X-linked Gene Increases Autism Risk in Boys

SFARI.org, September 16, 2010.

A newly characterized gene on the X chromosome may be disrupted in up to one percent of people with autism, researchers reported in Science Translational Medicine.

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Seeing Red

Columns, March 2010, pages 20-21.

Last fall, Jay and Maureen Neitz, who joined the UW School of Medicine faculty in 2008, reported in the journal Nature that they had cured color-blindness in two squirrel monkeys using gene therapy.

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Findings, September 2009

Columns, September 2009, pages 22-23.

The Genes That Cause Autism
UW scientists contributed to two recent studies that are beginning to unlock the genetic underpinnings of autism and related disorders.

Leading the Response Against H1N1
UW researchers are working to stop the new "swine flu" virus.

Tablets of Mystery
Using computers to help decode an ancient Indus Valley script.

Orca's Best Friend

Columns, June 2009.

Samuel Wasser, head of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington, enlists the help of extremely playful dogs to save endangered species.

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The World’s Toughest Bacterium

Genome News Network, July 5, 2002.

Deinococcus radiodurans may be a tool for cleaning up toxic waste and more.

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The First Sequenced Extremophile

Genome News Network, February 1, 2002.

What scientists have learned from the M. jannaschii genome.

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What Really is an Evolutionarily Significant Unit?

Conservation Biology in Practice, Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 2002, pages 10-17. (Cover article.)

The debate over integrating genetics and ecology in conservation biology.

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Salmon Paternity Tested

Wildlife Conservation, December 2001, page 22.

Streams of Data

Genome News Network, May 28, 2001.

Scientists are using DNA sequencers in efforts to conserve species of Pacific salmon.

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Microarrays Reveal Patterns of Y Chromosome Variation

Genome News Network, April 9, 2001.

The Y chromosome helps illuminate the history of Finno-Ugric migration.

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Gene Expression in Regenerating Sea Stars

Genome News Network, March 26, 2001.

Sea stars can re-grow lost arms--and studying how they do this may help us better understand wound healing in humans.

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The Genetics of Breathing Free

Genome News Network, October 20, 2000.

News article reporting on research about single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the effectiveness of asthma medication.

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What's a Genome?

Genome News Network, 2000.

A short book providing an introduction to characters such as genomes, genes, and DNA--and the relationships among them.

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Gene Modifies Effect of Estrogen on Cognitive Decline

Genome News Network, May 26, 2000.

A news article reporting on a study that brings together two strands of research about prevention of Alzheimer's disease: estrogen and a gene called ApoE.

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