Sexual reproduction involves the production of male and female gametes (e.g. sperm and egg) each of which carries a single complete set of chromosomes. In most organisms, this…
Imagine you are waiting for the 2PM subway train. Based on your experience, you know that the train always arrives between 1:55PM and 2:05PM. You glance at your…
Vertebrates rely on the inner ear to convert the mechanical stimuli of sound and head movements into electrical signals that can be decoded by the brain. This process,…
RNA interference (RNAi) in C. elegans is remarkably potent and efficient. It is potent because minuscule amounts of RNA silencing signals can be amplified and it is efficient…
Catherine Dulac, Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been awarded the 2017 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience. The Scolnick Prize, which consists of a $150,000…
The annual John M. Prather Lectures in Biology will showcase the work of Dr. Bonnie Bassler, Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University and Investigator of the Howard Hughes…
Monoamine neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline are released by small populations of neurons that send information to much of the brain. These neurons function like major…
Soprano and scientist Cassandra Extavour Christmas spirit with Canadian soprano Cassandra Extavour's faculty profile
Defying Disciplines Dan Needleman’s name graces only one door in Harvard’s Northwest science building, but it appears on the websites of no fewer than four different entities within…
Iron is a key micronutrient that organisms use in many biological processes. Indeed, aerobic respiration requires iron to transport oxygen in our blood, to catalyze redox reactions of…
