Cellular process required for vaccine protection identified
Memories don’t just happen in the brain – our immune system also can maintain long-term memory against viruses. That is why vaccinations have been the
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From The Labs
Marmoset sequence sheds new light on primate biology and evolution
A team of scientists from around the world led by Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis has completed the genome sequence
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Houston Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Longitudinal Study Marks 32 years
By Dr. Gail Demmler Harrison, professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and attending physician in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Texas Children’s Hospital 2014
Read MoreStudy shows epigenetic changes can drive cancer
Cancer has long been thought to be primarily a genetic disease, but in recent decades scientists have come to believe that epigenetic changes – which
Read MoreProtein that plays role in muscle formation identified
Alternative splicing (the process during gene expression that generates multiple proteins from a single gene) plays an important role in many developmental processes. In muscle
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Key process required to weaken strength of synaptic connections, store memory identified
Synaptic plasticity, the ability of neurons to strengthen or weaken their connections, makes up the cellular basis of learning and memory formation. High neuronal activity
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Dr. Koen Venken named newest McNair Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Koen Venken has been named the newest McNair Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine. Venken is an emerging scientist whose work focuses on the
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Image of the Month: The Genome
Ever wonder what a genome looks like? While it might be impossible to see with the naked eye, an international consortium of researchers, including the
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Two electected to National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Dora E. Angelaki, professor and Wilhelmina Robertson Chair in Neuroscience, and Dr. Martin M. Matzuk, director of the Center for Drug Discovery and vice
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Study identifies new genetic cause of male reproductive birth defects
Baylor College of Medicine scientists defined a previously unrecognized genetic cause for two types of birth defects found in newborn boys, described in a report
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