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Struggle between sex chromosomes underlies evolutionary paradox

Struggle between sex chromosomes underlies evolutionary paradox

DNA-packaging protamine genes evolve rapidly to stay ahead in battle between ‘selfish’ genetic elements and the rest of the genome
Hutch NewsFebruary 10, 2023
'Microprotein' researcher Maria Toro Moreno is named a Hanna Gray Fellow

'Microprotein' researcher Maria Toro Moreno is named a Hanna Gray Fellow

Postdoc wins prestigious award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hutch NewsAugust 24, 2022
Team of top researchers prepares for endemic COVID-19

Team of top researchers prepares for endemic COVID-19

$15M Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant shared by 8 scientists at Fred Hutch and UW
Hutch NewsFebruary 11, 2022
Harmit Malik receives Novitski Prize

Harmit Malik receives Novitski Prize

Evolutionary biologist uses creative strategies to tackle genetic conflict
Hutch NewsJanuary 24, 2022
Old and slow isn’t always the winning combo for critical genes

Old and slow isn’t always the winning combo for critical genes

New work upends paradigm that young, rapidly evolving genes can’t be essential; highlights importance of 'junk' DNA
Hutch NewsNovember 10, 2020
Centromeric proteins find their own niche

Centromeric proteins find their own niche

From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightMay 18, 2020
Harmit Malik elected to National Academy of Sciences

Harmit Malik elected to National Academy of Sciences

Evolutionary biologist honored for fundamental discoveries of genetic conflict
Hutch NewsMay 01, 2019
Dr. Jesse Bloom named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

Dr. Jesse Bloom named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

Biologist uses viruses to study molecular evolution
Hutch NewsMay 23, 2018
Fred Hutch’s Katherine Xue among 2018 Weintraub Award recipients

Fred Hutch’s Katherine Xue among 2018 Weintraub Award recipients

13 graduate students selected for prestigious award in biological sciences
Hutch NewsMarch 06, 2018
MERS remains primarily a camel virus — for now

MERS remains primarily a camel virus — for now

Fred Hutch researchers use genetic sequence data to show virus reaches ‘dead end’ in humans
Hutch NewsJanuary 16, 2018
A ‘selfish gene’ that poisons its own host

A ‘selfish gene’ that poisons its own host

Discovery of genes that divide two species in a simple fungus sheds light on complex evolutionary principles
Hutch NewsJune 20, 2017
New library of HIV mutants could inform vaccine design

New library of HIV mutants could inform vaccine design

Laboratory manipulation of the AIDS-causing virus reveals evolutionary ‘dead-ends’
Hutch NewsJune 01, 2017
A big-picture look at the world’s worst Ebola epidemic

A big-picture look at the world’s worst Ebola epidemic

International team of scientists show how real-time sequencing and data-sharing can help stop the next outbreak
Hutch NewsApril 12, 2017
A Q&A with evolutionary, computational biologist Trevor Bedford

A Q&A with evolutionary, computational biologist Trevor Bedford

'Trying to be useful instead of trying to be clever': An evolutionary biologist-virologist-immunologist-computer-wonk finds his niche
Hutch NewsDecember 21, 2016
'Mother's Curse' mutation — harmful to males but not females — ID'd for the first time in animals

'Mother's Curse' mutation — harmful to males but not females — ID'd for the first time in animals

Study in fruit flies identifies a mutation in mitochondria — the energy factories of our cells — that harms males but not females
Hutch NewsAugust 02, 2016
Why fish school: Study uncovers genetic link to social behavior

Why fish school: Study uncovers genetic link to social behavior

Study uncovers genetic link to social behavior in stickleback fish
Hutch NewsJune 17, 2016
The sixth samurai: Finding a gene that divides one species from another

The sixth samurai: Finding a gene that divides one species from another

How six male flies — among more than 300,000 females — led to the discovery of an evolution-driving gene
Hutch NewsDecember 17, 2015
Q&A: How evolutionary biologists got lucky with a sperm discovery

Q&A: How evolutionary biologists got lucky with a sperm discovery

Drs. Harmit Malik and Mia Levine on a male fruit fly protein necessary for embryo survival
Hutch NewsJuly 07, 2015