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The study, published in the current issue of Nature, focused on a region of DNA that codes for two proteins called cadherin 9 and 10. These are sticky substances involved in a process known as neuronal cell adhesion. "They sit at the synapse, and when the nerves come together, these...
Children’s literature leaves a profound mark early in mental and social development and appeals strongly to adults’ “damaged sense of wonder,” said folklore and mythology department chair Maria Tatar to a packed crowd at Brattle Theater last night.
Extavour’s lab focuses on early embryonic development, and devotes more energy to observing the intricacies of germ cells than to the larger organisms in which Giribet specializes. “She creates an excellent environment in the lab,” says Franz Kainz, a graduate student...
While the class was initially conceived and taught by Giribet, soon after she arrived at Harvard, Extavour approached him about co-teaching so that she might be able to contribute her unique perspective. Giribet, who specializes in invertebrates, embraced Extavour’s focus on embryonic development and began teaching...
In the latest development in Nepal's experiment with allowing former rebels to take the helm of the nation's democratically elected government, the Maoist leadership formally retracted its threat last week to sack the chief of the formerly royalist Nepal army. The move, some say, may have saved the...