HHMI News Copyright (c) 2005 Howard Hughes Medical Institute. HHMI News http://www.hhmi.org/news/top_stories.html en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:12:20 -0500 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:12:20 -0500 30 HHMI Collaborative Innovation Awards Help Bring Researchers Together to Tackle New Ideas http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20081120.html/RSS HHMI broadens its research support with the announcement of a new program to foster collaboration and innovation. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20081120.html/RSS The Path to Self-Destruction: How Antibiotics Kill Bacteria http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/collins20081114.html/RSS Researchers have traced the sequence of metabolic events that kill E. coli bacteria when they are treated with the antibiotic gentamicin. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/collins20081114.html/RSS An HIV Enzyme with a Flair for the Acrobatic http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/zhuang20081113.html/RSS New images from HHMI scientists show the stunning dynamics of HIV reverse transcriptase zooming around on the very DNA it is building. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:30:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/zhuang20081113.html/RSS MicroRNA "Safety Switch" Prevents Spread of Cancer http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/chinnaiyan20081113.html/RSS A tiny RNA switch may play a big role in the spread of prostate cancer. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/chinnaiyan20081113.html/RSS Large Study Identifies New Genetic Risk Factors for Brain Aneurysm http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/lifton20081109.html/RSS By sifting through the genomes of more than 10,000 people, researchers have discovered three genetic factors that could help doctors identify people who are at the greatest risk for developing a brain aneurysm. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/lifton20081109.html/RSS Genomic Screen Captures Genes that Prevent Spread of Cancer http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/green20081101.html/RSS Researchers have developed a method for systematically screening cancer cells to detect genes likely to suppress metastasis. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/green20081101.html/RSS Motor Molecule for Memory Identified http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/ehlers20081031.html/RSS Researchers have identified the chief motor protein that hauls the building materials needed for learning to their destinations inside neurons. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/ehlers20081031.html/RSS Putting Some Flexibility in Drug Design http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/mccammon20081027.html/RSS A new technique factors a protein's flexibility into the drug design equation. It's paying off in a big way. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/mccammon20081027.html/RSS Genetic Analysis Predicts Whether Liver Cancer Likely to Recur http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/golub20081015.html/RSS New technology makes it possible to study tissue samples locked away for decades. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/golub20081015.html/RSS HHMI Scientists Elected to Institute of Medicine http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20081013iom.html/RSS Seven Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20081013iom.html/RSS Learning How Not to Be Afraid http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/kandel20081008.html/RSS New studies show how the brain changes when mice learn to feel safe and secure in situations that would normally make them anxious. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/kandel20081008.html/RSS Roger Tsien Wins 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/nobel20081008.html/RSS Roger Tsien, Osamu Shimomura, and Martin Chalfie honored for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, a ubiquitous research tool. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/nobel20081008.html/RSS New Blood Test for Down Syndrome http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/quake20081006.html/RSS HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/quake20081006.html/RSS Summer Students Successfully Complete Janelia Undergraduate Research Program http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20081003undergrad.html/RSS The Janelia Undergraduate Scholars Program, which is in its first year, hosted 14 undergraduate students from the U.S. and U.K. The students worked on research projects under the guidance of Janelia Farm scientists. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20081003undergrad.html/RSS New Research Shows MicroRNAs Emerged Early in Evolution http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bartel20081001.html/RSS HHMI researchers have found microRNAs in animal species whose last common ancestors were present on Earth about 1 billion years ago. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bartel20081001.html/RSS