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'Media will never influence learning': but will simulation?

In this edition of Medical Education, Norman, Dore and Grierson present a review of the association between simulation fidelity and transfer of learning. The review addresses a practical question, references literature from several disciplines, and tackles important limitations in a manner that can enlighten medical educators. In this commentary, we expand upon some of the theories cited with t...

Life Will Never Be the Same

It seems appropriate that the Cold Spring Harbor Genome Sequencing and Biology Meeting, which witnessed the creation of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) in 1988, should this year present three major advances in genomic science: the completion of the ®nished sequence of Drosophila melanogaster; the announcement that 85% of the genome of Homo sapiens is now in draft sequence; and the complete...

Why Computers Will Never Be People

The notion that computers and robots either have a measure of intelligence, or at least will have at some stage, has firmly taken root in Western culture. It has inspired a slew of science fiction novels and films, and one of these, ‘The Matrix’, has attained the status of a modern classic. Moreover, it has powerful advocates in the scientific and philosophical fraternities, the most prominent ...

ROCK and Rho will never Dia

In This Issue In This Issue ROCK and Rho will never Dia irectional migration of a cell requires both lamellipodia formation at the leading edge and actomyosin contraction within the tail. New results from Tsuji et al. (page 819) indicate that Rho may mediate both tasks, and that these two arms of Rho signaling are antagonistic. Rho signaling is known to mediate the formation of stress fibers, s...