Co-authors (L to R): Tim Gollisch and Markus Meister The process of vision begins in the retina. This neuronal network at the back of the eyeball receives incident…
Co-authors (L to R) Yifeng Zhang, Markus Meister, Joshua R. Sanes, In-Jung Kim, and Masahito Yamagata, A mouse is small, close to the ground. Hawks and cats may…
Jean Livet “Brainbow” Mouse Brain Stem. Montage of confocal images from a “Brainbow” transgenic mouse, genetically engineered to express combinations of red, yellow and cyan fluorescent proteins in…
Andres Leschziner What type of research might appeal to a young scientist whose interests span the elegance of chemistry and the excitement of biology? For Andres Leschziner, structural…
Venkatesh Murthy Looking back on his career, Venkatesh (Venki) Murthy sees no direct path or single-minded passion. “I find there’s joy on the side roads,” explains the newly…
Nicole Francis Harvard Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Nicole Francis was recently announced as a New Scholar Awardee in Aging by The Ellison Medical Foundation. Francis’…
Co-authors (L to R) David Jeruzalmi, Danaya Pakotiprapha, and Gregory L. Verdine Genomic DNA is under constant attack by various damaging agents, both endogenous such as reactive oxygen…
Modern genetics textbooks highlight the concept of the ‘central dogma’ which states that DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and that mRNA is subsequently translated into proteins. …