Reprogrammed Adult Skin Cells Treat Parkinsons in Animal Model

Researchers at the Whitehead Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute(HSCI) have reported successfully reducing symptoms in a Parkinson's disease rat model by using dopamine producing neurons derived from reprogrammed adult skin cells.

Shedding Light on Life

The scenes are familiar from biology textbooks. A long string of DNA is copied to form a matching strand. A virus infects a cell by stealing through its membrane. Two white blood cells meet and confer before launching an immune attack.

Gun Violence and the Supreme Court

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in District of Columbia v. Heller, a case challenging handgun-control statutes adopted in 1976 in Washington, D.C. In this podcast, HSPH Professor David Hemenway, a firearm injury expert, discusses gun violence in the United States and the likely effects of the case.

South American Spectacular with Louise Richardson

From November 2 - 17, journey to three of South America's most dynamic and powerful countries: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile with Louise Richardson, executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. During this program, Richardson will discuss topics from her first book on the Falklands War in the context of U.S.-Latin American relations as well as the history of terrorism and counter terrorism in the countries visited.