Enter your address to receive notifications about new posts to your email.
Home
Scientists predict susceptibility to prion disease in North American elk based on their genomes
Chronic wasting disease is spreading among elk populations worldwide. A genetics-based method can help prevent its spread in the future.
Community Voices
-
Landing a faculty position: Jazlyn Mooney
Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.
-
A framework for working smarter and harder
-
Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Leila Abtahi
Policy & Advocacy
-
GSA’s public comment to OMB on the proposed rule “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”
GSA shared serious concerns regarding the proposed changes to Uniform Guidance, which, if enacted, will irrevocably damage scientific integrity, progress, and the strength of the U.S. research enterprise.
-
OMB Proposed Revision to Uniform Guidance
-
Successful advocacy—R&D funding protected for FY26
Science & Publishing
-
Lost in translation: Finding genetic differences with greater confidence
Researchers benchmark widely used variant-calling tools to improve the accuracy of genomic analyses in laboratory mice
-
Increased stress tolerance in female fruit flies linked to differences in fat tissue gene expression
-
Scientists identify genes underlying ozone response in fir trees outside Mexico City
From the Archives
![By 23am.com (Antarctica Sailing Trip) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://s36063.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rsz_1antarctica_sailing_trip_pct283253678755pct29.jpg)
Cold-loving fungi fight frostbite, but can’t take the heat
To the unaided eye, Antarctic soil and alpine glaciers may appear to be barren wastelands devoid of life. But some microbes call hostile habitats like these home. Research on one such organism, published in the latest issue of G3, reveals some of the mechanisms behind cold adaptation—and explains why these otherwise hardy creatures can’t survive…