Science Saturday - April 2023 Archives

Science Saturday: A twist of fate led to regenerative medicine

A chance meeting on a student shuttle bus put Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., on a new direction that years later would culminate in becoming the Jorge ...

By Susan Buckles • April 29, 2023

Science Saturday: Study suggests chromosomal errors may hinder some aggressive tumors

Chromosomal errors are a hallmark of cancer cells. Defects in the genome derived from the incorrect separation of chromosomes (and the DNA packed within) in ...

By Julie Vera • April 22, 2023

Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that’s forever changed laboratory testing

Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. ...

By Cory Pedersen • April 15, 2023

Science Saturday: A big step forward, bringing DNA sequencing data to routine patient care

In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine set out to create a library of genomic sequencing data of 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants by the ...

By Colette Gallagher • April 8, 2023

Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers

The 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: ...

By Nicole Ferrara • April 1, 2023