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genetics & genomics, drug development

Week in Review: July 28–August 1
Tracy Vence | Aug 1, 2014 | 3 min read
See-through organs and animals; distinguishing white from brown and beige fat cells; chipping away at genetic mosaicism; catching up with the blogger behind Street Anatomy
Week in Review: June 23–27
Tracy Vence | Jun 26, 2014 | 3 min read
Tracking chikungunya virus; reconsidering wood decay-based fungal classification; ASC specks spread inflammation; antibiotic tolerance in E. coli; RIKEN review yields corrections
Singularly Alluring
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Jun 1, 2014 | 7 min read
Microfluidic tools and techniques for investigating cells, one by one
Augmenting the Genetic Alphabet
Kate Yandell | May 7, 2014 | 3 min read
For the first time, synthetic DNA base pairs are replicated within living bacteria.
Liking Amphetamine Linked to Reduced Risk of Mental Disorders
Emily Willingham | Apr 7, 2014 | 3 min read
People who report having enjoyed amphetamine are more likely to have gene variants associated with protection against attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and schizophrenia, a study shows.
Dad’s Contribution
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 28, 2014 | 2 min read
Older fathers may have children with higher risk of psychiatric disorders, according to a study.
Plants Without Plastid Genomes
Ed Yong | Feb 27, 2014 | 3 min read
Two independent teams point to different plants that may have lost their plastid genomes.
Genomics Pioneer Dies
Abby Olena, PhD | Nov 7, 2013 | 2 min read
Monica Riley, who led groundbreaking work studying the E. coli genome, has passed away at age 87.
Prominent Geneticist Dies
Tracy Vence | Nov 5, 2013 | 1 min read
Leonard Herzenberg, who helped to develop the first fluorescence-activated cell sorter, has passed away at age 81.
Week in Review: October 21–25
Tracy Vence | Oct 25, 2013 | 4 min read
PubMed launches Commons; measuring HIV’s latent reservoir; immune-related pathway variation in genome, microbiome; rapamycin and flu vaccines; grasshopper mice resistant to pain
Three-Way Parenthood
Yehezkel Margalit, John D. Loike, and Michio Hirano | Oct 1, 2013 | 4 min read
Avoiding the transmission of mitochondrial disease takes a trio, but raises a host of logistical issues.
Week in Review: September 9–13
Tracy Vence | Sep 13, 2013 | 3 min read
A new type of stem cell; a parasitic ant species protects its hosts; reasons for biodiversity among tropical amphibians; transforming translational research
Going Viral
Breeann Kirby and Jeremy J. Barr | Sep 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
From therapeutics to gene transfer, bacteriophages offer a sustainable and powerful method of controlling microbes.
Week in Review: August 19–23
Tracy Vence | Aug 23, 2013 | 3 min read
The importance of smORFs; America Invents Act and innovation in biotech; birds adjust their behavior to avoid cars; in defense of fundamental science
Engineering Life
Caleb J. Bashor, Timothy K. Lu, and Ahmad S. Khalil | Aug 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
Cellular “tinkering” is critical for establishing a new engineering discipline that will lead to the next generation of technologies based on life’s building blocks.
Probing the Genetics of Intelligence
Dan Cossins | May 15, 2013 | 2 min read
Some geneticists are skeptical of a project that will analyze the DNA of high-IQ individuals to identify genetic variants related to intelligence.
Virus Versus Bacteria
Edyta Zielinska | Apr 17, 2013 | 1 min read
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
Genome Digest
Dan Cossins | Mar 6, 2013 | 5 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Puerto Rico's Native Bird
Jef Akst | Dec 16, 2012 | 1 min read
The Carribean island, with the help of researchers using creative ways of getting the message out, has rallied behind sequencing the genome of an endemic parrot.
Kartik Chandran: Chemistry Kid
Jef Akst | Sep 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Age: 38
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