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New insights into aging, fertility, and disease from Drosophila research
Celebrating Dros 2025, we highlight new Drosophila research in GENETICS, from aging and neurodegeneration to fertility and disease modeling.
Community Voices
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Meet the 2025 Presidential Members (Part 2)
The Presidential Membership Initiative was launched in 2020 as a way for the Genetics Society of America to invite talented and creative individuals with varied life experiences into our community. We are pleased to introduce the next cohort of Presidential Members. Throughout 2025, they will network with one another and with other Society and Board members, participate in GSA…
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Meet the 2025 Presidential Members (Part 1)
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Haoran Cai
Policy & Advocacy
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A Call to Action: Learn what you can do now to protect science
A message to the GSA Community from The Executive Committee of the Genetics Society of America
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Letter from the GSA President on recent developments arising from the U.S. Presidential administration
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Paths to Science Policy with Daniel Pomeroy
Science & Publishing
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GENETICS welcomes Elspeth Bruford as Associate Editor
A new Associate Editor is joining GENETICS in the Computational Resources, Software, and Databases section. We’re excited to welcome Elspeth Bruford to the editorial team.
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OVO gives rise to female flies in embryogenesis
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Pak Chung Sham joins GENETICS as Associate Editor
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![By 23am.com (Antarctica Sailing Trip) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://s36063.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rsz_1antarctica_sailing_trip_pct283253678755pct29.jpg)
Cold-loving fungi fight frostbite, but can’t take the heat
To the unaided eye, Antarctic soil and alpine glaciers may appear to be barren wastelands devoid of life. But some microbes call hostile habitats like these home. Research on one such organism, published in the latest issue of G3, reveals some of the mechanisms behind cold adaptation—and explains why these otherwise hardy creatures can’t survive…