New publication: Double or Nothing – Ancient Duplications in the Amylase Locus Drove Human Adaptation

Jan 8, 2025

We’re excited to share that the preview written by Shahar and Diyendo, “Double or Nothing – Ancient Duplications in the Amylase Locus Drove Human Adaptation”, is now published in Cell Genomics! This piece offers both a sneak peek and commentary on the article, “Reconstruction of the Human Amylase Locus Reveals Ancient Duplications Seeding Modern-Day Variation” by Yilmaz et al., published in Science in October 2024. Check it out to dive deeper into this fascinating research!

Shahar Silvermann

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

by | Jan 1, 2025 |

Happy New Year from all of us at the Massilani Lab! Wishing you a year full of discoveries, success, and joy! 🎉-- Joanna, Shahar, Edward, Mike, Phoebe, Diyendo, Eleanor and Rebecca (from left to right)

We had a Clay Date – Lab Fall Event

We had a Clay Date – Lab Fall Event

by | Dec 4, 2024 |

To celebrate fall, we all took a break from the lab and got together for a fun, out-of-the-lab candles workshop. We designed and made our own personalized candles, perfect for keeping us enlightened as we head into the end of 2024. It was such a fun and relaxed...