In Profile: Leonard Guarente
Biology professor discovered a gene at the center of aging. Now that research is yielding therapies that target the diseases of old age.
Taking aim at aggressive cancer cells
Researchers use novel stem-cell method to discover chemical with potency against breast tumors in mice
Tumor mutations can predict chemo success
Genetic profiling of tumors could have 'immediate impact' on treating cancer, study shows
Study takes aim at opportunistic fungal pathogens
Research provides genome sequences and critical analyses of key Candida species
Picower-led team pinpoints gene key to Alzheimer's-like reversal
Success in restoring memories in mice could lead to human treatments
Analysis knocks down theory on origin of cell structure
Genomic tools show cilia probably did not originate as separate organism
The games microbes play
Game theory study in yeast shows how cooperative behavior meshes with evolutionary theory
