Mammalian Mash-up: Platypus genome shows three animals in one
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a duck-billed platypus. Part bird, part reptile and part mammal, the platypus genome...
View ArticleSt. Louis can be a health and science mecca
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 18, 2008 - Anheuser-Busch has been sold; another one bites the dust. But take a closer look and one might see some blips punctuating what many...
View ArticleSt. Louis scientists, first to sequence a cancer genome, discuss how and why
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: November 18, 2008 - In the world of cancer research, the patient is the unsung hero. Without patients and families willing to take part, much of...
View ArticleResearchers sequence genome of endangered orangutans
An international team of researchers has sequenced the genomes of two species of orangutan. Lead researcher Devin Locke of the Genome Center at Washington University said a primary motivation for...
View ArticleFederal Commission Calls For Stronger Protections For Human Genome Data
A federal panel is calling for stronger privacy protections for human genetic data. In a report out today , the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues said “whole genome sequencing”...
View ArticleInternational Consortium Sequences 1000 Human Genomes
An international consortium of researchers has sequenced the genomes of more than 1000 people, creating the largest catalog yet of human genetic variation. Richard Wilson directs the Washington...
View ArticleWash U Maps Genomes Of Two Major Cancers, Could Impact Treatment
In separate studies both published today, researchers at Washington University mapped the genomes of two types of cancer: endometrial cancer, and acute myeloid leukemia. Both studies are part of The...
View ArticleWash U Has Four Of The World’s Top Researchers
Four of the top twenty-one influential researchers in the world live in the St. Louis area. The researchers are from Washington University in St. Louis and all are in the field of genomics. The...
View ArticleWhole Genome Sequencing Is Here To Stay. What Does That Mean For Genetic...
Originally published on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Updated to include audio from St. Louis on the Air. It cost billions of dollars and took more than a decade to sequence the first human genome ....
View ArticleWash U researchers' study of flu genome could predict pandemic
Washington University scientists are identifying genetic features of flu viruses to investigate how to predict flu pandemics. In a study published in the Nature Communications journal, researchers...
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