| Title | | 1 |
| Editorial | | 3 |
| Content | | 4 |
| Humour | Paul the Postdoc | 6 |
| News | News | 6 |
| Opinion | Observations of The Owl (7): Spongy Egos | 14 |
| Analysis | New model organisms | 16 |
| Humour | Incredible Science (7): Spitting Hedgehogs | 27 |
| Analysis | Career strategies for young European scientists (VII)/The EMBO Young Investigator Programme | 28 |
| Journal Club | Martinsried/Germany MicroRNA activation by p53 | 32 |
| Journal Club | Heraklion/Greece Bacterial protein translocation | 34 |
| Journal Club | Prague/Czech Republic Molecular ecology of finches and mice | 36 |
| Humour | One fine day in the lab (4): Lethal Phenotype | 37 |
| Publication Statistics | Immunology in Europe | 38 |
| Publication Statistics | Don't be misled by citation figures! (7): Highly cited ... but wrong! | 41 |
| Biobiz | Biotechnica's decision, to take place every year with immediate effect & Interview with A. Gruchow | 42 |
| Biobiz | The Bizarre World of Health Care (4): Look out - Politicians on the Way! | 46 |
| Biobiz | News | 47 |
| Close-up: New drugs from the ocean; Pharmamar (Madrid/Spain) | 50 |
| Products | Product Survey: Cell Culture Media: Feeding the Babies | 53 |
| Products | New products | 58 |
| Methods | Bench philosophy (8): This Page is under Construction | 60 |
| Books | Handbook of Therapeutic Antibodies / Clinical Microbiology / The World Without Us | 63 |
| Books | The Demon under the Microscope. By Thomas Hager | 64 |
| Humour | Cartoon: Superdoc (1) | 70 |
