http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Boston University biomedical engineers have devised a method for making future genome sequencing faster and cheaper by dramatically reducing the amount of DNA required, thus eliminating the expensive, time-consuming and error-prone step of DNA amplification. http://www.physorg.com/news180531065.html Nanotechnology Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:00:03 EST news180531065 Complete Genomics, a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced publication of a report in the journal Science describing its proprietary DNA sequencing platform, including analysis of sequence data from three complete human genomes. The consumables cost for these three genomes sequenced on the proof-of-principle genomic DNA nanoarrays ranged from $8,005 for 87x coverage to $1,726 for 45x coverage for the samples described in this report. http://www.physorg.com/news176655487.html Biology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:58:37 EST news176655487 Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. http://www.physorg.com/news163160102.html Nanotechnology Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:15:32 EST news163160102 Scientists at the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have used "personalized genome" sequencing on an individual with a hereditary form of pancreatic cancer to locate a mutation in a gene called PALB2 that is responsible for initiating the disease. The discovery marks their first use of a genome scanning system to uncover suspect mutations in normal inherited genes. http://www.physorg.com/news155484949.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:16:20 EST news155484949 (PhysOrg.com) -- It lives all around us and is probably one of the earliest domesticated organisms. Humans have been using it for tens of thousands of years. There is evidence that the Ancient Egyptians used it for baking and brewing and today yeast is regarded by geneticists, because of its genetic similarities to humans and the powerful tools available, as the 'model' model organism. http://www.physorg.com/news153680112.html Biology Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:55:45 EST news153680112 Scientists at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £1.7 million to decode the genome of wheat, in order to help farmers increase the yield of British wheat varieties. http://www.physorg.com/news153574404.html Biology Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:34:23 EST news153574404 The most comprehensive to-date genomic analysis of a cancer - the deadly brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme - shows previously unrecognized changes in genes and provides an overall view of the missteps in the pathways that govern the growth and behavior of cells, said members of The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature. http://www.physorg.com/news139894691.html Medicine & Health Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:38:11 EST news139894691