BioEssays

Volume 34, Issue 2, February 2012

From one cell type to another: Regulation by Wnt-Notch signalling. Highlighted article: Wnt-Notch signalling: An integrated mechanism regulating transitions between cell stated (pages 110-118)

Coming out of the shade: Shadow enhancers in the spotlight. Highlighted article: Shadow enhancers: Frequently asked questions about cis-regulatory information and enhancer redundancy (pages 135-141)

Gene regulatory networks: The machines of evolution. Highlighted article: The molecular and mathematical basis of Waddington's epigenetic landscape: A framework for post-Darwinian biology? (pages 149-157)

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