News tagged with genomes project
Rutgers-Camden developing enzyme function database
Since the advent of the Human Genome Project an explosion of data has sent the science world scrambling. There is a growing demand to fine-tune genomic codes, which list the "ingredients for life," but do not adequately explain ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Scientists take early steps toward mapping epigenetic variability
Brown University scientists have taken the first steps toward mapping epigenetic variability in cells and tissues. Mapping the human epigenome, similar to the human genome project in the 1990s, could someday ...
Aug 14, 2009 |
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New era of gene-based 'personalized medicine' dawning
Six years ago, scientists announced the completion of the Human Genome Project, a historic effort to decipher each of the 3 billion letters in the genetic instruction book for our species. A single anonymous male from Buffalo, ...
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Scientists identify new gene linked to autism risk, especially in boys
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase a child's risk of developing autism, particularly in boys. The journal Molecular Psychiatry publishes the findings in its ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 19, 2009 |
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Nanopore Sequencing Could Slash DNA Analysis Costs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past 5 years, researchers have been exploring the use of nanoscale pores as nucleic acid sequencing tools. In theory, such pores should generate a unique response characteristic of each of the four ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Genetic clues hold key to schizophrenia treatment
Researchers have taken a step forward in understanding the genetics of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Scientists find a new class of small RNAs and define its function
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced today the discovery of a new class of small RNAs. At the same time, they reported that their discovery suggests the presence of a strikingly novel biochemical ...
Biology /
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Understanding extinct microbes may influence the state of modern human health
The study of ancient microbes may not seem consequential, but such pioneering research at the University of Oklahoma has implications for the state of modern human health. Cecil Lewis, assistant professor in the Department ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 05, 2009 |
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