Advancing Genetic Research, Together: Our FY24 Annual Report
PNRI’s FY24 Annual Report is here! See how we’re advancing genetic research, expanding programs, and shaping the future of human health.
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Introducing “PNRI Science: Mystery and Discovery” – A New PNRI Podcast
PNRI Science: Mystery & Discovery goes beyond the jargon to explore the passion and people at the forefront of genetic research. Our host, Jack Faris, PNRI CEO, interviews PNRI’s brilliant scientists to share what excites them about genetic research, what inspired them to become scientists, and those myths about science they would love to bust.…
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PNRI Opens its Doors for Behind-the-Scenes Look Into Genetics Research
Last Saturday PNRI hosted free lab tours, a thrilling opportunity to bring the public behind the scenes of their cutting-edge genetics research.
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Genomic Analysis Reveals Ancient Cancer Lineages in Clams
In a new study published in the journal Nature Cancer, Michael Metzger, Ph.D., Assistant Investigator at Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI), and a global team of co-investigators have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the genomic changes associated with a unique cancer in clams. The cancer is “transmissible” in that the cancer cells themselves jump from…
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Media Roundup: PNRI’s Metzger Lab Investigates Contagious Cancer in Shellfish
PNRI’s Metzger Lab and collaborators from across the globe recently launched a study investigating how a virus-like cancer spreads among basket cockles on the Pacific Coast and soft-shell clams on the Atlantic Coast.
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Contagious Cancer in Shellfish Sparks Investigation by International Team of Scientists
A multimillion-dollar grant enables investigators to turn the tide on transmissible cancers in shellfish on both U.S. coasts.
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How Clams Provide Clues Into Cancer Evolution
The key to learning about cancer evolution in humans may be found by studying a surprising organism: the clam.
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Contagious Cancer in Clams
PNRI Scientist Michael Metzger, PhD, describes his research on a rare contagious disease in clams and how some clams are adapting to be immune to it. Jason Morin, owner and winemaker at Ancestry Cellars describes phylloxera, a blight that nearly wiped out the European wine industry. Science and Wine Club, a quarterly conversation series by…