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Yale launches new stem cell research program
Leading biologist joins faculty to direct effort
Stem cells, which can create copies of themselves that differentiate into many of the myriad cell types that form the body’s tissues and organs, have been much in the news as a potentially powerful treatment for diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, spinal cord...
Throwing new light on cellular networks
Biologists have made remarkable progress in understanding life at the cellular and molecular levels over the past 20 years, but they have been hobbled in moving forward by their inability to easily study how the...
Protein sleuths’ lab works around the clock
The complete gene sequence of humans has been solved, but the genome is just a recipe for proteins, the building blocks that are crucial to the structure and function of every cell in our bodies. To truly understand the...
An eye for science
The TAC Gallery, located in the School of Medicine’s Anlyan Center, showcases scientific images created in medical school laboratories. Co-directed by Lorraine F. Roseman, operations manager and customer advocate in the...
Advances
When lifting weights, keep your heart in mind
Many fitness buffs favor strenuous weight lifting to sculpt their bodies into Michelangelesque...
Read more...How cold sore viruses play hide-and-seek
Cold sores, which are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), usually heal fairly quickly. But...
Read more...Nicotine’s addictive grip on the brain
Smokers find it enormously difficult to quit: of those who try, only about 10 percent successfully...
Read more...An early start on the road to reason
The cerebral cortex, a layer of cells just a few millimeters thick on the outermost surface of the...
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