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Mapping Molecular Pathways
Boston University researchers bring together innovations in technology with discoveries in molecular biology to study the fundamentals of disease and physiology and to decipher the latest genomic information. Combining expertise in genetics, physics, biochemistry, nanotechnology, engineering, and bioinformatics, these scientists envision new ways of diagnosing and treating disease, and of studying the genetic building blocks that make us human.
This image of RNA becoming localized in a growing frog oocyte is typical of the process that occurs in most growing cells. The image shows the RNA (in red) finding its way along microtubule tracks (in green) to its final destination inside the cell.
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In this Issue
From the Provost
Managing A Changing Climate
Bringing the Past to Life
Learning to Adapt
Moving Research into Action
Mapping Molecular Pathways
Reaching Out to the Community and to the World
Students: Bringing a Fresh Eye to Research
Award-Winning Faculty
Boston University at a Glance
Research by the Numbers
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When David Damiano (center) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before his first birthday, BU biomedical engineer Ed Damiano and his wife, pediatrician Toby Milgrome, began working on an automated system able to mimic the body’s natural glucose regulation system. Damiano hopes to begin first trials on patients in a closely monitored clinical setting within a year
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