Highlights
Sequencing the Endangered Orangutan
An international team of scientists, led by The Genome Institute at Washington University, has decoded, or sequenced, the DNA of a Sumatran orangutan. With this genome as a reference, the scientists then sequenced the genomes of five additional Sumatran and five Bornean orangutans.
Stealthy Pathogen's Genome Provides Plant Disease Clues
An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a plant disease-causing organism, revealing that it acts like a "stealth bomber of plant pathogens."
Q&A with The Genome Institute's Sandra Clifton
After over a decade at The Genome Institute, Dr. Sandra Clifton is retiring. But before she leaves, she agreed to answer a few questions about her career in genomics.
Malaria mosquitoes' DNA shows evolving species
Two strains of Anopheles gambiae, a type of mosquito responsible for the majority of malaria transmission in Africa, have evolved such substantial genetic differences that they are becoming different species.
Breast Cancer Research at The Genome Institute: Pink Power
The Genome Institute is going pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, after being presented with pink panels for one of its Illumina sequencers to celebrate the completion of the Washington University Cancer Genome Initiative.
Human Cancer Genome Sequencing Progress
The Genome Institute is involved in a number of cancer genome sequencing projects. Here is an overview of the progress of these projects.
Camilla Whittington
The platypus is one of very few mammals that produce venom. Camilla Whittington is a visiting Fulbright Scholar who is studying the genetics of this venom with the hope of finding potentially useful drug compounds.
Can your Genomes Carry a Tune?
Nearly all animals make sounds instinctively, but baby songbirds learn to sing in virtually the same way human infants learn to speak: by imitating a parent.
George Weinstock
George Weinstock is a professor of genetics at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as Associate Director of the University's Genome Institute. Weinstock comes to Washington University from Baylor College of Medicine, where he was a professor in the departments of molecular and human genetics and molecular virology and microbiology, and co-director of The Genome Institute.
Y Chromosomes - They will survive
In the genetic battle of the sexes the Y chromosome has been suffering, losing many genes over time. Yet despite these defeats, the Y has fascinated scientists for years with its diverse origins, reproductive specialization and evolutionary persistence.
