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image image image     Catalyst for Discovery
HHMI celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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Two investigators remain determined to apply genetic research to help patients in the ophthalmology clinic.

Field of Vision
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The Genome's Black Box
The Genome's Black Box
The mysterious centromere holds a key to cancer and birth defects—and may reveal a new code in DNA.

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When Breast Cancer Spreads

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When Breast Cancer Spreads
Investigating how cancer reaches from breast to bone, researchers find insights on the mysteries of metastasis.

Courage and Convictions
When Roderick MacKinnon abruptly switched research methods in midcareer, colleagues feared for his sanity. Vindication came in the form of a Nobel Prize.

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