The human brain represents approximately 2% of the total body weight, but accounts for about 20% of the energy consumed. Functional hyperemia (local increases in blood flow triggered…
Richard Losick A lot has changed since microbiologist Richard Losick came to Harvard University as a Junior Fellow in 1968. He is now a renowned Harvard College Professor,…
Two undergraduates working on research projects in MCB laboratoriesKatie Rose Clapham, 2008 (Losick lab) and Elisa Zhang, 2008 (Maniatis lab)were recently awarded Hoopes Prizes for their senior theses.…
The Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM) 2008 will take place on Thursday June 12 and Friday June 13 at the Harvard University Science Center. The meeting will feature ~25…
Eugene A. Gladyshev and Irina R. Arkhipova Long viewed as straitlaced spinsters, sexless freshwater invertebrate animals known as bdelloid rotifers may actually be far more promiscuous than anyone…
Dowling lab post-doctoral fellow Farida Emran (second from left) working with CRLS students A satisfied CRLS student (CRLS biology teacher Cate Stabile -left - and Outreach Program Coordinator…
This year's Prather Lectures will be delivered by Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D., Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and…
Erin O'Shea, and Felix Lam If stretched end-to-end, the DNA inside a single human cell would measure approximately 2-3 meters. A fiber of this length is physically compacted…
Ruth Lehmann On April 24, 2008, Dr. Ruth Lehmann, Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Skirball Institute at NYU Medical Center will present the 2008 Bloch…
On Saturday, April 5, the Engineering and Physical Biology (EPB) Symposium will be held at the Fairchild Lecture Hall, 7 Divinity Ave. Speakers from several fields - Physics,…
