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Science 4 April 2003:
Vol. 300. no. 5616, pp. 78 - 79
DOI: 10.1126/science.300.5616.78

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Spying on the Brain, One Neuron at a Time

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A clever combination of tools from genetic engineering and optical imaging may unravel the secret of how mature brains learn. The mechanisms that enable the adult brain to learn may be subtler versions of those that wire the developing brain.

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VIEWPOINT Informatics and Quantitative Analysis in Biological Imaging: Jason R. Swedlow, Ilya Goldberg, Erik Brauner, and Peter K. Sorger (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 100. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1082602]
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REPORTS Rapid Actin Transport During Cell Protrusion: Daniel Zicha, Ian M. Dobbie, Mark R. Holt, James Monypenny, Daniel Y. H. Soong, Colin Gray, and Graham A. Dunn (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 142. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1082026]
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PERSPECTIVES DEVELOPMENT: Enhanced: May the Force Be with You: Paul Martin and Susan M. Parkhurst (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 63. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1084148]
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INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE The Future Looks Bright ...: Stella M. Hurtley and Laura Helmuth (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 75. [DOI: 10.1126/science.300.5616.75]
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NEWS Play-by-Play Imaging Rewrites Cells' Rules: Mary Beckman (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 76. [DOI: 10.1126/science.300.5616.76]
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NEWS Quantum Dots Get Wet: Caroline Seydel (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 80. [DOI: 10.1126/science.300.5616.80]
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REVIEW Light Microscopy Techniques for Live Cell Imaging: David J. Stephens and Victoria J. Allan (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 82. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1082160]
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REVIEW Development and Use of Fluorescent Protein Markers in Living Cells: Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz and George H. Patterson (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 87. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1082520]
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REVIEW Mitosis Through the Microscope: Advances in Seeing Inside Live Dividing Cells: Conly L. Rieder and Alexey Khodjakov (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 91. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1082177]
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REVIEW Visualizing Signals Moving in Cells: Cornelis J. Weijer (4 April 2003)
Science 300 (5616), 96. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1082830]
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