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IMAGE: A new study sequencing the genome of four species of sifakas (Propithecus), a genus of lemurs found in Madagascar s forests, reveals that these animals taste for leaves runs all the. view more
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DURHAM, N.C. - Fruits and veggies are good for you and if you are a lemur, they may even help mitigate the effects of habitat loss.
A new study sequencing the genome of four species of sifakas, a genus of lemurs found only in Madagascar s forests, reveals that these animals taste for leaves runs all the way to their genes, which are also more diverse than expected for an endangered species.
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NIH MERIT Award will support Dr. Alice Berger’s efforts to target lung cancer-associated gene mutation April 7, 2021 • By Sabrina Richards / Fred Hutch News Service Dr. Alice Berger works to expand targeted therapy options for patients with lung cancer. Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service
Targeted therapies have transformed outcomes for lung cancer patients. After reduced smoking rates, drugs that take aim at signature alterations in tumor cells are the main reason that the death rate has dropped for people diagnosed with lung cancer. Recently, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center lung cancer researcher Dr. Alice Berger received a National Institutes of Health MERIT Award that will support her efforts to extend these advances to more patients with this cancer.
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Dr. Summar is well-known for his pioneering work in caring for children diagnosed with rare diseases. He came to Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, in 2010 from Vanderbilt University and holds board certifications in both pediatrics and clinical genetics as well as biochemical genetics. At Children’s National, he leads the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, currently the largest clinical division of its kind in the world, overseeing 8,000 patients a year with rare diseases. His laboratory works on both devices and treatments for patients with genetic diseases while also supporting advancements in mainstream medicine through education about these disorders. His work has resulted in new drugs in U.S. Food and Drug Administration trials for patients with congenital heart disease and premature birth. Dr. Summar holds more than 60 patents and has published more than 160 peer-reviewed research studies. He developed and launched the world’s first Rare Di
First Complete Autosome Sequenced: Chromosome 8 Assembly Fills in Gaps, Offers Evolutionary Clues
April 9, 2021
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The first, complete, telomere-to-telomere sequence of a human autosome has been completed. The sequence of chromosome 8 not only fills in the gap of more than three million bases missing from the current reference genome, but its DNA content and arrangement are of interest in an evolutionary context, in several immune and developmental disorders, and in chromosome sequencing structure and function generally. The entire sequence of chromosome 8 is 146,259,671 bases.
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Human chromosome 8 sequencing researcher Glennis Logsdon, PhD, at work in a genome science lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. She led the study on the structure, function, and evolution of the chromosome’s complete assembly. [Kendra Hoekzema]Glennis Logsdon, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Evan Eichler lab at the University of Washington, and