January 21, 2002
In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: RNA Nuggets at Nerve Synapse May Fuel Memory, Learning For a nerve cell to be instantly responsive, converting electrical impulses to appropriate chemical signals and sending them to an adjacent cell, local changes must occur at the synapse, the junction where this conversion takes place. A study by Anna Krichevsky and Kenneth Kosik shows that nerve cells may accomplish this rapid response by stationing RNA units at the synapse itself, speeding protein synthesis in reaction to local stimuli. This kind of flexibility is necessary for learning and memory. BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector InteliHealth MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain		Headlines Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure Offers Limited Benefits for Colon Cancer Patients Human Genome Sequence Yields New Tool for Microbe-Hunting Minority Patients Face Barriers to Optimum End-of-life Care Study Adds to the Understanding of Musical Pitch Perception Study Reveals How Child Abuse Can Lead to Substance Abuse Upcoming HMS Second-year Show: Viva Las Vagus January 24, 25, 26 7:00 p.m.		Spotlight Photo by Graham Ramsay From Bench to Bedside: A Scientist Makes the Switch Researcher Tamar Enoch is leaving the lab to become a speech-language pathologist. Why? "I think gradually I found I was less and less interested in molecular mechanisms and more interested in broader problems," she said. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay A S.L.I.M. Chance for the Evolution of Lab Research Alex Carter has seen the future, and it is "Slim"--as in Scientific Laboratory Information Manager. Will it be knocking on your lab door soon?

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