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Researchers create map of “shortcuts” between all human genes
Some diseases are caused by single gene mutations. Current techniques for identifying the disease-causing gene in a patient produce hundreds of potential gene candidates, making it difficult for scientists to pinpoint the single causative gene. Now, a team of researchers led by Rockefeller Univer...
In sync: stem cells work together to make hair grow, give it color
Your hair may seem unwilling to cooperate some mornings, but at the root of each strand is a tiny partnership of stem cells that work very well together to make hair happen. New research from The Rockefeller University has elucidated how these adult stem cells communicate with each other to make ...
Ant executions serve a higher purpose, research shows
Natural selection can be an agonizingly long process. Some organisms have a way of taking matters into their own hands, or — in the case of the ant species Cerapachys biroi — mandibles. Researchers at The Rockefeller University and University of Paris 13 have found that when a C. biroi ant step...
Changes in population growth, consumption and farming begin to return former farmlands to nature
With the global population racing past seven billion, demographers and world leaders have been concerned with depletion of resources to support everyone. The future, though, may be less bleak than some have feared. Changes in population growth and how farmers use land have brought the world to “p...
Brain displays an intrinsic mechanism for fighting infection
White blood cells have long reigned as the heroes of the immune system. When an infection strikes, the cells, produced in bone marrow, race through the blood to fight off the pathogen. But new research is emerging that individual organs can also play a role in immune system defense, essentially b...
Potent antibodies neutralize HIV and could offer new therapy, study finds
Having HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but it’s still a lifelong illness that requires an expensive daily cocktail of drugs — and it means tolerating those drugs’ side effects and running the risk of resistance. Researchers at The Rockefeller University may have found something better:...
Neurotransmitters linked to mating behavior are shared by mammals and worms
When it comes to sex, animals of all shapes and sizes tend behave in predictable ways. There may be a chemical reason for that. New research from Rockefeller University has shown that chemicals in the brain — neuropeptides known as vasopressin and oxytocin — play a role in coordinating mating an...
Pearl Meister Greengard Prize to be awarded to pioneering RNA researcher Joan Steitz
Joan A. Steitz, a pioneer in the field of RNA biology whose discoveries involved patients with a variety of autoimmune diseases, will be awarded the 2012 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize from The Rockefeller University. The prize, which honors female scientists who have made extraordinary contributi...
Vitamin D supplements do not improve cholesterol as previous research suggested
Vitamin D has been touted for its beneficial effects on a range of human systems, from enhancing bone health to reducing the risk of developing certain cancers. But it does not improve cholesterol levels, according to a new study conducted at The Rockefeller University Hospital. A team of scienti...
Researchers demonstrate how ‘interfering’ RNA can block bacterial evolution
Bacteria may be simple creatures, but unlike “higher” organisms they have a neat evolutionary trick. When the going gets tough, they can simply pick up and incorporate a loose bit of genetic material from their environment. It’s instant evolution, no time-consuming mutations required. This pro...
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