Amber Dance for the National Institutes of Health

Articles by: Amber Dance for the National Institutes of Health

endothelial cells may someday control cancer

Cells Are Chatty: Here's What They May Be Saying

By Amber Dance for the National Institutes of Health published

Cells communicate by sending and receiving chemical signals and researchers are learning how to decipher, create and even hijack these conversations.

genetics, medications

Dr. DNA: Using Genes to Guide Prescriptions

By Amber Dance for the National Institutes of Health published

Your genes control features inside you body and researchers are trying to use this to help doctors prescribe more effective medications.

A ball and stick figure of a molecule.

How Scientists Are 'Greening' Chemistry

By Amber Dance for the National Institutes of Health published

Cleaner! Faster! Cheaper! is a rallying cry for chemists working to limit the impact of their work on the environment.

The 46 human chromosomes are shown in blue, with the telomeres appearing as white pinpoints. The DNA has already been copied, so each chromosome is actually made up of two identical lengths of DNA, each with its own two telomeres.

Body's 'Doomsday Clocks' Count Down to Death, or Cancer

By Amber Dance for the National Institutes of Health published

So-called chromosome caps can divide safely only a certain number of times.

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