Elucidating the nature of cancer cell dynamics: A foray into single-cell multi-omics

Read more about the author of this post here. This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College. Recently, researchers at the Shenzhen Key Laboratory have worked to unveil the molecular basis of cancer cell heterogeneity. Their data reveal that copy number variations and epigenetic variation are responsible for…
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Fur Real: Exploring Mammalian Hairiness and Evolutionary Mysteries

This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College. Read more about the author here. Researchers find hundreds of genes and non-coding elements that underlie the basis of the evolution of mammalian hairlessness. This research can be used for hair growth therapies in the future and give us further…
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About Me: Jada Coffey

Hi! My name is Jada Coffey and I am a senior Biology major and Africana Studies minor at Davidson College. On campus, I volunteer at Lula Bell’s, conduct genomics research in Dr. Thurtle-Schmidt’s lab, and am an avid member of the Davidson Nuances (a cappella). Upon graduation, I plan on receiving additional research experience and…
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