People with mutations in DNA repair genes may be more likely than others to develop small cell lung cancer.
Full story at National Cancer Institute
People with mutations in DNA repair genes may be more likely than others to develop small cell lung cancer.
Full story at National Cancer Institute
A new approach to DNA sequencing gives researchers a direct view of genomes in their native environment.
Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute
Neuroscientists are harnessing viruses’ natural abilities to tease apart the brain’s circuitry, learn how those circuits work, and treat disease.
Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute
A new model for assessing kidney function will help doctors determine chemotherapy doses that treat a patient’s cancer while limiting harmful side effects.
Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
To integrate information from the right and left eyes, the brain must prune some neurons after development.
Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Embryonic stem cells call on genes typically used only during early development to protect vulnerable chromosome ends from unwanted DNA repair.
Full story at National Cancer Institute
Studies of the finch-like capuchino seedeaters of South America deepen our understanding of the forces that drive evolution.
Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Data from the study will advance research on the evolution of birds and aid in the conservation of threatened bird species.
Full story at Smithsonian
Swollen neurons are less likely to exhibit troublesome patterns of overactivity associated with long-term complications of traumatic brain injury than neurons that are treated to reduce swelling.
Full story at University of Utah