University of Colorado at Boulder
Non-Random Mating May Exaggerate Findings of Pleiotropy in Population Genetic Studies
Researchers saw signs that cross-trait assortative mating can explain a range of genetic correlation events, leading to overestimates of the contributions of genetic factors.
Modeling Study Reveals Genetic Architecture Across Psychiatric Conditions
Researchers found more than 150 genetic loci influencing neurodevelopmental, compulsive, psychotic, or internalizing factors of 11 psychiatric conditions.
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.
Analysis of 1.1M People Ties More Than a Thousand SNPs to Educational Attainment
A polygenic prediction score based on those SNPs accounts for more than 11 percent of the variance seen between individuals in educational attainment.
Soil Sequencing Uncovers 500 Common, Abundant Bacterial Species
University of Colorado, Boulder, researchers sequenced soil samples from across the world to develop an atlas of bacteria living there.