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Owen N. Witte

Growth Regulation of Hematopoietic and Epithelial Cancers and the Immune Response

Vivek Jayaraman

Neural Coding of Sensory Information: Circuit Computations Underlying Fruit Fly Behavior

A New Ground Zero for Prostate Cancer
July 30, 2010
A type of prostate cell that has been largely ignored by cancer researchers can trigger malignant prostate cancer. More

Neuroscience: Watching and Learning from Flies on the March
July 24, 2010
Janelia Farm researchers show it takes steady hands to measure the brain activity of a fruit fly while it is walking. More

Stem Cells Recall Their Origins
July 19, 2010
HHMI researchers discover that induced pluripotent stem cells retain a genetic memory of their tissue of origin. More

Popular Target of Experimental Drugs Boosts Memory, Too
July 11, 2010
A protein that is already the target of experimental drugs that aim to extend life is now known to play a key role in learning and memory. More

In the Brain, Many Genes Biased Toward One Parent's Influence
July 08, 2010
An ambitious new analysis in mice demonstrates that for more than 1,300 genes active in the brain, there is a significant bias as to which copy is active – the one inherited from the mother or the one that came from the father. More

Prion Protein Helps Healthy Neurons Make Proteins
July 05, 2010
Researchers have identified signaling pathways by which the normal prion protein switches on the general protein synthesis necessary to promote the growth and development of brain cells. More

New Microscope Lets Scientists Make Movies of Early Animal Development
July 04, 2010
A new imaging method will allow researchers to study speedy cell processes over hours and days rather than seconds, and to examine how morphological defects arise in developing animals. More