It’s Not All about Microbes: Genetics and susceptibility to infections

by Aleks Procherafigures by Shreya Mantri The past year and a half have been a time of profound uncertainty. We all wish we could gaze into a COVID crystal ball and get answers to our burning questions. Some of us would want to know how long the pandemic will last. Others, however, especially those who have never received a positive result, would likely seek an … Continue reading It’s Not All about Microbes: Genetics and susceptibility to infections

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Gene Editing Discovery Could End Childhood Premature Aging Syndrome

Base repair editing may be the cure for a genetic mutation leading to childhood aging syndrome. Continue reading Gene Editing Discovery Could End Childhood Premature Aging Syndrome

January 25, 2021January 22, 2021Leave a comment

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What Does an Evolutionary Biologist Do?

How do you introduce yourself, scientifically? My name is Mia Miyagi, and I’m an evolutionary biologist, which means that I study how the process of evolution works and how that process has generated the incredible biodiversity that we have today. More specifically, I’m a theoretical population geneticist. Population genetics is how we think about evolution and variation across entire populations. In other words, how individuals … Continue reading What Does an Evolutionary Biologist Do?

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Not Just Your Ordinary Lizard: The Unique Genome of the Tuatara

Dinosaurs rose and fell, but one foot-long scaly creature — the tuatara — persisted. Recently, the first tuatara genome was sequenced, unlocking insights into the evolution of other reptiles, birds, dinosaurs, and even our own mammalian lineage. Continue reading Not Just Your Ordinary Lizard: The Unique Genome of the Tuatara

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New gene editing tool can edit genes within seconds

Researchers from John Hopkins University recently developed a newly improved gene editing tool that is extremely fast — it allows genes to be edited within just a few seconds! Continue reading New gene editing tool can edit genes within seconds

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Who would win a drinking competition, humans or elephants?

Humans are one of mammal’s top drinking champions; we even have better tolerance than elephants Continue reading Who would win a drinking competition, humans or elephants?

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Redesigning the polio vaccine – Lessons from evolution

Current polio vaccines have been successful in nearly eradicating polio in the world. Unfortunately, there have been emerging cases of polio in recent years. To combat this, scientists have designed a new oral poliovirus vaccine that could result in a new and safer polio vaccine. Continue reading Redesigning the polio vaccine – Lessons from evolution

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People With Young-Onset Parkinson’s May Have Been Born With It

New research from Cedars-Sinai suggests that patients with young-onset Parkinson’s may have been born with the beginnings of the disorder. Continue reading People With Young-Onset Parkinson’s May Have Been Born With It

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New Fish Species and Rapid Evolution Found in African Lake

40 new species of fish have been found in Lake Mweru in East Africa. Breeding of related lineages may have allowed the cichlids to rapidly evolve to fill different ecological niches. Continue reading New Fish Species and Rapid Evolution Found in African Lake

January 10, 2020January 9, 20202 Comments

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Individual Genetic Medicine Helps Treat Genetic Disease

Doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital engineered a unique medicine to treat a young girl’s disease: they reverse engineered a blocker from her DNA to inhibit the gene causing the disease. Continue reading Individual Genetic Medicine Helps Treat Genetic Disease

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019Leave a comment

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It’s Not All about Microbes: Genetics and susceptibility to infections

Gene Editing Discovery Could End Childhood Premature Aging Syndrome

What Does an Evolutionary Biologist Do?

Not Just Your Ordinary Lizard: The Unique Genome of the Tuatara

New gene editing tool can edit genes within seconds

Who would win a drinking competition, humans or elephants?

Redesigning the polio vaccine – Lessons from evolution

People With Young-Onset Parkinson’s May Have Been Born With It

New Fish Species and Rapid Evolution Found in African Lake

Individual Genetic Medicine Helps Treat Genetic Disease