MicroRNAs Track Evolution For First Time Sep 10, 2009
MicroRNAs are small, non-coding genes that have long been known to play an important role in developmental biology but which have never before been used to study the evolutionary relationships between organisms. The team s findings appear online September 9 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.. (Science Daily)
Evolution's Little Helper: Xeroxed Genes Sep 9, 2009
Biologists Matthew Harris and Nicholas Rohner of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tbingen, Germany, started their experiment by using chemicals to mutate zebrafish genes. They then scanned the mutant fish for unusual traits. (Newsmax)
Gene Called Flower Missing Link In Vesicle Uptake In Neurons Sep 5, 2009
Bellen is director of the BCM program in developmental biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Others who took part in this research include Yong Qi Lin, Cindy V. Ly, Tomoko Ohyama, Claire M. Haueter, Vera Y. Moiseenkova-Bell and Theodore G. Wensel, all of BCM.. (Science Daily)
Spare Gene Is Fodder For Fishes' Evolution Sep 4, 2009
"Our finding is an excellent case for [gene] duplication supporting diverse forms," said Matthew Harris of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology ... The authors include Nicolas Rohner, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tubingen, Germany; Miklos Bercsenyi, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary; Laszlo ... Orban, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Maria E. Kolanczyk, Technische Universitat Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Dirk Linke, Max Planck Institute for... (Science Daily)
Secrets of the 4 chambers revealed by reptile hearts Sep 3, 2009
Scott Gilbert of Swarthmore College and Juli Wade of Michigan State University study evolutionary developmental biology of turtles and anole lizards respectively. When Bruneau teamed up with them, he was able to examine a wide evolutionary spectrum of animals. (EurekAlert!)
Non-coding RNA Called Evf2 Is Important For Gene Regulation Sep 2, 2009
Jhumku Kohtz, PhD, is Associate professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School; and a scientist in the Developmental Biology Program and Director of Research Technologies at the research center. This work was funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute and an Illinois Excellence in Academic Medicine grant to Kohtz. (Science Daily)
Newly Discovered Mechanism In Cell Division Has Implications For Chromosome's Role In Cancer Aug 27, 2009
The biologist in question is University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Phong Tran, PhD. With physicist Francois Nedelec of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and Guilhem Velve-Casquillas, PhD, a postdoc in Tran's lab who helped develop a device requiring nano-scale technology used in the study, Tran uncovered the molecular players and mechanism underlying a little-studied stage of cellular division called... (Science Daily)
County passes smoking ban bill Aug 27, 2009
Its good that someone spoke up and said this was in the interest of our employees, said Martha Bhattacharya, a postdoctoral fellow in developmental biology, who also spoke in favor of the county bill on Aug. 4. But the bill has been controversial, with several crowded and heated council meetings last summer. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Natural Odors Offer New Mosquito Repellents Aug 27, 2009
"This is a beautiful study that breaks new ground in the field of olfaction," said John Carlson, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, who was not involved in the research ... Ray received his doctoral degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from Yale University in 2005 ... She worked for two years in biotechnology before joining the Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program at UCR.. (Science Daily)
Blossoms Of Maturity: Newly Discovered Signaling Pathway Ensures That Plants Remember To Flower Aug 26, 2009
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology have found the answer to this question: An endogenous mechanism allows them to flower in the absence of external influences such as long days ... "Flowering is crucial for the long-term survival of plants. The redundancy of environment-dependent and independent mechanisms ensures that plants do not wait forever until flowering. Better flower once, then never," explains Detlef Weigel, director at the Max Planck Institute for... (Science Daily)
A potential therapeutic agent for hepatic fibrosis Aug 26, 2009
Correspondence to: David Brigstock, Dr ,Center for Cell and Developmental Biology, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, United States. About World Journal of Gastroenterology. (EurekAlert!)
Selenoprotein N is dynamically expressed during mouse development and detected early in muscle precursors Aug 23, 2009
BMC Developmental Biology 2009, 9:46doi:10. 1186/1471-213X-9-46. (BioMed Central)
Major Insight Into Evolution Of Life On Earth Aug 20, 2009
"This relationship resulted in a totally different type of life on Earth," said Lake, a UCLA distinguished professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology and of human genetics. "We thought eukaryotes always needed to be present to do it, but we were wrong.". (Science Daily)
Bee Aggression Suggests Nurture Alters Nature Aug 18, 2009
The research team also included scientists from Purdue University; the University of Guelph; CENIDFA-INIFAP, in Ajuchitl;n, Mexico; the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center of the USDA Agriculture Research Service; and the University of Illinois departments of animal sciences, cell and developmental biology, chemistry, and computer science. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
UC Santa Barbara and Burnham Institute for Medical Research announce director Aug 11, 2009
"Interdisciplinary nanotechnologies are vital to establishing a holistic and rigorous approach to biomedical research that encompasses disparate knowledge and integrates all of the cellular molecules and factors that contribute to disease," said Marth, who joined UCSB's faculty in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), as well as Burnham's faculty, on July 1 ... D. Dr. Ruoslahti maintained his primary appointment as Distinguished Professor with Burnham and... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Tumor suppressor pulls double shift as reprogramming watchdog Aug 10, 2009
"Juan Carlos and I talk every day and we approach the same question from very different perspectives. He comes from a developmental biology perspective, while I come from the cancer side but when put together they can make for a great story.". . (EurekAlert!)
Itch-specific Neurons Identified Aug 8, 2009
"But the identification of an itch receptor in spinal-cord neurons didn't mean those neurons were itch-specific because it was possible that they also could have pain-related genes," says Chen, associate professor of anesthesiology, of psychiatry and of developmental biology. "A key question was whether those GRPR neurons also were transmitting pain signals. We approached that question by injecting a toxic substance that binds to GRPR and then exposing mice to both itchy and painful stimuli.". (Science Daily)
Scratch that Theory: Itchiness and Pain May Not Share the Same Sensory Pathway Aug 8, 2009
an associate professor of developmental biology, psychiatry and anesthesiology at Washington University in Saint Louis, had been part of a group that first discovered the gene that allows mice to feel itchiness (GRPR or gastrin-releasing peptide receptor) in 2007. But at the time it was unclear whether this gene, expressed in neurons located in the spinal cord, was also involved in transmitting painful sensations. (Scientific American)
Protein Unfolding Is Key For Understanding Blood Clot Mechanics Aug 8, 2009
Building on previous work examining the properties of fibrin, senior author John Weisel, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, and his collaborators studied the mechanics of fibrin clots under stress from the macroscopic scale down to the molecular level. The results were achieved by joint efforts of scientists with different skills, knowledge, and backgrounds: A graduate student Andre E. X. Brown and his adviser Professor Dennis E. Discher brought physics and biomedical engineering;... (Science Daily)
Protein That May Be 'Boon' To Medicine Isolated Aug 7, 2009
"We first found that this protein has a dual location in the cell," said Dzwokai Ma, senior author and assistant professor in UCSB's Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. "That spurred us to investigate this protein further, because location is always linked to function.". (Science Daily)
Protein 'Tweek' Rare But Critical In Synaptic Process Aug 6, 2009
This showed that the protein was important for endocytosis, but its role in the process was still unclear, said Bellen, also director of BCM program in developmental biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Cloning the gene was difficult because it had been misannotated or mislabeled in almost all species. (Science Daily)
Unlocking Genetic Diversity Of Rice Aug 3, 2009
It was done in collaboration with Colorado State University, Michigan State University, Perlegen Sciences, Inc., McGill University, the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, and Cornell University with support from a consortium of institutions and donors including the Generation Challenge Program, and the United States Department of Agriculture. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Expert: Xiao Xiao receives torch lit by Dolly Aug 3, 2009
"Most research progresses in small steps. Xiao Xiao represents a jump forward," said Bruce Whitelaw, head of the Division of Developmental Biology at the Roslin Institute, and editor-in-chief of the journal Transgenic Research. This is because Xiao Xiao finally proved that iPS cells, the abbreviation of induced pluripotent stem cells, are truly pluripotent. (Xinhuanet, China)
Experimental Treatment Halts Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury In Newborns, Study Suggests Aug 2, 2009
The experimental pre-clinical treatment involved putting a naturally occurring substance called plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) into the brains of newborn rats, said Chia-Yi Kuan, M.D. PhD, senior investigator on the study and a researcher in the divisions of Developmental Biology and Neurology at Cincinnati Children's. Besides demonstrating the brain's plasminogen activator system plays a pivotal role in neonatal cerebral hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, Dr. Kuan said the study also... (Science Daily)
Discovery Of Genetic Toggle Switch Inches Closer To Possible Diabetes Cure Jul 28, 2009
D., a researcher in the Division of Developmental Biology at Cincinnati Children's and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. "We show that Sox17 acts like a toggle or binary switch that sets off a cascade of genetic events," said Dr. Wells. (Science Daily)
Reducing p38MAPK levels delays aging of multiple tissues in lab mice Jul 22, 2009
It is a world-class research institute that focuses its activities on six major fields: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Structural Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cancer Biology and Translational Research, with core strengths in cell cycling, cell signalling, cell death, cell motility and protein trafficking. Its recent achievements include leading an international consortium that successfully sequenced the entire pufferfish (Fugu) genome. (EurekAlert!)
Skin-like Tissue Developed From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Jul 22, 2009
We are a step closer to a practical therapy to help with diseases of the skin and mouth, said Jonathan Garlick, DDS, PhD, professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a member of the cell, molecular & developmental biology program faculty at the Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts ... First author Kyle Hewitt is a graduate student in cell, molecular & developmental biology program at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Science... (Science Daily)
1 gene that contributes to breast cancer's aggressive behavior identified Jul 21, 2009
1 Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 2 Cancer Biology and Pharmacology, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 3 Computational and Mathematical Biology, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 4 Center for Life Sciences, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 5 Current address: Stem Cell Disease Models, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore 6 Current address: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne,... (EurekAlert!)
Up close and personal with Dr K. Harikrishna Jul 18, 2009
He went to the University of Leicester to obtain a PhD in plant molecular and developmental biology. Next, he and Jennifer (currently, an associate professor at Universiti Malayas Institute of Biological Sciences) moved to the United States because in Margaret Thatchers Britain, there was not much money in science. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
New online publication for the molecular life sciences Jul 17, 2009
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (July 16, 2009) -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press today launched a new monthly publication, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, that provides comprehensive, systematically structured surveys of research in exciting areas of molecular and cellular biology, genetics, developmental biology, neuroscience, cancer biology, and molecular pathology. For decades, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has complemented its groundbreaking research with publication of a variety... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
On the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing today's scientists point to new frontiers Jul 16, 2009
Randy W. Schekman, PhD. Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley Adjunct Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Editor-in-Chief, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Dr. Schekman's research receives support from the National Institutes of Health. "If America decided to accept the challenge, the basic and clinical research... (EurekAlert!)
An evolution insight as scientists discover how a turtle gets its shell Jul 11, 2009
The team of researchers from the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan, described the turtle shell as an "evolutionary novelty" ... Shigeru KurataniRiken Center for Developmental Biology. (BBC News -- Science)
Turtles Have Shells Due to Embryo "Origami" Jul 10, 2009
In most other animals with backbones, the shoulder blade lies outside the ribs, explained study team leader Shigeru Kuratani of Japan's RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Mice With Skin Condition Help Scientists Understand Tumor Growth Jul 9, 2009
D., professor of developmental biology and of dermatology. "And what we learned from this process fit very well with the emerging realization that a tumor's surroundings play a critical role in its development.". (Science Daily)
Trio Of Signals Converge To Induce Liver And Pancreas Cell Development In The Embryo Jul 8, 2009
For my entire scientific life, I've been intrigued by how cells early in development make decisions to turn on one genetic program and exclude others, says Kenneth S. Zaret, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Associate Director at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The work was conducted while Zaret and co-author Ewa Wandzioch, PhD, Research Associate in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, were at the Fox... (Science Daily)
iZumi Bio and Pierian Merge to Form iPierian to Advance Cellular Reprogramming Jul 8, 2009
A world authority in developmental biology, pancreatic development, and metabolic disease, Dr. Melton recently published successful in-vivo reprogramming of exocrine pancreatic cells into insulin secreting cells without reversion to a pluripotent stem cell state. Dr. Corey Goodman was a professor at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley and is currently an adjunct professor at UCSF in the Departments of Anatomy and Biochemistry. (PR Newswire)
Pitt team finds molecule that regulates heart size by using zebrafish screening model Jul 6, 2009
"As we try to create treatments that restore normal function to damaged or diseased tissues, it will help us to know the biologic pathways and signals that formed these organs whole and healthy in the first place. This information can be gained by studying developmental biology.". Zebrafish are vertebrate animals whose transparent embryos develop rapidly, are small and easy to handle and, most importantly, grow outside of the mother. (EurekAlert!)
Novel Light-sensitive Compounds Show Promise For Cancer Therapy Jul 5, 2009
To test the resulting compounds as potential drugs, the chemists teamed up with breast cancer researcher Lindsay Hinck, a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UCSC. Hinck and postdoctoral researcher Rebecca Marlow worked with Rose to test the dye-sensitized ruthenium nitrosyls against breast cancer cells growing in tissue culture. The unactivated compounds are fluorescent, which allowed the researchers to track them using a fluorescence microscope as the compounds were... (Science Daily)
Molecular Differences Found Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells Jul 4, 2009
We need to keep in mind that iPS cells are not perfectly similar to embryonic stem cells, said Lowry, an assistant professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology. We re not sure what this means with regard to the biology of pluripotent stem cells. (Science Daily)
Scientists find master heart cell Jul 2, 2009
Add one drug, two drugs, or all combinations of drugs a heart patient would take to test how effective or toxic compounds are in actual human heart cells, said Christine Mummery, a professor of developmental biology at Leiden University Medical Center who was not involved with the work. It s really a kind of tool to bring us a step further. (Boston Globe)
A Coup for the Cardiomyocyte Jul 2, 2009
From the Cardiovascular Institute, the Department of Medicine (M.S.P., J.A.E.), and the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology (J.A.E), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Pregnancy stress damages baby's brain Jul 1, 2009
Vivette Glover, the lead researcher behind the exhibit from the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Imperial College London, said: "We all know that if a mother smokes or drinks a lot of alcohol while pregnant, it can affect her foetus. "Our work has shown that other more subtle factors, such as her emotional state, can also have long-term effects on her child. We hope our exhibit will demonstrate in a fun w 00004000 ay why we all need to look after expectant mothers'... (India Times, India)
Researchers see evidence of memory in the songbird brain Jun 28, 2009
University of Illinois cell and developmental biology professor David Clayton and his colleagues saw an unusual pattern of gene activity in the brains of zebra finches after the birds heard ... The finding, detailed this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was a surprise, said principal investigator David Clayton, a professor of cell and developmental biology at the University of Illinois. (EurekAlert!)
New song leads to change in gene activity in songbirds Jun 28, 2009
Lead researcher David Clayton, a professor of cell and developmental biology at the university, says that he and his colleagues had not expected to see so many genes involved, and thought that any changes in gene activity after a bird heard a new song would quickly dissipate. He revealed that his team's work uncovered three distinct profiles of gene expression in the brain. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Researchers pinpoint a new enemy for tumor-suppressor p53 Jun 27, 2009
Allton, Jain, Tsai, Johnson and Barton also are with M. D. Anderson's Center for Stem Cell and Developmental Biology. Funding for the project was provided by M. D. Anderson's Kleberg Fund for Innovative Research, grants from the National Institutes of Health, CellCentric, Ltd., the Kadoorie Foundation, the Welch Foundation, the National Cancer Institute and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation Odyssey Fellowship (for Abhinav Jain). (EurekAlert!)
Fly cells shed light on immunological disorder Jun 23, 2009
"This finding provides a model for how Wiskott Aldrich syndrome - a form of selective immunodeficiency in children - occurs," Nature magazine quoted Dr. Hugo Bellen, professor of molecular and human genetics and director of the Program in Developmental Biology at BCM, as saying. The researchers point out that two daughter cells arise from a single sensory organ precursor mother cell in the fly peripheral nervous system, and that among the daughter cells, Notch is activated in one and not in the... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Midget plant gets makeover Jun 23, 2009
It is a private, nonprofit organization with six research departments throughout the U.S. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science. . (EurekAlert!)
Fate in fly sensory organ precursor cells could explain human immune disorder Jun 22, 2009
"This finding provides a model for how Wiskott Aldrich syndrome a form of selective immunodeficiency in children occurs," said Dr. Hugo Bellen (), professor of molecular and human genetics and director of the Program in Developmental Biology at BCM. () He is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. It all begins with the Notch pathway, which controls cell fate. (EurekAlert!)
Special Libraries Association honors Elsevier Jun 18, 2009
Developmental Biology Elsevier with the Society for Developmental Biology. Gastroenterology, Elsevier with the American Gastroenterological Association. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
National religion briefs for the week of June 12 Jun 16, 2009
Students in the Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology Department were asked to submit short statements that will be read as they cross the stage to receive their degrees on June 13. Student Christina Popa's statement read, in part, "I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.". (North County Times)
Class of 2009 graduates as 'a family' Jun 16, 2009
She is attending Yale University in the fall to study molecular, cellular and developmental biology. I will miss my family a ton, she said, adding, I ll miss the Regional, it was a very friendly place. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
'Glowing' Transgenic Monkeys Carrying Green Fluorescent Protein Gene Pave Way For New Disease Models May 29, 2009
Developmental biology: Transgenic primate offspring. Nature, 2009; 459 (7246): 515 DOI. (Science Daily)
The Wayne C. Booth Graduate Student Prize for Excellence in Teaching May 29, 2009
For the past nine years, Robert Fong has been teaching undergraduate classes like Human Developmental Biology and Organic Chemistry and says he is grateful for the experience. It s often observed that the best way to learn something is to try to teach it to someone else, and I ve certainly found that to be the case, said Fong. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Summer games more than service for volunteers May 29, 2009
Jeff Selck, a BYU graduate from Taylorsville who studied physiology and developmental biology, has participated in the games since 2006 and was one of the program directors this year. He said volunteers have always been an essential part of the Special Olympics. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Some neural tube defects in mice linked to enzyme deficiency May 26, 2009
D., an associate professor of pediatrics and of developmental biology at Washington University and senior author of the study. "By studying these mice we hope to gain insight into the role of inositol in normal and abnormal embryonic development and on gene-nutrient interactions that underlie neural tube defects in humans.". (EurekAlert!)
How An Enzyme Tells Stem Cells Which Way To Divide May 22, 2009
The National Institutes of Health supported the research through a Developmental Biology Training Grant to Atwood and a research grant to Prehoda. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Why Eczema Often Leads To Asthma May 21, 2009
D., professor of developmental biology and of dermatology. "So when we found that the skin of mice with an eczema-like condition produced a substance previously implicated in asthma, we decided to investigate further. We found that the mice also suffered from asthma-like responses to inhaled allergens, implicating the substance, called TSLP, as the link between eczema and asthma.". (Science Daily)
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 13, 2009 May 18, 2009
D. Department of Reproduction and Developmental Biology Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Slovak Academy of Sciences Slovak Republic Phone: 421-37-7336659 Fax: 421-37-7336660 Email. Scientists have analyzed abnormal proteins in platelets from diabetic donors that could lead to new screening tests. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Preclinical work shows how one gene causes severe mental retardation May 11, 2009
Other authors included Kathryn Condon, Duke Department of Neurobiology; Thorfinn Riday, Adam Roberts, Danilo Bernardo, and Rohit Prakash of the Curriculum in Neurobiology, Neuroscience Center, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, and the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Richard Weinberg, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of North Carolina. This work was supported by grants from the National... (EurekAlert!)
Inner Workings Of Human Embryonic Stem Cells May 7, 2009
"We have found an element in the cell that controls 'pluripotency,' that is the ability of the human embryonic stem cell to differentiate or become almost any cell in the body," said senior author Kenneth S. Kosik, professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology. Kosik is also co-director and Harriman Chair in Neuroscience Research of UCSB's Neuroscience Research Institute. (Science Daily)
Scientists learn why the flu may turn deadly May 5, 2009
The Journal of Leukocyte Biology () publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts on original investigations focusing on the cellular and molecular biology of leukocytes and on the origins, the developmental biology, biochemistry and functions of granulocytes, lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes and other cells involved in host defense and inflammation. The Journal of Leukocyte Biology is published by the Society for Leukocyte Biology. (EurekAlert!)
Scholars, visiting faculty, leaders represent Chicago as AAAS fellows May 1, 2009
Neil Shubin, Associate Dean and the Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, researches the evolutionary origin of anatomical features of animals, specializing in the evolution and developmental biology of limbs. Neil Shubin. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Researchers Identify Gene Associated With Muscular Dystrophy-related Vision Problems Apr 29, 2009
The report, "FSHD region gene 1 (FRG1) is crucial for angiogenesis linking FRG1 to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy-associated vasculopathy" was written by Ryan D. Wuebbles, Meredith L. Hanel, and Peter L. Jones of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The report is published in the May/June issue of Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM), a research journal published by The Company of Biologists, a non-profit based in Cambridge,... (Science Daily)
2009 college all-stars gifted all over Apr 29, 2009
Matthew Baum, a molecular, cellular and developmental biology major with a 3. 85 GPA at Yale University, is also co-founder of the Berkeley Beer Club. (USA Today)
EPA's New Pesticide Testing Is Outdated Apr 28, 2009
Each test and assay was designed under the surveillance of corporate lawyers who had bottom lines to protect and assorted toxicologists who were not trained in endocrinology and developmental biology. For over a decade, EPA has ignored the vast wealth of information on from independent academic researchers funded by the United States and other governments in Europe and Asia. (Scientific American)
