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Biology

Three gray birds, with swirls that suggest a sense of smell

Correcting an avian aroma error

Published Spring 2022

Evolutionary biologist Danielle Whittaker's new book sets the record straight on birds' sense of smell / Johns Hopkins Magazine

A group photo of the team of Johns Hopkins University team that has collaborated with more than 100 researchers around the world to assemble and analyze the first complete sequence of a human genome

Biology

Deciphering our DNA

Published March 31, 2022

Johns Hopkins team contributes key research to the effort to produce the first complete sequence of human genome, which will provide a clearer picture of how DNA affects the risks of diseases and how genes are expressed and regulated

Genetic sequencing

Johns Hopkins team develops software that cuts time, cost from gene sequencing

Published Dec 4, 2020

The open-source software has the potential to 'forever change how DNA sequencing is done,' according to computational biologist Michael Schatz

Fertility treatment

Abnormal cells in embryos might not prevent IVF success

Published July 10, 2020

Study shows that chromosomal abnormalities in embryos may be more common than previously thought, may lead to development of healthy babies during IVF

Q+A

Why COVID-19 poses greater risks for men

Published June 17, 2020

Johns Hopkins biologist Sabra Klein discusses why men tend to be affected more severely and require hospitalization from COVID-19

Cell biology

Buttoned-up biology finding

Published Oct 10, 2019

Hopkins researchers find that some DNA strands button up to condense in size and bring chromosome pairs together

IDEA

Making an octopus cuddly

Published Winter 2018

Study finds that humans and octopuses have a molecular mechanism in the brain that binds to MDMA—revealing evolutionary links between the two species / Johns Hopkins Magazine