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Biology

How a worm's embryonic cells changed its development potential

Published April 7, 2023

The findings, which upend classical thinking about animal cell differentiation, could shed light on mutations linked to human diseases

A purple-gloved hand holds a cell culture dish containing small white particles in a light yellow suspension in front of a laptop computer screen showing a folded protein in bright green

Biochemistry

Surprising protein behavior could improve understanding of aging

Published Jan 13, 2023

E. coli proteins lacking the ability to reassemble themselves could one day help scientists rethink studies of the human brain

Maternal health

Study advances search for early postpartum depression indicators

Published Oct 5, 2022

Biological markers could be critical in identifying mothers who are at a high risk of developing postpartum depression prior to their giving birth

Gerri Chester (left) with former Krieger School Dean Beverly Wendland

In Memoriam

Geraldine Chester, longtime biology lab technician, dies at 83

Published Sept 30, 2022

Geraldine Chester, a lab technician for more than five decades in the Department of Biology, is remembered for her kind nature and reliability

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