Katharine Gammon

Katharine Gammon is an award-winning independent science journalist based in Santa Monica, California. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, WIRED, The Guardian, Undark, Popular Science, MIT Technology Review, Nature, Hakai and beyond.

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Spectrum

By Jill Adams, Katharine Gammon, Peter Hess, Nicholette Zeliadt

4 November 2022

3 min read

Spotted around the web: Mapping histones; COVID-19 births; acetaminophen lawsuits

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 31 October.

Spectrum

Spotted around the web: Mapping histones; COVID-19 births; acetaminophen lawsuits

By Jill Adams, Katharine Gammon, Peter Hess, Nicholette Zeliadt

4 November 2022 | 3 min read

Spectrum

By Katharine Gammon

4 November 2022

3 min read

Photograph of a parent crossing a city street with two children

A mix of common and rare variants shapes autism inheritance patterns

The study also reveals a link between language development and common variants.

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A mix of common and rare variants shapes autism inheritance patterns

By Katharine Gammon

4 November 2022 | 3 min read

Spectrum

By Katharine Gammon

1 November 2022

3 min read

Zebrafish point to new gene involved in brain overgrowth, autism

The gene, YTHDF2, has not previously been linked to autism.

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Zebrafish point to new gene involved in brain overgrowth, autism

By Katharine Gammon

1 November 2022 | 3 min read

Spectrum

By Katharine Gammon

28 October 2022

4 min read

People in a medical office, seen through a window with reflections.

Lags in genetic testing, variant reporting hinder autism research

Few autistic people undergo the recommended genetic testing for their condition, and test results often do not make their way into public databases, where researchers and clinicians can learn from them.