News Coverage
Conserved epigenomic signals in mice and human reveal immune basis of Alzheimer's disease and Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes
- MIT News – “Study of epigenomic modifications reveals immune basis of Alzheimer's disease”
- Boston Globe – “New research sheds light on cancer, Alzheimer’s origins”
- The Economist – “Epic genomics”
- Science News – “Massive project maps DNA tags that define each cell's identity”
- PBS Newhour – “A detailed new map of our genome in action”
- New York Times – “Project Sheds Light on What Drives Genes”
- Genomeweb – “Roadmap Epigenomics Consortium Members Publish Study Collection”
Convergent transcriptional specializations in the brains of humans and song learning birds
- Kavli Foundation Blog, Biggest Science Stories of 2014: Neuroscience – “Human Speech Similar to Birdsong”
- ABC News/AP – “New Family Tree for Birds Spurs Ideas on Evolution”
- New Scientist – “Humans and birds share the same singing genes”
- NPR, All things considered – “Birds Of A Feather Aren't Necessarily Related”
- Washington Post – “Birdsong and human speech turn out to be controlled by the same genes”
- Science News – “Bird genomes give new perches to old friends”
- Nature News – “Flock of geneticists redraws bird family tree”
- MIT News – “Could birdsong help us solve stuttering?”
Relation of addiction genes to hypothalamic gene changes subserving genesis and gratification of a classic instinct, sodium appetite
- National Geographic – “Cocaine Addiction Uses Same Brain Paths as Salt Cravings”
- Sydney Morning Herald – “Addictive drugs hijack brain's fundamental pathways”
- Spiegel Online – “Salz, Drogen und der Streit um den Blutdruck”
The genome of a songbird
- BBC – “Blueprint of the songbird genome”
- New York Times – “From a Songbird, New Insights Into the Brain”