HHMI Bulletin February 2011


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The Next Generation






	The Postdoc Apprenticeship Postdoctoral scientists have played an essential role in advancing research for more than a century.






	EVAN EICHLER: Crucibles of Dynamism Puzzling pockets of redundancy account for about 5 percent of the human genome.

	LOUISA STARK: The Internet Age Increasing science literacy one webpage at a time.

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	Harboring Seals There’s no way Katjuša Brejc could take home a seal. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t get attached. More		Curved Wings The pivot between art and science started early for Bertalan Andrasfalvy. More		Lost Mountain In the final push to the 11,000-foot summit of Mount Perdido, climbers face a treacherous half-mile-long incline of snow and ice. More






	When Worlds Collide The right time and place led to a new RNAi-like pathway in bacteria. More		Skin Sense An early question about aging skin led to answers on how cells code for their location. More		Right Before Your Eyes Coupling protein sequence to function, thousands of variants at a time. More





	Road Warrior Spreading the word that research is doable is in Mike Yerky’s DNA. More				Enforcing Order Changing the spatial arrangement of molecules in a cell can alter their functions. More

	Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease Students learned firsthand how scientists study deadly viruses at the 2010 Holiday Lectures on Science. More		SEA Reaches New Shores HHMI'S Science Education Alliance Announces New Members More		New International Competition for Early Career Scientists HHMI launches a new competition for early career scientists around the world. More

	Forgetting Fear A compound given at just the right time may make mice forget to be afraid. More		Releasing the Brakes on Cell Fate Removing one transcription factor allows others to drive cellular destiny. More		Warming Malaria Climate change is expanding the disease-causing pathogen’s comfort zone. More

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