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    Forecasting the future in science is fun but often hopelessly misleading. This publication, commissioned by all the Naturejournals, focuses on future developments about which we can be reasonably confident and which will have an impact on the lives of all of us.

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    Throughout its 130-year history, Naturehas provided readers with news and comment about scientific careers. ThisNatureCollection provides a repository of invaluable websites and other data essential for the serious jobhunter who wants just the right opportunity.

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    The progress that has been made in the last decades in understanding the biology of the nervous system is extraordinary, and nowhere is this more immediately relevant than in the understanding and treatment of neurological disorders. Thus, we believe that this supplement is both timely and important to our readership.

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    On 13 January 1999, Brazil suffered a shock which, if you listened to some commentators abroad, shook it to its very core. In São Paulo the following week, however, the locals were unfazed. By Latin American standards, a devaluation of 25 per cent (later 45 per cent) was not much to get excited about...

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    The aim of this Collection is to celebrate the ingenuity and diversity of physics in the twentieth-century.

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    The first global meeting to cover the complete range of issues concerning contemporary science and its relationship to society for almost 20 years, took place in Budapest from 26 06 to 1 07 1999, jointly organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the International Council for Science (ICSU).

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    The 40th anniversary of the Kitt Peak National Observatory seems an appropriate time to reflect on how far we have come, and where the future of astronomy might lie.

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    This supplement offers a series of Review Articles from Natureaddressing advances in drug delivery, xenotransplantation and cell and gene therapy.

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    This NatureGuide to Scientific Opportunities in Spain (April 1998) demonstrates the enthusiasm of the country's institutions — from autonomous regional governments to universities, research institutes and industry — for extending the boundaries of the national scientific endeavour.