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		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 \| 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 \| 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
		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 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.
		Review LKB1 and AMPK and the cancer-metabolism link - ten years after D Hardie, Dario R Alessi BMC Biology 2013, 11:36 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Ten years ago Grahame Hardie published in Journal of Biology (now BMC Biology) the discovery that the upstream activating kinase he was seeking for the multifarious energy sensor AMPK was the tumor suppressor, LKB1, that Dario Alessi was working on in a neighboring lab. For BMC Biology’s tenth anniversary they review some of what they have discovered since.
		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.
		Interview Two structure papers, a call from Frankfurt airport, and how to escape from reviewer delays: An interview with Peter Walter Peter Walter, Miranda Robertson BMC Biology 2013, 11:34 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Interview An interview with Patrick O Brown on the origins and future of open access Patrick O Brown BMC Biology 2013, 11:33 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary In an interview for the BMC Biology tenth anniversary collection, Patrick O Brown excavates his memory for the origins of open access publishing, and finds a vision of the future still to be fulfilled.
		Editorial A view forward from ten years of BMC Biology Miranda Robertson BMC Biology 2013, 11:32 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF
		Commentary Mitochondrial genomes as living ‘fossils’ Ian Small BMC Biology 2013, 11:30 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Ian Small discusses why the "fossilised" mitochondrial genome of Liriodendron could have such a slow mutation rate, and what it might tell us about the evolution of RNA editing.
		Research article The “fossilized” mitochondrial genome of Liriodendron tulipifera: ancestral gene content and order, ancestral editing sites, and extraordinarily low mutation rate Aaron O Richardson, Danny W Rice, Gregory J Young, Andrew J Alverson, Jeffrey D Palmer BMC Biology 2013, 11:29 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The mitochondrial genome of the tulip tree has a remarkably slow rate of nucleotide substitution, and could offer insight into the content and organisation of this genome in the ancestral flowering plant.
		Commentary Biological functions of natural antisense transcripts Andreas Werner BMC Biology 2013, 11:31 (12 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		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 \| 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 \| 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
		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 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.
		Review LKB1 and AMPK and the cancer-metabolism link - ten years after D Hardie, Dario R Alessi BMC Biology 2013, 11:36 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Ten years ago Grahame Hardie published in Journal of Biology (now BMC Biology) the discovery that the upstream activating kinase he was seeking for the multifarious energy sensor AMPK was the tumor suppressor, LKB1, that Dario Alessi was working on in a neighboring lab. For BMC Biology’s tenth anniversary they review some of what they have discovered since.
		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.
		Interview Two structure papers, a call from Frankfurt airport, and how to escape from reviewer delays: An interview with Peter Walter Peter Walter, Miranda Robertson BMC Biology 2013, 11:34 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Interview An interview with Patrick O Brown on the origins and future of open access Patrick O Brown BMC Biology 2013, 11:33 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary In an interview for the BMC Biology tenth anniversary collection, Patrick O Brown excavates his memory for the origins of open access publishing, and finds a vision of the future still to be fulfilled.
		Editorial A view forward from ten years of BMC Biology Miranda Robertson BMC Biology 2013, 11:32 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF
		Commentary Mitochondrial genomes as living ‘fossils’ Ian Small BMC Biology 2013, 11:30 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Ian Small discusses why the "fossilised" mitochondrial genome of Liriodendron could have such a slow mutation rate, and what it might tell us about the evolution of RNA editing.
		Research article The “fossilized” mitochondrial genome of Liriodendron tulipifera: ancestral gene content and order, ancestral editing sites, and extraordinarily low mutation rate Aaron O Richardson, Danny W Rice, Gregory J Young, Andrew J Alverson, Jeffrey D Palmer BMC Biology 2013, 11:29 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The mitochondrial genome of the tulip tree has a remarkably slow rate of nucleotide substitution, and could offer insight into the content and organisation of this genome in the ancestral flowering plant.
		Commentary Biological functions of natural antisense transcripts Andreas Werner BMC Biology 2013, 11:31 (12 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed