News tagged with j craig venter institute
Sequences capture the code of the common cold
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to confront our most familiar malady, scientists have deciphered the instruction manual for the common cold.
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J. Craig Venter: He might change the world
Feb 27, 2006 |
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J. Craig Venter, the biologist who mapped the human genome, now reportedly wants to create a microbe that will turn cornstalks into ethanol.
Researchers Clone and Engineer Bacterial Genomes in Yeast and Transplant Genomes Back into Bacterial Cells
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published results today describing new methods in which the entire bacterial genome from Mycoplasma mycoides was cloned ...
First individual genome sequence published
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Sep 04, 2007 |
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Independent sequence and assembly of the six billion base pairs from the genome of one person ushers in the era of individualized genomics.
Genetic adaptations are key to microbe's survival in challenging environment
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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The research focused on the bacterium Nautilia profundicola, a microbe that survives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Photosynthesis cannot occur in this dark environment, where hot, toxic fluids oozing from below the se ...
New finding about the bane of parents' lives -- head lice
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Head lice are a challenge for parents of primary-school aged children all around the world, including Australia.
First genome transplant changes one species into another
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Aug 16, 2007 |
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For the first time, scientists have completely transformed a species of bacteria into another species by transplanting its complete set of DNA. The achievement marks a significant step toward the construction ...
Biotechnology needs 21st century patent system: Expert
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Mar 17, 2008 |
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Biotechnology discoveries – like the method for creating synthetic life forms – are at risk of being unduly hindered or taken hostage by private corporations unless patent systems are brought into the 21st century, an expert ...
The nonsense in our genes: 1 in 200 human genes superfluous?
Feb 05, 2009 |
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1 in 200 of our human genes can be inactivated with no detectable effect on our health. A study by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists raises new questions about the effects of gene loss on our wellbeing and evolution.
Researchers assemble second non-human primate genome
Feb 09, 2006 |
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A multi-center team has deposited the draft genome sequence of the rhesus macaque monkey into free public databases for use by the worldwide research community, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of ...
Microbe Survives in Ocean's Deepest Realm, Thanks to Genetic Adaptations
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The genome of a marine bacterium living 2,500 meters below the ocean's surface is providing clues to how life adapts in extreme environments, according to a paper published Feb. 6, 2009, in ...
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