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Eight Scientists Join Janelia Farm Research Community
When the Howard Hughes Medical Institute opened the Janelia Farm Research Campus nearly four years ago, it began a quest to create a collaborative research environment that would speed the development of research tools and transform the study of biology.The...
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Transcription Factors May Dictate Differences Between Individuals
Researchers are only beginning to understand how individual variation in gene regulation can have a lasting impact on ones health and susceptibility to certain diseases.Now, an ambitious survey of the human genome has identified differences in the binding of...
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Bacterial "Signatures" Linger on Users' Keyboards
Call it CSI: Microbe.Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have found that skin bacteria left behind on keyboards and computer mice can identify the objects users. The discovery may one day aid law enforcement in identifying suspects based on the...
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A Swiss Army Knife for Analyzing Three-Dimensional Images
For centuries, anatomists have drawn illustrations of the bodys skeleton, nerve pathways, circulatory systems, and internal organs to help determine how the different parts work together.Today, computers, microscopes and molecular genetics allow scientists...
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Cancer Cells Have Pull
Nanoscale patterns of metal on glass substrates govern the mobility of organic molecules, lipids and proteins, which form a coating 'supported' membrane.This synthetic cell surface can replace the surface of a natural cell and form an interface with a living...
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Bacterial Signatures Linger on Users' Keyboards
Call it CSI: Microbe.Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have found that skin bacteria left behind on keyboards and computer mice can identify the objects users. The discovery may one day aid law enforcement in identifying suspects based on the...
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A Swiss Army Knife for Analyzing 3D Images
For centuries, anatomists have drawn illustrations of the bodys skeleton, nerve pathways, circulatory systems, and internal organs to help determine how the different parts work together.Today, computers, microscopes and molecular genetics allow scientists...
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A New Finding Clarifies the Cause of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have made a surprising discovery about the molecular basis underlying spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an often fatal neurodegenerative disease and the most common genetic cause of childhood mortality.The...
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New Finding Clarifies the Cause of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have made a surprising discovery about the molecular basis underlying spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an often fatal neurodegenerative disease and the most common genetic cause of childhood mortality.The...
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Gilliam Fellowships Aim to Increase Diversity in the Sciences
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has selected five exceptional individuals to receive the 2010 Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study.These students will join a dynamic group of 30 Gilliam fellows, who share a passion for science and a commitment...
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