Focus Issue: Going for the Gut
Elizabeth M. Adler*
Associate Editor of Science's STKE, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005, USA.
Summary:
This weeks issues of Science and Sciences STKE cover various aspects of gastrointestinal function and malfunction. Topics include the regulation of feeding behavior, host interactions with the organisms that colonize the gut, signaling pathways involved in gut barrier function and self-renewal, and factors associated with gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders and the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal cancers.
*Contact information. E-mail: eadler{at}aaas.org.