Hutch News

New Science Spotlight Articles

Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
12 NEW March 20, 2023
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 News - June 20, 2017
'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 News - August 02, 2016
Positive pregnancy outcomes for childhood cancer survivors

Positive pregnancy outcomes for childhood cancer survivors

Studies find no increased risk of birth defects, but women may have greater risk of preterm, low birth weight babies
Hutch News - October 12, 2009