100 years biochemical sciences tutorial
Authors Michael Fox (left) and Josh Sanes The synapse is the heart of the nervous system, the site at which information is processed and passed between cells. Proper…
Authors (left to right) Maria Neimark Geffen, Saskia E. J. de Vries and Markus Meister The eye communicates to the brain all the information needed for vision in…
(l to r) Authors Wilhelm Weihofen, Rachelle Gaudet and Christian Schlieker Herpesviruses (members of the Herpesviridae family) are widespread pathogens, causing disease in humans and animals. The family…
Authors Howard C. Berg & Nicholas C. Darnton In many of the bacteria that swim by rotating helical flagella, the flagellum itself is not a simple, passive propeller.…
Left to right: Authors Benjamin tenOever, Tom Maniatis and Sze-Ling Ng Innate immunity is the first line of defense against infectious microorganisms. When we are infected by flu…
Authors Liyun Liu and Woody Hastings Dinoflagellates are an unusual group of organisms in many respects, including a large amount of DNA per cell (up to 40x that…
Sleep is one of the major remaining mysteries in biology. Although we spend a third of our life asleep, it is still unclear why we sleep and how…
Co-authors and contributors (l to r): Vishal Trivedi, Eva-Maria Frickel, Martha Gorczyca, Jatin M. Vyas, Adam B. Costoreno, Axel Nohturfft and Shao Chong Zhang. Around the turn of…
Authors Ian Errin-O'Connell, Eik Procko, Sze-Ling Ng and Rachelle Gaudet In nearly all human cells, TAP, the ABC Transporter associated with Antigen Processing, transports small antigen peptides across…
A model for feedback control of spindle checkpoint activity Feedback control of spindle checkpoint activity. (Left) Prior to metaphase, chromosomes that are incorrectly aligned on the mitotic spindle…
