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Why Cardiology Is the Next Frontier for Precision Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease Applications Are Set to Focus on Highly Individualized Variables for Therapy
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Celebrating 65 Years of DNA Discoveries
Check out GEN's Video in Honor of National DNA Day
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Literature Review: A Circularly Permuted Gfp for Cyclic Amp
Shedding Light on Signaling Events within Physiological Context
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The Scoop: Biodata Comes “Ome” to Roost
Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Metabolomic Data Can’t Be Free, But It Can Be “Free Range”
GEN Podcasts
The Sounds of Science podcast is brought to you by GEN. Listen as members of the editorial team—Editor-in-Chief John Sterling, Technical Editor Jeff Buguliskis, and Senior News Editor Alex Philippidis—showcase innovative research, new initiatives, and important policy by interviewing thought-leaders, eminent life-science researchers, and company leaders. These short, but informative podcasts will keep you up-to-date with the latest and most important life science advances.

“Sexual Attraction” Neurons in the Brain Discovered
Finding in female mice may also be relevant to certain human psychiatric disorders.

Best Practices for Closing the Gender Gap
Jodie Morrison, CEO and President of Tokai Pharmaceuticals, is one of nearly 200 biopharma leaders who recently signed an open letter endorsing a Top Ten of best practices for advancing gender diversity, from the boardroom to the C-suite to the lab.

When the Pressure Is High the Dementia Is Low
Findings from a new study suggest that the onset of high blood pressure later in life is associated with lower dementia risk after age 90. Listen now for more details!

Taking on the Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria Challenge
Entasis Therapeutics is working on novel therapies for serious drug-resistant bacterial infections, a global health crisis affecting the lives of millions of patients.

What Trump Will Mean for Biomedical Research
Benjamin Corb, public affairs director for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), discusses what the biomedical research community can expect from the incoming administration of Donald J. Trump.

All I Want for Christmas Is A Mind Controlled Toy!
The next generation of toys could be controlled by the power of the mind, thanks to researchers at the University of Warwick who have recently developed electronic devices to be activated using electrical impulses from brain waves, by connecting our thoughts to computerized systems.

Would You Want to Know Your Future Alzheimer's Status?
A new survey led by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine asked a representative group of adults 65 and older, how willing they would be to learn about their possible cognitive decline. Listen now for more details!

The Promise of ‘Cures’ for Drug Research and Development
Jay Jackson, manager with Avalere Health, discusses the 21st Century Cures Act, which recently passed both houses of Congress by overwhelming majorities. The measure has long been championed by supporters as a vehicle for speeding up approval of new drugs and maintaining U.S. leadership in research. Critics say the bill does too much for big pharma and not enough for patients seeking relief from rising drug prices.

Smelly Camel Urine Finding Could Lead to Novel Therapies for Sleeping Sickness
Scientists in Ireland have solved a mystery regarding the cause of especially smelly camel urine. Their research has implications for the millions of people affected by African parasites called trypanosomes, which frequently cause death from sleeping sickness.

A New Clinic Focused on Cancer Immunotherapy
David G. Maloney, M.D., Ph.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discusses the new Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic, a first-of-its-kind facility focused on providing cancer immunotherapies to patients.

The Heartbreaking Effects of Marijuana
Findings from a new retrospective study has found that active marijuana use could increase the risk for developing a rare cardiovascular event.

Third Extinct Human Ancestor DNA Found in Pacific Islanders
A new computer analysis from investigators at the MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that traces of long-lost human cousins may be buried in modern people’s DNA.

Amid Election Clamor, Research Issues Surface
Mary Woolley, President of Research!America, which advocates for medical and health research funding, discusses key issues in research that the next president is likely to confront. How can researchers keep those issues on the national agenda no matter who wins on Election Day?

Probiotics Help Save the Spine
A new study from investigators at The Ohio State University entitled “Gut dysbiosis impairs recovery after spinal cord injury,” describes the impact the gut microbiome has on spinal cord injury and how probiotics could help speed recovery.

Look Beyond the Lab For That Next Job
One area where biopharma employment has been increasing is in regulatory affairs and compliance.

Four-Stranded DNA May Aid in Developing Targeted Cancer Therapies
Quadruple helices appear to have role in switching genes on or off.

Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever: Old World Wisdom Still Holds True
Yale University researchers have uncovered the intriguing mechanisms that underlie common sickness behaviors.


BIO 2013 Session Preview: “Behind the Tech Transfer Headlines”
Interview with Jon Soderstrom, Ph.D., managing director of the office of cooperative research at Yale University and moderator of the BIO tech transfer session, and Atul Saran, senior vp of corporate development and ventures at MedImmune

Biobanking Now and Future Trends
Interview with Jim Vaught, Ph.D., Deputy Director, NCI Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research

Disruptive Science and Technology: A New Journal
Alan Russell, Ph.D., Editor in Chief