19 October 2022

Discovery of 119-million-year-old selfish genes in yeast potentially alters our understanding of how parasitic DNA impacts genome evolution

Meiotic drivers, a type of selfish gene, are indeed selfish. Present in the genomes of nearly all species, including humans, they unfairly transfer their genetic material to more than half of their offspring.

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20 September 2022

Stowers scientists use zebrafish to understand the connection between the immune system and regeneration

New research used the highly regenerative zebrafish to investigate the timing and genetic programs of macrophages in the repair and regeneration of a zebrafish sensory organ.

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21 June 2022

Inside the jellyfish’s sting: exploring the micro-architecture of a cellular weapon

An ancient stinging organelle that evolved to deliver toxins could inspire the design of new medical delivery devices

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12 May 2022

From cavefish to humans: Evolution of metabolism in cavefish may provide insight into treatments for a host of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke

New research examines how cavefish developed unique metabolic adaptations to survive in nutrient-scarce environments.

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15 December 2021

Stowers Institute recruits distinguished developmental biologist

Renowned scientist Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, PhD, to bring her established research program to Kansas City in early 2022

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18 November 2021

Master developmental genes play role in adulthood, according to new study

Flatworm research reveals new role for Hox genes

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09 November 2021

Graduate School of the Stowers Institute receives accreditation

Higher Learning Commission grants the Graduate School institutional accreditation

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02 September 2021

TRACS set the stage in flatworm regeneration

Transient regeneration-activated cell states can exist in tissues near to and distant from a wound site during planarian whole-body regeneration

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28 July 2021

Jennifer Pawlosky named Vice President of Communications for the Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Stowers names new communications leader

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23 April 2021

Discovery of an elusive cell type in fish sensory organs

Capturing highly motile and invasive neuromast-associated ionocytes

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30 March 2021

Penny Spence named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is pleased to announce that Penny Spence has been named the new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Stowers Group of Companies, including not only the Institute, but also BioMed Valley Discoveries and Stowers Resource Management.

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29 March 2021

Decoding the sense of smell

Neural code determines instinctual responses to attractive or aversive odors

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19 February 2021

Explainable AI for decoding genome biology

Opening the black box to uncover the rules of the genome’s regulatory code

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01 January 2021

Sánchez Alvarado named Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer for the Stowers Institute

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research announces that Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD, Investigator and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, has been named the Institute’s new Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer.

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01 January 2021

A niche for the eye

What if degenerative eye conditions could be detected and treated before vision is impaired? Recent findings from the Xie Lab point to the ciliary body as a key to unlocking this possibility.

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17 November 2020

Small differences, big impact

Researchers in the Krumlauf Lab have identified a handful of variations in an amino acid sequence critical for retaining the ancestral function of a gene over the course of 600 million years of evolution.

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14 August 2020

Survival of the fit-ish

A new study from the Zanders Lab describes a strategy that the S. pombe fission yeast genome can use to mitigate some of the worst effects conferred by parasitic gene elements known as meiotic drivers.

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07 August 2020

Scientists use CRISPR to knock down gene messages early in development

Scientists in the Bazzini Lab and collaborators have harnessed CRISPR technology to target gene messages in animal model embryos to gain a better understanding of the early stages of vertebrate development.

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15 January 2019

Scientists have identified a bone marrow backup system

New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has identified a backup for an important biological system – the hematopoietic system, whose adult stem cells constantly replenish the body’s blood supply.

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26 October 2018

"Navigator" neurons play critical role in sense of smell

Researchers have identified "navigator" neurons that are key to setting up connections in the system responsible for the sense of smell.

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17 May 2017

Polymerases pause to help mediate the flow of genetic information

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15 December 2016

New finding reveals battle behind gene expression

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