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ThumbnailGreen Light
Chemist studies protein molecules that make animals glow in the dark.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept09/greenlight.asp
ThumbnailThe Forces That Bind
Engineer studies cell stickiness to create new biomaterials that can heal bones and other body tissues.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/mar05/bind.html
ThumbnailA Perfect Mix
Biologist bridges biology and mathematics in her quest to track the activity of thousands of genes.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept03/mix.html
ThumbnailCells in Motion
Pathologist is fascinated by how cells in the body move around and change their shape.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept02/cells.html
ThumbnailA Great Divide
Molecular biologist’s basic research probes how cells grow and divide.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept01/findings_sept01.pdf#page=10
ThumbnailThe Worm Returns
Biologist uses glow-in-the-dark fluorescent labels to study cells in flatworms.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/feb01/findings_feb01.pdf#page=4
ThumbnailCilia: Biology's Brooms
Learning more about basic cilia biology is leading to new insights into how problems with cilia cause diseases.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidelifescience/biology-brooms.html
ThumbnailCellular Stress Relievers
Find out how cells respond to rising temperatures, toxins, infections, resource shortages and other stressors.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidelifescience/cells-deal-with-stress.html
ThumbnailMicroscopic Mood Ring
Scientists develop glowing capsules that change colors in stressful situations.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/jan12/jf_jan12.asp#mood
ThumbnailGot Guts?
Researchers engineer stem cells to form fetal intestinal tissue.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept11/jf_sept11.asp#gut
ThumbnailCells for Sight
Scientists identify eye cells that help mice that lack rods and cones see.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/jan11/jf_jan11.asp#sight
ThumbnailFix for a Broken Heart?
Scientists transform human embryonic stem cells into heart cells.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept08/jf_sept08.asp#heart
ThumbnailFeeling Cancer
Nanotechnologist’s discovery may offer more precise methods of detecting cancer cells.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept08/jf_sept08.asp#feel
ThumbnailStuck on Mom
Researchers learn that during the fertile period in a woman's menstrual cycle, cells in her uterus acquire a sticky sugar coating.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept03/bedside_sep.html#mom
ThumbnailVitamin C Improves Skin Grafts
Researchers may have found a new medical use for the classic citrus fruit vitamin.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/feb03/bedside.html#vita
ThumbnailCells' Sugar Coating Zaps Cancer
Scientist investigates the potential importance of a cell's sugar "coat" in the development of cancer.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/findings/sept02/bench.html
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