Genetics

In separate studies both published today, researchers at Washington University mapped the genomes of two types of cancer: endometrial cancer, and acute…

An international consortium of researchers has sequenced the genomes of more than 1000 people, creating the largest catalog yet of human genetic…

A federal panel is calling for stronger privacy protections for human genetic data.In a report out today, the Presidential Commission for the Study of…

New genetic research on lung cancer may help open the door to more targeted cancer treatments.A national consortium of scientists has mapped and analyzed…

Pediatric leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. There are about 3,000 new cases in the United States every year, typically in children…

The National Science Foundation has awarded a local researcher $1.3 million to study the genetics of how corn plants take up nutrients.The ultimate goal…

An international team of researchers has sequenced the genomes of two species of orangutan.Lead researcher Devin Locke of the Genome Center at Washington…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 26, 2009 - As Washington University professor of medicine Matthew Ellis sees it, breast cancer…