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genetics & genomics, developmental biology

Mr. Epigenetics
The Scientist | Jul 31, 2015 | 1 min read
Meet Wolf Reik, August Profilee and Babraham Institute director of research.
Viral Protector
Jef Akst | Apr 21, 2015 | 1 min read
A retrovirus embedded in the human genome may help protect embryos from other viruses, and influence fetal development.
Contributors
Jenny Rood | Apr 1, 2015 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the April 2015 issue of The Scientist.
From Many, One
Elena E. Giorgi | Apr 1, 2015 | 10+ min read
Diverse mammals, including humans, have been found to carry distinct genomes in their cells. What does such genetic chimerism mean for health and disease?
BRCA1 Linked to Brain Size
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Mar 20, 2014 | 1 min read
The breast cancer-associated gene may play a protective role in neural stem cells, a mouse study finds.
Week in Review: January 6–10
Tracy Vence | Jan 10, 2014 | 3 min read
Bacterial genes aid tubeworm settling; pigmentation of ancient reptiles; nascent neurons and vertebrate development; exploring simple synapses; slug-inspired surgical glue
About Face
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 25, 2013 | 2 min read
Researchers show that genetic enhancer elements likely contribute to face shape in mice.
Loss of Potential
Dan Cossins | Jun 1, 2013 | 3 min read
In the fruit fly, the ability of neural stem cells to make the full repertoire of neurons is regulated by the movement of key genes to the nuclear periphery.
Eggs Trade Genes
Ruth Williams | Oct 24, 2012 | 3 min read
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Doubled Gene Boosted Brain Power
Sabrina Richards | May 7, 2012 | 1 min read
Human-specific duplications of a gene involved in brain development may have contributed to our species’ unique intelligence.
The Sugar Lnc
Sabrina Richards | May 1, 2012 | 2 min read
Genes that react to cellular sugar content are regulated by a long non-coding RNA via an unexpected mechanism
Next Generation: Hundreds of Cell-Analyses at Once
Edyta Zielinska | Aug 11, 2011 | 4 min read
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
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