Janine LaSalle is associate director of genomics at the University of California, Davis, Genome Center.
Associate director of genomics
Genome Center, University of California, Davis
Janine LaSalle is associate director of genomics at the University of California, Davis, Genome Center.
The landscape of chemical modifications on the DNA of people with autism could reveal clues to the condition and lead to treatments.
Genes and the environment each influence the role of the other in determining the risk of developing autism. Genetics can determine how susceptible one is to the environment, and environmental factors can influence gene expression and introduce mutations, says immunologist Janine LaSalle.
How do babies' bodies and their environment teach them to move—and how can robots benefit from these insights?
How do babies' bodies and their environment teach them to move—and how can robots benefit from these insights?
Scientists are divided over the extent to which the cells sculpt circuits during development.
Scientists are divided over the extent to which the cells sculpt circuits during development.
Inflammation in glia and the loss of certain inhibitory cells may kick off a disease cascade decades before diagnosis.
Inflammation in glia and the loss of certain inhibitory cells may kick off a disease cascade decades before diagnosis.