Brain cancers are complex, aggressive and there are few treatment options. A doctor at UNC Medical Center is using genomic sequencing to identify genetic mutations that might be driving a patient’s tumor. By knowing the mutation, the doctor can create a treatment plan that targets the mutation.
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How genetic counseling helps families
Genetic counseling helps patients make sense of their genetics. UNC Greensboro has the only degree program in the state.
Using genetics to grow the perfect Christmas tree
Fraser fir seeds are crucial to high-quality Christmas trees
January 7, 2020
New, controversial animal hybrid research may one day save lives
New, controversial animal hybrid research may one day save lives
February 8, 2017
It's not news of a flying car, a laser gun or a jetpack, but two major studies of a different subject published this week that seem to have walked off the page of a science fiction novel. Scientists have created hybrid animals: one animal containing cells and organs from another.
The Rise and Fall of Squash Bees
The Rise and Fall of the Squash Bees
August 8, 2016
Pumpkin pie, ratatouille, butternut squash boats filled with butter and bacon—all three of these fall favorites are largely reliant on a single group of pollinators: the squash bees.
A Model Fish: Lesson Plan
Because all vertebrates have a common ancestor, the process of development from egg to embryo is the same for both humans and fish. Learn how scientists use the ghostly transparent strand of zebrafish to test hypotheses on a fish instead of a human. Two sets of academic researchers better understand therapies and cancers by using this model organism.
The 99% Solution: Lesson Plan
Learn how the environment can affect gene expression, and discover how researchers in North Carolina are investigating drug safety and unusual, genetically mediated responses to drugs.
Exposure Science: Lesson Plan
Learn how the environment can affect gene expression, and discover how researchers in North Carolina are investigating drug safety and unusual, genetically mediated responses to drugs.
Precision Medicine
Precision medicine is a new way to fight cancer. Scientists use a person’s unique genetic makeup to develop an individualized treatment plan to target cancer cells.
Super Fruit
Blueberries are nature's super fruit, packed with fiber, antioxidants and vitamins. Blueberries are also a big industry for North Carolina. Now scientists are working to decode the blueberry genome and create the super blueberry bush, which would help the state's blueberry industry.