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Daniel Laubitz, Ph.D. and director of the PANDA Core at the Steele Childrens Research Center, with the new NovaSeq 6000.

New genome sequencer at UA Steele Children’s Center to help researchers improve patient outcomes

Cole Fields
February 4, 2023
A fruit fly lands on a compost heap. The University of Arizona’s BIO5 lab uses fruit flies for genome study.

Fruit flies and human DNA: what insects can tell researchers

Olivia Jones
October 2, 2017
Dr. Thomas Doetschman, Ph.D., examines the embryonic cells used to study and implant mutated and disease genes; if the mutated gene successfully imbeds itself into a sperm or egg cell, the resulting rat that is born will be studied to research the effects of that same disease genes in humans. CRISPR CAS9 is technology that allows the splicing of genes to both remove and replace particular DNA strands. CRISPR can affect either just the patient or his descendants as well, depending on the technique used. 

CRISPR gene editing tech brings countless opportunities and challenges

Hannah Dahl
March 5, 2017
The audience listens to Ginny Clements, a breast cancer survivor and member of the UA Cancer Center advisory board. Andrew Kraft, who spoke at the first event in the Bear Down. Beat Cancer. series is director of the UA Cancer Center.

UA Cancer Center Director kicks off Cancer series with treatment talk

Marissa Heffernan
February 4, 2017
Courtesy of Amy Randall / BIO5 InstituteA volunteer for the Marine Awareness and Conservation Society shows marine organisms at the Science of the Natural World tent at the 2014 Tucson Festival of Books. At this years Science of the Natural World tent, there will be live volcano demonstrations.

Pi, volcanoes and DNA at Science City

Patrick O'Connor
March 13, 2015
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