A new UNC study pinpoints the eed gene as crucial for female embryo survival by keeping the paternal X chromosome inactive and regulating genes in early placental cells. Female embryos without a functioning eed do not survive due to problems with forming placentas.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has awarded $22.5 million in grants to three interdisciplinary research teams aiming to accelerate the discovery of new treatments for leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. The teams will focus on patient-specific therapies, genetic lesions, and molecular biology approaches.
The Ecological Society of America honored outstanding researchers with awards, including the Murray F. Buell Award to Jennifer Klug and David Lytle, and the W. S. Cooper Award to Thomas Swetnam and Julio Betancourt for their work on climate variability in the American Southwest.