Genetics

Genetics

genes • gene editing • heredity• evolution • genetic variability • phenotypic variability • horizontal gene transfer • meiosis • recombination • epigenetics • DNA repair and replication • chromosome segregation • cell division • gene regulation • development • aging • pathogenesis • cancer • disease

Matthew G. Jones
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Matthew G. Jones

Howard S. (1953) and Linda B. Stern Career Development Professor; Core Member, Koch Institute; Core Member, IMES

Matthew Jones integrates computational and technological advances to decode the molecular processes underlying spatiotemporal tumor evolution, with a focus on genomic instability and extrachromosomal DNA.

Lung cancers can use two different mechanisms to evade KRAS-inhibiting drugs

How an embryo draws the line between body and germline

AI model decodes the language cells use to communicate

DNA shaper steers nervous system development

Advancing stem cell research and building the next generation of biologists

Scientists map which genes are active in a developing seed to build hardier crops

How tissues tune immune responses to match the threat

Slice and dice