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*Arabidopsis thaliana*A team headed by Craig Pikaard, Ph.D., Washington University professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has discovered a fourth kind of RNA polymerase found only in plants and speculated to have been a plant feature for more than 200 million years.

Researchers at WUSTL, Stanford University and Loyola University Medical Center, among others, used a first-of-its-kind statistical method.

About 19 percent of people have a genetic variation that may increase susceptibility to osteoporosis, a School of Medicine study says.

The research shows that the stroke-prevention drug Exanta is less cost-effective for most patients than the blood thinner warfarin.

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He was among the first scientists to determine the precise details of how islets of Langerhans in the pancreas produce insulin.

Photo by Robert BostonThe School of Medicine’s Central Administration Recognition Luncheon recognized 64 employees with at least 10 years of service.

NulandSherwin Nuland, physician, professor and best selling author, will relay his experiences working with tsunami victims in Sri Lanka for the Washington University Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, in Graham Chapel. His talk is called “Tsunami Medical Diary.”

Researchers say it successfully mimics the human condition and provides unique insight into tumor development, diagnosis and treatment.

World-class cancer care will come to the campus of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital this fall with the advent of a $7 million center.