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Mar 06, 2017

Glioblastoma Genomic Studies Yield Clues About Evolution, Targeted Treatment

Mutation and expression patterns in longitudinal, multifocal, and solitary tumor samples suggest glioblastoma follows a multiverse model of evolution.

Mar 02, 2017

Advantage, But Risk

Yale researchers find that autism risk-linked genes are also associated with increased cognitive ability, according to the Independent.

Feb 17, 2017

Small Genetic Changes May Hold Key to Formation of New Species

Researchers studying Timema stick insects found that small genetic changes over time due to selective mating could be how individual species evolve.

Feb 03, 2017

Texas Considers Changing Evolution Standards

The Texas Board of Education has voted to alter its standards on teaching evolution, the Associated Press reports.

Feb 03, 2017

Staving off Resistance

The effectiveness of gene drives will likely be dampened by evolution, Nature News reports.

Feb 02, 2017

Selective Sweep in Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes in Southern Africa Linked to Insecticide Resistance

The sweep became more common in Anopheles funestus mosquitoes in Malawi and Mozambique after increased vector control efforts.

Jan 25, 2017

Malaria Parasite Genomes Shed Light on Organisms' Evolution

The new sequences also uncovered two new gene families likely involved in Plasmodium malariae's ability to invade host cells.

Dec 21, 2016

Inuit, Native Americans Adapted to Cold Through Mixing With Archaic Humans

Researchers suspect Denisovan-like sequences may reflect adaptive introgression of sequences related to brown fat development and cold adaptation.

Dec 15, 2016

Rabies Virus Genetic Diversity, Evolutionary History Spelled Out With Genome Sequence Set

By analyzing hundreds of rabies virus genomes from isolates collected over 65 years, researchers characterized evolutionary features in two main RABV groups.

Dec 14, 2016

Seahorse Adaptations Explored With New Genome Sequence

The tiger tail seahorse genome was sequenced, assembled, and analyzed with an eye to understanding the creature's unusual traits relative to other fish.

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The Scan

Treatment So Far

NPR reports that the patient who underwent a CRISPR-based treatment for sickle cell disease is doing well.

Resistance to Ash Dieback Disease

Resistance to ash dieback disease among some UK ash trees appears polygenic, the Independent reports.

Nucleic Acids Research Papers on FIN-Seq, ChlamDB, BBCancer

In Nucleic Acids Research this week: sequencing strategy for flash-frozen brain tissue bank samples, new version of ChlamDB, and more.

Lawsuit on Not Knowing Father's Test Result

A UK woman is suing three National Health Service Trusts for not telling her about her father's Huntington's disease diagnosis, the BBC reports.

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