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November 2009

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Charles T. Esmon

Mechanisms Involved in Preventing Unwanted Blood Clots

Andrea V. Gamarnik

Molecular Mechanisms of Dengue Virus Replication

Scientists Launch Effort to Sequence the DNA of 10,000 Vertebrates
November 05, 2009
Scientists have an ambitious new strategy for untangling the evolutionary history of humans and their biological relatives: obtain, preserve, and sequence the DNA of approximately one species for each genus of living mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. More

Studies Begin to Shape New Image of DNA
October 29, 2009
Variations from DNA's iconic double-helix shape transmit information about where proteins need to bind to make sure the right genes are activated or silenced during development. More

Histone Molecules Drive Organ Failure During Sepsis
October 25, 2009
New research shows that histones that escape from cells aren’t just a byproduct of sepsis, they’re a ringleader in its development. More

Starving Dengue Fever Virus of Critical Building Blocks
October 23, 2009
Cutting down the amount of fat particles in cells may be an effective way to prevent the dengue fever virus from replicating and spreading. More

Restarting Regeneration One Step at a Time
October 22, 2009
A signaling pathway that guides the early development of animals from flies to humans also helps a regenerating flatworm orient itself from head to tail. More

Gilliam Fellow Finds Twist on How Parasites Move
October 20, 2009
New research by an HHMI-funded graduate students and his colleagues has overturned an 150-year-old idea of how the parasite Trypanasoma brucei moves. T. brucei causes African sleeping sickness. More