In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
Gene
Referees Sex Differences in Fruit Fly Fighting
Fighting like a girl or fighting like a boy is hardwired into fruit fly neurons.
The female or male version of a single gene regulates the sex-specific fighting
patterns. Reported by (clockwise from left) Oulu (Lulu) Wang, Steven Nilsen,
Alo Basu, and Edward Kravitz with other colleagues, the research required staging
and analyzing hundreds of fruit fly fights. The findings advance the understanding
of neural circuitry and the molecular detail that underlies behavior.
Upcoming
Countway Library Notable Book Series
Child Health in America: Making
a Difference through Advocacy
Speaker:
Judith Palfrey
Wednesday, December 13
4:30 p.m.
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Spotlight
Federal Grant Fuels DNA Sequencing
at the Broad
A competitive renewal grant recently awarded to the Broad Institute
of MIT and Harvard will route nearly $200 million to projects
in large-scale DNA sequencing that aim to elucidate cancer, evolution,
and human molecular biology.
Student Scene
Photo by Graham Ramsay
Resuscitating the Emergency
Department
Emergency departments are closing across the country at the same
time that patient volumes are increasing. Erica Seiguer (above)
explores possible fixes with HMS health policy expert David Blumenthal.
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard
Medical research.
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside and
outside the classroom. |
