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Aug 31, 2018

NSF Awards $10M in EDGE Program Grants

The program was established to support the development and dissemination of functional genomic tools and techniques for genome manipulation in model organisms.

Jul 17, 2018

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: strategy for reactivating Rett syndrome-linked MECP2, small molecules able to suppress Staphylococcus aureus virulence, and more.

Jun 19, 2018

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: effects of gene deletions on bacterial metabolic networks, genetic responses to sea star wasting disease, and more.

Mar 21, 2018

Loss-of-Function KIF5A Mutations Linked to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Both a genome-wide association study and a rare variant burden analysis homed in on a role for KIF5A mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Feb 20, 2018

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: mouse model of genetically induced emphysema, gene expression signatures of circulating melanoma cells, and more.

Oct 31, 2017

DoD Awards $10M to Consortium to ID New TB Drug Targets

The consortium aims to identify tuberculosis protein targets and corresponding small molecule inhibitors that can be used to develop drugs to shorten therapy duration.

Aug 31, 2017

EBI Team Developing Genome Editing Resource for CRISPR Experimental Data

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The team aims to release the new resource sometime next year, with the hope that it will become as widely used as other institute databases.

May 03, 2017

This Week in Cell

In Cell this week: host-microbe interactions and cancer drug response; links between transcription rate, mRNA translation, and methylation; and more.

Feb 03, 2017

NHGRI Commits $31.5M to Expand ENCODE Project

The funding will, in part, support efforts to expand the project's catalog of functional elements and understand their roles in different contexts.

Nov 04, 2016

The Better to Infect You With, My Dear

The Ebola virus may have mutated to better infect humans during the 2014 outbreak, the New York Times reports.

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The Scan

The Same Genes Keep Getting Asked to Prom

Researchers find that historical factors influence which genes are the most highly studied, the Atlantic reports.

Keep Them in the Know

The US National Science Foundation's new sexual harassment policy is to go into effect next month, according to Nature News.

From Tusk to Cartel

Researchers report using genotyping to tie together illegal ivory shipments and trace them back to a handful of cartels, the New York Times reports.

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: genomic ancestry analysis of Sardinians, current noncoding mutations in colorectal cancer, and more.

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