September 2019

Our Inner Neanderthal

Ancient secrets in the human genome

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Features

The Race to Nab Cheating Athletes

Neanderthal DNA in Modern Human Genomes Is Not Silent

Recent Trials for Fragile X Syndrome Offer Hope

Careers

Fixing the Flaws in Animal Research

Editorial

Does Our DNA Make Us All Unique or All the Same?

Critic at Large

Opinion: Greater Diversity Is Needed in Human Genomic Data

Contributors

Contributors

Infographics

Infographic: How to Catch Cheating Athletes

Infographic: The Genetics of Fragile X Syndrome

Infographic: History of Ancient Hominin Interbreeding

Infographic: Optogenetics Without Genetic Engineering

Infographic: Open and shut

Reading Frames

Can Genetics Explain Human Behavior?

Foundations

Modern Synthesis, 1937

Scientist to Watch

Cigall Kadoch Unravels Chromatin’s Role in Cancer

Notebook

Genes that Are Harmless on Their Own Cause Disease When Combined

How Evolution Made the Highveld Mole Rat Impervious to Ant Stings

Saving the Hellbender, a Giant Salamander Under Threat

Exploding Stars Probably Didn’t Spur Hominins to Walk Upright

The Literature

Researchers Discover New Family of Viruses

The Biology of Suicidal Thoughts in PTSD Patients

A Synthetic Ion Channel Makes Plants Grow Faster

Lab Tools

Genetics Models Move Beyond Drosophila and the Humble Lab Mouse

Profiles

Defining Rare Disorders: A Profile of Judith Hall

Speaking of Science

Ten Minute Sabbatical

Modus Operandi

Light-Activated Nanodevices Control Cells

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

DNA and pills, conceptual illustration of the relationship between genetics and therapeutic development

Multiplexing PCR Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Research

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Producing Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapeutics

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