New roles for growth factors: Enticing nerve cells to muscles
During embryonic development, nerve cells hesitantly extend tentacle-like protrusions called axons that sniff their way through a labyrinth of attractive and repulsive chemical cues that guide them to their target. While several recent studies discovered molecules that repel motor neuron axons from incorrect targets in the limb, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have...Enticing Doctors to Rural Community an Uphill Task
It almost sounds like some travel deal, except that it isn't. Prospects of cruising along the river Murray, sipping at wineries and feasting //at local gourmet restaurants are being used to lure doctors to the country towns of Albury and Wodonga, in Victoria, Australia. These treats are welcome to doctors and their families for free- just to check out these towns for prospective employm...