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| Germline immortality in C. elegans depends on epigenetic inheritance |
Spracklin et al. identify the genetic components required for RNAi inheritance—a type of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance—and show that this machinery is required for maintenance of the germline.
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| To make an embryo, you gotta break some mitochondrial DNA |
Despite advances over the last twenty years, the efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer remains low. Srirattana and St. John report a method to deplete cattle donor cells of mitochondrial DNA and efficiently generate blastocysts from these depleted donors.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Students and Postdocs |
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| Career Tips: Take control of your academic job search |
Zeba Wunderlich offers a short guide to controlling the part of the academic search process that is in your hands—the documents you provide to the search committee.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Tom McFadden on middle school outreach and going viral as a science rapper |
The new Decoding Life interview series profiles geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training. The latest features middle school science teacher Tom McFadden talking about the challenge of generating YouTube content that stimulates participation, and how scientists can improve their outreach ideas.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Faculty, Educators, & Mentors |
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| NIGMS MIRA Myths |
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has asked us to share their recent “Five MIRA Myths” blog post on the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) program. It addresses some questions related to budgets, additional funding sources, and collaborative research.
» nih.gov |
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| Advocacy in Your Backyard: How Scientists Can Make a Difference |
The August Congressional recess is a great opportunity to reach US policymakers in their home states and districts. This video presentation from GSA partner FASEB provides an update on the 2018 budget discussion and offers tips on how to make a difference.
» youtube.com |
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Members in the News |
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| How to kill fruit flies, according to a scientist |
Thomas Merritt (Laurentian University) lets the public in on a classic fly lab trick—and slips in some important messages.
» theconversation.com |
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| GeneticsCareers.org |
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| GeneticsCareers.org is free to use for both jobseekers and employers. A simple registration process provides access to a broad range of job listings in academia, government, and industry, as well as postdoctoral opportunities and more. |
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Medical Research Analyst - Genetics
Hayes Inc
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor- Neuroscience
Georgia State University
Postdoc: rare disease research
University of Utah
R & D Scientist II
GeneDx Inc
Postdoc: bioinformatics/cardiovascular disease
MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences |
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