100 years biochemical sciences tutorial
More than a century ago, famous neuroanatomist and histologist Ramon y Cajal proposed the idea that a neuron receives information through its extensive dendritic tree and sends it…
(L to R) Areez Mody and Sharad Ramanathan During evolution certain gene families have increased in number following gene duplication by repeatedly finding novel functions even though random…
Kumaran S. Ramamurthi and Richard Losick Although bacteria are much more architecturally simple than eukaryotic cells, it has been evident for over a decade now that they are…
(L to R) David Jeruzalmi, Danaya Pakotiprapha, and Gregory L. Verdine Genomic DNA is under a constant attack by various damaging agents. Left uncorrected, such damage can lead…
Ju Lu and Jeff Lichtman It is widely believed that in order to understand how the nervous system works, one needs to know where neural processes go and…
Antony M. Jose and Craig P. Hunter Distant cells in our body talk to each other to co-ordinate what they do. Typically, one cell sends a signal that…
Our brains generally represent the outside world using ordered maps. For example, neighboring points in visual space activate neighboring points on the retina, and this relation is preserved…
Seung-Hwan Kim and Matthew Michael Just as dinner party guests who linger at the table long after coffee and dessert can strain the patience of their hosts, an…
(L to R) Andy McMahon and Jan Stenman All tissues in our bodies require blood vessels for oxygen and nutrients. While all vasculature share certain features, their formation…
Andrew Capaldi and Erin O'Shea The gene expression program in a cell is set in response to the level, timing and combination of hundreds of developmental and environmental…
