New study probes the ancient past of a body plan code
Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have opened a window on another piece of evolutionary biology. They have found that Hox genes, which are key regulators of the way the bodies of bilaterally symmetrical animals form, also...
23-Sep-2018 8:00 PM EDT
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New Research Opens Door to Expanding Stem Cells Available for Transplants
Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and collaborators have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood (hUCB).
3-Aug-2018 3:05 PM EDT
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New Model for Predicting Neuroblastoma Outcomes Incorporates Early Developmental Signals
Motivated by a desire to better understand the molecular circuitry underlying neuroblastoma and limitations of current methods for predicting disease progression and outcome, researchers from the Kulesa Lab at the Stowers Institute for Medical...
6-Jul-2018 10:00 AM EDT
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New Assay Reveals Biophysical Properties That Allow Certain Proteins to Infect Others
Scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have identified a physical basis for the spread of corrupted proteins known as prions inside cells. Their research findings are reported in the July 5, 2018, issue of the scientific journal...
29-Jun-2018 4:15 PM EDT
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Scientists Have Captured the Elusive Cell That Can Regenerate an Entire Flatworm
Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have captured the one cell that is capable of regenerating an entire organism.
12-Jun-2018 10:30 AM EDT
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How Epigenetic Regulation of the Hoxb Gene Cluster Maintains Normal Blood-forming Stem Cells and Inhibits Leukemia
New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research reveals that a DNA regulatory element within the Hoxb cluster globally mediates signals to the majority of Hoxb genes to control their expression in blood-forming stem cells.
8-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT
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Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is pleased to announce that Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D., a Stowers and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, has been elected a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences...
1-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT
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Molecular Signature of “Trailblazer” Neural Crest Cells Gives Insight Into Development and Cancer
In a study published online in the journal eLife, the researchers identified a molecular signature of approximately 1300 genes differentially expressed in an aggressive subset of migrating neural crest cells termed as “trailblazers” in a...
18-Dec-2017 4:50 PM EST
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