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GSA is at PAG: Recent articles from GENETICS and G3
As GSA prepares to connect with the plant and animal genome community at PAG, we highlight recent GENETICS and GS articles relevant to this year’s conference and beyond.
Community Voices
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Landing a faculty position: Erin Jimenez
Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.
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Landing a faculty position: Anyi Mazo-Vargas
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Madhulika Rai
Policy & Advocacy
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When U.S. scientific research isn’t funded, the economy takes a hit
Our latest blog series shedding light on how members of our community are being affected by recent government funding and policy changes continues with a look into the economic impact to the United States and loss of output from decreased investment in science. Read the previous post on how the changes are impacting early career…
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Policy changes are closing the door on the “American Dream”
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How policy changes are driving top researchers abroad and what that means for the U.S.
Science & Publishing
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Re-introducing David Hogness, a pioneer of molecular genetics and developmental biology.
Nowadays, we don’t think twice about running a Q-PCR to check the expression of our favorite gene, or to sequence a genomic region to identify a mutation that causes an interesting phenotype. In contrast, 50 years ago, it could take an entire PhD to accomplish such a task. Molecular genetics has evolved at an exponential…
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Determining causative alleles underlying the link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis
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GENETICS and G3 welcome new Senior and Associate Editors
From the Archives
![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…