Creationists, Award Winners, and DNA Researchers: the August Issue of ASBMB Today

If you're an ASBMB member, the latest issue of ASBMB Today should be landing in your mailbox any day now. If you're not a member, or you would like a sneak-peek at what's in store in the print edition, you can check out the digital version of the magazine.

The August issue of ASBMB Today is packed with interesting and exciting content, including:

• A lively column by ASBMB President Gregory Petsko about the creationist movement's latest "assault on science," and a companion piece by ASBMB science policy fellow Angela Hvited on Governor Bobby Jindal's "Louisiana Science Education Act."
• The names and bios of the 2009 ASBMB award winners.
• The latest article in the series on publishing research in the Journal of Biological Chemistry: this month Cadmus Communications explains how best to prepare and include tables in your research paper.
• Four articles that look at what’s in store for 2009 ASBMB Annual Meeting attendees who are interested in DNA and nuclear research.
• A look at how a research assistant at biotechnology firm decided to become a marketing communications writer.
• Highlights from the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the Journal of Lipid Research, and Molecular and Cellular Proteomics.
• A profile of ASBMB member Karen Vasquez whose research involves unwinding the mysteries of unusual DNA structural variants that contribute to genome instability, recombination, and gene expression.
  

I am also pleased to announce that ASBMB Today recently received a 2008 APEX Award for Publication Excellence in the category of Most Improved Magazines and Journals. We couldn’t have done this without our excellent writers, staff, and designer, and of course, suggestions from our readers. So keep sending those thoughts and comments to asbmbtoday@asbmb.org.