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RESEARCH NEWS FROM HHMI
Bitter Taste Receptors Identified (03.17.00)
HHMI investigators and their colleagues have identified a family of genes responsible for giving bitterness its bite.
Common Senses (February 2007) Flavors, aromas, and chemical signals released from animals can make the mouth water, evoke vivid memories, and perhaps even signal stress or fertility. How does the brain sort it out?
Cover Story:Cells on the Move
Exploring the building blocks of cell movement, researchers are revealing delightful dances—and changing dogma.
Enter the Samurai
Loren Looger likes to solve other people's problems—at least their technical ones. That's working out well for his Janelia Farm colleagues.
Making Bigger Better
Scaling up research opportunities in introductory science courses requires a new way of thinking and working.
Opening the Floodgates
To speed the hunt for disease-related genes, researchers are delving into the exome, the fraction of the genome responsible for encoding proteins.
