Yamato, Maya(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Despite widespread concerns about the effects of anthropogenic noise on baleen whales (suborder Mysticeti), we lack basic information about their auditory physiology for comprehensive risk assessments. Hearing ranges and ...
Okumura, Leah M(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In mouse, germ cells retain expression of the pluripotency markers Oct4 and Nanog longer than any other cells in the body. While somatic cells repress these markers during gastrulation, female germ cells continue to express ...
Rock, Jeremy M. (Jeremy Michael)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In budding yeast, an essential Hippo-like signal transduction cascade known as the Mitotic Exit Network (MEN) governs the final cell cycle transition, the mitosis to G1 transition. To ensure the accurate execution of ...
Schmidt, Jens C. (Jens Christopher)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
To ensure equal chromosome segregation during mitosis, the macromolecular kinetochore must remain attached to depolymerizing microtubules, which drive poleward chromosome movement. Microtubules are highly dynamic structures ...