Articles
Volume 11 (2013) - February 2013
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Research article
A functional genomics screen for microRNA regulators of NF-kappaB signaling Anthony O Olarerin-George, Lauren Anton, Yih-Chii Hwang, Michal A Elovitz, John B Hogenesch BMC Biology 2013, 11:19 (28 February 2013) |
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Editorial
Q&A: Re-review opt-out and painless publishing Miranda Robertson BMC Biology 2013, 11:18 (28 February 2013) BMC Biology operates on the principle that the function of a journal is to facilitate publication of sound research results. Miranda Robertson reviews in Q&A format the journal’s re-review opt-out policy and how it has worked over the four years of its operation. |
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Comment
Open questions: What is there left for cell biologists to do? Sean Munro BMC Biology 2013, 11:16 (27 February 2013) In a contribution to the 10th anniversary series on open questions in biology, Sean Munro asks provocatively what there is left for cell biologists to do, and with great elan and a touch of waspish humor produces five unanswered questions on issues from the special properties of non-dividing cells to the architecture of the brain. |
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Research article
Genome mining for methanobactins Grace E Kenney, Amy C Rosenzweig BMC Biology 2013, 11:17 (26 February 2013) Methanotrophic bacteria have potential as a biological methane sink, and methanobactins are a set of peptides important in regulating this activity. A genome mining study highlights genes involved in methanobactin production, but also suggests that not all methanotrophs have them. |
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Research article
Jose Vinuelas, Gael Kaneko, Antoine Coulon, Elodie Vallin, Valerie Morin, Camila Mejia-Pous, Jean-Jacques Kupiec, Guillaume Beslon, Olivier Gandrillon BMC Biology 2013, 11:15 (25 February 2013) A combined biological and computational approach adds further detail to a growing body of evidence that most genes undergo short bursts of transcription interspersed between long periods of downtime. |
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Commentary
Predicting the evolution of antibiotic resistance Martijn F Schenk, J Arjan GM de Visser BMC Biology 2013, 11:14 (22 February 2013) Commenting on research in BMC Evolutionary Biology, Arjan de Visser and Martijn Schenk discuss how two genetic properties, pleiotropy and epistasis, might help us to predict the evolution of antibiotic resistance. |
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Research article
Jingxia Xu, Thomas Gridley BMC Biology 2013, 11:13 (13 February 2013) |
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Research article
MST1, a key player, in enhancing fast skeletal muscle atrophy Bin Wei, Wen Dui, Dong Liu, Yan Xing, Zengqqiang Yuan, Guangju Ji BMC Biology 2013, 11:12 (1 February 2013) |
