The Harvard Gazette

Genomics

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David Reich.

Legendary Battle of Himera was triumph of Greek heroism, kind of

Genomic look at remains suggests victorious army got hand from substantial number of foreign mercenaries

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DateOctober 14, 2022October 14, 2022

Rawan Alhawamdeh.

Keeping her goals in focus

Rawan Alhawamdeh wants to use eye contact to treat ASD, ADHD, and giftedness

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DateMay 17, 2021November 8, 2023

Mice lacking the protein REST (bottom) showed much higher neural activity in the brain than normal mice.

Scientists pinpoint neural activity’s role in human longevity

Neural excitation linked to shorter life, while suppression of overactivity appears to extend life span

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DateOctober 16, 2019November 8, 2023

Image of a cell

Speeding up single-cell genomics research

Improved technique scales up research into how genes are controlled

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DateJune 27, 2019November 8, 2023

To stop colon cancer, new study looks at microbiome

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DateJanuary 28, 2019February 28, 2019

‘If you’re not failing, you’re probably not trying as hard as you could be’

George Church’s scientific drive

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DateMay 11, 2016

Guest lecturer Sarah Kocher used the built-in cameras and three large screens in the Northwest Lab classroom for a videoconference. Other institutions’ students joined the Harvard class remotely, creating a single virtual classroom. The class is part of a five-year initiative whose goal is to increase the use of museum collections in teaching.

Melding the Web and the tactile

Harvard, other schools create a virtual classroom that uses museum collections

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DateApril 29, 2013June 6, 2019

Charles Davis, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, and colleagues have found that a parasitic flower takes large portions of its genetic code from its host, and that some genes borrowed by the flowers may even be functional. The surprising finding suggests that the process may convey some evolutionary advantage to the flowers.

‘Stealing’ life’s building blocks

Research shows that parasitic flowers take more genes from hosts than was believed

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DateJune 8, 2012July 19, 2019

Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government and Professor of African and African American Studies Jennifer L. Hochschild collaborates with Vesla M. Weaver and Traci R. Burch on "Creating a New Racial Order: How Immigration, Multiracialism, Genomics, and the Young Can Remake Race in America."

Six fresh books worth perusing

Among these titles by Harvard writers, there’s something for everyone

Arts|

DateApril 19, 2012

Anne Wojcicki, CEO and co-founder of the personal genomics company 23andMe, talked on Tuesday night about her company’s personal genomics business, which offers screening of a million possible genetic variations linked to a wide variety of personal traits, disease conditions, and ancestral locations.

The future of self-knowledge

Panelists wonder about privacy as genomics firm outlines vision of growth

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DateApril 18, 2012July 9, 2019

$A 3-D image that shows how DNA packs itself tightly into a structure known as a “fractal globule.” The structure is unique in that the genome is completely unknotted, meaning, that “despite how densely it’s packed, you can pull on it, easily get to the region you want to transcribe, read it off, and put it back when you’re done,” explained Erez Lieberman Aiden.$

A new view of DNA

Harvard researcher wins prize for 3-D genome sequencing method

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DateMarch 9, 2012

Harvard Medical School Professor Vadim Gladyshev said the work being done provides a jumping-off point for researchers to examine the genetic roots of cancer and aging, research that will continue in his lab.

Cancer clues from another species

Researchers decode genome of naked mole rat, which doesn’t get that disease

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DateNovember 10, 2011April 18, 2019

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Werner-Washburne to Harvard University as our 2011 Scientist of the Year,” said S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation. “We honor her outstanding record of producing minority doctoral graduates in the sciences.”

‘Truly inspirational’

Werner-Washburne named Scientist of the Year

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DateApril 11, 2011June 14, 2019

Ten years after the Human Genome Project completed the human genome’s first draft, Harvard President Drew Faust (far left) hosted a panel discussion on the legacy of “biology’s moonshot.” The panelists included (from left) Margaret Hamburg, Eric Lander, M. Susan Lindee, Vamsi Mootha, and Vicki Sato.

Following the genomic road map

Panel explores Human Genome Project’s legacy

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DateFebruary 22, 2011May 21, 2019

“At some point, nobody outside the scientific community had ever heard of stem cells. Suddenly they were politicized within about 30 seconds of being mentioned in public discourse. Genomics doesn’t have that partisan valence — yet. We are convinced it’s going to,” said political scientist Jennifer Hochschild, who is researching how the politics surrounding genomics will develop.

To catch a killer

Examining the policy implications of genomics

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DateFebruary 17, 2011May 21, 2019

The panel, which will take place at 4 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Sanders Theatre, will explore both what has been accomplished since the creation of the Human Genome Map and the ways in which science and society may replace the dragons with additional knowledge and policies.

The map of us

10 years on, Sanders panel to explore the Human Genome Project

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DateFebruary 15, 2011May 6, 2019

A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers, in collaboration with scientists at Columbia University Medical Center, have demonstrated that many iPS cells are the equal of hESCs in creating human motor neurons, the cells destroyed in a number of neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s.

Two studies prove value of iPS cells

New method effective in testing against embryonic stem cells

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DateFebruary 8, 2011April 23, 2019

Rare variants in gene coding may up risk of autoimmune disorders

Rare gene variants up to nine times more common in affected individuals

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DateJuly 1, 2010June 14, 2019

The Postdocs – II

Miriah Meyer - Artfully translating biological data into interactive research tools

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DateMay 28, 2010June 14, 2019

BIDMC geneticist Rinn named to Popular Science’s ‘Brilliant 10’

Rinn recognized as one of 10 top scientists under 40

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DateOctober 29, 2009

Broad scientists to sequence multiple myeloma samples

Partnership with Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation will put data in public domain

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DateMay 18, 2009

Study finds genetic links to age of first menstrual period, menopause

Knowledge may add to prevention efforts against cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease

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DateMay 17, 2009

Scientists create cell protein machinery

‘We have not made artificial life ... but this is a huge milestone in that direction’

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DateMarch 12, 2009

Watching evolution in real time

Scholar looks at rare proof of natural selection at work

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DateMarch 5, 2009

“My genome, my self”

In a New York Times Magazine cover story, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker considers the age of personal genomics

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DateJanuary 10, 2009

Genetic screening no better than traditional risk factors for predicting type 2 diabetes

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DateNovember 20, 2008

Genome Project releases data on 10 genetic pioneers

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DateOctober 23, 2008

Genetic ‘fingerprint’ shown to predict liver cancer’s return

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DateOctober 16, 2008

Broad Institute gets major grant for epigenomics research

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DateOctober 2, 2008

Harvard faculty members net MacArthur fellowships

Biologists win three ‘genius’ awards

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DateSeptember 23, 2008

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