In this set of lectures, Jeremy Nathans explores the molecular mechanisms within the retina that mediate the first...

Apoptosis a form of programmed cell death that plays important roles during animal development, immune response,...

Cell-substratum adhesion is mediated by integrins, a family of transmembrane, heterodimeric, extracellular matrix...

Imatinib (Gleevec) has become a paradigm for targeted cancer therapies. The first part of this lecture will describe...

During embryogenesis, a single fertilized oocyte gives rise to a multicellular organism whose cells and tissues have...

Once it was thought that aging was just a random and haphazard process. Instead, the rate of aging turns out to be...

In the first part, an overview of polyketides and polyketide biosynthesis is presented. A rationale for investigating...

In this lecture, I discuss the challenges of designing new proteins that fold into a particular structure or perform...

Modern cell and developmental biology has a lot to contribute to our understanding of the deep history of animal...

By looking at the light from distant galaxies and having well-established calibration methods, astrophysics can make...