New Blood Test for Down Syndrome
October 06, 2008
HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects. More

Summer Students Successfully Complete Janelia Undergraduate Research Program
October 06, 2008
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. More

New Research Shows MicroRNAs Emerged Early in Evolution
October 01, 2008
HHMI researchers have found microRNAs in animal species whose last common ancestors were present on Earth about 1 billion years ago. More

Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as New Hughes President
September 30, 2008
Robert Tjian, a distinguished biochemist and long-time HHMI investigator at the University of California, Berkeley, will become HHMI's next president. More

New Pig Model Could Improve Understanding of Cystic Fibrosis
September 26, 2008
HHMI researchers have developed a new model of cystic fibrosis in pigs that more accurately mimics features of the disease. More

Elusive Chloride Channel Corralled in Salamander Eggs
September 19, 2008
Researchers have identified a gene from a new family of ion channels that control the flow of chloride ions into cells, helping to regulate smell and taste sensing, smooth muscle contraction, and fluid secretion in glands and airways. More

Nervous System Rallies Immune System Forces Against Invading Pathogens
September 18, 2008
Researchers have discovered a communications "hot line" that lets a worm's nervous system dial the immune system to help coordinate the response to infectious pathogens. More

Listeria Bacteria’s Two-Pronged Attack Puts Pregnancies at Risk
September 17, 2008
For the first time, researchers have learned how the dangerous foodborne pathogen Listeria crosses the placenta from mother to baby. More

Seeing the Shape of Gene Silencing
September 14, 2008
Researchers have devised clever new techniques to mimic the chemical marks on tightly wound DNA-protein complexes that silence gene expression. The scientists have used these complexes to visualize gene silencing in its natural context for the first time. More

Professor Alison F. Richard Elected as HHMI Trustee
September 12, 2008
Professor Alison F. Richard is currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. More