On the RISE: Joshua and Caleb Marceau Use NIGMS Grant to Jump-Start Their Research Careers
A college degree was far from the minds of Joshua and Caleb Marceau growing up on a small farm on the Flathead Indian Reservation in rural northwestern Montana.
22-Nov-2019 3:30 PM EST
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Genomicist Jeramiah Smith Delivers 3rd Annual NIGMS Early Career Investigator Lecture
In an archived webcast, University of Kentucky genomicist Jeramiah Smith describes the sea lamprey’s innovative strategy for avoiding cancer: shedding 20 percent of its genome following development. He also talks with NIGMS director Jon Lorsch...
30-Apr-2018 5:00 PM EDT
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The Changing Needs of a Cell: No Membrane? No Problem!
While the vast majority of organelles in a cell are insulated by membranes, scientists are finding more and more membrane-less organelles that form as liquid droplets nested inside of each other.
30-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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“Selfish” Gene Enhances Own Transmission at Expense of Organism’s Fertility
Researchers recently identified a new “selfish” gene, wtf4, that encodes a toxin and an antitoxin in an effort to ensure the gene’s own transmission by killing off reproductive cells lacking the gene.
30-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Feeling Out Bacteria’s Sense of Touch
Scientists have learned how bacteria use their sense of touch to initiate infection and trigger the formation of harmful biofilms.
27-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Quicker Sepsis Treatment Saves Lives: Q & A With Sepsis Researcher Christopher Seymour
Physician scientist Christopher Seymour talks about his experience treating sepsis patients and his new study indicating that quicker treatment improves survival odds.
27-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Genomic Gymnastics of a Single-Celled Ciliate and How It Relates to Humans
Molecular Biologist Laura Landweber describes the bizarre sex lives of the single-celled critter she studies and how it can inform cancer research.
26-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Cellular Footprints: Tracing How Cells Move
Scientists have developed novel ways to study how and why cells move in their search for treatments of bacterial infection and diseases such as cancer.
26-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Making Chemistry Greener
Chemists funded by NIH are working to develop “greener” processes for discovering, developing and manufacturing medicines and other molecules with therapeutic potential, as well as compounds used in biomedical research. Organic chemist Bob Lees...
21-Apr-2015 3:00 PM EDT
Experts on Modeling Infectious Disease Spread
Scientists involved in the National Institutes of Health's Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS) are developing computational tools to study the emergence, spread and containment of contagious outbreaks, including H1N1.
12-Jun-2009 1:00 PM EDT
Evolution Alert!
NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences is a leading supporter of evolutionary biology research, including recent work on antibiotic resistance, the structure of our brains, and why about half of the adults in the world can digest milk.
30-Jan-2009 1:00 PM EST