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Cell News—Cardiomyocyte junction protein loss promotes fibrotic gene expression

February 29, 2016

Desmosomes in cardiomyocytes physically hold the cells together, and allow for electrical signaling to propagate through the heart. These structures…

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Cell News—Pile-up of intermediate filaments drives giant axon neuropathy

February 23, 2016

It has an ungainly name and an uglier phenotype. Giant Axon Neuropathy (GAN) is an extremely rare genetic disease that…

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Cell News—Architecture affects actin contractility

February 22, 2016

Cells’ skeleton can contract so that cells can move, divide, establish shape, and maintain tissues. How that contractility, induced by…

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Networking, postdoc issues and career advances are happening at NPA 2016

February 19, 2016
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“Network, network, network” is the clichéd battle cry sung from the rooftops at every career development seminar you can set…

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Cell News—New tool to predict off-target sites for CRISPR/Cas9 sgRNA design

February 17, 2016

CRISPR/Cas9 is a powerful tool for gene editing, and it can also be used for genetic screens. However, the single-guide…

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Preserving Data: Who’s Got Your Back(up)?

February 16, 2016
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Data management has become an essential part of research. Scientists need to be able to rely on their data infrastructures…

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Your Donation to ASCB Goes a Long Way

February 16, 2016

In 2015 your generous, tax-deductible donations helped provide Postdoctoral Travel Awards, Graduate Student Travel Awards, Junior Faculty Travel Awards, Minority…

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Top Stories from the ASCB Post

February 16, 2016

Brain Cancer Self-Organizes into Streams, Swirls, and Spheres Brain cancer is not anarchy, a leaderless mob of deranged cells storming…

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Upcoming Local Meetings

February 16, 2016

ASCB is pleased to provide funds for graduate students, postdocs, and community college instructors to organize one-day local meetings. Such…

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Jane Lubchenco’s Keynote at ASCB 2015

February 16, 2016

Not Every Scientist Should Do Public Communications, But All Scientists Should Support Those Who Do—Jane Lubchenco’s Keynote at ASCB 2015…

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