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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.
read more >>Single Gene Deficiency Makes Mice "Neurotic"
La Jolla, CA – Mice are not usually noted for their stalwart natures, but a new Salk Institute study shows that the loss of a single gene can render them especially anxious. The resulting "neurotic" mice approach new situations tentatively and appear to experience stress more acutely than normal mice.
read more >>We Live In The Past, Salk Scientists Discover
La Jolla, CA – If you think you?re living in the past, you're right – and science can tell you just how far behind the times you are. According to a new Salk study, it's at least 80 milliseconds, just slightly longer than the blink of an eye.
read more >>Potential Male Contraceptive Target Discovered by Salk Scientists
La Jolla, CA – The first gene to control male fertility without affecting sexual behavior or physical appearance has been identified by Salk researchers. The study, appearing in the current Nature Genetics, demonstrates that a certain genetic mutation eliminates sperm development in male mice. It has no effect on females.
read more >>Plant "DWARF" Gene Found By Salk Scientists
La Jolla, CA – Manicuring golf courses and the ritual mowing of suburban lawns may soon be relegated to history with the discovery of a new "dwarf" gene that limits plant stem length.
read more >>HIV Movement Visualized by Salk Scientists
La Jolla, CA – A new technique developed by Salk scientists allows the first glimpse of HIV inside a living cell and shows how the virus advances toward its ultimate target, the nucleus.
read more >>Gene That Speeds Maturation In Plants Isolated By Scientists At The Salk Institute
La Jolla, CA – A gene that speeds up the maturation process in plants, resulting in earlier development and flowering, has been isolated by a team of scientists at The Salk Institute.
read more >>Structure of Molecular Scissors Critical for the Shaping of Cells Revealed by Structural Biologists at The Salk Institute
La Jolla, CA – The living cell is the prototypical shape-shifter. At any given moment, it will reorganize itself to move, grow, replicate and even die.
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