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A loss for the world’s sea urchins turned into a win for virology research. When Dr. Charles M. Rice, PhD, entered a doctoral program at the California Institute of Technology, he expected to continue his studies on sea urchins. Instead, he was placed in a virology lab, creating a whole…
A neuroscientist reports on Huntington disease results and a Nobel Prize reaction. Neural transplants offer a new path to possible Huntington disease (HD) treatments. Experiments with an HD mouse model show that transplanting human neuronal cells delays HD symptoms and death in the mice. The resuAlready a subscriber Login You…
Science has always been a driving force in Donna Strickland's life. From the moment she discovered the world of laser physics, she’s been entranced by all the possibilities lasers represent for research, science and medicine. One day last October that single-minded focus was interrupted by a fiAlready a subscriber Login…
Despite earning multiple degrees in physics and all his years doing research, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Eric Betzig sees himself foremost as…a tool builder. “One of the greatest things about being a tool builder, which I consider myself, is you get to learn things from the best,” said Betzig oAlready…
