The Forever Fix gang: Corey Haas with book, surrounded by mom Nancy and dad Ethan Haas, Ricki Lewis on left next to Lori and Hannah Sames. At book signing 3/24/12, Barnes + Noble, Albany NY.
The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It (324.0KB)
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Glenn Nichols, surrounded by his hospice team. The author is in yellow.
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Genetic LinkageHidden Meanings in Our Genomes – And What To Do With MendelAugust 20, 2012
Gregor Mendel: should he stay or should he go (in textbooks)? (National Library of Medicine)
The Y Chromosome: Size MattersFebruary 22, 2012
The human Y chromosome
For several editions now, my human genetics textbook has run an “In Their Own Words” essay in which MIT’s David Page, protector of the Y, has defended the measly male chromosome against charges from Jennifer A. Marshall-Graves, of Australian National University, that it is disappearing. She helpfully points out in my book, “You can lack a Y and not be dead, just female,” then goes on to call the Y “a pathetic little chromosome that has few genes interposed with lots of junk.” (more…) 23andMe's Exome Sequencing and the Tenth Edition of My TextbookOctober 1, 2011
It’s been a strange week. The tenth edition of my human genetics textbook was published, just as 23andMe announced that they now offer whole exome sequencing, for $999. (more…)
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