100 Years Biochemical Sciences Tutorial
Stephen Von Stetina (l) and Susan Mango Polarity is all around us – in our batteries, in our politics, and most beautifully in our cells. Cell polarity is…
Anders Sejr Hansen To survive, cells must monitor their environments and elicit appropriate and timely responses to external stresses such as nutrient deprivation. In general, cells achieve this…
(l to r) Matthew Meselson, Ana Signorovitch, and Eugene Gladyshev; (Jae Hur not shown) Nearly all species of animals and plants reproduce sexually, either exclusively or alternating with…
We have suggested that chromosomes should be viewed as macroscopic mechanical objects whose functions are governed by accumulation, release and redistribution of mechanical stress. We have proposed specifically…
(l) Andres Leschziner and Michael Cianfrocco Structural biology is currently undergoing a revolution: single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has recently realized its potential for routinely determining the structures of…
(l) Alex Schier, and Alix Lacoste Knock on a tank of fish and you may observe that the animals suddenly change position. Blink, and you missed it. When…
(l to r) Jeff Farrell, Alex Schier, and Julien Dubrulle While most cells in the body have the same DNA, and thus the same set of genes, cells…
Recovery from injury to the mammalian brain or spinal cord is notoriously poor, and a big part of the problem lies in the limited ability of damaged neurons…
Scientists have long known that humans and other animals have a master biological clock situated in a deep brain region called the hypothalamus. In this master clock, cells…
(l to r) Mackenzie Amoroso, Jeremiah Cohen, and Nao Uchida Serotonin is one of the most widespread and mysterious neurotransmitters in the brain. It has been proposed to…
