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Brain cells need microRNA to survive

There are lots of things that brain cells need to survive. Add to that list microRNAs. New research from Rockefeller University shows that neurons that cannot produce microRNAs, tiny single strands of RNA that regulate the expression of genes, slowly die in a manner similar to what is seen in suc...
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Subset of dendritic cells could be used to fight infection

Although few people in the United States have reason to have heard of it, leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that occurs in 88 different tropical and subtropical countries. Yet despite its prevalence, there is currently no vaccine to prevent transmission. Now, research by Rockefeller University...
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Critical protein prevents damaged DNA from persisting through generations

A protein long known to be involved in protecting a cell from genetic damage has been found to play an even more important role in protecting the cell’s offspring. New research shows that the protein, known as ATM, is not only vital for helping repair double-stranded breaks in the DNA of immune c...
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Ion flow through membrane channels is dictated by particle size

Ion channels are small passageways that control the movement of electrically charged particles across a cell’s membrane. But they’re persnickety gatekeepers: Each channel allows only one kind of ion to flow through. Now, new research from Rockefeller University reveals the thermodynamics behind ...
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Bloomberg, Wilson receive honorary degrees at Rockefeller commencement

The Hon. Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of the City of New York, and Edward O. Wilson, an evolutionary biologist and naturalist, received honorary doctor of science degrees yesterday at Rockefeller University’s 49th Convocation for Conferring Degrees. Twenty-eight students from 12 countries, includi...
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Announcements

Convocation is June 21. The Rockefeller community will celebrate the presentation of Ph.D. degrees to 28 graduate students at the 2007 Convocation on Thursday, June 21. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and naturalist Edward O. Wilson will receive honorary degrees. The David Rockefeller Award...
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New renderings show details of CRC interior

by ZACH VEILLEUX As the start of construction on the Collaborative Research Center that will bridge Smith and Flexner Halls draws near, new drawings prepared by the project’s architects, Mitchell/Giurgola, reveal details of the building’s interiors — bright, open public areas that emphasize li...
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A safe, comfortable home for servers

New Weiss data center is part of a strategy to secure Rockefeller's information infrastructure by TALLEY HENNING BROWN The university’s servers, a cluster of about 120 computers that operate Rockefeller’s Web sites, e-mail, file storage, financial and scientific databases and other services, hav...
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New help for new grants

Rockefeller wouldn’t run the way it does if it weren’t for the dozens of capable leaders who run the administrative departments and support functions that see to things like paying our bills, cleaning our floors, fixing our computers and caring for our mice. This year we’ve made two important ...
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Valets to solve parking crunch during campus construction

by TALLEY HENNING BROWNCommuters who use university parking will soon hand over their keys — to a valet. To make way for construction crews working on the north campus renovations and the Collaborative Research Center, the parking lots at the 66th Street gate, the Smith Hall Annex receiving area ...
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