GWAS, The Key to Your Health
The number of studies regarding how our genes work has been increasing exponentially since the Human Genome Project started more than 30 years ago. Researchers… Read More »GWAS, The Key to Your Health
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With the Corn, Against the Grain
Lisa Learman, a Ph.D. candidate in cellular and molecular medicine, is among the winners of The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 2020 essay contest. Read her award-winning essay about scientist Barbara McClintock, whose approach to science inspired Learman to “embrace complexity and diverse perspectives in science to arrive at a more complete truth.”
Johns Hopkins has its very own “Loch Ness Hunter”
Ever wonder what science has to say about the Loch Ness monster? One JHU student uses her computational genomics skills to find some surprising results.
It’s a Twin Thing
In NASA’s most comprehensive study ever on the physiological and molecular consequences of living in space for a prolonged period of time, scientists from across… Read More »It’s a Twin Thing
Drowning in Data: New Challenges in Modern Biology
Biology is a vast and rapidly evolving field. The science of life ranges from studying the physical and chemical interactions of molecules to mapping a… Read More »Drowning in Data: New Challenges in Modern Biology
Johns Hopkins Scientists Examine the Effect of Spaceflight on the Human Body
How does spaceflight change the human body? Scientists have known for many years that traveling to space leads to cellular changes. Spaceflight can weaken bones,… Read More »Johns Hopkins Scientists Examine the Effect of Spaceflight on the Human Body
What Kind of Dog is That?: Evaluating a Breed ID Test
“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
How Genetics Can Inform Future Missions to Mars
On May 3, I and four other Johns Hopkins students volunteered with the Personalized Genetics Education Project, or pgEd, at a congressional briefing titled “Enduring… Read More »How Genetics Can Inform Future Missions to Mars
Scientifically Defining Life
You may expect that defining something as living or dead would be relatively straightforward, yet nearly every scientist you ask for a definition of what… Read More »Scientifically Defining Life
E-Cigarette Vapors Linked to DNA Damage
In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) among middle and high school students had tripled in… Read More »E-Cigarette Vapors Linked to DNA Damage