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GSA welcomes new Peer Review Coordinator
The GSA team welcomes Jenna Daenzer, PhD, as the new Peer Review Coordinator! Jenna will be involved with GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, reviewing incoming manuscripts for quality and administering programs like the Peer Review Training Program. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and your career trajectory? I grew up in the…
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Wolverine genome assembly sets a standard for conservation geneticists
Chromosome-level assembly of the North American wolverine sets a new standard for the weasel (Mustelidae) family.
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New Associate Editor joins G3
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Natasha Kirienko as the new Associate Editor at G3. Natasha Kirienko Associate Editor Natasha Kirienko is an Associate Professor at Rice University. Her research focuses on the broad cellular roles of mitochondria, whose dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a key contributor in a wide variety of diseases,…
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Gene-drive strain of African malaria mosquito holds up against mutations
When female Anopheles mosquitoes take a blood meal from someone with malaria, a tiny Plasmodium parasite enters the mosquito’s digestive tract. That parasite can invade the mosquito’s salivary tissues, so when the insect takes another blood meal, the intruder can slip into the next human host and start a new malaria infection. Malaria is a…
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GENETICS articles recognized with Editors’ Choice Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the Editors’ Choice Awards for outstanding articles published in GENETICS in 2021! The journal’s Editorial Board considered a diverse range of articles, finding many papers worthy of recognition. After much deliberation, they settled on one exceptional article for each of the three award categories: molecular genetics, population and evolutionary genetics,…
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New editors are joining G3
G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics is pleased to announce two new editors: Siu Sylvia Lee and Minou Nowrousian. Siu Sylvia Lee Senior Editor Siu Sylvia Lee is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University. She received a BA in Biochemistry from Rice University in 1995 and a PhD from Baylor College of…
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For this human pathogen, agriculture may be a source of antifungal resistance
Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from clinical settings is resistant to agricultural fungicides. Infections have long been a deadly problem for hospital patients. Though modern medicine has an impressive array of antimicrobial drugs at its disposal, pathogens continue to evolve resistance, creating ever more dangerous infections as the microbial “arms race” escalates. Overprescribing of antibiotics is one…
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2022 Genetics Society of America Medal: Margaret Fuller
Complex multicellular organisms have mastered the art of specialization; embryonic stem cells give rise to a multitude of different cell types that perform specific functions. Later, adult stem cells dedicated to specific tissues maintain and repair many organs in the body throughout life. Some specialized cell types, like skin, blood, lining of the intestine and…
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Diet affects genetic crossover frequency in mice
Meiotic recombination in a commonly used laboratory mouse strain showed sensitivity to dietary changes. Recombination within the germline is a tightly controlled process. But new research suggests that nutrition may introduce some variability into this crucial step in genetic transmission, which could have implications for the design of future genetics studies. A study published in…
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A year in review with GENETICS Editor in Chief Howard Lipshitz
Howard Lipshitz reflects on his first year as Editor in Chief at GENETICS.
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New GENETICS Associate Editors
GENETICS is pleased to announce five new Associate Editors have joined the Editorial Board. Cellular Genetics Mike Boxem Utrecht University Mike Boxem studies the polarization and organization of epithelial cells using C. elegans as an animal model. He received his training in genetics and developmental biology as a PhD student, working on the control of cell division…