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HHMI Bulletin
May 2012
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Locating a Genetic Glitch A team of 41 scientists led by HHMI investigator Louis Ptacek has pinpointed the gene responsible for a rare disease that causes sudden, uncontrollable movements. The culprit is a little known protein that may be responsible for communication between neurons. |
Chemistry World
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Jon Evans |
Axons Get Directions Scientists are a step closer to understanding the processes that control the growth and spread of nerve cells, following the discovery of a protein complex that directs the transport of building material to growing axons. |
Wired
August 2005
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The Deadly Art of Viral Cinema Her studio is a biophysics lab, her camera a microscope. And she's changing the way we see - and fight - disease. Zhuang uses lasers, a microscope, and pair of hi-res digicams to capture viral infection in action. |
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012
Richard Saltus |
Nerve Tonic A mouse with a random mutation changed forever the way scientists think about how injured nerves die -- and how, conceivably, their death might be delayed or prevented. |
