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The annual Forbes was revealed this week, and two members of the Ó³»­´«Ã½ community, Cigall Kadoch and Aleksander Kostic, were named to the list. Now in its third year, ’30 under 30’ recognizes the brightest young talents in 15 different fields, including science and healthcare, technology and finance.

Researchers from the Boston area, Mexico, and Norway have completed a comprehensive genomic analysis of cervical cancer in two patient populations. The study identified recurrent genetic mutations not previously found in cervical cancer, including at least one for which targeted treatments have been approved for other forms of cancer. The findings also shed light on the role human papillomavirus (HPV) plays in the development of cervical cancer.

In science, sometimes you need to dive deep to see the big picture. Scientists at the Ó³»­´«Ã½ have demonstrated this time and again, enabling biological discoveries by generating dense maps, such as the survey of thousands of epigenetic marks on DNA across the human genome conducted as part of the .

For decades, researchers have sought a biological toolset capable of precisely and systematically turning off genes throughout the genomes of human cells. The CRISPR-Cas9 system – a recently discovered system with bacterial origins – has the potential to overcome many of the limitations of currently available gene-silencing techniques. Earlier this year, several research groups showed that it was possible to use CRISPR-Cas9 to turn off genes in mammalian cells.