On Right and Wrong Drawings

Right pace, wrong place.

Right cell, wrong cell.

Left is right, right is wrong.

correspondence correspondence Left is right, right is wrong T he cover illustration of the August 2009 issue of EMBO reports, although aesthetically pleasing, is unfortunately erroneous and could come as a shock to researchers in the chromatin field. Canonical nucleosomes are indeed left-handed, such as the nucleosomes in the left 'column' of chro-matin fibres on the cover. However, in the righ...

Reuse : Right Idea , Wrong Representation ?

This paper introduces the DSLGen (Domain Specific Language Generator), an execution platform independent program generation system that produces optimized code (without reprogramming) for multiple execution platform architectures. The target computation is specified in a programming language independent, Implementation Neutral Specification (INS) form and need not ever be changed unless the tar...

Right and wrong reasons to be screened.

How would you feel if you found out that your 85-yearold mother (or grandmother, if you prefer) had just undergone a pelvic examination to obtain a routine Pap smear? Perhaps you’d be pleased, believing she was being provided the best possible preventive care for cervical cancer. Maybe you’d be reassured, seeing it as evidence that her doctor still cares about her. Perhaps you’d be angry, viewi...