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Understanding the Effects of Cholera Toxin

The tiniest of flies have helped Dr. Bier and his colleagues to finally elucidate the molecular effects of Cholera toxin... Read More
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Every week our Research Editors highlight a few of the latest headlines in science news and explain why these pieces... Read More
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A Nobel Prize For a New Perspective

Any student who has studied biology has started off studying cells. Cells are the basic units of life... Read More
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Development, Degeneration and Damage Control: How We Check the Quality of Neurons

Language, motor skills, behavior, speech and memory. These highly vital functions are dependent on a group... Read More
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Research Roundup (Fall ’13, Week 3)

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Walking with a Brain-Powered Bionic Leg

By harnessing the pathways of the brain, researcher Dr. Levi Hargrove is able to outfit Zac Vawter with the world’s... Read More
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From Lifeguard to Brain Researcher

During that restless gap between the end of high school and the beginning of college life, Tyler Wishard couldn’t wait ... Read More
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Studying Your Saliva

Face it­­--we’ve all gone to the dentist with high hopes, only to receive a lecture about the importance... Read More
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Epigenetics: Changing how we interpret genomes

When Eric Lander and Craig Venter stood before a crowd of reporters in Washington D.C. on June 2nd, 2000 to... Read More
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