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By analyzing the DNA in more than 3,000 tumors, scientists led by Li Ding, PhD, at WUSTL’s Genome Institute have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that likely drive the growth of a range of cancers in the body. The discovery sets the stage for devising new diagnostic tools and more personalized cancer treatments.
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In Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow, the civil rights lawyer and professor offers surprising revelations about how our prison system and drug policies condemn a large population of African Americans to second-class status. Alexander will speak on the subject at noon Nov. 1 for the Assembly Series and the School of Law’s Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series.
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Author Amy Leach will read from her work as part of The Writing Program in Arts & Sciences’ fall Reading Series. Her essays are a blend of poetry, philosophy and science. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall.
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The 17th birthday celebration of the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Butterfly Garden this month drew 60 guests to enjoy the garden and honor longtime leaders. The garden was dedicated in 1996, in honor of Elizabeth Gray Danforth, the late wife of WUSTL Chancellor Emeritus William Danforth.
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