Author: Sarah Foust

  • Henrietta Lacks’ Immortal Story: When Science Forgets Humanity

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    Research and reporting by Kenny Bradley, Jeannie Carreiro, Colin Burdette, and Sarthak Tiwari Imagine you notice a persistent, painful lump on your cervix. You consult your doctor, who asks your permission to conduct a diagnostic tissue biopsy. You have access to information about this procedure from your doctor, other medical professionals, and online forums. You…

  • Briefing on EZH2 Research in the Tri-I

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    Across a wide variety of cancer types, the overexpression of EZH2 is a well-documented phenomenon. A type of histone methyltransferase, the EZH2 enzyme adds methyl groups onto  specific residues on histones, the core proteins of chromatin coils. By methylating a specific type of histone, EZH2 inhibits the transcription of tumor suppressor genes, ultimately causing cancer…