News Q&A in 2007

On 14 September, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) appointed Australian biologist Alan Trounson as its new president. The CIRM has lacked a permanent director since neuroscientist Zach Hall departed in April, amidst rumours of tension between himself and Robert Klein, chair of the $3-billion agency's board.

Jean Lindenmann, who discovered how inactivated viruses help to protect cells, talks to Alison Abbott about his career.

Nina Fedoroff begins as science and technology adviser to the US state department.