Article looks at another David Page contribution to the science of genetics.
A weakness in the system that allows the male Y chromosome to protect and repair itself can explain an array of genetic sexual disorders.:
The palindromes were discovered in 2003 when the Y chromosome's sequence of bases, represented by the familiar letters G, C, T and A, was first worked out by David Page of the Whitehead Institute and colleagues at the DNA sequencing center at WUSTL medical school.

References:

1. Sept. 15, 2009 — New Clues to Sex Anomalies in How Y Chromosomes Are Copied in the The New York Times

Decoding the genome of a man with acute myeloid leukemia revealed genetic mutations that may be common among other cancer patients. The findings could help scientists understand the genetic basis of cancer. Includes comments by WUSTL researchers Richard Wilson, co-author and director of the Genome Center, and Timothy Ley, study senior author and medicine professor.

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1. Aug. 5, 2009 — Genome of Leukemia Patient Reveals Common Mutations in the U.S. News & World Report online

and 13 others.

WUSTL biochemists Elaine Mardis and Richard Wilson helped decode the human genome and are now working to find genetic mutations associated with acute myeloid leukemia.

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1. June 30, 2009 — Elaine Mardis and Richard Wilson: Taking Cancer's Genetic Measure in the U.S. News & World Report online

For the first time, researchers have decoded all the genes of a person with cancer and found a set of mutations that might have caused the disease or aided its progression. Includes comments by Richard Wilson, senior study author and director of WUSTL's Genome Sequencing Center, and WUSTL hematologist Timothy Ley, director of the study.

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1. Nov. 6, 2008 — Experts Decode Cancer Patient's Genes, Seeking Treatment Clues in the The New York Times

and 57 others.

An international scientific team, which announced the first decoding of the platypus genome, said the findings provided "many clues to the function and evolution of all mammalian genomes," including that of humans, and should "inspire rapid advances in other investigations of mammalian biology and evolution." The research was conducted by a group of almost 100 scientists led by WUSTL genetics professor Wesley Warren.

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1. May 8, 2008 — Looking at Genome of the Platypus in the The New York Times

and 3 others.

Decoding the platypus genome has long been an important goal for biologists seeking to understand the origins of mammal evolution. That goal was reached by the team of project leader, WUSTL's Wesley Warren.

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1. May 7, 2008 — Platypus Genome Reveals Secrets of Mammal Evolution in the National Geographic News

NPR's Joe Palca reports that scientists have now completed a draft DNA sequence of the platypus genome that reveals reptilian and mammalian elements. WUSTL genetics professor Richard Wilson, who directed the platypus genome project at WUSTL, comments.

References:

1. May 7, 2008 — Platypus Is Even More Strange Than It Looks in the NPR All Things Considered

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Richard Wilson, director of WUSTL's Genome Sequencing Center, comments on the successful mapping of the corn genome.

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1. Feb. 26, 2008 — Group says it has mapped corn genome in the Associated Press

and 76 others.

WUSTL Genome Sequencing Center researchers will lead a project to decipher the genetic code of corn, which they say should provide the knowledge leading to better corn yields.
Lead investigator Richard Wilson comments.

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1. Nov. 16, 2005 — Washington U. to Study Corn's Genetic Code in the CBS News
2. Nov. 16, 2005 — WU wins a grant to map genetics of corn in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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The skeleton of Clint the chimp, whose blood sample was used to map the chimpanzee genome, will reside at the Chicago Field Museum. The chimp died recently of heart failure at the age of 24. His remains will be safeguarded for future research.
WUSTL geneticist Richard Wilson, who participated in the chimp project, comments.

References:

1. Sept. 6, 2005 — Field Museum gets a new superstar in the Chicago Tribune

and 15 others.

Article on the reports published in Nature and Science magazines that an international team of scientists, including WUSTL's Genome Sequencing Center director Richard Wilson and colleague LaDeana Hillier, have finished sequencing the genome of the chimp. The comparison of genetic blueprints shows that just a handful of mutations account for the vast differences between the species. Scientists say the results provide a roadmap for studying diseases and the mechanisms by which humans evolved into the dominant species of Earth.

References:

1. Sept. 1, 2005 — In Chimpanzee DNA, Signs of Y Chromosome's Evolution in the New York Times
2. Sept. 1, 2005 — Man, Chimp Separated by Dab of DNA in the Los Angeles Times
3. Sept. 1, 2005 — Washington U. had major role in chimp genome sequencing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

and 55 others.

The School of Medicine's Richard Wilson says that the human and chicken genomes have been evolving separately for about 310 million years, making the chicken genome a 'sweet spot' on the evolutionary tree for comparisons shedding light on the human genome.

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1. Dec. 8, 2004 — Newly deciphered chicken genome should shed light on human DNA in the Associated Press Worldstream

and 93 others.