Genetics Program Graduation Ceremony December 2014 Congratulations to all of our wonderful December 2014 graduates! We wish you all of the very best in success! By: NC State University Genetics Program … Continue reading →

Timeout Testers from RedEyed Genetics Day 1 of /12 Lush Lightings Dominator 2x XL with Greenstone Nutrients growing the Timeout testers from RedEyed Genetics at Day 1 of Flower. By: FattyMcDoobs … Continue reading →

UVA Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic: Genetics Testing Inherited Heart Conditions UVA Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic - http://uvahealth.com/ Genetics Counselor, Matt Thomas, discusses his role in the cardiovascular genetics clinic and the importance of genetics testing.... By: uvahealth … Continue reading →

Award recognizes extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in solving significant problems in genetics research BETHESDA, MD - The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Sue Biggins, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) has been awarded the Society's Edward Novitski Prize. The award recognizes Dr. Biggins' extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in solving significant problems in genetics research--namely, her groundbreaking research on the molecular mechanisms of chromosome segregation, a process essential for cell division and frequently impaired in cancer. "Dr. Biggins' work represents a single integrated attack on the biochemistry, structure, biophysics, and biology of a sophisticated molecular machine responsible for the accuracy of chromosome segregation," said Needhi Bhalla, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. "Her perseverance, innovation, and intellectual creativity produced extraordinary insights into the mechanics of chromosome segregation and paves the way for exciting future studies." Dr. Biggins has been studying the kinetochore, a molecular machine that mediates chromosome segregation during cell division, for the last 20 years. Before her work, kinetochores had been challenging to isolate and investigate due to their complex, dynamic nature. Dr. Biggins tackled this problem in … Continue reading →

DURING the 2012 Limousin World Congress held in Denmark, one particular bull stopped Mark and Debbie Reynolds in their tracks. The impressive apricot sire Engkjaer Get It not only topped the show the Reynolds saw but also won champion Limousin bull at Denmark's national show last July, when the three-year-old sire tipped the scales at 1344 kilograms. Mr Reynolds instantly wanted to get some Get It genetics in his own Billy Creek Limousin stud at Hazelwood. "We regularly use top sires to AI (artificially inseminate) our females, but it was the first time I had seen a bull and chased it," he said. He succeeded in importing 20 straws from Get It, of which he shared 10 with Gavan Budge, of Yallourn North. By November 25, there were three Get It calves on the ground marking the first drop of the Danish champion bull's calves in Australia. The two bull calves and one heifer calf impressed Mr Reynolds, in spite of being only days old. There was one more calf to be born. The Reynolds focus on breeding docile cattle that calve easily, and aim to produce apricot, polled animals that retain the characteristic Limousin muscling. Although Mr Reynolds is … Continue reading →