ASHG 2015

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Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Analysis makes sense of missense mutations’ role in autism

Analyzing thousands of sequences, researchers have homed in on miniscule portions of the genome that may be crucial in determining autism risk.

By Jessica Wright
12 October 2015 | 6 min read
Spectrum from The Transmitter.

New methods tighten ​net​ around autism genes

Autism researchers are sharpening their statistical tools to make sense of the growing pool of autism genes.

By Jessica Wright
9 October 2015 | 4 min read
Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Dispatches from ASHG 2015

These short reports from our reporter, Jessica Wright, give you the inside scoop on developments at the 2015 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting.

By Jessica Wright
9 October 2015 | 6 min read
Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Twin study unearths clues to role of environment in autism

Researchers in Sweden are assembling a large group of identical twin pairs, with only one twin in each pair having autism.

By Jessica Wright
8 October 2015 | 4 min read

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Ilustração de canto de pássaro, cérebro de pássaro e DNA.

Este artigo mudou minha vida: adotando um dos primeiros modelos de neurociência naturalística

Um artigo publicado na PNAS em 1992 mostrou que o canto das aves aumenta a expressão de um gene de resposta imediata no prosencéfalo dessas aves. O estudo revelou a Ribeiro a importância de investigar as respostas moleculares em contextos naturalísticos.

By Sidarta Ribeiro
3 August 2026 | 5 min read
Ilustración del canto de las aves, el cerebro de las aves y el ADN.

Este artículo cambió mi vida: Adoptando un modelo temprano de neurociencia naturalista

Un estudio del 1992 publicado en PNAS demostró que el canto de las aves aumenta la expresión de un gen de respuesta temprana inmediata en el prosencéfalo de los pájaros. El trabajo le reveló a Ribeiro la importancia de estudiar las respuestas moleculares en contextos naturalistas.

By Sidarta Ribeiro
3 August 2026 | 5 min read
Illustration of scientists climbing over a barrier to reach publications.

Scientific talent is global. Access to the world’s scientific stage is not.

Neuroscience in Chile, and across Latin America, does not lack talent or ideas, but the systems that make science visible—prestigious journals, conferences and networks—increasingly price its researchers out.

By Vicente Medel
3 August 2026 | 8 min read