Collective action

( European Molecular Biology Laboratory ) Genetic switches called enhancers and the molecules that activate them can be used to draw a cell's family tree, EMBL scientists have found.

Collective action: Occupied genetic switches hold clues to cells' history

If you wanted to draw your family tree, you could start by searching for people who share your surname. Cells, of course, don’t have surnames, but scientists have found that genetic switches called enhancers, and the molecules that activate those switches – transcription factors – can be used in a similar way, as clues to a cell’s developmental history. The study also unveils a new model for how ...

Man guilty in case of Fla. girl found in landfill

An unemployed restaurant worker pleaded guilty Friday in the abduction, sexual battery and slaying of a 7-year-old Florida girl who was found in a landfill, as dozens of her family and friends packed a crowded courtroom wearing shades of purple, the little girl's favorite color.

Book details history of Lazarus, the family and the store

They all loved Lazarus. When David Meyers told people that he, his wife and their daughter were working together on a book about the Lazarus family and their “grand emporium” in downtown Columbus, the invariable response was: “I loved that store!”

Jarred Harrell pleads guilty to avoid trial, death penalty

Minutes after a man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who was dumped in a trash bin and later found in a landfill, the little girl's family -- including her twin brother -- addressed his sister's killer.