Left to right: Ray Erikson, Ming Lei and Xiaoqi Liu A new study from the Erikson lab by Xiaoqi Liu and Ming Lei (just appearing in Molecular and…
Axel Nohturfft To understand Axel Nohturfft’s fascination with cell membranes, think of a time billions of years ago, when life first flickered in a primordial soup, bubbling on…
MicroRNAs are small RNAs that bind and repress target mRNAs. The first microRNA was discovered by Victor Ambros and colleagues in Harvard’s Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology,…
Authors Errett Hobbs (left) and Craig Ellermeier In this week’s Cell, Craig Ellermeier, Errett Hobbs, Eduardo Gonzalez and Rich Losick report the discovery of an unusually simple system…
Anyone who’s ever taken a freshman biology course in college knows the ordinary routine: a big textbook, a big class, and lots of facts to memorize before exams.…
Calyx of the mushroom body, Drosophila brain[click for full size and description] Authors Sam Kunes and Shovon Ashraf One of the remaining mysteries of neuroscience is how memories…
Zebrafish notochord scatter-labeled with red and green fluorescent proteins Author Brian Ciruna In this week’s Nature, Brian Ciruna, Alex Schier and colleagues reveal how a major cellular signaling…
Alex Schier They’re the first fish kids kill. But they’re a godsend to a developmental geneticist like Alex Schier, a new Professor in Harvard’s Department of Molecular and…
First-author Florence Bareyre A tragic truth is that the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) has very limited ability to regenerate following injury. There is intense interest in trying…
On December 9-10, MCB is pleased to present a scientific symposium and several social events in celebration of Jack Strominger's 80th birthday. A general reception and dinner on Friday…
