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Briefs
Fluorescent marker highlights potency of DNA breaks
Susan Rosenberg. Ph.D., professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, pursues novel work on stress and genetic mutation in bacteria. Her newest work shows that DNA breaks happen less often than previously thought but these rare occurrences are also more potent than scientists had believed.
Protein interactions targets for Huntington disease therapy
The identification of more than 200 new proteins that interact with the mutated protein that causes Huntington's disease opens the door to developing treatments for the fatal neurodegenerative disorder, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher.
NCI designation recognizes BCM's cancer program
The Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has been named a designated cancer center by the National Cancer Institute.
'Might have been' key in evaluating behavior
"What might have been," or fictive learning, affects the brain and plays an important role in the choices individuals make – and may play a role in addiction, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers and others in a report that appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
'Viral' marketing spurs one-of-a-kind reunion
The reunion of Baylor College of Medicine's department of molecular virology and microbiology provided a chance to look at the discipline's beginnings in Houston.
