NPR’s Maanvi Signh covers a recent paper from Nature Communication about the intersection of genetics, environment and IQ in twins. Always a big topic when pgEd visits classrooms, we appreciate […]
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Rare disease, a family’s story and the power of social media
Seth Mnookin published a great story in the New Yorker about the Might family and their quest to understand their son’s unusual medical condition. In addition to highlighting the role […]
Education opportunities from our colleagues – The Jackson Lab
pgEd’s Dana Waring is on Mount Desert Island co-teaching “Teaching the Genome Generation“, an intensive 5 day course for high school teachers that combines advanced laboratory techniques and approaches to […]
Summer reading: “Far from the Tree” by Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon’s award-winning book “Far From The Tree” examines the big questions about disability, difference, love, family and identity. From the book jacket, “Solomon’s starling proposition ..is that being exceptional […]