I stopped by John Pringle’s office last week to hear about what he’s been up to. A lot! As we mentioned here a few months …
Author: Jennie Dusheck
Rare African genes might reduce risks to pregnant women and their infants
When Hugo Hilton began working at Stanford as a young researcher several years ago, his supervisor set him to work on a minor problem so …
A cheaper, faster way to find genetic defects in heart patients
In most people, heart disease develops through a lifetime of cigarettes, trans fats or high glycemic foods. For only a minority of patients does the …
Women and men’s immune system genes operate differently, Stanford study shows
A new technology for studying the human body's vast system for toggling genes on and off reveals that genes connected with the immune system switch …
Genetic study supports single migratory origin for aboriginal Americans
In a long list of hypotheses going back decades, researchers have tried to explain the peopling of North and South America as a series of …