Researchers working on the ENCODE project show that “what has been called junk DNA is actually teeming with an intricate web of molecular switches that play crucial roles in regulating genes”. NPR covers the story.
Scientists, lawyers and politicians have raised new concerns over the quality of forensic evidence testing – so is the criminal justice system too reliant on lab tests without realising their limitations? BBC covers the story.
ISG Director Dr. Eric Vilain writes an article for the NYTimes addressing gender testing for athletes. He writes, “When men are more talented than others, it is an expression of the beauty of sports. But when women outcompete others, suspicions about eligibility and arguments for a level playing field often arise. Sports officials are faced with an impossible quandary: a…
The Architectural Procedures of Arikawa + Gins. Check out at the Art of Aging Symposium on Saturday May 12th, at 12:00-4:00pm at California Nanosytems Institute at UCLA!
The newly opened Center for PostNatural History founded by Rich Pell in Pittsburgh is the first museum that seeks to catalog man-made biological organisms. Pell is not a scientist, but an artist, one member of a growing DIY community that is exploring–and making–a new meaning of life as we know it. Pell is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at…
ISG Assistant Professor Aaron Panofsky’s research was recently discussed as part of an article in Science Careers. The article explores how disease researchers can reach out to patients by building a relationship with a patient advocacy group.