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23 August 2023
Stowers researchers contribute to complete human Y chromosome sequence assembly
Will help better our understanding of chromosome structure, evolution, and disease
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23 August 2023
Stowers scientists find evidence of unintended impacts from anti-cancer drugs
Could potentially improve success rate of cancer drug development
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16 August 2023
Road to Research: A Q&A with Head of Custom Protein Resources, Bret Redwine
"I couldn’t ask for a better fit for my personality."
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08 August 2023
When biology and computing collide
Stowers scientists leverage the power of AI to uncover fundamentals of development
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07 August 2023
Selfish, Virus-Like DNA Can Carry Genes Between Species
From Quanta, Investigator SaraH Zanders provides expert commentary on selfish genes.
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26 July 2023
Road to Research: A Q&A with Scientific Project Manager Victoria Hassebroek
A Q&A with Scientific Project Manager Victoria Hassebroek
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13 July 2023
Science meets social in new podcast “Seeking a Scientist”
From KCTV5, Science is all around us and yet much of how the world works remains a mystery. Dr. Randall Hoffman, an investigator with the Stowers Institute, and Kate Biberdorf the host of the new podcast “Seeking a Scientist” join the show to talk about the importance of science and “Kate the Chemists’” big social media following.
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10 July 2023
Stowers Institute scientist studies fruit flies to find out how memories are made
From KSHB, Stowers Investigator Kausik Si, Ph.D., said he's researching what keeps memories alive and is studying Alzheimer’s and the loss of memory. His research led him to amyloids. He looks into why the brain makes them and why they cause disease.
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10 July 2023
Kansas City scientists at the Stowers Institute researching memory diseases find breakthrough
From KSHB, Scientists at the Stowers Institute are trying to understand neurological diseases because they know the toll it takes on families. Now, they've made a major breakthrough.
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10 July 2023
A Tiny Discovery Could Revolutionize Research Into Neurodegenerative Diseases
From Discover Magazine, Scientists at the Stowers Institute pinned down a fleeting molecular quirk that's responsible for a certain type of nerve damage, ending a decades-long quest.
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30 June 2023
Stowers and KCUR Podcast "Seeking a Scientist" on Fox4 KC
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
Local scientific discovery could lead to better treatments for Huntington’s and other diseases
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
Road to Research: A Q&A with Assistant Investigator Siva Sankari
A Q&A with Assistant Investigator Siva Sankari
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23 June 2023
Why researchers are searching for the drama queens of the animal kingdom
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
A shot at survival: mNRA technology could be key to vaccine for pancreatic cancer
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
Kansas City-based scientists have discovered how Huntington's disease starts
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
#TechTalk: Q&A with Anoja Perera, Director of Sequencing and Discovery Genomics
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
Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found the spark
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
Study found how to stop the proteins that cause Huntington's disease
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
Investigating the evolution of animal developmental mechanisms shows how some of Earth's earliest animals evolved
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
New research reveals the start of Huntington’s disease
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
Welcoming the 2023 Summer Scholars
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06 June 2023
Investigating the placenta: Discovery from Stowers Scientists shows why this often-overlooked organ should be given more attention
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01 June 2023
What does Pride mean to you? A Q&A with LGBTQIA+ Stowers members
A Q&A with LGBTQIA+ Stowers members
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