With Type 1 Diabetes Delay Possible, Focus Now on Screening
PNRI’s Dr. William Hagopian weighs in on how genetic risk scores taken at birth help identify those most at risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
Hagopian Lab
Viral Gene Protects Embryos from Infections
PNRI’s Dr. Rick McLaughlin comments on how a “domesticated” viral gene incorporated into the genome of mammals millions of years ago helps protect human embryos from infections.
McLaughlin Lab
Is your stress level genetic? Local study examines the role played by DNA
Dr. Lisa Stubbs discusses the connection between genetics and chronic stress.
Stubbs Lab
Contagious cancer travels hundreds of miles, infecting multiple clam species
PNRI’s Dr. Michael Metzger shares how genomic sequencing has heed identify transmissible cancer found in marine bivalves such as clams.
Metzger Lab
PNRI’s Dr. Lisa Stubbs discusses genetic stress responses of the brain (Part 3)
PNRI’s Dr. Lisa Stubbs discusses genetic stress responses of the brain.
Stubbs Lab
PNRI’s Dr. Lisa Stubbs discusses genetic stress responses of the brain (Part 2)
PNRI’s Dr. Lisa Stubbs discusses genetic stress responses of the brain.
Stubbs Lab
PNRI’s Dr. Lisa Stubbs discusses genetic stress responses of the brain (Part 1)
PNRI’s Dr. Lisa Stubbs discusses genetic stress responses of the brain.
Stubbs Lab
Easter Wrap: A Chocolate (story) feast
Cosmos Magazine highlights a Dudley Lab study published in Current Biology that investigates the diverse genetics of the yeast that helps ferment cacao and coffee beans. Different types of yeast can be geographically based, and humans have played a big part in this diversification.
Dudley Lab
UK Team Creates Five-Minute SARS-CoV-2 MDx With Rarely Used Isothermal Amplification Method
PNRI’s Dr. David Galas discusses how he helped technology behind the COVID-19 rapid test more than 20 years ago.
Galas Lab
Combined Risk Score Predicts Type 1 Diabetes in Babies
PNRI’s Dr. William Hagopian shares TEDDY study findings that show newborn testing could help prevent early sickness and predict which children will get type 1 diabetes years later.
Hagopian Lab