Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Sarah Robbins is a human genetics Ph.D. student. Her skill at reading recipes has made her able to translate her talents from pies to PCR.
Australia is home to some of the deadliest creatures on the planet, including venomous snakes, poisonous spiders and hungry sharks. The Tasmanian devil may not… Read More »Tasmanian Devils Evolve to Combat Contagious Cancer
As the new school year approaches, incoming graduate students will face their first big challenge: choosing their first rotation lab. For graduate students, the lab… Read More »4 Things to Ask before Joining a Rotation Lab
Anyone who has ever watched an episode of CSI or Law & Order can appreciate that estimating the time of death in a murder is… Read More »Zombie Genes: Life after Death
The giraffe might be one of the most unusual-looking animals on Earth because of its long neck. As the tallest land-dwelling mammal, the giraffe boasts… Read More »Why Does the Giraffe Have a Long Neck: Answers from the Giraffe Genome
“What kind of dog is that?” In the year and a half since I adopted my lovable mutt, I have been asked the same question… Read More »What Kind of Dog is That?: Evaluating a Breed ID Test
When you think of graduate students, they are often in a white coat, behind the lab bench, diligently punching numbers into a calculator or carefully… Read More »From Opera to Burlesque, Johns Hopkins Shows Off Talent at Spring Tonic
The Iditarod is the Last Great Race on Earth, or so the slogan says. The 1,000-mile trek from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, occurs in March… Read More »Sled Dogs Pull Their Weight in Rare Disease Genetics