Bones, Stones, and Genes

The Origins of Modern Humans

May 2012

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Bernardo L. Sabatini

Mechanisms of Synapse Regulation in the Mammalian Brain

Joseph P. Noel

Mechanistic and Structural Basis for Plant Metabolic Evolution

Seventy Medical Students Take a Year-Long Plunge into Lab Work
May 14, 2012
Seventy students from 27 medical schools across the country will participate in HHMI's year-long Medical Research Fellows Program. More

Positive Feedback in the Developing Brain
May 13, 2012
In the region of the brain that controls motor planning, a self-reinforcing loop of neuronal signaling helps establish connectivity during early development. More

Plant Enzyme’s Origins Traced to Non-Enzyme Ancestors
May 13, 2012
Researchers lay out evidence for how an unusually efficient enzyme evolved from non-catalytic ancestor proteins. More

Century-Long Protein Hunt Ends with Chance Discovery on Bone Biology
May 10, 2012
Researchers have uncovered the enzyme that transfers phosphate to milk proteins like casein, but also to proteins found in bones and teeth enamel. More

Jack Dixon to Retire as VP and Chief Scientific Officer
May 07, 2012
Dixon, who has led HHMI's scientific programs since 2007, will retire from the Institute in summer 2013. More

HHMI Scientists Elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 01, 2012
Fourteen HHMI scientists are among 84 newly elected members. More