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- A practical guide to scientific management for postdocs (2006) https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs/resources/making-right-moves 2 comments
- Regenerative stem cell identified and isolated in planaria flatworms https://www.hhmi.org/news/searching-source-planarians-regenerative-powers 2 comments
- Virus Explorer – visualize and compare viruses in 3D models https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/virus-explorer 6 comments
- RNAs Galore http://www.hhmi.org/bulletin/spring-2015/rnas-galore 3 comments
- Two scientists meeting on a bus leads to discovery in the lab http://www.hhmi.org/bulletin/spring-2015/merging-minds-and-molecules 27 comments
- Radical Vaccine Design Effective Against Herpes Viruses https://www.hhmi.org/news/radical-vaccine-design-effective-against-herpes-viruses 18 comments
- New Microscope Collects Dynamic Images of the Molecules that Animate Life http://www.hhmi.org/news/new-microscope-collects-dynamic-images-molecules-animate-life 12 comments
- Former Apple VP now turns to a PhD in bioinformatics http://www.hhmi.org/bulletin/feb2012/centrifuge/goldstein_grad_student.html#media 23 comments
- Study: Many pancreatic tumors are slow growing, taking 20 years to become lethal http://www.hhmi.org/news/vogelstein20101027.html 9 comments
- Machine Learning Helps Reveal Cells’ Inner Structures in New Detail https://www.hhmi.org/news/machine-learning-helps-reveal-cells-inner-structures-in-new-detail 9 comments science
- Researchers have discovered that a molecule found within many of the body’s cells kills germs by dissolving their protective membranes. https://www.hhmi.org/news/human-cells-harness-power-of-detergents-to-wipe-out-bacteria 3 comments science
- Researchers have developed a new imaging technique combining super-resolution fluorescence and electron microscopy to generate three-dimensional images of the ultrastructure of whole cells with unprecedented detail. https://www.hhmi.org/news/new-microscopy-technique-shows-cells-3-d-ultrastructure-in-new-detail 12 comments science
- To survive in the human gut, bacteria need genetic “passcode” - specialized genes that vary from person to person. This may mean that improving one's microbiome needs to be personalized. https://www.hhmi.org/news/to-survive-in-the-human-gut-bacteria-need-genetic-passcode 43 comments science
- How to Grow a Custom Mouse Brain: Scientists have created a new and efficient way to study mutations found in schizophrenia, autism, and brain cancer. https://www.hhmi.org/news/how-to-grow-a-custom-mouse-brain 4 comments science
- Imaged at nanoscale resolution, scientists have taken detailed pictures of the entire brain of an adult female fruit fly using transmission electron microscopy. https://www.hhmi.org/news/complete-fly-brain-imaged-at-nanoscale-resolution 9 comments science
- CRISPR-based Technology Can Detect Viral DNA https://www.hhmi.org/news/crispr-based-technology-can-detect-viral-dna 9 comments science
- Molecule Required for Pain Also Helps Regulate Body Weight http://www.hhmi.org/news/molecule-required-pain-also-helps-regulate-body-weight 4 comments science
- Radical Vaccine Design Effective Against Herpes Viruses https://www.hhmi.org/news/radical-vaccine-design-effective-against-herpes-viruses 665 comments science
- Humans can distinguish at least one trillion different odors: Researchers have tested the olfactory capacity of human volunteers and found that humans are capable of discriminating at least one trillion different odors http://www.hhmi.org/news/humans-can-distinguish-least-one-trillion-different-odors 3 comments science
- New Bessel beam plane illumination microscope produces 3D video of live cells http://www.hhmi.org/news/betzig20110304.html 7 comments technology
- Karl Deisseroth's "Optogenetics" is promising for a much more precise understanding of the brain http://www.hhmi.org/research/ecs/deisseroth_bio.html 12 comments science
- Transgenetic addition of a single human gene gives mice full tri-color vision http://www.hhmi.org/news/nathans20070323.html 25 comments science
- No-Mow Grass May Be Coming to Your Yard Soon http://www.hhmi.org/news/chory20060504.html 3 comments reddit.com