The core premise of the leading model of cancer therapy is that cells become malignant when they develop mutations that make them proliferate uncontrolled. Find a molecule that targets the…
ISG faculty member Dr. Hannah Landecker published her paper, “The Life of Movement: From Microcinematography to Live-Cell Imaging” in The Journal of Visual Culture, a special issue on Documentary and Science, edited by…
Congratulations to ISG faculty Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder on the publication of their book, “Saving Babies?: The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries)”. Abstract: It has been…
ISG fellow Stefan Timmermans is a contributing scientist on NPR’s “All Things Considered” discussing whole genome sequencing for babies. Parents who have their babies tested are faced with many questions, such…
Regular old selective breeding can create monsters like the industrial turkey, giant with grotesquely over-sized breasts and muscles. This raises the obvious ethical question: Just because we can breed this…
A massive research project in California is beginning to show how genes, health habits and the environment can interact to cause diseases. The project’s goal is to find new ways…