Discoveries about hibernating yeast could help us understand why some cancers resist chemo
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Under typical research conditions, baker’s yeast grows like gangbusters. But Fred Hutch researchers were interested in what happens to the fungus when they stop coddling it and recreate conditions closer to the cells’ natural, harsher home environment on grape skins and leaves. They found the cells behave very differently in these two life phases. Illustration by Kim Carney / Fred Hutch News Service
Researcher Cristina McAllister creates StemBox kits to foster a love of science in young girls
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Cristina McAllister, a technician in Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem’s laboratory at Fred Hutch, gives a peek inside her owl pellet StemBox. The kit, designed for girls 7 to 14, includes two owl pellets for dissection, a written tutorial, bone chart and stuffed owl. Photo by Bo Jungmayer / Fred Hutch News Service
Having laid the groundwork for finding the AIDS virus, the headliner for the upcoming Fred Hutch HIV Cure conference talks about gene therapy for HIV and just what ‘cure’ means