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Lauren McIntyre focuses on accessibility, inclusivity, and reproducibility at G3
The Editor in Chief draws inspiration from an interdisciplinary career as she sets goals for her term at G3.
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Genetic tools for pest, parasite, and disease vector control
This article is part of a series of posts outlining the history and impact of research in experimental organisms. The series is developed in collaboration with the GSA Public Communications and Engagement Committee. The idea that scientists could create a defensive shield to protect the United States may sound like science fiction, but it’s real,…
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GENETICS welcomes new associate editor
Michael McMurray is an Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus. He first began using the power of yeast genetics during his PhD studies with Dan Gottschling at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington. After investigating the replicative aging process, he became interested in how individual…
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GENETICS welcomes new editor William Gilliland
A new associate editor is joining GENETICS. We’re excited to welcome William Gilliland to the editorial team. William Gilliland Associate Editor I have been a faculty at DePaul University in Chicago since 2009. I study female meiosis in Drosophila, and I’m most interested in topics like the movement of chromosomes through prometaphase I, the population…
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New editors join GENETICS, G3 editorial boards
Several new editors are joining the GSA Journals. We’re excited to welcome Ricardo Zayas to the GENETICS editorial board under the Molecular Genetics of Development section, and on the G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics board, we welcome Polly Campbell, Kevin Vogel, Joe Parker, and Ricardo Mallarino. Ricardo Zayas Associate Editor Ricardo Zayas is a Professor of Biology at…
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Worms and Flies Provide Key Clues to Medical Mystery
This article is part of a series of posts outlining the history and impact of research in experimental organisms. The series is developed in collaboration with the GSA Public Communications and Engagement Committee. By the time Bertrand Might was six months old, it was clear something was amiss. His muscles weren’t developing normally; he was…
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New Associate Editor joins G3
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rodrigo Reyes as the new Associate Editor at G3. Rodrigo Reyes Associate Editor Rodrigo Reyes is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at McGill University and a Canada Research Chair Tier II in Chromosome Biology. He received his BSc in Biology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, MSc at…
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Three new editors join GENETICS, G3
Three new editors are joining GSA journals, GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. We’re excited to welcome Arash Bashirullah, Noah Whiteman, and Yun Li to their roles as Senior Advisory Editor for GENETICS, Genome Report Senior Editor for G3, and Associate Editor for GENETICS, respectively. Arash Bashirullah Senior Advisory Editor, GENETICS Dr. Arash Bashirullah is a Professor…
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Gabbing on Gattaca: a GENETICS Author Q&A
Authors Doc Edge and Brandon Ogbunu discuss their new Perspectives article, which uses the film Gattaca and its 25th anniversary as a framework for discussing societal fears about genetic science.
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The silver lining of bioinformatics
Bioinformatics—a scientific discipline that aims to curate, analyze, and distribute biological data—is facing a crisis: a deluge of data is overwhelming laboratories and existing infrastructure. Biologists, especially those working in genome sciences, have recognized the importance of big data: in just two decades, the number of genome sequences has increased 10,000-fold (from 180,000 to 1.8…
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The population genetics of microbial moonwalking
On scientific laws, classic dances, and a new study about molecular evolution…in reverse.