What if, instead of magic beans, Jack traded for pumpkin seeds? Would he become a pumpkin giant?
Continue ReadingWhat makes us unique cannot be definitively answered but what kind of unique and known human traits have been recorded can. If you have red hair, can wiggle your ears or sneeze upon looking up at the sun then you’re in a genetically small pool compared to the greater human population.
Continue ReadingDiscover why the lack of diversity in Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) is more than a social issue—it’s a scientific blind spot that could be missing key insights into human genetics.
Continue ReadingDeemed the “dark matter of diet,” thousands of biochemical compounds found in our food remain unknown but could be the key to disease prevention and treatment.
Continue ReadingA key gene called FOXP2 plays a large role in human language ability.
Continue ReadingMy article discusses the use of scientific tools to better understand historical events, with an emphasis on the development of tools and methodologies to sequence ancient DNA.
Continue ReadingStart with dessert! Understanding scRNA-seq can be as simple and rewarding as enjoying a beloved Filipino summer treat.
Continue ReadingThis article first gives a background on Lyme Disease; what it is caused by, the symptoms of Lyme Disease infection and how it is treated, and “Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome” (PTLDS). It then goes into the research that has been done to better understand Lyme Disease transmissibility and explore ways to better treat infection or prevent infection entirely.
Continue ReadingOur guts are dedicated to digestion, but as a system, they are far from simple. Let’s dive into a recently released paper that talks about gut complexity by mapping the single-cell landscape of the gut from early in development to adulthood.
Continue ReadingA spotlight on Lilian Vaughan Morgan, who was more than just the wife of Thomas Hunt Morgan.
Continue ReadingMarch is Women’s History Month, dedicated to celebrate the accomplishments of women and the progress towards gender equality. International Women’s Day is March 8th, and this year’s theme is “#ChooseToChallenge”.…
Continue ReadingAlex Stutzman of UNC-CH (unexpectedly and unintentionally) became the founder of #BlackinGenetics on Twitter, which took over the week of August 17-23rd, 2020. The SWAC Executive Board Interviewed Alex, a…
Continue ReadingMust we suffer fools who would pervert objective scientific findings into divisive weapons? This geneticist-in-training is about to find out!
Continue ReadingThe genetics behind how cats develop their coat patterns.
Continue ReadingScientists identified over 100 genes that may be associated with snoring.
Continue ReadingWhat classifies an organism as living? New classes of viruses may blur the line between what is living and what is not.
Continue ReadingHow hard is it to remodel your epigenome? Here’s a report of my attempt to do so using inspiration from honey bees.
Continue ReadingWhat makes humans more complex than plants or bacteria? Surprisingly, it’s not how much DNA we have, but rather how much of our DNA doesn’t encode for protein – known as the non-coding genome.
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