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The sense of hearing is, quite literally, a molecular tightrope act. Turns out, it involves…

Important moments of cancer — mutation, tumor formation, metastasis —  are fleeting, easy-to-miss events. Even…

McLean Hospital is launching a summer research program aimed at improving access to research-focused education…

About half of all babies with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) develop infantile spasms, a type of epilepsy that…

Scientists have discovered thousands of genetic variants — tiny changes in the genetic code —…

You may not know it, but you have an army of microbes living inside of…

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) allows scientists to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of tiny molecules such as…

When Ninning Liu started his work-study job in college as a research assistant, he discovered a love…

BUSM researchers have identified proteins that are essential for the viability of whole genome doubled…

Amyloid-beta and tau are the two key abnormal protein deposits that accumulate in the brain…