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Yaniv Erlich

MyHeritage has appointed Yaniv Erlich as chief science officer. He will lead the company's scientific development and strategy for its MyHeritage DNA service. Erlich comes to MyHeritage from Columbia University, where he served as assistant professor of computer science and computational biology. He has also served as a core member of the New York Genome Center, the principal investigator and Whitehead Fellow at MIT's Whitehead Institute, founder of DNA.LAND, and the principal investigator of the Erlich DNA lab.

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.