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Malaria Parasites Communicate to Coordinate Behavior
May 15, 2013
Malaria parasites infecting human red blood cells send packets of information between cells to coordinate group activity. When the parasites are under stress, the communication increases their ability to develop into a new stage of the life cycle. More
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Spontaneous Mutations Play a Key Role in Congenital Heart Disease
May 12, 2013
New research shows that about 10 percent of severe cases of congenital heart disease are caused by genetic mutations that are absent in the parents of affected children. More
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Scientists Make Insulin-Producing Cells Self-Replicate
April 25, 2013
Scientists have discovered a hormone that causes the body’s insulin-producing factories, beta cells, to churn out more of themselves. More
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Finding a New Way to Manage Infections
April 25, 2013
Waging an immunological war against a pathogen is not the body’s only way to survive an infection. Sometimes learning to live with an invader can be just as important. More
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Seeing the Brain’s Circuits with a New Clarity
April 10, 2013
A new technique transforms biological tissue into an optically transparent sample that retains its original structure and molecular information. More
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Elledge Named Recipient of 2013 Gairdner Award
March 22, 2013
Stephen Elledge recognized for research on DNA repair. More
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Wnt Signal Regulates the Geometry of Dividing Stem Cells
March 21, 2013
New research reveals how a localized source of a signaling molecule directs a dividing stem cell to produce two different cells—one identical to its parent, the other a more specialized cell type—and aligns those cells. More
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Ocean Temperatures Provide Early-Warning System for Malaria Outbreaks
March 03, 2013
Researchers have found that temperatures on the surface of the tropical South Atlantic Ocean in July can predict the severity of malaria outbreaks in northwestern India that begin to peak four months later. More
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A New View of Transcription Initiation
February 27, 2013
Scientists have a new view of the cellular machinery that assembles directly on DNA and readies it for transcription into RNA, the first step in protein production. More
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Inaugural Breakthrough Prizes Recognize Excellence in Research
February 20, 2013
Three HHMI scientists are among 11 honored for excellence in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life. More
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