20 January, 2012
Volume 148, Issue 1

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Volume 148, Issue 1

On the cover: In this issue of Cell, Tachibana et al. (pp. 285–295) assess the developmental potential of rhesus macaque pluripotent and totipotent stem cells by chimera assay. They find that pluripotent embryonic stem cells and cells from isolated inner cell masses do not contribute to chimeras. Rather, aggregation of totipotent early embryos was required. The cover image shows “Roku,” a chimeric monkey produced by embryo aggregation.

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2012 Funding Forecast

As the global economic crisis deepens, is the long-term future of publicly funded research at risk?

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Chromothripsis: the p53 Connection

One year on from the discovery of catastrophically damaged cancer chromosomes, clues emerge as to their origins.

Article by Korbel et al.

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Chimeric Monkeys

Can monkey ESCs incorporate into host embryos and develop into chimeras? The situation in primates looks a bit more complex than in mice.

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Executing the Necrosis Program

A small-molecule inhibitor of programmed necrosis reveals how RIP kinase fragments mitochondria.

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Pancreatic Cancer Makes an Early Getaway

Metastasis can occur before detectable tumors form, but models of this rapid spread suggest improved treatment options.

Articles by Stanger et al. and Michor et al.

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A TF Times Replication

Ordered firing of DNA replication origins depends on their clustering by Forkhead transcription factors.

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