Articles by Editorial Staff (492 results)

Check out the December issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Gene Conversion Facilitates Adaptive Evolution on Rugged Fitness Landscapes, pp. 1577–1589 Philip Bittihn and Lev S. Tsimring An important question in evolutionary theory is how adaptation might be hindered on a rugged fitness landscape in the presence of strong selection that…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Zach Farrow Co-chair, Diversity Subcommittee Novogene, Sacramento, CA So, you’re the first early career leader that we’ve had in the program that…

What is #GradTax about? The US research enterprise is under threat by proposed tax changes that would make it difficult for all but the wealthiest students to undertake graduate training. Restricting access to advanced training would damage the nation’s ability to grow, innovate, discover new medicines, bring new technologies to market, and adapt to a…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Tiffany Baiocchi Diversity Subcommittee University of California Riverside Research interest The grubs that chew at the roots of your lawn and the bugs…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates.           Narjes Alfuraiji Communication and Outreach Subcommittee University of Manchester Research Interest Aspergillus fumigatus is a filamentous fungi…

Check out the November issue of G3! Table of Contents Mutant Screen Report Genetic Screening for EMS-Induced Maize Embryo-Specific Mutants Altered in Embryo Morphogenesis Dale C. Brunelle, Janice K. Clark, William F. Sheridan G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics November 2017 7: 3559-3570; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.300293 Genomic Selection Genomic Prediction Within and Across Biparental Families: Means and Variances of Prediction Accuracy…

Check out the November issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Ethanol stimulates locomotion via a Gas-signalling pathway in IL2 neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans, pp. 1023–1039 James R. Johnson, Mark R. Edwards, Huw Davies, Daniel Newman, Whitney Holden, Rosalind E. Jenkins, Robert D. Burgoyne, Robert J. Lucas, and Jeff W. Barclay Alcohol…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates.           Lucy Xie Co-chair, Diversity Subcommittee Stanford University Research interest The goal of my scientific research is to…

We are pleased to announce the election of four new leaders to the GSA Board of Directors: 2018 Vice-President / 2019 President Terry Magnuson Sarah Graham Kenan Professor, Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vice Chancellor for Research, UNC Chapel Hill Terry Magnuson investigates the role of genes in unique epigenetic…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates.           Jo Downes Bairzin Policy Subcommittee University of California, Berkeley Research Interest: Cancer is a scientific and medical…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates.           Zhiji Ren Career Development Subcommittee Rockefeller University Research Interest: Over billions of years, organisms have evolved intricate…