Robbe-Masselot, Philippe Langella, Muriel Thomas BMC Biology 2013, 11:61 (21 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Interview In pursuit of an HIV vaccine: an interview with Andrew McMichael Andrew J McMichael BMC Biology 2013, 11:60 (21 May 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Can the immune system be induced to protect itself against HIV infection? Andrew McMichael gives his perspective in an interview, explaining the challenges faced in making a vaccine and why he remains optimistic about the potential of eliciting strong T cell responses for controlling the virus.
		Opinion Thirty years on: HIV receptor gymnastics and the prevention of infection Robin A Weiss BMC Biology 2013, 11:57 (21 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Robin Weiss, in an article to mark the 30^th anniversary of the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), reviews the complex interactions of the virus with the specialized surface molecules by which it gains entry into cells, and how this has led to drugs that block it.
		Question and Answer Q&A: Antibiotic resistance: what more do we know and what more can we do? Gerard D Wright BMC Biology 2013, 11:51 (17 May 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Antibiotic resistance is both an ancient phenomenon and a worsening medical problem. Gerard Wright explains why, and what should be done about it.
		Research article On the origin of POU5F1 Stephen Frankenberg, Marilyn B Renfree BMC Biology 2013, 11:56 (9 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Spatial and temporal in vivo analysis of circulating and sessile immune cells in mosquitoes: hemocyte mitosis following infection Jonas G King, Julián F Hillyer BMC Biology 2013, 11:55 (30 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Observations on the number, location, phagocytic activity and cell division of hemocytes in the body cavity of mosquitoes sheds new light on the biology of insect immune system cells.
		Commentary Somatic and visceral nervous systems - an ancient duality Paola Bertucci, Detlev Arendt BMC Biology 2013, 11:54 (30 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The idea that vertebrates are composed of a ‘visceral’ and ‘somatic’ self, responding to internal and external stimuli, respectively, was first put forward in the 19th century. Now, molecular fingerprinting indicates a duality between the somatic and visceral nervous systems that appears to predate Bilataria.
		Research article Ancient origin of somatic and visceral neurons Marc Nomaksteinsky, Stefan Kassabov, Zoubida Chettouh, Henri-Corto Stoeklé, Laure Bonnaud, Gilles Fortin, Eric R Kandel, Jean-François Brunet BMC Biology 2013, 11:53 (30 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The great American palaeontologist and anatomist Alfred Romer speculated that early in animal life, an emerging somatic nervous system, focused on the outside world, struggled to dominate the visceral nervous system that takes care of the internal systems that keep us alive. Jean-François Brunet and colleagues identify the molecular signatures that tell the evolutionary tale of this duality.
		Research article Statistical support for the hypothesis of developmental constraint in marsupial skull evolution C Verity Bennett, Anjali Goswami BMC Biology 2013, 11:52 (26 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article High-density linkage mapping in a pine tree reveals a genomic region associated with inbreeding depression and provides clues to the extent and distribution of meiotic recombination Emilie Chancerel, Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Isabelle Lesur, Céline Noirot, Christophe Klopp, François Ehrenmann, Christophe Boury, Grégoire Le Provost, Philippe Label, Céline Lalanne, Valérie Léger, Franck Salin, Jean-Marc Gion, Christophe Plomion BMC Biology 2013, 11:50 (18 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Radial glial cells play a key role in echinoderm neural regeneration Vladimir S Mashanov, Olga R Zueva, José E García-Arrarás BMC Biology 2013, 11:49 (18 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Repair of a cut radial nerve cord in a sea cucumber is mediated by radial glial cells that dedifferentiate, divide and give rise to new neurons.
		Anniversary Update Tropical rain forest evolution: palms as a model group Thomas LP Couvreur, William J Baker BMC Biology 2013, 11:48 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update White-nose syndrome in bats: illuminating the darkness Paul M Cryan, Carol Meteyer, Justin G Boyles, David S Blehert BMC Biology 2013, 11:47 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Seeing the Tree of Life behind the phylogenetic forest Pere Puigbò, Yuri I Wolf, Eugene V Koonin BMC Biology 2013, 11:46 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Arthropods and inherited bacteria: from counting the symbionts to understanding how symbionts count Olivier Duron, Gregory DD Hurst BMC Biology 2013, 11:45 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Segment assembly, structure alignment and iterative simulation in protein structure prediction Yang Zhang, Jeffrey Skolnick BMC Biology 2013, 11:44 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Systematic curation of protein and genetic interaction data for computable biology Kara Dolinski, Andrew Chatr-aryamontri, Mike Tyers BMC Biology 2013, 11:43 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Neurosensory transmission without a synapse: new perspectives on taste signaling Sue C Kinnamon BMC Biology 2013, 11:42 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update Fuzzy species revisited William P Hanage BMC Biology 2013, 11:41 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Anniversary Update The new micro-kingdoms of eukaryotes Jan Pawlowski BMC Biology 2013, 11:40 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Editorial Tenth anniversary updates from our authors Penelope Austin, Kester Jarvis BMC Biology 2013, 11:39 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Opinion Of flies and men: insights on organismal metabolism from fruit flies Akhila Rajan, Norbert Perrimon BMC Biology 2013, 11:38 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary For many reasons metabolism is now a high-profile topic, and in an update to mark the tenth anniversary of BMC Biology, Norbert Perrimon and Akhila Rajan review the remarkable similarities that make Drosophila a model for mammalian metabolism, and some recent advances made possible by the advantages of this model organism.
		Review Drugging Hedgehog: signaling the pathway to translation Tom J Carney, Philip W Ingham BMC Biology 2013, 11:37 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Ten years ago Jeff Porter and colleagues published a screen for small-molecule modulators of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in the Journal of Biology. For BMC Biology’s 10^th anniversary, Tom Carney and Philip Ingham discuss the far-reaching clinical impact of some of the agonists and antagonists they discovered.
		Comment Domesticating the beast Virginia Walbot BMC Biology 2013, 11:35 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary In 2009, Virginia Walbot commented ‘Are we training pit bulls to review our manuscripts?’ Revisiting the topic, she asks if we can tame our pit bull reviewers by involving students more in peer review and teaching them to see things from an authors’ perspective and the perspective of the journal that is responsible for making a decision on publication.