PSI in the Spotlight: September 2008

This column presents announcements, recent appearances, and other notable news about the Protein Structure Initiative.

PSI-SGKB 15 September 2008

Big data: Wikiomics

Pioneering biologists are trying to use wiki-type web pages to manage and interpret data, reports Mitch Waldrop. But will the wider research community go along with the experiment?

Nature News 3 September 2008

Big data: The future of biocuration

To thrive, the field that links biologists and their data urgently needs structure, recognition and support.

Nature 4 September 2008

Mathematical biology centre launched

Tennessee institute will focus on dynamics of animal disease.

Nature News 1 September 2008

News in brief

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery September 2008

Chemical screening centers get funding boost

Nine centres in the United States receive $280 million to hunt for useful biochemicals.

Nature News 5 September 2008

Prions jump species barrier

Test tube experiments may help identify the most hazardous prion proteins.

Nature News 4 September 2008

Genetics: The production line

If more than 90% of the genome is 'junk' then why do cells make so much RNA from it? Anna Petherick goes in search of some answers.

Nature 27 August 2008

Heart of 'ageing enzyme' revealed

Telomerase protein structure will help research into ageing and cancer.

Nature News 31 August 2008