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11.23.2020
WSU students land awards at multicultural STEM conference
Two Washington State University seniors received awards for their undergraduate research presentations at the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) on Nov. 13.
WSU News
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11.17.2020
UV light may be a greater risk for melanoma than suspected
Studies conducted in yeast show that exposure to ultraviolet light (UV) induces new types of DNA damage that may cause the deadliest form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma.
WSU News
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11.13.2020
WSU lands NIH grant for biomedical, engineering undergraduate MIRA program
A new five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for more than $700,000 will fund a “motivating innovation and research achievement” (MIRA) program for Washington State University underrepresented student researchers in biomedical science and engineering fields, said the three faculty members serving as co-principal investigators.
WSU News
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10.26.2020
‘A modern approach to selective breeding’
Wondering why WSU’s research into gene-edited livestock is so innovative?
WSU News
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10.08.2020
An interview with Dr Michael Griswold
Dr Michael D. Griswold is the regents’ professor and director of the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University (WSU).
Biology of Reproduction
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10.05.2020
Genetic Factor Discovery Enables Adult Skin to Regenerate Like a Newborn Baby’s
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn babe. The discovery by Washington State University researchers has implications for better skin wound treatment as well as preventing some of the aging process in skin.
Science Tech Daily
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09.29.2020
Discovery enables adult skin to regenerate like a newborn’s
The discovery by Washington State University researchers has implications for better skin wound treatment as well as preventing some of the aging process in skin.
WSU News
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09.16.2020
Gene editing to produce 'super dad' livestock
Scientists have produced gene-edited animals they say could serve as "super dads" or "surrogate sires".
BBC
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09.14.2020
Gene-edited livestock ‘surrogate sires’ successfully made fertile
For the first time, scientists have created pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable “surrogate sires,” male animals that produce sperm carrying only the genetic traits of donor animals.
WSU News
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07.17.2020
WSU-inspired national gene-editing task force begins work
With the world’s population projected to reach ~10 billion in 30 years, scientists are working to use genetic technologies to address future food security problems.
WSU News
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07.15.2020
Study finds fatty acid that kills cancer cells
Researchers have demonstrated that a fatty acid called dihomogamma-linolenic acid, or DGLA, can kill human cancer cells.
WSU News
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Kathryn Sutherland
When Kathryn Sutherland ('19 Microbiology) was growing up her father was in the U.S. Air Force and they moved so frequently, she was never able to own pets.
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Lauren Breymeyer
Less than two years after Lauren Breymeyer (‘19) graduated from Washington State University’s School of Molecular Biosciences, she’s now one of the frontline heroes combating the deadly pandemic.
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