The Agenda

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FATE FINDING >> Steven Reiner writes about how T cells divide to follow their fates - and the experiments he did to figure it out (see "Separate and unequal"). Hear him speak on the subject February 4 in Snowbird, Utah at the Keystone conference on Lymphocyte Activation and Signaling. To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/29wwf9.

PAYING TRIAL SUBJECTS >> For a feature this month, Alla Katsnelson asks, "How much should you pay clinical trial subjects?" For more on recruiting volunteers for trials, check out the Clinical Trials Congress session on pre-qualified candidates, February 25 in Orlando, Florida. For more, go to http://tinyurl.com/2ze6m5.

STICKING POINTS >> Scientists say they're getting a handle on why acupuncture works (see "Needling into addiction"). To give your two cents on such research, attend the public comment session of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's meeting February 1 in Rockville, MD. For more, visit http://nccam.nih.gov/about/advisory/naccam/.

MONEY MAKING >> This month, Bob Grant tells you how to save for retirement. If those tips have whetted your money-making appetite, pick up Gerald and Marvin Appel's latest book, Beating the Market, 3 Months at a Time, coming out this month from FT Press. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/3yhrro.