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Volume 437 Number 7058 ppxi-594 In this issue (22 September 2005) • • • • • • • Authors Editorials Research Highlights News News Features Business Correspondence • Commentary • Books and Arts • News and Views • News and Views Feature • Brief Communications • Brief Communications Arising (this content only available online) • Review • Articles • Letters • Naturejobs • Futures Authors Making the paper pxi On the trail of nitrification among marine microorganisms. David Stahl Abstractions pxi Quantified: Japan pxi Editorials Don't keep your distance p451 Investigations that involve human subjects always require a close relationship between the researchers and those being studied. Value-free nanotech? p451 Efforts to gauge public attitudes to nanotechnology reveal concerns that can be readily addressed. Science after Katrina p452 The hurricane disaster on the Gulf coast will change the federal government's research priorities. Research Highlights Research highlights p454 News Astronomers reject the term 'planet' p456 Controversial plan would end debate over number of planets in Solar System. Jim Giles Brain imaging ready to detect terrorists, say neuroscientists p457 MRI scans can pick up lies, but raise ethical issues. Jennifer Wild Flu researchers slam US agency for hoarding data p458 Better sharing of information would help vaccine design. Declan Butler Industry money skews drug overviews p458 Meta-analyses gain a positive spin if funded by drug firms. Jim Giles Hurricane link to climate change is hazy p461 Research may show why storms in different regions respond differently to global warming. Quirin Schiermeier Lack of lab notes casts doubt on RNA researcher's results p461 Japanese university has been unable to confirm its professor's results. Ichiko Fuyuno After Katrina: tracking the toxic flood p462 Gulf mission assesses state of wildlife and fish stocks. Adrianne App