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
Oncohistones: A Vicious Cycle

Oncohistones: A Vicious Cycle

From the Henikoff lab, Basic Science Division, and the Olson lab, Clinical Research Division
Science Spotlight - October 19, 2020
Pavarotti’s (actin) debut

Pavarotti’s (actin) debut

From the Parkhurst lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science Spotlight - August 17, 2020
Actin gone wild

Actin gone wild

From the Malik lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science Spotlight - December 16, 2019
Fruit fly study IDs missing links in fat-signaling system

Fruit fly study IDs missing links in fat-signaling system

Hormone alerts brain to fat-storage status, but its packaging system goes awry in obesity
Hutch News - October 09, 2017
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 News - December 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 News - July 07, 2015
Study reveals how cells’ nuclei keep their shape

Study reveals how cells’ nuclei keep their shape

Scientists discover a protein that keeps cellular nuclei from shriveling, a hallmark of old age and the premature-aging disease progeria
Hutch News - March 05, 2015
Discovery in fruit flies may provide insights into some poor prognosis leukemias

Discovery in fruit flies may provide insights into some poor prognosis leukemias

Finding from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Basic Sciences Division newly identifies key protein function, potential therapeutic target
Hutch News - January 14, 2013