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PNAS Special Features

PNAS offers a series of Special Feature issues that highlight emerging fields in the physical, social, and biological sciences and are edited by leaders in the field. Special Features include a cluster of Perspectives and peer-reviewed research articles. As a service to readers, Special Features are freely available online from the date of publication. Bound reprints are available for a nominal fee. Submission of related research papers is highly encouraged.

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PNAS Special Features

Upcoming Special Features:

Ecosystem Services
Reactive Oxygen Species

Recently Published Special Features:

Chemical Ecology
Land Change Science
Climate Change and Food Security
Poverty and Hunger
Going Beyond Panaceas
Multidimensional Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Economics of Health and Mortality
Single-Molecule Chemistry and Biology

Special Features by Year Published:

2007 Special Features

Chemical Ecology
Special Feature

Introductory Perspective: Jerrold Meinwald and Thomas Eisner; Chemical ecology in retrospect and prospect; PNAS 2008 105: 4539; [Full Text] [PDF]

Chemical Ecology Special Feature
March 25, 2008; 105 (12) [List of Papers]

Land Change Science
Special Feature

Perspective: B. L. Turner, II, Eric F. Lambin, and Anette Reenberg; The emergence of land change science for global environmental change and sustainability; PNAS 2007 104: 20666; [Full Text] [PDF]

Land Change Science Special Feature
December 26, 2007; 104 (52) [List of Papers]

Climate Change and Food Security Special Feature

Perspective: William E. Easterling; Climate change and the adequacy of food and timber in the 21st century; PNAS 2007 104: 19679; [Full Text] [PDF]

Climate Change and Food Security Special Feature
December 11, 2007; 104 (50) [List of Papers]

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Poverty and Hunger
Special Feature

Introduction: Robert W. Kates and Partha Dasgupta; African poverty: A grand challenge for sustainability science; PNAS 2007 104: 16747; [Full Text] [PDF]

Poverty and Hunger Special Feature
October 23, 2007; 104 (43) [List of Papers]

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Going Beyond Panaceas
Special Feature

Perspective: Elinor Ostrom, Marco A. Janssen, and John M. Anderies; Going beyond panaceas; PNAS 2007 104: 15176; [Full Text] [PDF]

Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature
September 25, 2007; 104 (39) [List of Papers]

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Multidimensional Ultrafast Spectroscopy Special Feature

Introduction: Robin M. Hochstrasser; Multidimensional ultrafast spectroscopy; PNAS 2007 104: 14189; [Full Text] [PDF]

Multidimensional Ultrafast Spectroscopy Special Feature
September 4, 2007; 104 (36) [List of Papers]

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Economics of Health and Mortality Special Feature

Introduction: Dora L. Costa; The economics and demography of aging; PNAS 2007 104: 13217; [Full Text] [PDF]

Economics of Health and Mortality Special Feature
August 14, 2007; 104 (33) [List of Papers]

Single-Molecule Chemistry and
Biology Special Feature

Introductory Perspective: Robert J. Silbey; Introduction to the Special Feature on Single-Molecule Chemistry and Biology; PNAS 2007 104: 12595; [Full Text] [PDF]

Single-Molecule Chemistry and Biology Special Feature
July 31, 2007; 104 (31) [List of Papers]

High-Pressure Geoscience
Special Feature

Introductory Perspective: Ho-kwang Mao and Russell J. Hemley; The high-pressure dimension in earth and planetary science; PNAS 2007 104: 9114; [Full Text] [PDF]

High-Pressure Geoscience Special Feature
May 29, 2007; 104 (22) [List of Papers]

Coordination Chemistry
of Saturated Molecules
Special Feature

Introduction: John E. Bercaw and Jay A. Labinger; The coordination chemistry of saturated molecules; PNAS 2007 104: 6899; [Full Text] [PDF]

Coordination Chemistry of Saturated Molecules Special Feature
April 24, 2007; 104 (17) [List of Papers]

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2006 Special Features

Eukaryotic Transposable Elements and Genome Evolution
Special Feature

Introduction: Susan R. Wessler; Transposable elements and the evolution of eukaryotic genomes; PNAS 2006 103: 17600; [Full Text] [PDF]

Eukaryotic Transposable Elements and Genome Evolution Special Feature
November 21, 2006; 103 (47) [List of Papers]

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Nitrogen Fixation
Special Feature

Introductory Perspective: Richard R. Schrock; Reduction of dinitrogen; PNAS 2006 103: 17087; [Full Text] [PDF]

Nitrogen Fixation Special Feature
November 14, 2006; 103 (46) [List of Papers]

Polymerization Special Feature

Introduction: Tobin J. Marks; Polymerization; PNAS 2006 103: 15288; [Full Text] [PDF]

Polymerization Special Feature
October 17, 2006; 103 (42) [List of Papers]

Interstellar Chemistry
Special Feature

Introductory Perspective: William Klemperer; Interstellar chemistry; PNAS 2006 103: 12232; [Full Text] [PDF]

Interstellar Chemistry Special Feature
August 15, 2006; 103 (33) [List of Papers]

Cluster Chemistry And Dynamics Special Feature

Introductory Perspective: A. W. Castleman, Jr. and Puru Jena; Clusters: A bridge between disciplines; PNAS 2006 103: 10552; [Full Text] [PDF]

Cluster Chemistry and Dynamics Special Feature
July 11, 2006; 103 (28) [List of Papers]

Tissue Engineering
Special Feature

Introductory Perspective: Ali Khademhosseini, Robert Langer, Jeffrey Borenstein, and Joseph P. Vacanti; Microscale technologies for tissue engineering and biology; PNAS 2006 103: 2480-2487; [Full Text] [PDF]

Tissue Engineering Special Feature
February 21, 2006; 103 (8) [List of Papers]

2005 Special Features

Spatial Demography
Special Feature

Introduction: Kenneth W. Wachter; Spatial Demography; PNAS 2005 102: 15299; [Full Text] [PDF]

Spatial Demography Special Feature
October 25, 2005; 102 (43) [List of Papers]

Supramolecular Structure and
Dynamics Special Feature

Introduction: Nicholas J. Turro; Supramolecular structure and dynamics; PNAS 2005 102: 10765; [Full Text] [PDF]

Supramolecular Structure and Dynamics Special Feature
August 2, 2005; 102 (31) [List of Papers]

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Molecular Electronics
Special Feature

Introduction: Christian Joachim and Mark A. Ratner; Molecular electronics; PNAS 2005 102: 8800; [Full Text] [PDF]

Molecular Electronics Special Feature
June 21, 2005; 102 (25) [List of Papers]

Chemical Theory and Computation Special Feature

Introduction: Bruce J. Berne; Chemical theory and computation; PNAS 2005 102: 6647; [Full Text] [PDF]

Chemical Theory and Computation Special Feature
May 10, 2005; 102 (19) [List of Papers]

Gene Regulatory Networks
Special Feature

Introduction: Eric Davidson and Michael Levine; Gene regulatory networks; PNAS 2005 102: 4935; [Full Text] [PDF]

Gene Regulatory Networks Special Feature
April 5, 2005; 102 (14) [List of Papers]

Long-Range Electron Transfer Special Feature

Introduction: Harry B. Gray and Jack Halpern; Distant charge transport; PNAS 2005 102: 3533; [Full Text] [PDF]

Long-Range Electron Transfer Special Feature
March 8, 2005; 102 (10) [List of Papers]

2004 Special Features

Natural Product Synthesis
Special Feature

Editorial: K. C. Nicolaou; The art and science of constructing the molecules of nature; PNAS 2004 101: 11928; [Full Text] [PDF]

Natural Product Synthesis Special Feature
August 17, 2004; 101 (33) [List of Papers]

Asymmetric Catalysis
Special Feature

Editorial: Jack Halpern and Barry M. Trost; Asymmetric catalysis; PNAS 2004 101: 5347; [Full Text] [PDF]

Asymmetric Catalysis Special Feature
April 13, 2004; 101 (15) and
April 20, 2004; 101 (16) [List of Papers]

2003 Special Features

Science and Technology for
Sustainable Development
Special Feature

Introduction: William C. Clark and Nancy M. Dickson; Sustainability science: The emerging research program; PNAS 2003 100: 8059 – 8061; [Full Text] [PDF]

Science and Technology for Sustainable Development Special Feature
July 8, 2003; 100 (14) [List of Papers]

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Bioinorganic Chemistry
Special Feature

Editorial: Jack Halpern and Kenneth N. Raymond; At the interface of inorganic chemistry and biology; PNAS 2003 100: 3562; [Full Text] [PDF]

Bioinorganic Chemistry Special Feature
April 1, 2003; 100 (7) [List of Papers]

2002 Special Features

Supramolecular Chemistry and
Self-Assembly Special Feature

Editorial: Jack Halpern; Reaching across the sciences; PNAS 2002 99: 4762; [Full Text] [PDF]

Supramolecular Chemistry and Self-Assembly Special Feature
April 16, 2002; 99 (8) [List of Papers]

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2001 Special Features

Astrobiology Special Feature

Introduction: Bridget C. Coughlin; Searching for an alien haven in the heavens; PNAS 2001 98: 796; [Full Text] [PDF]

Astrobiology Special Feature
January 30, 2001; 98 (3) and
February 27, 2001; 98 (5) [List of Papers]

2000 Special Features

Evolutionary Developmental Biology Special Feature

Introduction: Corey S. Goodman and Bridget C. Coughlin; The evolution of evo-devo biology; PNAS 2000 97: 4424-4425; [Full Text] [PDF]

Evolutionary Developmental Biology Special Feature
April 25, 2000; 97 (9) [List of Papers]

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Rapid Climate Change
Special Feature

Editorial: Steven M. Stanley; The past climate change heats up; PNAS 2000 97: 1319; [Full Text] [PDF]

Rapid Climate Change Special Feature
February 15, 2000; 97 (4) [List of Papers]

1999 Special Features

Social and Behavioral Sciences Special Feature

Editorial

Richard D. McKelvey and Guy Riddihough

The hard sciences

PNAS 1999 96: 10549

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Social and Behavioral Sciences Special Feature
September 14, 1999; 96 (19) [List of Papers]

Astronomy Special Feature

Editorial: Marshall Cohen and Guy Riddihough; Setting our sights on the stars; PNAS 1999 96: 5337; [Full Text] [PDF]

Astronomy Special Feature
April 13, 1999; 96 (8) and
May 11, 1999; 96 (10) [List of Papers]

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