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From Focus:
MicroRNAs Have Hand in Shaping Synapse
A team led by Michael Greenberg (right) and Gerhard Schratt offers evidence that a certain microRNA helps control the size of dendritic spines, the small peninsulas at the nerve cell surface where synapses form. MicroRNA, by binding to and blocking the translation of messenger RNA, may help control synaptic development and plasticity by silencing messages until they are needed. The study adds to research showing how these small, noncoding bits of RNA function as important managers in the cell.

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Opening Celebration for New Center for Teaching and Learning
March 1
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Lab Works

A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.

Spotlight

Photo by Graham Ramsay

Leder Program Gains Grant from Howard Hughes
One of 13 translational science awards from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will support the Leder Medical Science Program at HMS. The program, directed by Connie Cepko, trains graduate students in clinical medicine.

Student Scene

Photo by Graham Ramsay

Cultural Miscues in Care for Diabetes
When seeing residents of the Navajo Reservation who have diabetes, Ellen Rothman finds that conceptions of the disease held by patients and families often undermine the care they receive.

StudenTalk

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