Record #:

25560

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

Klaus Hahn and his UNC pharmacology lab discoveredthe genetic code to make a protein that responds to light. The protein stimulates cell movement, which is a technique with the potential to repair nerve injuries, create new muscle and bone, or understand how an embryo develops.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p45

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools