BIOCHEMISTRY. For the article “Differential effects of a centrally acting fatty acid synthase inhibitor in lean and obese mice,” by Monica V. Kumar, Teruhiko Shimokawa, Tim R. Nagy, and M. Daniel Lane, which appeared in number 4, February 19, 2002, of Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (99, 1921–1925), the authors note the following. “Under a licensing agreement between FASgen, Inc., and The Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Lane is entitled to a share of royalty received by the University on sales of products that embody the technology described in this article. The terms of this arrangement are being managed by The Johns Hopkins University in accordance with its conflict of interest policies.”