For the past month I’ve been mostly immersed in developing and testing a whole genome metagenomics workflow for the core, and I’ve noticed that available…
Telomeres are a fascinating and essential aspect of linear chromosomal DNA, protecting the ends of the chromosomes from entanglement with other nuclear molecules and from…
One of the central assumptions of genetic inheritance is that only a mutation in a germline cell (e.g., a sperm or egg cell) can be…
I had the great privilege of attending the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology conference in Madison, July 10–14. Here, I’m sharing about something interesting I…
A promising new method of targeting cancer cells takes advantage of the fact that the same mutation cascades that lead to cancer often damage the…