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- AboutNIGMS supports research that increases our understanding of life processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. NIGMS is part of the National Institutes of Health. Web site: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/
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- NIGMS will host a special scientific symposium to mark its 50th anniversary. The event will take place tomorrow 1:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the NIH campus. If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch it live at http://videocast.nih.gov/default.asp or later at http://videocast.nih.gov/PastEvents.asp. For more information, visit http://www.nigms.nih.gov/News/Meetings/Stetten_2012.htm.
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- NIGMS grantee shares 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry for G-protein-coupled receptor studies. Read more at http://www.nigms.nih.gov/News/Results/20121010.htm.
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- NIGMS 50th anniversary fact: NIGMS turns 50 this year. Also turning 50: the Biomedical Technology Research Centers that were recently transferred to NIGMS. These centers have been responsible for many milestones, including introducing computers into lab settings and utilizing magnetic spin resonance for analytical research and clinical imaging.
- From inventing equipment to creating an online networking site, Brad Duerstock aims to make science more accessible to people with disabilities. Read more in the latest issue of Findings http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings.
- NIGMS will host Cell Day one month from today. Do you have any questions about the cell? If so, please send them to us. Your questions may be answered by a Cell Day expert on November 2!
- Inside Life Science: How the body responds to traumatic injury. Read more at http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidelifescience/life-after-traumatic-injury.html.
- In This September Issue of Biomedical Beat:
• Cool Video: Repurposing Genes, Repurposing Drugs
• Three Human Antibodies Provide Broad Protection Against Flu
• Bacterial Gene Teams Cut Down on Signal Noise
• Cancer Uses Special Sugar to Usurp Cells
• Computerized Sorter Helps Detect Subtle Difference in Worms
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/
- The winner of the pop quiz is… Vera Mackiw Chopyk. The answer is A, cancer. As tumors grow, they recruit new blood vessels. Scientists found that a compound that kills fungus also stops blood vessel growth, shrinking tumors in mice. Learn more about this finding in tomorrow’s edition of Biomedical Beat.
- Pop quiz! Working in a variety of model organisms, scientists found that a compound with antifungal activity reduced blood vessel growth. Their finding suggests that this compound could be used to treat which condition? Be the first to guess the right answer and win a virtual NIGMS blue ribbon to post to your page.
A) Cancer
B) Sickle Cell disease
C) Diabetes
D) Neurodegenerative disorders
E) Hearing loss
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