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Competition among equals: How multicellular organisms develop 
More than two decades ago, when Gad Shaulsky, Ph.D. was an undergraduate student, he began to puzzle over why cells become different in organisms made up of many cells.
Read more about Shaulsky's hypothesis for differentiation and listen to a discussion of the issues in the video clip attached to the story.
Researchers unravel liver dysfunction, infection link
For more than 100 years, physicians have recognized that the livers of patients with serious infections do not work well. The livers of infants with infections are particularly affected. Why that happens remained a mystery, but a recent study by Saul Karpen, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston may have begun to unravel the puzzle.
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Proposed consent process gives volunteers options for personal data
When are data truly anonymous – unable to be traced back to the individuals from whom they were derived? The question is not academic when applied to genetic databases, said two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a recent essay that appears in the journal Science.
The professors discuss their ideas about controlling access to genetic information on research volunteers.
Ghrelin: A player in diabetes but not obesity?
Ghrelin, a hormone long considered a key player in obesity, may instead take a major role in maintaining the balance between insulin and glucose and the development of diabetes, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report in a recent issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.
More about ghrelin, diabetes and obesity
