Stories about "genetics"
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Bates chemist Andrew Kennedy pursues therapies for rare disorder
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 12:49 pm
A handful of researchers have made great strides in understanding Pitt Hopkins Syndrome — and one of them, Andrew Kennedy, teaches at Bates College.
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Not all breast cancer tumors are created equal, explains geneticist Chuck Perou ’87
Thursday, May 1, 2014 2:14 pm
Perou's findings are “fundamentally reshaping the scientific understanding” of cancer, says The New York Times.
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An expert in genetic impacts of pollution, Larissa Williams joins biology faculty
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 2:38 pm
In a sense, Bates biologist Larissa Williams studies the process of evolution as it happens.
Performance honors pioneering geneticist
Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:03 am
The scientific creative process comes alive in a one-woman performance. An actor-dancer from Massachusetts, Sharon Wyrrick performs The Search for Barbara McClintock, a multimedia piece about a pioneering woman geneticist, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall.
Actress to portray pioneering geneticist in one-woman show
Monday, February 11, 2002 3:32 pm
The scientific creative process comes alive in a one-woman performance this month. An actress and dancer from Massachusetts, Sharon Wyrrick performs her acclaimed portrayal of a pioneering woman geneticist in The Search for Barbara McClintock at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.