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News - Leprosy genome - New constitution - Human genome papers - Institute of Psychiatry building - Artists in residence - Research in the NHS - Sciart winners - Stage and screen Analysis The people's science : Involving consumers in scietific research - There are increasing calls for end-users of research to be involoved in polcy setting and decision making. But what does this mean in practice? Time to talk : Scientists' perception of science communication - Scientists are keen to communicate, but significant obstacles block their participation in public debate. Primed for action : Primary care research in Keele - A new primary care research centre at Keele University will house high-quality interdisciplinary, practice-oriented research aimed at improving the delivery of primary healthcare. Know thy enemy : Pathogen genome sequencing - Recent years have seen a prodigious burst of activity in pathogen genome sequencing projects. Structural genomics : Thinking big in three dimensions - Producing three-dimensional structures for all human proteins - structural genomics - is arguably an even bigger challenge than sequencing the human genome. Protein power : Deciphering the genome with proteomics - Proteins are the new genes and proteomics is the new genomics; after years out of the spotlight, proteins are back in fashion again. Research Directions On an epic scale : Studying proteins in scotland - Two Scottish universities are using joint infrastructure fund support to develop facilities for the study of proteins. Banking on success :Central resources in functional genomics - The availability of genome sequences will undoubtedly speed up biomedical research in turn, other shared resources will help ensure best use is made of genome data. Three's company :Trilateral partnerships tackling tropical infectious disease - Trilateral programmes funded through the wellcome trust-burroughs wellcome fund infectious desease initiative will help provide international expertise and resources to tackles these diseases. War stories : Lifting the lid on the Siege of Leningrad - The opening up of the former soviet union has allowed unprecedented access to medical and social archives concerning the industrialized world's most horrific famine.