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RESEARCH NEWS FROM HHMI
MicroRNAs Intimately Involved in Cancer (06.09.05)
HHMI investigators have established that tiny RNAs provide a novel genetic route to the initiation of some forms of cancer.
Genetic Tool Reaps Rich Harvest (04.08.05)
In one fell swoop, scientists have increased from dozens to hundreds the number of known genes that control crucial steps in the development of many organisms from fruit flies to humans.
A World Apart
A group of scientists with mammoth imaginations and the best biotech tools is piecing together a view of a prehistoric world where RNA ruled.
Cover Story:The Indispensables
The backbone of most labs, these quiet heroes do it all and then some.
Avant-Garde Scientist
With an outsider's perspective, Leslie Vosshall has changed thinking about the meaning of olfactionfor humans and insects.
The Fat You Can't See
In growing numbers of people, the liver holds hidden, dangerous store of fat. Finding the triggers is step one.
The View from Here
Unbounded creativityand powerful computersmake possible the latest devices designed to peer into the deepest recesses of organs and cells.