The perfect storm
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The perfect storm

By Marissa Locke Rottinghaus
The world has 2023 Nobel laureates Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman and others to thank for laying a foundation for the COVID-19 vaccine decades before the pandemic.
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How bacteria inhibit gene expression
Journal News

How bacteria inhibit gene expression

Dec. 5, 2023

Researchers show how altering activity of the transcription factor CarD can cause downregulation and upregulation of some genes.

In memoriam: Charles Kasper
In Memoriam

In memoriam: Charles Kasper

Dec. 4, 2023

He was a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and an ASBMB member since 1970.

Building a chapter through community
Student Chapters

Building a chapter through community

Dec. 4, 2023

Olivia Miller sought to balance fun, education and outreach in student chapter activities at Otterbein University.

Where the heck did all those structures inside complex cells come from?
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Where the heck did all those structures inside complex cells come from?

Dec. 3, 2023

Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.

Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
Announcement

Calendar of events, awards and opportunities

Dec. 3, 2023

This week: Webinars on immune oncology, transcriptome sequencing analysis and more! Save the date: #DiscoverBMB late-breaking abstract submission begins Dec. 14.

Untangling the genetics that underlie our facial features
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Untangling the genetics that underlie our facial features

Dec. 2, 2023

After turning up hundreds of genes with hard-to-predict effects, some scientists are now probing the grander developmental processes that shape face geometry.

There are unions for grad students?
Jobs

There are unions for grad students?

Dec. 1, 2023

They're multiplying and making headway in their effort to increase stipends and benefits.

From the journals: JLR
Journal News

From the journals: JLR

Dec. 1, 2023

A safer combination therapy for liver disease. A mechanistic pathway of the pathophysiology of NASH. A novel therapeutic target for heart failure. Read about recent papers on these topics.

ASBMB pushes federal agencies to help students struggling with loan debt
Funding

ASBMB pushes federal agencies to help students struggling with loan debt

Nov. 30, 2023

The society states that increasing student debt and financial strain are hurting the U.S. research enterprise and federal agencies must do more to ease this burden.

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Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music
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Using mice, researchers engineered cells to release insulin in response to specific sound waves: the music of the band Queen. Read More

There are unions for grad students?
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They're multiplying and making headway in their effort to increase stipends and benefits. Read More

Building a chapter through community

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How bacteria inhibit gene expression

Researchers show how altering activity of the transcription factor CarD can cause downregulation and upregulation of some genes. Read More

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