A Patient’s Budding Cortex — In A Dish?
A patient tormented by suicidal thoughts gives his psychiatrist a few strands of his hair. She derives stem cells from them to grow budding brain tissue harboring the secrets of…
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2015 | Hannah Landecker, et al – How the Genome Got a Life Span
Hannah Landecker, ISG Acting Director, and Martine Lappé, former ISG postdoctoral fellow now at Columbia University, have together published an article entitled, “How the Genome Got a Life Span,” in…
A Scientific Breakthrough Helps Explain How DNA is Organized in Our Cells
A team of researchers at the IRCM led by François Robert, PhD, uncovered a critical role for two proteins in chromatin structure. Their breakthrough, recently published in the scientific journal…
2015 | Eric Vilain – OpEd – What should you do if your son says he's a girl?
ISG Co-Director, Eric Vilain, has published an OpEd piece titled “What should you do if your son says he’s a girl?” in today’s LA Times.
Researchers Turn to Volunteer Readers to Speed Research on Rare Genetic Disorder
Biomedical research is often slow and incremental, but it can take a leap when someone uncovers a hidden connection. Today, one group of researchers is launching a crowdsourcing initiative to…
UCLA Study Finds Cells That Become Sperm or Eggs in Humans are Vulnerable During Pregnancy
UCLA scientists examining causes of human infertility have found that the cells that create eggs or sperm during the prenatal stage of development are vulnerable to damage, according to new…