Are We What We Eat?
In a new evolutionary proof of the old adage, ‘we are what we eat’, Cornell University scientists have found tantalizing evidence that a vegetarian diet has led to a mutation…
Genomic Profiling Helps Provide Targeted Therapy Options for Hard to Treat Cancers
Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey examining difficult to treat cancer tumors through genomic profiling shows that tumors with alterations in a signaling pathway responsible for cell regulation…
Beyond Blood Type: Genomics Can Show What You’re Really Made Of
Now that everyone who wants to sound sophisticated about health care is talking about “personalized medicine”—even the president!—the open question is, what part of medicine is going to get personalized…
Ancient Viral Invaders in Our DNA Help Fight Today’s Infections
About eight percent of our DNA is viral in origin: remnants of ancient battles between infectious viruses and our ancestors. These so-called endogenous viruses are often perceived as a mere…
Why People Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
Why do opponents of same-sex marriage really oppose it? A UCLA psychology study published online today in the journal Psychological Science concludes that many people believe gay men and women…
2016 | Jessica Lynch Alfaro, et al – Taxonomic review of the New World tamarins (Primates: Callitrichidae)
ISG faculty, Jessica Lynch Alfaro, and her Graduate Research Assistant, Janet Buckner, have published a paper titled “Taxonomic review of the New World tamarins (Primates: Callitrichidae)” in the Zoological Journal…