Students (left to right) Camille Reuter and Katie Blackadar studying C. elegans. The experiment determines whether the worms move towards particular odors (exhibit chemotaxis). Approximately 600 high school…
The field of microbiology, pulsing with new excitement, has become a magnet for scientists from such varied disciplines as earth and planetary sciences, evolutionary biology, environmental microbiology and…
From L to R: award recipients Yuk Fai Leung, Thanat Chookajorn and Ji Yu; Mervyn Turner, Merck Senior Vice President for Worldwide Licensing & External Research; and MCB…
The figure shows a field of sporulating cells the outlines of which are stained red with a membrane strain. Red lines across the short axis of the cells…
Andy McMahon More often than not, those who achieve success in their professional endeavors are motivated by an interest sparked early in life. MCB Professor Andy McMahon, with…
A recent study by Kishi et al. shows how research programs can take unexpected directions. The authors wanted to study how small parts of neuronal processes become specialized…
Jeff Lichtman Double-wide color monitors glow in the darkened room like fish tanks at the New England Aquarium. Each paired screen is attached to a highly automated, computer-controlled…
Ben de Bivort Figures Although microarray technology is wildly popular among biologists, even its biggest fans are sometimes overwhelmed by the sense of having too much information. This…
Andrew Murray and Vahan Indjeian Errors in chromosome segregation lead to disease and death. To prevent such errors, sister chromatids are held together with the protein complex cohesin,…
"The award recognizes ten years of peer reviewed, NINS-funded research on the mechanisms and actions of Hedgehog signaling in the mammalian embryo. We have come along way in…
