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Miroslav Radman Profile: Bringing Biology Back to Croatia. Science, vol. 304, pp. 1103-110.
A story of a Croatian biologist in France who is returning to his native country to fulfill a 30-year old dream of setting up a world-class life sciences research institute.
Biomedical Research: Revolution or evolution for French science? (Co-authored with Barbara Casassus) Science, vol. 301, pp. 35-36.
An examination of controversial reforms underway at France's main biomedical research agency that strike some as a
step towards an American-styled system.
Ironing out Hemochromatosis. ScienceNOW, April 23, 2003.
A short article about the discovery that the mouse model for hemochromatosis, a common iron uptake disorder, lacks an "iron hormone" that normally tells the body when to stop taking up iron.
New Perspectives for Prion Therapeutics meeting: Prion disease treatment’s early promise unravels. Science, vol. 299, pp. 191-192.
A report on a Paris meeting focusing on possible treatments for prion diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jacob syndrome, the human form of "mad cow" disease.
Radioactive waste accumulates while dump is debated. Synapse, vol. 41(23), pp. 1, 4.
A front page article in the UCSF student newspaper about a mounting crisis concerning the storage of radioactive waste on campus.
Mutation increases life span of mice.
Getting to the end of the chromosome.
Out of Africa: the real story.
Enforcing plant taboos.
So many genes, so little time….
Mutant mouse points to new tumor target.
Genetics enables old dogs to learn new tricks.
Genetics discovers dark secret lurking in famous wine’s past.
Getting a bird's eye view of eukaryotic gene expression.
Sequencing the plasmodium genome.
Creating cancer in the lab.
Finding the time to understand cocaine addiction.
Monarch butterflies threatened by transgenic crops?
Variety is the spice of life--for chloroplasts.
New progress made in gene therapy research.
Developing a taste for genetics research.
Crying Over Circadian Rhythms.
New Deafness Gene Identified.
Fly Mutation Causes Tumors in Mice.
Finding a cure for Catch-22.
Scientists clone nuclear gene causing mitochondrial disease.
A modern day whale tale.
DNA chips provide new insight into old experiment.
Chimpanzees found to be source of HIV-1.
The education of whales.
Investigating the genetic basis of obesity.
Cystic Fibrosis gene implicated in additional diseases.
How chromosomes find their mates.
First animal genome sequence completed.
A new role for an old gene.
On fruit flies and princesses.
New study sheds light on blindness.
Cloning questions cleared up.
DNA study establishes identity of first land plant.
DNA replication: Where to begin?
Delay in language learning largely caused by genes.
In addition to my journalistic and educational articles, I have
contributed questions, answers and other activities for several biology
textbooks:
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Prepared test bank questions and online quizzes for the genetics chapters of the 7th edition of Campbell/Reece's
Biology (published by Benjamin Cummings)
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Prepared questions and answers for every chapter of the 5th edition of
Molecular Biology of the Gene (published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and Benjamin Cummings)
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Prepared end-of-chapter questions and
various other material for two editions of Human Heredity:
Principles and Issues (published by the Brooks/Cole publishing company)
Research articles
Follette, P.J.,
Duronio R.J., & O'Farrell, P.H. (1998) "Fluctuations in Cyclin E levels are
required for multiple rounds of endocycle S phase in Drosophila."
Current Biology, vol. 8, pp. 235-238.
Treisman,
J.R.*, Follette, P.J.*, O'Farrell, P.H., & Rubin, G.R. (1995) "Cell
proliferation and DNA replication defects in a Drosophila MCM mutant."
Genes
& Development, vol. 9, pp. 1709-1715.
* denotes equal
authorship
Follette, P.J.
& Laird, C.D. (1992) "Estimating the stability of the proposed imprinted state
of the Fragile-X mutation when transmitted by females."
Human Genetics,
vol. 88, pp. 335-343.
Review articles
Follette, P.J.
& O'Farrell, P.H. (1997) "Connecting cell behavior to patterning: lessons from
the cell cycle." Cell,
vol. 88, pp. 309-314.
Follette, P.J.
& O'Farrell, P.H. (1997) "Cdks and the
Drosophila cell
cycle." Current Opinions in Genetics and Development, vol. 7, pp. 17-22.
Su, T.T.,
Follette, P.J. & O'Farrell, P.H. (1995) "Qualifying for the license to
replicate." Cell, vol. 81, pp. 825-828.
Ph.D. Dissertation
Follette, P.J.
(1997) “Regulating DNA replication within the changing Drosophila
cell cycle. “ Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of
California, San Francisco.
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