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Salk Scientists Find Genes That Control Limb Formation In Vertebrates
La Jolla, CA – Whether they're wings, fins or legs, those appendages generally known as limbs play a critical role for lifting, grasping, moving and other activities needed to sustain life.
read more >>Running Boosts Brain Cell Numbers in Neurodegenerative Disease Model
La Jolla, CA – Scientists at The Salk Institute have shown that running can boost brain cell survival in animals with neurodegenerative disease.
read more >>First Plant Genome Sequenced: Salk Scientists Part Of International Effort
La Jolla, CA – The first complete genome sequence of a plant appears in the current issue of Nature. Salk Professor Joseph R. Ecker, co-director of one of six contributing sequencing groups, expects the sequence to greatly accelerate efforts to improve the yield and hardiness of crop plants.
read more >>Vitamin A Deficiency Impairs Learning Functions In Reversible Manner
La Jolla, CA – Removing Vitamin A from the diets of mice diminishes chemical changes in the brain considered the hallmarks of learning and memory. When vitamin A is added back to their diets, the impairment is reversed.
read more >>"Gene Chips" Offer First Look at Genetic Behavior In Brain
La Jolla, CA – Salk scientists have obtained the first snapshot of how gene behavior varies among mammalian brains. The study employed "gene chip" technology to simultaneously compare the activities of approximately 13,000 genes in two inbred strains of mice.
read more >>Richard A. Murphy Appointed President and CEO of The Salk Institute
La Jolla, CA – Richard A. Murphy, director of the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), has been named president and chief executive officer of The Salk Institute, effective October 1.
read more >>Humanized Mouse To Become Basic Tool To Test Drug-Drug Interactions
La Jolla, CA – A genetically engineered mouse, equipped with a human gene that senses potentially toxic substances in the body, including drugs, has been created by scientists at The Salk Institute.
read more >>Cancer "Survival" Structure Deciphered By Salk Scientists
La Jolla, CA – It's a molecule that endows cancer cells with their pernicious ability to persevere.
read more >>Chromosome Copying: Salk Scientists Identify Unique Mechanism
La Jolla, CA – Before the moment of conception, living organisms experience another distinct birth – the creation of healthy eggs and sperm. Salk scientists recently obtained a peek at how genetic material is copied during the process, called meiosis, that produces these sex cells.
read more >>First Genes To Control Cortex Identity Discovered By Salk Scientists
La Jolla, CA – Salk Institute neuroscientists have obtained the first evidence that specific genes control how the cortex forms functional units during development. The cortex is the most recently evolved part of the mammalian brain and, in humans, governs abstract reasoning and symbolic thought.
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