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December 21, 2020 Coronavirus / Genetics

Coronavirus new variant – genomics researcher answers key questions

The new virus is defined by an unusual number and combination of mutations. One of these increases binding of the virus to receptors in our cells.

December 8, 2020 Genetics

How genes control your looks

Your nose, like it or not, is the part of your face most influenced by your genes.

November 12, 2020 Biotechnology / Genetics / Research / University of Washington

UW researchers create molecular atlases that reveal how cells develop and grow

The gene expression and chromatin accessibility atlases will accelerate the study of the genomics of normal and abnormal development.

July 21, 2020 Biotechnology / Genetics

‘Genomic fingerprinting’ helps us trace coronavirus outbreaks. What is it and how does it work?

Mapping the COVID-19 ‘family tree’

April 13, 2020 Biotechnology / Genetics / University of Washington

UW scientists develop technique that can track gene activities as cells grow and adapt

From UW Medicine A new technique makes it possible to track changes in gene activity across a cell’s entire genome

March 22, 2020 Coronavirus / Genetics

SARS-COV-19 may have arisen when two viruses combined

A comparison of the genomes of different strains of SARS-Cov-2 suggest the virus is the result of a recombination between two existing strains.

January 19, 2020 Ethics / Genetics / Pregnancy

What the ban on gene-edited babies means for family planning

Today, it’s not longer “can we,” but rather, “should we” edit human embryos destined to be born?

December 1, 2019 Genetics

Human evolution is still happening – possibly faster than ever

Some genes are evolving rapidly. but we still don’t fully understand why fast evolution happens to some genes but not others.

September 18, 2019 Genetics / Medical Tests

Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam

Scammers are offering Medicare beneficiaries “free” genetic tests to obtain their Medicare information for identity theft or fraudulent billing purposes.

September 13, 2019 Genetics / Kidney

Polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic kidney disorder you’ve probably never heard of

For about half of people with this condition will eventually progress to kidney failure.

July 31, 2019 Genetics / Seniors

Genetic-Testing Scam Targets Seniors

Scores of older Americans who have been targeted in a scam that uses DNA tests to defraud Medicare or steal personal information.

July 15, 2019 Cancer / Genetics

UW researchers turn back the genetic clock to see how cancer evolves

It’s possible to take precancerous cells back in time, so to speak, to identify the genetic mutations that triggered their transformation.

Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAID

April 17, 2019 Biotechnology / Genetics

Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with ‘bubble boy’ disease

A small clinical trial has shown that gene therapy can safely correct the immune systems of infants newly diagnosed with a rare, inherited disorder.

March 12, 2019 Diabetes / Genetics

Can a genetic test predict if you will develop Type 2 diabetes?

The short answer is yes.

March 3, 2019 Genetics / Health News

Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical

Hannah Brown, University of Adelaide We all know a set of twins; perhaps even a set of identical twins. In