Founded by Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, the Innovative Genomics Institute is using genome engineering to solve humanity’s greatest problems in health, climate, and sustainable agriculture.
Henrietta Lacks was born #OTD in 1920. Read an excerpt from @RebeccaSkloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks to learn about Lacks's story, the impact of her remarkable cells on science, and medicine in the era of Jim Crow: https://t.co/MJw6Wjybkt
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New study from IGI researchers @pdhsu and @HarrisProgram! 🦠🧬🗺️⬇️ Arc Institute @arcinstituteArc cofounders @pdhsu and @SKonermann report genome-wide loss-of-function and gain-of-function CRISPR screens mapping pathways that impact SARS-CoV-2 infection in human lung epithelial cells, uncovering an antiviral role for airway mucins. https://t.co/d36igg8L1F
A "subway map" of immune gene networks connects genetic variants to autoimmune disease. Learn more about this new research from @MarsonLab at IGI and @GladstoneInst: https://t.co/p9cArnATZU