NIH Archive — Page 85 of 93
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October 18, 2012
Setting traps to probe gene function
A new method for creating genetic mutations that can be activated at certain times or in specific tissues will enable studies to probe gene function. -
October 15, 2012
VU Neuroscience Graduate Program recognized as best in the nation for 2012
Vanderbilt University’s Neuroscience Graduate Program has been named the 2012 “Program of the Year” by the Society for Neuroscience. -
October 11, 2012
VU recruit’s work lights up genetic ‘dark matter’
They’ve been called “junk DNA” and genetic “dark matter” — the long segments of the human genome (98 percent of it) that do not encode protein. -
October 11, 2012
Amish aid search for Alzheimer’s genes
An analysis of Amish populations revealed novel risk genes for late-onset Alzheimer disease. -
October 5, 2012
Host proteins can control HIV infection
The protein APOBEC3G contributes to spontaneous control of HIV-1 in vivo and may provide therapeutic benefits. -
October 4, 2012
Proteins help flip tumor’s invasive switch
Vanderbilt investigators have identified how two key components of cancer's invasive "switch" — the series of signaling events that turn on a tumor cell’s invasive behavior — work together. -
October 4, 2012
An orphan enzyme’s purpose
“Orphan” enzyme may play role in cancer growth, new research suggests.