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Marra Francis

Vermillion has appointed Marra Francis as chief medical officer. Francis is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist. She has served as a national speaker and key opinion leader for Myriad Genetics, as national speaker for Cord Blood registries, as an "Ask the Expert" contributor at Parents.com, as a contributing physician to the Mommy MD Guide books and publications, and a medical affairs consultant for Vermillion. Francis has also served as both vice chair and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital.

The Scan

Hormone-Based Gene Therapy to Sterilize Domestic Cat

A new paper in Nature Communication suggests that gene therapy could be a safer alternative to spaying domestic cats.

Active Lifestyle Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in People at High Genetic Risk

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that an active lifestyle goes a long way in type 2 diabetes prevention.

Beneficial, Harmful Effects of Introgression Between Wild and Domesticated European Grapes

A paper in PNAS shows that European wild grapevines were an important resource for improving the flavor of cultivated wine grapes.

Genetic Ancestry of South America's Indigenous Mapuche Traced

Researchers in Current Biology analyzed genome-wide data from more than five dozen Mapuche individuals to better understand their genetic history.