Articles by Amy Maxmen

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Using RNA-seq to study nonmodel organisms

Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.

The new technique reveals unprecedented details of microscopic life.

Applying the sensitive touch of atomic force microscopy to DNA, cells, and proteins

A surgeon sues the Nobel Assembly for excluding him from last year’s prize awarded for regenerative science, but stem cell scientists are skeptical of his claims.

Vitamin D has a variety of actions in the body. It binds to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which then binds to the retinoid X receptor (RXR) and activates the expression of numerous genes. 

Prevention trials for vitamins and supplements are notoriously difficult, but some researchers aren’t giving up on finding proof that vitamin D helps ward off disease.

A road map to liquid-handling solutions on the market

A guide to free software for constructing and assessing species relationships

New evidence supports an old idea that embryos with genetic abnormalities can somehow fix themselves early in development.

By Amy Maxmen Ted Cohen: Travelling for TB Porter Gifford Assistant professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Age: 37 From as early as he can remember, Ted Cohen wanted to address tangible problems. Armed with a medical degree from Duke and an MPH from the University of North Carolina, he headed north to pursue a doctorate in public health. His Harvard School of Public Health mentor, Megan Murray, introduced him to the study

Assistant professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Age: 37

Invertebrates with vertebrate-like vision challenge the idea that the two groups of organisms have distinctly different visual receptors

Cracking the Secrets of Posttranslational Modifications