Publication date: Available online 27 February 2018 Source:Trends in Genetics Author(s): María Angélica Bravo Núñez, Nicole L. Nuckolls, Sarah E. Zanders Unbiased allele transmission into progeny is a fundamental genetic concept canonized as Mendel’s Law of Segregation. Not all alleles, however, abide by the law. Killer meiotic drivers are...

Publication date: Available online 24 January 2018 Source:Trends in Genetics Author(s): Ian D. Blum, Benjamin Bell, Mark N. Wu Sleep is an evolutionarily conserved behavior that is increasingly recognized as important for human health. While its precise function remains controversial, sleep has been suggested to play a key role in a variety...

Publication date: April 2018 Source:Trends in Genetics, Volume 34, Issue 4

Publication date: April 2018 Source:Trends in Genetics, Volume 34, Issue 4

Publication date: April 2018 Source:Trends in Genetics, Volume 34, Issue 4

Publication date: April 2018 Source:Trends in Genetics, Volume 34, Issue 4 Author(s): Hillel T. Schwartz, Paul W. Sternberg Dejima and colleagues report using CRISPR/Cas9 to generate a new collection of greatly improved balancer chromosomes in the standard laboratory nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, using methods previously reported by the...