Publications of the Week Viral Cis-Regulatory Elements As Sensors of Cellular States and Environmental Cues Rottenberg, J., et al. | June 4, 2024 To withstand a hostile cellular environment and replicate, viruses must sense, interpret, and respond to…karnottJune 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week RNA Quality Control Factors Nucleate Clr4/SUV39H and Trigger Constitutive Heterochromatin Assembly Khanduja, J., et al. | June 4, 2024 In eukaryotes, the Suv39 family of proteins tri-methylate lysine 9 of histone H3 (H3K9me) to…karnottJune 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Harvard-Led Study IDs Statin That May Block Pathway to Some Cancers The Harvard Gazette | June 3, 2024 Statins, commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs, may block a pathway that leads to the development of…karnottJune 3, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles NIH Modifies Application and Review Process for Fellowship Grants to Broaden Scientific Trainee Pool National Institutes of Health | May 31, 2024 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is revising the application and peer review process for…karnottMay 31, 2024 Read More
Local News A Boost for HIV Vaccine Research Ragon Institute | May 30, 2024 HIV has proven a hard target for vaccine design. The most promising approach, germline-targeting (GT),…karnottMay 30, 2024 Read More
Local News Is a Global Pandemic Prevention Pact Within Reach? Harvard Medical School | May 30, 2024 The World Health Organization’s governing body is scheduled to meet on May 27 to discuss…karnottMay 30, 2024 Read More
Awards Whitehead Institute Director Ruth Lehmann Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society Whitehead Institute | May 29, 2024 Whitehead Institute Director and President Ruth Lehmann has been named a Foreign Member of the…karnottMay 29, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Dysregulation of Platelet Serotonin, 14–3–3, and Gpix in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Frelinger, A., et al. | May 29, 2024 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of post-neonatal infant mortality, but the…karnottMay 29, 2024 Read More
Local News Research Spotlight: Aging Weakens T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment Making Them Less Effective at Fighting Cancer Massachusetts General Hospital | May 28, 2024 As people get older, the risk of being diagnosed with cancer increases while the immune…karnottMay 28, 2024 Read More
Local News Constant Improvements Make the Ross Procedure a Safe Aortic Valve Replacement Option Boston Children's Hospital | May 28, 2024 Cardiac surgeons understand that innovation isn’t always about invention. Improving something can be just as…karnottMay 28, 2024 Read More