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The Science Multimedia Center

Special Multimedia Feature: Plant Genomes

The finished sequences of the flowering plants Arabidopsis, rice, poplar, and grape, the moss Physcomitrella, and the algae Chlamydomonas have begun to allow scientists to understand how plant genomes share common ground with genomes of other organisms, and how they differ. A special section of Science's 25 April 2008 issue explores how plant genomic knowledge is lending insights into investigations from biochemistry to ecosystems.

Accompanying the special section is an online interactive feature that explores -- through video interviews, an animation, text, graphics, and an interactive map -- how advances in plant genome research are contributing to our understanding of plant biology and evolution, and translating into tangible benefits for society such as improved crop varieties.

Plant Genomes multimedia feature

Science Podcast

Science Podcast

Listen to our weekly audiocasts on stories featured in Science and its online companion sites -- and point your aggregator to our podcast RSS feed to download them automatically. In our 9 May show: climate change in the Sahara (with Stefan Kröpelin, left (photo by Erik Sick)), HIV prevention priorities, neurobiology of morality, and more. It's all free.

Video

Video
Gene Regulation >
As in civil society, where there must necessarily be checks and balances on freedom of expression, cells have evolved a range of mechanisms to regulate the expression of their constituent genes. This video presentation, an accompaniment to Science's 28 March 2008 special issue on gene regulation highlights the central role of RNA in gene regulation.

On the Cover This Week

This Week's Science Cover

COVER Lake Boku at the Ounianga oasis in remote northeastern Chad, one of the few remaining bodies of water in the almost rainless Sahara. Still sustained by fossil groundwater dating from the humid past, it is doomed because of encroaching dunes. See page 765.

Photo: S. Kröpelin [Larger view of cover]

Images and Slide Shows

Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2007  >
From depicting the inside of the nose to modeling the flight of bats to exploring the neurobiology of nicotine addiction: The winners and honorable mentions of the fifth annual challenge, cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science, explore new and interesting approaches to visualizing science. (Posted 28 September 2007)

Also, check out these other exhibits:

Interactives

Interactives
The Macaque Genome >
An interactive version of the pull-out poster accompanying Science's 13 April 2006 issue on the rhesus macaque genome -- including high-quality images, additional content, and embedded video not found in the dead-trees version, plus a special related teaching resource for high school educators. (Flash 8 or higher required.)

Science Webinar Series
Brought to you by the Science/AAAS Business Office

Register for the latest webinars or view previously recorded broadcasts on demand. Topics include Biomarker Discovery, Viral Metagenomics, and Mass Spectrometry.

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