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  • Hacking life inside and outside the laboratory

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    January 21, 2020

    Managing her own synthetic biology project helped graduate student Jesse Tordoff overcome imposter syndrome and hit her stride. Jesse Tordoff makes cells form unusual patterns. “I have the coolest research project ever, which has the big, broad goal of controlling the shapes that cells grow into.” Her signature shape? Polka dots. “The idea is that…

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  • Mary Gehring: Using flowering plants to explore epigentic inheritance

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    December 14, 2019

      Biologist’s studies illuminate a control system that influences how traits are passed along to new generations. Genes passed down from generation to generation play a significant role in determining the traits of every organism. In recent decades, scientists have discovered that another layer of control, known as epigenetics, is also critically important in shaping…

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  • A new way to regulate gene expression

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    December 9, 2019

    Biologists uncover an evolutionary trick to control gene expression that reverses the flow of genetic information from RNA splicing back to transcription. Sometimes, unexpected research results are simply due to experimental error. Other times, it’s the opposite — the scientists have uncovered a new phenomenon that reveals an even more accurate portrayal of our bodies…

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