Faculty Publications in Science and Nature


  1. Adler, P.B., at al. 2011. Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness. Science 333: 1750-1753.
  2. Agmon-Snir, H., C.E. Carr, and J. Rinzel. 1998. The role of dendrites in auditory coincidence detection. Nature 393:268-272.
  3. Baker, C.S., S.R. Palumbi, R.H. Lambertsen, M.T. Weinrich, J. Calambokidis, and S.J. O'Brien. 1990. Influence of seasonal migration on geograhic-distribution of mitochondrial-DNA haplotypes in humpback whales. Nature 344:238-240.
  4. Blachlydyson, E., S.Z. Peng, M. Colombini, et al. 1990. Selectivity changes in site-directed mutants of the vdacion channel - structural implications. Science 247:1233-1236.
  5. Cardinale, B.J., M. A. Palmer, and S. L. Collins. 2002. Species diversity enhances ecosystem functioning through interspecific facilitation. Nature 415:426-429.
  6. Cascone, P.J., T.F. Haydar, and A.E. Simon. 1993. Sequences and structures required for recombination between virus-associated RNAs. Science, 260:801-805.
  7. Chang, C., S.F. Kwok, A.B. Bleecker, and E.M. Meyerowitz. 1993. Arabidopsis ethylene-response gene ETR1: Similarity of product to two-component regulators. Science 262:539- 544.
  8. Che, L., Ren, Z., Wang, X., Dong, W., Dai, D., Wang, X., Zhang, D.H., Yang, X., Sheng, L., Li, G., Werner, H.-J., Lique, F., and Alexander, M.H.. 2007. Breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation in the F+o-D-2 -> DF+D reaction Science 317 (5841): 1061-1064.
  9. Coleman, S.W., Patricelli, G. L., and G. Borgia. 2004. Variable female preferences drive complex male displays. Nature 428: 742-745.
  10. Collin,D, F. Ritort, C. Jarzynski, S. B. Smith, I. Tinoco, Jr, and C. Bustamante. 2005. Verification of the Crooks fluctuation theorem and recovery of RNA folding free energies. Nature 437: 231-234.
  11. Collins, S.L., A.K. Knapp, J.M. Briggs, J.M. Blair, and E.L. Steinauer. 1998. Modulation of diversity by grazing and mowing in native tallgrass prairie. Science 280:745-747.
  12. Consortium, including Salzberg, S.L. 2007. Draft genome sequence of the sexually transmitted pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis. Science 315 (5809): 207-212.
  13. Dudash, M. R., and D. E. Carr. 1998. Genetics underlying inbreeding depression in Mimulus with contrasting mating systems. Nature 393:682-684.
  14. Elser, J.J., W. F. Fagan, R.F. Denno, et al. 2000. Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs. Nature 408:578-580.
  15. Ericson, L. M; Fan, H.; Peng, H.; Davis, V. A.; Zhou, W.; Sulpizio, J.; Wang, Y. H.; Booker, R.; Vavro, J.; Guthy, C.; Parra-Vasquez, A.; Kim, M.; Ramesh, S.; Saini, R. K.; Kittrell, C.; Lavin, G.; Schmidt, H.; Adams, W.; Billups, W.; Pasquali, M.; Hwang, W.; Hauge, R.; Fischer, J. E.; Smalley, R. E. 2004. Macroscopic, Neat, Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Fibers. Science 305: 1447-1450.
  16. Fahey, D. W., R. S. Gao, K. S. Carslaw, J. Kettleborough, P. J. Popp, M. J. Northway, J. C. Holecek, S. C. Ciciora, R. J. McLaughlin, T. L. Thompson, R. H. Winkler, D. G. Baumgardner, B. Gandrud, P. O. Wennberg, S. Dhaniyala, K. McKinney, Th. Peter, R. J. Salawitch, T. P. Bui, J. W. Elkins, C. R. Webster, E. L. Atlas, H. Jost, J. C. Wilson, R. L. Herman. 2001. The detection of large HNO3-containing particles in the winter Arctic stratosphere. Nature 291: 1026-1031.
  17. Fang W, J Vega-Rodrguez, AK Ghosh, M Jacobs-Lorena, A Kang, RJ St Leger. 2011. Development of transgenic fungi that kill human malaria parasites in mosquitoes. Science 331:1074-1077.
  18. Garand, E., Zhou, J., Manolopoulos, D.E., Alexander, M.H., Neumark, D.M. 2008. Nonadiabatic interactions in the Cl+H-2 reaction probed by CIH2- and CID2- photoelectron imaging. Science 319 (5859): 72-75.
  19. Garcia-Mira, M.M., M. Sadqi, N. Fischer, J.M. Sanchez-Ruiz, and V. Munoz. 2002. Experimental Identification of Downhill Protein Folding. Science 2002:2191-2195.
  20. Ghedin, E., N.A. Sengamalay, M. Shumway, J. Zaborsky, T. Feldblyum, V. Subbu, D.J. Spiro, J. Sitz, H. Koo, P. Bolotov, D. Dernovoy, T. Tatusova, Y. Bao, K. St George, J. Taylor, D.J. Lipman, C.M. Fraser, J.K. Taubenberger and S.L. Salzberg. 2005. Large-scale sequencing of human influenza reveals the dynamic nature of viral genome evolution Nature 437:1162-1166.
  21. Goel, A. B. Jiang, L.W. Xu, L. Song, A. Kirkwood and H.-K. Lee.. 2006. Cross-modal regulation of synaptic AMPA receptors in primary sensory cortices by visual experience. Nature Neuroscience 9: 1001-1003.
  22. Gilbert, D.A., N. Lehman, S.J. O'Brien, and R.K. Wayne. 1990. Genetic fingerprinting reflects population differentiation in the California channel-island fox. Nature 344:764-767.
  23. Hawthorne, D.J. , and S. Via. 2001. Genetic linkage of ecological specialization and reproductive isolation in pea aphids. Nature 412:904 - 907.
  24. Hua J., C. Chang, Q. Sun, and E.M. Meyerowitz. 1995. Ethylene insensitivity conferred by Arabidopsis ERS gene. Science 269:1712-1714.
  25. Jeffery, W.R. 1982. Calcium ionophore polarizes ooplasmic segregation in ascidian eggs. Science 216:545-547.
  26. Jeffery, W.R. , A.G. Strickler and Y. Yamamoto. 2004. Migratory neural crest-like cells form body pigmentation in a urochordate embryo. Nature 431: 696 699.
  27. Johnson, M.D., Oldach, D., Delwiche, C.F., Stoecker, D.K. 2007. Retention of transcriptionally active cryptophyte nuclei by the ciliate Myrionecta rubra Nature 445 (7126): 426-428.
  28. Kanold, P.O., P. Kara, C. Reid, C. J. Shatz. 2003. Subplate neurons are required for functional maturation of cortical columns. Science, 301(5632): 521-525.
  29. Karol, K.G., R.M. McCourt, M.T. Cimino, and C.F. Delwiche. 2001. The closest living relatives of land plants. Science 294: 2351-2353.
  30. Kohguchi, H., T. Suzuki, and M. H. Alexander. 2001. Fully State-Resolved Differential Cross Sections for the Inelastic Scattering of the Open-Shell NO Molecule by Ar. Science 294:832-834.
  31. Kohler, S., C.F. Delwiche, L.G. Tilney, P. Webster, R.J.M. Wilson, J.D. Palmer, and D.S. Roos. 1997. A plastid of probable green algal origin in apicomplexan plastids. Science 275:1485-1489.
  32. Kraft, NJB, et al. 2011. Disentangling the Drivers of Diversity Along Latitudinal and Elevational Gradients. Science 333: 1755-1758.
  33. Lee, H.-K., S.S. Min, M. Gallagher, and A. Kirkwood. 2005. NMDA receptor-independent long-term depression correlates with successful aging in rats. Nature Neuorscience 8: 1657-1659.
  34. Linjie Li, Rafael R. Gattass, Erez Gershgoren, Hana Hwang, and John T. Fourkas. 2009. Achieving /20 Resolution by One-Color Initiation and Deactivation of Polymerization. Science 324: 910-913.
  35. Mann, D.A., Z. Lu, and A.N. Popper. 1997. Ultrasound detection by a teleost fish. Nature 389:341-341.
  36. Moses, M.J., J.C. Fettinger and B.W. Eichhorn. 2003. Interpenetrating As20 Fullerene and Ni12 Icosahedra in the Onion-Skin [As@Ni12@As20]3- Ion . Science 300:778-780.
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  38. Murphy, W.J., Eizirik, E., Johnson, W.E., Zhang, Y.P., Ryderk, O.A., O'Brien, S.J. 2001. Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals. Nature 409: 614-618.
  39. Murphy WJ, Eizirik E, O'Brien SJ, Madsen O, Scally M, Douady CJ, Teeling E, Ryder OA, Stanhope MJ, de Jong WW, Springer MS. 2001. Resolution of the early placental mammal radiation using Bayesian phylogenetics. Science 294: 2348-2351.
  40. Oring, L.W., R.C. Fleischer, J.M. Reed, et al. 1992. Cuckoldry through stored sperm in the sequentially polyandrous spotted sandpiper. Nature 359:631-633.
  41. Packer, C., D.A. Gilbert, A.E. Pusey, and S.J. O'Brien. 1991. A molecular genetic-analysis of kinship and cooperation in African lions. Nature 351:562-565.
  42. Parsons,T. J., S. L. Olson, and M. J. Braun. 1993. Unidirectional spread of secondary sexual plumage traits across an avian hybrid zone. Science 260:1643-1646.
  43. Patricelli, G. L., J. A. C. Uy, G. Walsh, and G. Borgia. 2002. Sexual selection: Male displays adjusted to female's response. Nature 415:279-280.
  44. Raupp, M.J. , F.R. Milan, P. Barbosa, and B. Leonhardt. 1986. Methylcyclopentanoid monoterpenes mediate interactions among insect herbivores. Science 232:1408-1410.
  45. Raupp, M.J., P. Barbosa, and B. Leonhardt. 1986. Mediation of interactions among insect herbivores. Science 234:1588-1589.
  46. Roberts, R.B., Ser, J.R., and Kocher, T.D. 2009. Sexual Conflict Resolved by Invasion of a Novel Sex Determiner in Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes. Science 326: 998-1001.
  47. Roelke-Parker, M.E., L. Munson, C. Packer, R. Kock, S. Cleaveland, M. Carpenter, S.J. O'Brien, A. Pospischil, R. Hofmann-Lehmann, H. Lutz, G.L.M. Mwamengele, M.N. Mgasa, G.A. Machange, B.A. Summers, and M.J.G. Appel. 1996. A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions (Panthera leo). Nature 379:441-445.
  48. Roy, D., Liston, D.R., Idone, V.J., Di, A., Nelson, D.J., Pujol, C., Bliska, J.B., Chakrabarti, S and Andrews, N.W. 2004. A process for controlling intracellular bacterial infections induced by membrane injury. Science 304: 1515-1518.
  49. Sadqi, M., Fushman, D., Munoz, V. 2006. Atom-by-atom analysis of global downhill protein folding. Nature 442 (7100): 317-321.
  50. Schistosoma japonicum Genome Sequencing and Functional Analysis Consortium, including N. El-Sayed. 2009. The Schistosoma japonicum genome reveals features of host-parasite interplay. Nature 460:345-352.
  51. Seehausen, O. Yohey Terai, Isabel S. Magalhaes, Karen L. Carleton, Hillary D. J. Mrosso, Ryutaro Miyagi, Inke van der Sluijs, Maria V. Schneider, Martine E. Maan, Hidenori Tachida, Hiroo Imai & Norihiro Okada. 2008. Speciation through sensory drive in cichlid fish. Nature 455: 620-626.
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  53. Smith, M.W., M. Dean, M. Carrington, C. Winkler, G.A. Huttley, D.A. Lomb, J.J. Goedert, T.R. O'Brien, L.P. Jacobson, R. Kaslow, S. Buchbinder, E. Vittinghoff, D. Vlahov, K. Hoots, M.W. Hilgartner, and S.J. O'Brien. 1997. Contrasting genetic influence of CCR2 and CCR5 variants on HIV-1 infection and disease progression. Science 227:959-965.
  54. Soares, D. 2002. Neurology: an ancient sensory organ in crocodilians. Nature 417:241-242
  55. Song, J., L. Wu, Z. Chen, R. Kohanski, and L. Pick. 2003. Axons guided by insulin receptor in Drosophil melanogaster visual system. Science 300:502-505.
  56. Sukharev, S. I., P. Blount, B. Martinac, F. Blattner, and C. Kung. 1994. A large conductance mechanosensitive channel in E. coli encoded by MscL alone. Nature 368:265-268.
  57. Sukharev, S., Betanzos, M., Chiang, C.S., Guy, H.R. 2001. The gating mechanism of the large mechanosensitive channel MscL. Nature 409:720-724.
  58. Swalla, B. J., and W.R. Jeffery. 1996. Requirement of the Manx gene for restoration of chordate features in a tailless ascidian larva. Science 274:1205-1208.
  59. Syken, J., GradPre, T., Kanold, P.O. , and Shatz, C.J. 2006. PirB restricts the extent of ocular dominance plasticity in visual cortex. Science 313 (5794): 1795-1800.
  60. Thermer, K., E. Williams, and J. Reutt-Robey. 2002. Autocatalytic Oxidation of Lead Crystallite Surfaces. Science 297:2033-2035.
  61. Wilf, P. Labandeira, C.C., Johnson, K.R., and Ellis, B. 2006. Decoupled plant and insect diversity after the end-Cretaceous extinction. Science 313 (5790): 1112-1115.
  62. Wilkinson, G. S., D.C. Presgraves, and L. Crymes. 1998. Male eye span in stalk-eyed flies indicates genetic quality by meiotic drive suppression. Nature 391:276-279.
  63. Wilkinson, G. S. 1984. Reciprocal food sharing in the vampire bat. Nature 308:181-184.
  64. Wolfe, G.R., F.X. Cunningham, D. Durnford, B.R. Green and E. Gantt. 1994. Evidence for a common origin of chloroplasts light-harvesting complexes of different pigmentation. Nature 367:566-568.
  65. Yager, D.D. and R.R. Hoy. 1986. The cyclopean ear a new sense for the praying mantis. Science 231 (4739): 727-729.
  66. Yamamoto, Y., and W.R. Jeffery. 2000. Central role of the lens in cave fish eye degeneration. Science 289:631-633.
  67. Yamamoto, Y., D.W. Stock and W.R. Jeffery. 2004. Hedgehog signaling controls eye degeneration in blind cavefish. Nature 431: 844-847.
  68. Yovel, Y., B. Falk, C.F. Moss, and N. Ulanovsky. 2010. Optimal Localization by Pointing Off Axis. Science 327: 701-704.


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