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December 8, 2021 • An article posted on the academic research news website "Futurity" today highlights the work of SigSci Senior Scientist Gene Godbold. Gene has been working on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded project led by Rice computer scientist Todd Treangen with the goal of cataloging mutations... MORE

December 3, 2021 • SigSci Senior Scientist Gene Godbold was interviewed by Houston Public Media today about his research on the Omicron variant's transmissibility and its ability to evade vaccine protections. In the interview Godbold says "the takeaway message is that the omicron variant has more immune evasive mutations than... MORE