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Scientists warn nuclear catastrophe is 'an imminent danger'

Scientists gathered for a symposium held at Rockefeller University this week suggest that not enough is being done to address the threat of a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons. In a talk titled “Our Last Best Chance” and timed to coincide with a new film of the same name airing on HBO...
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A single protein is crucial to memory formation, scientists show

In the spaces between brain cells, where the long ends of the cells nearly touch one another, electrical and chemical messages are transmitted at a furious pace. New findings published in August and this week show that a single protein called Nova is responsible for regulating the quality of the ...
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Specialized 'GPCR' proteins are the key to protecting the fly brain

In the brain, it's usually neurons that get all the attention. But there's another type of brain cell that's just as critical to our ability to think, walk and process information. It's the glial cell, and without it, neurons wouldn't last long. In a new report published in the October 7 issue of...

Rockefeller researchers receive $10 million grant to study how molecules interact within cells

The National Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health announced this week that Rockefeller’s Michael P. Rout will be a recipient of a five-year, $10 million grant to study how molecules interact with one another within and between cells. The funds will go to establish a ...
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Alternative to cloning technique does not yield pure clones, Rockefeller scientists report

When is a clone not a clone? According to new research from Rockefeller University’s Peter Mombaerts, creating mice by a two-step transfer of DNA does not reliably produce animals that are genetic duplicates of an original, and in some cases even creates “cloned” mice of the wrong sex. Scient...
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For sex to happen, the right receptors must align

Having sex is largely about being in the right place at the right time. That’s true not only in the singles scene, but also at the molecular level. Research by Rockefeller’s Donald Pfaff, published this week in the online edition ofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that the ...
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Symposium to honor Joshua Lederberg

Some of the world’s foremost scientists, statesmen and policymakers will gather at The Rockefeller University for “A Scientific Medley: Celebratory Symposium in Honor of Dr. Joshua Lederberg,” Monday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Rockefeller University’s Caspary Auditorium. Lederber...
Awards and Honors

Titia de Lange receives NIH Pioneer Award

Rockefeller University’s Titia de Lange, Ph.D., is a recipient of the National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award, the NIH announced today. She will receive up to $500,000 in direct costs per year for five years to fund research that will examine how cells respond to DNA damage. The...
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Scientists ID the genetic makeup of hair

Despite a $56 billion industry devoted to caring for and styling hair, we know surprisingly little about how it forms. A new paper in last week’s edition of Public Library of Science Biology from Elaine Fuchs’ laboratory at Rockefeller University begins to tease apart the genes, and the cells,...
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Barbara O'Sullivan named hospital C.E.O.

Barbara O’Sullivan, who for the past three years has served as The Rockefeller University Hospital’s hospitalist – its chief medical doctor responsible for patient care – has been named C.E.O. of the hospital and will assume Emil C. Gotschlich’s duties as the facility’s administrative le...
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