News tagged with sequences
Scientists map potato genome, hope to improve crop yield
Sep 24, 2009 |
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It's been cultivated for at least 7,000 years and spread from South America to grow on every continent except Antarctica. Now the humble potato has had its genome sequenced.
Genome sequencing reveals genetic diversity of the bacteria that cause Buruli ulcer
Sep 11, 2009 |
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A new study lays the groundwork for development of a cost-effective tool for studying the population structure and spread of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer. Researchers at the Swiss Tropical Instit ...
Study casts new light on research of controversial scientist Paul Kammerer
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A new study into the research of the renowned Lamarckian experimentalist Paul Kammerer may help to end the controversy which has engulfed his research for almost a century. The study, published in The Journal of Experimental Zo ...
Discovery of novel genes could unlock mystery of what makes us uniquely human
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar, yet it is not difficult to identify the many ways in which we are clearly distinct from chimps. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have made a ...
Dynamic changes in DNA linked to human diabetes
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A study in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, may give new meaning to the adage, "You are what you eat."
Study reveals new genetic culprit in deadly skin cancer
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Drawing on the power of DNA sequencing, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new group of genetic mutations involved in the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma. This discovery is particularly encouraging ...
Risks involved with transgenic fish
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Fast growing transgenic fish can revolutionise commercial fish farming and relieve the pressure on overexploited fish stocks. But what happens in the natural environment if transgenic fish escape?
New Hope for Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Their research ...
Counting duplicated genome segments now possible
Aug 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly designed computational method has proven its usefulness in counting copies of duplicated genome sequences and in doing initial assessments of their contents, according to a study to be published Aug. ...
Scientists develop new method to detect copy number variants using DNA sequencing technologies
Aug 24, 2009 |
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A research team led by Associate Professor Jonathan Sebat, Ph.D., of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has developed a sensitive and accurate way of identifying gene copy number variations (CNVs). The method, which is ...
At the fungal farmer's market, only the best cyanobacteria are for sale
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Lichens are the classic example of a symbiotic relationship. Both the fungal and photobiont components of the lichen benefit from the relationship and often are unable to survive without each other. Recent ...
New reagents for genomic engineering of mouse models to understand human disease
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A new study published in Disease Models and Mechanisms, reports new tools for generating specifically targeted genetic mutations in bacteria, mammalian cells and mice. The new recombinase, Dre, is similar to its predecessor, Cre, b ...
Researchers develop new, more-sensitive assay for detecting DNA methylation in colon cancer
Aug 16, 2009 |
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A study published in this week's online issue of Nature Biotechnology, demonstrates a unique and highly sensitive method for detecting methylation-associated cancers.
Researchers sequence exomes of 12 people (w/ Video)
Aug 16, 2009 |
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In a pioneering effort that generated massive amounts of DNA sequence data from 12 people, a team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has demonstrated the feasibility and value of a new strategy for identifying ...
Newly found DNA catalysts cleave DNA with water molecule
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Better tools for manipulating DNA in the laboratory may soon be possible with newly discovered deoxyribozymes (catalytic DNA) capable of cleaving single-stranded DNA, researchers at the University of Illinois say.
