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30 June 2023
From Fox4 KC, The podcast is helping bring STEM education to people all of all ages who may not find science relatable or accessible in their own communities.
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29 June 2023
From KCTV5, Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have made a stunning discovery that could change the way Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and even Alzheimer’s disease are treated.
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27 June 2023
A Q&A with Assistant Investigator Siva Sankari
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27 June 2023
A Q&A with Assistant Investigator Siva Sankari
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23 June 2023
From NPR's "Short Wave" podcast: For generations, scientists have leaned on seven key species — so-called model organisms — for research. But advancements in technology mean biologists are exploring increasingly complex questions, and that requires more specialized and niche model organisms like finches.
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23 June 2023
From KCTV5, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado explained the RNA turns into a protein that then tackles the disease. He showed KCTV5 an experiment he conducted using flatworms. On the digital image generated, the worm’s movement changes when MRNA is applied.
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21 June 2023
From KCUR, Associate Investigator Randal Halfmann, Ph.D., say protein deposits in the brain called amyloids play a role in diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The new research from the was able to determine the first step in amyloid formation for Huntington's disease.
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21 June 2023
From KCUR, Associate Investigator Randal Halfmann, Ph.D., say protein deposits in the brain called amyloids play a role in diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The new research from the was able to determine the first step in amyloid formation for Huntington's disease.
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20 June 2023
Anoja Perera is the Director of Sequencing and Discovery Genomics at the Institute. She shares more about how her role at the institute supports our labs and scientific research.
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19 June 2023
From NPR, Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's are caused by toxic clumps of proteins that spread through the brain like a forest fire.Now scientists say they've figured out how the fire starts in at least one of these diseases. They've also shown how it can be extinguished.
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19 June 2023
From KCBS Radio, Scientists have been looking into the events that cause diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's for years.Now, a recent study seems to have figured out how at least one of those diseases starts and perhaps how to stop it as well.For a closer look at this, Margie Shafer spoke with Randal Halfmann, Associate Investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City and one of the authors of the study.
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19 June 2023
From KCBS Radio, Scientists have been looking into the events that cause diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's for years.Now, a recent study seems to have figured out how at least one of those diseases starts and perhaps how to stop it as well.For a closer look at this, Margie Shafer spoke with Randal Halfmann, Associate Investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City and one of the authors of the study.
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13 June 2023
How did ancient animals develop from egg to adult, and to what extent have the genetic mechanisms that guide embryonic development endured across millennia?
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13 June 2023
Stowers scientists deduce the initiating structure of the amyloid implicated in Huntington’s and present a potential therapeutic treatment approach.
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13 June 2023
Stowers scientists deduce the initiating structure of the amyloid implicated in Huntington’s and present a potential therapeutic treatment approach.
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07 June 2023
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07 June 2023
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06 June 2023
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06 June 2023
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01 June 2023
A Q&A with LGBTQIA+ Stowers members
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31 May 2023
The latest research, discoveries and news from the Stowers Institute highlighted in our May newsletter
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25 May 2023
A new paper in Development introduces new approaches and provides further insights into the transcriptional mechanisms controlling Hox gene expression during vertebrate development.
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25 May 2023
The Stowers Institute and the American Cancer Society work to uncover the mysteries of cancer
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25 May 2023
The Stowers Institute and the American Cancer Society work to uncover the mysteries of cancer
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