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News in Genetics

January 19, 2021 ASHG News

1/6/21 Scientists successfully use CRISPR gene-editing treatment to extend the lifespan of mice with progeria, offering hope to treat the disease in humans. (Wall Street Journal)

1/15/21 NIH scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection (NIH)

2/7/21 By tracking coronavirus mutations, scientists aim to forecast the pandemic’s future (LA Times)

2/14/21 What Happens When You Swap a Human Gene With a Neanderthal’s? (Wired)

2/21/21 After the Nobel, what next for Crispr gene-editing therapies? (Guardian)

3/2/21 An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens (Smithsonian)

3/4/21 Africans begin to take the reins of research into their own genomes (Science)

3/1/21 The Raging Evolutionary War Between Humans and Covid-19 (Wired)

3/7/21 Your genetics influence how resilient you are to cold temperatures: new research (Salon)

3/15/21 A New Study of Hemophilia Occurrence Finds Many More Cases in the United States (CDC)

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