Publications of the Week Assembly of RNA Polymerase II Transcription Initiation Complexes Farnung, L., et al. | February 24, 2022 The first step of eukaryotic gene expression is the assembly of RNA polymerase II and general transcription factors on…pthomsonFebruary 24, 2022 Read More
Local News Combination Therapy Found to Prolong Survival of Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | February 24, 2022 An international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase III clinical trial led by scientists at Massachusetts General…pthomsonFebruary 24, 2022 Read More
Local News Cantex Licenses Intellectual Property from Harvard University to Develop Repurposed Drug Identified by Wyss Institute to Treat Inflammatory Lung Diseases Including COVID-19 Wyss Institute | February 24, 2022 Cantex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in Weston, FL, and the Wyss Institute for…pthomsonFebruary 24, 2022 Read More
Local News Population-Based Study Reveals Strong Genetic Links with Multiple Cardiometabolic Diseases and Traits Broad Institute | February 24, 2022 The UK Biobank, a large-scale database of genetic and health information from half a million…pthomsonFebruary 24, 2022 Read More
Local News How the Flagellar Motor Signals a Surface Encounter Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 23, 2022 Last week, PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) (PDF) posted a paper co-authored by the late MCB…pthomsonFebruary 23, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Follicular T Cells Optimize the Germinal Center Response to SARS-CoV-2 Protein Vaccination in Mice Cavazzoni, C. B., et al. | February 23, 2022 Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells promote, whereas follicular regulatory T (Tfr) cells restrain, germinal center…pthomsonFebruary 23, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Neuro Concentrators Nidhi Patel (’22) and Marissa Sumathipala (’22) Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 23, 2022 Nidhi Patel (Government and Neuro ‘22) and Marissa Sumathipala (Neuro with Secondary in Chemistry ‘22) have been awarded…pthomsonFebruary 23, 2022 Read More
Local News Researchers Identify a Promising Drug for Treating Serious COVID-19 Complication in Children Brigham and Women's Hospital | February 23, 2022 Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have identified a…pthomsonFebruary 23, 2022 Read More
Local News Meselson Lab Publishes Evidence of Sexual Reproduction in Bdelloid Rotifers Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 22, 2022 Why most eukaryotes reproduce sexually has long been a major problem in evolutionary biology. After…pthomsonFebruary 22, 2022 Read More
Local News Protein Structure Offers Clues to Drug-Resistance Mechanism MIT News | February 22, 2022 MIT chemists have discovered the structure of a protein that can pump toxic molecules out…pthomsonFebruary 22, 2022 Read More