Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco. Age: 45
Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco. Age: 45
A new technique to derive DNA information from non-DNA sources, such as RNA, threatens the anonymity of genetic database donors.
During development, the cells of an embryo change their pattern of gene expression, which allows them to detach from their original location and migrate to another part of the embryo, where the pattern changes again to allow formation of a new organ.
A flood of new discoveries has refined our definition of cancer stem cells. Now it’s up to human clinical trials to test if they can make a difference in patients.
With an eye to understanding animal regeneration, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado has turned a freshwater planarian into a model system to watch.
For the first time researchers have demonstrated the molecular tango that gives rise to repeating patterns in developing animal embryos.
Designing the simplest possible living organism artificially may lend clues as to what life is.
Imaging cell cytoskeletons during early embryonic development leads researchers to uncover a new regulator of cell shape