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A NEW WAY TO STUDY SPINAL CORD INJURY

First-author Florence Bareyre A tragic truth is that the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) has very limited ability to regenerate following injury. There is intense interest in trying…

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SEX AND SMELL: THE MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE OF PHEROMONE SENSING

To ensure reproductive success, animals have evolved sensory and behavioral strategies to identify suitable mating partners. A particularly widepread strategy among mammals is the release and the detection…

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CASPASES AND NITRIC OXIDE REGULATE DENDRITIC CELL MATURATION

Jack Strominger A paper from the Strominger lab sheds interesting new light on the regulation of maturation of dendritic cells. (Santambrogio, L., et al., “Involvement of caspase cleaved…

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HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS CAN REPROGRAM ADULT SOMATIC NUCLEI

Authors Chad Cowan, Doug Melton and Kevin Eggan Most cells in our tissues have a limited ability to become other cell types in the body and therefore are…

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UNRAVELING OUR PLUMBING

Co-authors Joo-Seop Park and Andy McMahon(three authors not pictured) Water and salt balance in our bodies and removal of toxic wastes is carried out by a high powered…

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THE RETINA SEEKS NOVELTY

Authors Toshihiko Hosoya, Stephen A. Baccus and Markus MeisterOur eyes report the visual world to the brain, but not very faithfully. Instead, the retina creates a cartoonist's sketch of…

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E. COLI SWIM ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE

Real-time movie of E. coli cells swimming in 10 micron wide, 1.5 micron high, poly(dimethylsiloxane) microchannels with soft, agar floors. The majority of cells are swimming on the…

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CHROMOSOME AND REPLISOME DYNAMICS IN E. COLI

Figure 1: E. coli cell just prior to cell division with classic terminus-in / origin-out configuration.  Origin (blue) and terminus (red) loci were visualized by FISH, and the…

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