Hutch News
Results per Page:
New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
October 21, 2019
GRASPing for information: how fat cells sense and respond to nutritional status
From the Rajan Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Fruit fly study IDs missing links in fat-signaling system
Hormone alerts brain to fat-storage status, but its packaging system goes awry in obesity
The sixth samurai: Finding a gene that divides one species from another
How six male flies — among more than 300,000 females — led to the discovery of an evolution-driving gene
Q&A: How evolutionary biologists got lucky with a sperm discovery
Drs. Harmit Malik and Mia Levine on a male fruit fly protein necessary for embryo survival
Study reveals how cells’ nuclei keep their shape
Scientists discover a protein that keeps cellular nuclei from shriveling, a hallmark of old age and the premature-aging disease progeria
Discovery in fruit flies may provide insights into some poor prognosis leukemias
Finding from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Basic Sciences Division newly identifies key protein function, potential therapeutic target
Genetic Discovery in Fruit Flies May Open New Avenues for Understanding Cancer Growth in Humans
Finding also offers better testing ground for anti-cancer drugs