News

10.26.2020
‘A modern approach to selective breeding’
Wondering why WSU’s research into gene-edited livestock is so innovative?
WSU Insider

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

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

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 Insider

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

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 Insider

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 Insider

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

06.23.2020
Students, grads fight COVID‑19 this summer
While many Washington State University graduates celebrated the coming summer break, some stuck around to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
WSU Insider

06.15.2020
Gene-Editing in Animal Agriculture Task Force Established
Jon Oatley selected to serve on the APLU and the AAVMC Gene Editing Task Force.
Drovers

05.07.2020
WSU senior headed to Wales as a Fulbright Student
WSU senior biology and music double major and future veterinarian Thomas LeClair is the 2020 recipient of a Fulbright Student Award.
WSU Insider

04.22.2020
The Scientists Taking Atomic-Level Pictures Of The Coronavirus
Even before the word “coronavirus” inserted itself into the nation’s vocabulary, a national group of scientists jumped into the effort to start revealing those protein structures, structures that hold the keys to vaccines and treatments.
Forbes