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Scientific Visionaries
Evolution Is Our Laboratory
Viewing Vital Structures
A Bout With Flu
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Letter from Thomas Cech
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Cech Letter
As we approach the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin...

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Too Much of Normal
A routine interaction between two proteins, when exaggerated, causes neurodegenerative diseases. Moresmall arrow
Synaptic Shape Shifters
Three HHMI laboratories chart the landscape of nerve connections. Moresmall arrow
Building a Better Mouse Transposon
A breakthrough in mouse molecular genetics may mark a significant research advance. Moresmall arrow
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The Neurobiology of Glaucoma
When HHMI investigator Simon W.M. John, an experimental geneticist with particular expertise in mouse studies...

The Imperatives of Transformation
An HHMI international research scholar talks about the challenges—and opportunities—of doing research in today's South Africa.

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Developing an Easier Screen for Colon Cancer
A noninvasive and inexpensive test might soon displace colonoscopies. Moresmall arrow

The Fate of Brain Cells
New technique tracks the long life of neural stem cells. Moresmall arrow

A Mechanism for Coordinating Genes
Chromosomes reach out and touch each other. Moresmall arrow


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Bringing the Sizzle to Science in the Schools
This innovative program nurtures the natural scientist that's in all students. Moresmall arrow

Interdisciplinary Crosstalk
Needed: "Bilingual" scientists to help biologists and engineers communicate. Moresmall arrow

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Using high-tech tools, scientists see nerve cell communication in a whole new light. Moresmall arrow

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