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Valued Fruit Fly Facility Will Expand with HHMI Support
July 30, 2010
HHMI has awarded $364,000 to more than double the capacity of a vital repository that is a resource for the worldwide community of scientists who study the fruit fly. More
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A New Ground Zero for Prostate Cancer
July 30, 2010
A type of prostate cell that has been largely ignored by cancer researchers can trigger malignant prostate cancer. More
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Neuroscience: Watching and Learning from Flies on the March
July 24, 2010
Using a microscope, a floating foam ball, and rock-steady hands, Janelia Farm researchers have developed a way to measure the brain activity of a fruit fly while it is walking. More
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Stem Cells Recall Their Origins
July 19, 2010
HHMI researchers discover that induced pluripotent stem cells retain a genetic memory of their tissue of origin. More
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Popular Target of Experimental Drugs Boosts Memory, Too
July 11, 2010
A protein that is already the target of experimental drugs that aim to extend life is now known to play a key role in learning and memory. More
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In the Brain, Many Genes Biased Toward One Parent's Influence
July 08, 2010
An ambitious new analysis in mice demonstrates that for more than 1,300 genes active in the brain, there is a significant bias as to which copy is active – the one inherited from the mother or the one that came from the father. More
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Prion Protein Helps Healthy Neurons Make Proteins
July 05, 2010
Researchers have identified signaling pathways by which the normal prion protein switches on the general protein synthesis necessary to promote the growth and development of brain cells More
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New Microscope Lets Scientists Make Movies of Early Animal Development
July 04, 2010
A new imaging method will allow researchers to study speedy cell processes over hours and days rather than seconds, and to examine how morphological defects arise in developing animals. More
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Delivery Method Influences Microbial Communities in Newborns
June 29, 2010
Babies delivered via Cesarean section harbor a different ecosystem of bacteria than babies born vaginally -- difference that could explain why C-section babies experience higher rates of allergies, asthma, and infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. More
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Many Jumping Genes Still Hopping Around the Human Genome
June 25, 2010
Jumping genes, thought to have settled down over millions of years of evolution, may be an ongoing source of genetic variation between individuals. More
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