Articles about genetics

UW Medicine geneticist Jay Shendure in lab

Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology plans to transform cells into tiny recording devices

The Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington have launched a collaboration called the Seattle Hub… Read More

OceanGate plans environmental DNA survey during this summer’s dives to Titanic shipwreck site

What’s lurking at the Titanic shipwreck site, nearly 13,000 feet beneath the surface of the North Atlantic? Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate… Read More

Human genome sequencing rises to the next level of diversity and accuracy

Twenty years after the first human genome sequence was published, an international research team has kicked the sequencing game to… Read More

COVID-19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle

Jason Haddock had big plans for the rollout of his health tech startup in the U.S. The CEO of 3X4… Read More

Genetic sleuths flesh out the story of how coronavirus got its start in Washington

Detailed genetic analyses of the strains of virus that cause COVID-19 suggest that the outbreak took hold in Washington state… Read More

Researchers revise their timeline for the coronavirus’ rise in Washington state

Epidemiologists are coming around to the view that the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S., involving a Snohomish… Read More

Scientists link mysterious snippets of DNA to cell growth and tumor suppression

Why do some strings of genetic code remain virtually unchanged despite tens of millions of years of evolutionary divergence? A… Read More

Cyrus Biotechnology and CRISPR pioneers team up to boost gene-editing therapies

Seattle-based Cyrus Biotechnology says it’ll collaborate with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard on ways to optimize CRISPR gene-editing… Read More

Microsoft and Jackson Lab tackle cancer genetics with ‘human-computer symbiosis’

The rise of therapies that target tumors based on their genetic profile is revolutionizing how we treat cancer. It’s also… Read More

Washington State Univ. spinout Dewey Scientific raises $1.25M to cultivate better cannabis buds

Dewey Scientific, a new startup that spun out of Washington State University, has taken in $1.25 million in seed funding… Read More

Neuroscientists publish a ‘parts list’ for the brain, detailing differences between mice and humans

A study led by researchers at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science lays out a “parts list” for the brain,… Read More

Gene found in embryos can cloak cancer from common immunotherapy methods, researchers find

The question of why immunotherapy eradicates cancer in some people while having little effect on the majority of patients has… Read More

Full findings from NASA ‘Twins Study’ raise more questions about long stints in space

Ten research teams today shared comprehensive scientific results from an unprecedented experiment to gauge the health differences that developed between… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood says biological age will be key to the future of medicine

How old are you? It’s an easy question to answer unless the person asking it is healthcare innovator Leroy (Lee)… Read More

Spiral Genetics re-launches, inks Microsoft deal to predict heart disease with the human genome

It’s Day 1 again for Seattle-based Spiral Genetics. The decade-old DNA analysis startup has left its parent company Fabric and… Read More

Year in Science: Genetic breakthroughs make dreams (and nightmares) come true

In science, it was the best of times, and the worst of times. 2018 was a year when researchers focused… Read More

Reports about gene-edited babies give birth to investigations in China and U.S.

Multiple investigations are being sought in the wake of reports that a Chinese laboratory facilitated the birth of twin girls… Read More

National ‘All of Us’ campaign aims to enlist a million genomes for precision medicine

Eric Dishman is a living, breathing advertisement for the ambitious experiment he’s in charge of, the National Institutes of Health’s… Read More

Phase Genomics wins $1.5M grant to peer inside microorganisms’ DNA

University of Washington spin-out Phase Genomics is searching for the genetic code inside the billions of microorganisms that surround us… Read More

Did space scramble Scott Kelly’s genes so much he’s no longer a twin? Um, not really

My Twitter feed was buzzing this week with reports that Scott Kelly’s genes were knocked permanently out of phase because… Read More

DNA sequencer proves its worth by solving a microbial mystery on the space station

NASA isn’t saying it’s aliens — but the space agency is touting its ability to identify organisms using the first DNA… Read More

Scientists program semi-synthetic bacteria to create an ‘alien’ protein that glows green

Researchers have reached a new milestone in their effort to expand the genetic alphabet of life by designing a strain… Read More

Oregon team uses CRISPR editing to fix gene linked to heart disease in embryos

Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University provided the details today on an experiment with human embryos that demonstrated how… Read More

Report: Oregon researchers use CRISPR to edit genes in human embryos

Chinese researchers crossed a threshold last year when they used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tools to modify human embryos, and now Oregon… Read More

Biomedical labs at UW and in Boston win $10M grants from Allen Frontiers Group

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to speed the pace of biomedical breakthroughs, is… Read More

UW researchers reprogram genetic code to create digital circuitry inside living cells

Researchers from the University of Washington have taken advantage of synthetic biology to turn yeast cells into building blocks for digital… Read More

Podcast

How cutting-edge genetic tests for kids are creating a conundrum for parents

We often think of genetic mutations as ominous, life-threatening mistakes in our biology. But the reality is actually much different:… Read More

Fred Hutch researchers discover way to re-activate ‘silenced’ genes, in possible treatment for Rett Syndrome and other diseases

Rett Syndrome is not a common disorder, but it is a devastating one. It is a neurological developmental disorder and is… Read More

CRISPR in color: Allen Institute edits genes to create color-coded stem cells

Researchers in Seattle have taken advantage of two of the hottest trends in biotech – cell reprogramming and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing –… Read More

Stray DNA suggests the waters along urban shorelines are surprisingly lively

A novel method for analyzing the DNA left behind in the waters of Puget Sound shows that urban shorelines tend to harbor a wider… Read More