Modern genetics textbooks highlight the concept of the ‘central dogma’ which states that DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and that mRNA is subsequently translated into proteins. …
No matter how hard we fix our gaze, our eyes are in constant motion due to involuntary head and eye movements. The resulting image motion on our retinas…
More than a century ago, Ramón y Cajal’s use of Golgi staining to visualize nerve cells opened the door to modern neurobiology: by staining a small number of…
(L to R): Kyl Myrick, Rob Kulathinal, Beverley Matthews, Lynn Crosby, Kenneth Wiley, Bill Gelbart, Jerry Antone, Sian Gramates Susan Russo and AJ Bhutkar On Thursday, November 8,…
Left to right: Michael J. Rust, Erin K. O'Shea, and Joseph S. Markson Circadian rhythms are daily cycles of behavior and metabolism that allow organisms to anticipate the…
Authors Wen-Yee Choi, Antonio Giraldez (on screen), and Alex Schier MicroRNAs are small RNAs that bind to specific mRNAs and inhibit their translation. Hundreds of microRNAs are thought…
Perhaps you have had the experience of walking into a new environment, such as a Moroccan bazaar or a Chinese supermarket for the first time, and being struck…
Authors Jennings Xu, Catherine Dulac, and Tali Kimchi In rodents, as in most vertebrates, the social and sexual behaviors of males and females clearly differ. For example, female…
Jiangwen Zhang, Monica Carrasco, Eugene Makeyev and Tom Maniatis Cellular differentiation requires global changes in gene expression at both transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. Posttranscriptional regulation provides a mechanism…
Authors Ben Allen (left) and Andy McMahon Hedgehog (Hh) proteins are secreted morphogens that act in a concentration depependent manner to shape numerous developmental processes. The effects of…
