The image shows a pair of adjacent sporangia each of which consists of a large mother-cell (green) and a forespore (circular chambers outlined in red). The green color…
News from 2015
BIOLOGY GOES TO THE MOVIES
Animations & Movies: DNA Replication Sterile Lab Technique Dan Branton on DNA Sequencing Writer-director Cheryl Vaughan sits at the lab bench, fine tuning the script and beginning to…
SYMPOSIUM TO HONOR HOWARD BERG
In order to honor the scientific career of Howard C. Berg in his 70th year, a symposium involving several of his colleagues and former students is being held…
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS CREATE MULTIMEDIA TEACHING TOOLS
From left to right: Trang Nguyen of Indiana University, Bundo Onwueme of Wisconsin University, Tam Nguyen of Louisiana State University and teacher Brad Cranston The MCB-HHMI Outreach Program,…
DO CHROMOSOMES WORK THROUGH STRESS?
A paper in the August 24 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., from the Kleckner lab provides a new theory of chromosome function that…
MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF ROBUSTNESS IN DEVELOPMENT
Biological systems are robust; they function reliably despite disruptions. Internal fluctuations occurring on a microscopic scale or changes in external conditions, such as temperature, pose challenges to system…
COMPLETING THE CIRCUIT AT THE CENTER FOR BRAIN SCIENCE
Joshua R. Sanes, Director for Harvard's Center for Brain Science In 1967, Harvard University Press published The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees, Karl von Frisch’s landmark account…
ANDREW MURRAY NEW MCB CHAIR
Andrew Murray As a scientist, Andrew Murray, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, studies cell division and evolution. As director of the Bauer Center for Genomics Research, Murray…
FINDING A PRESYNAPTIC ORGANIZER THAT MAKES THE BRAIN FUNCTIONAL
Neurons analyze and transmit information in the brain. Information is transferred from one neuron to another through the functional contact sites called synapses. When a neuron is activated,…
STRAIGHT TALK ON A SLIPPERY SUBJECT
To Axel Nohturfft of Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, cholesterol is a scientific puzzle. He also knows it can be a serious health factor, even a…
