News tagged with genomic data
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'Digital genome' time capsule stored under the Swiss Alps
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Europe have created a time capsule they call a 'digital genome,' and deposited it in a bunker known as the Swiss Fort Knox, which lies deep beneath the ski slopes of the Swiss ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 21, 2010 |
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New algorithm provides new insights into evolutionary exodus out of Africa
Researchers have probed deeper into human evolution by developing an elegant new technique to analyse whole genomes from different populations. One key finding from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's study is that African ...
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Shared genes with Neanderthal relatives not unusual
During human evolution our ancestors mated with Neanderthals, but also with other related hominids. In this week's online edition of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), researchers from Uppsala Univer ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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New genetic study helps to solve Darwin's mystery about the ancient evolution of flowering plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- The evolution and diversification of the more than 300,000 living species of flowering plants may have been "jump started" much earlier than previously calculated, a new study indicates. According ...
Apr 10, 2011 |
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Neanderthal demise due to many influences, including cultural changes: study
As an ice age crept upon them thousands of years ago, Neanderthals and modern human ancestors expanded their territory ranges across Asia and Europe to adapt to the changing environment.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Shrinking 'ridiculous' data sets to manageable size
Two decades ago a renowned statistician described a computer data set of 1 billion bytes as "huge" and 10 trillion bytes as "ridiculous."
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 14, 2009 |
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Data acquisition and coordination key to human microbiome project
At birth, your body was 100-percent human in terms of cells. At death, about 10-percent of the cells in your body will be human and the remaining 90-percent will be microorganisms. That makes you a "supraorganism," ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Scientists find new genes for cancer, other diseases in plants, yeast and worms
From deep within the genomes of organisms as diverse as plants, worms and yeast, scientists have uncovered new genes responsible for causing human diseases such as cancer and deafness.
Apr 13, 2010 |
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TraDIS technique tackles typhoid
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers are able to look at the need for every gene in a bacterial cell in a single experiment. The new method will transform the study of gene activity and the search ...
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Petascale computing tools could provide deeper insight into genomic evolution
Technological advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing have opened up the possibility of determining how living things are related by analyzing the ways in which their genes have been rearranged on chromosomes. ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
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New technology reduces storage needs and costs for genomic data
A new computer data compression technique called Genomic SQueeZ (G-SQZ), developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), will allow genetic researchers and others to store, analyze and share massive volumes ...
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Succulent plants waited for cool, dry Earth to make their mark
The cactus, stalwart of the desert, has quite a story to tell about the evolution of plant communities found the world over.
May 03, 2011 |
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Could a newly discovered viral genome change what we thought we knew about virus evolution?
A study published in BioMed Central's Biology Direct journal reports the existence of a previously undetected group of viruses and, more importantly, a new type of viral genome that could have huge implications for theori ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Cancer Genomics Browser gives cancer researchers a powerful new tool
A Cancer Genomics Browser developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, provides a new way to visualize and analyze data from studies aimed at improving cancer treatment by unraveling the complex genetic ...
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Chicago Cancer Genome Project studies genetics of 1,000 tumors
No two tumors are alike, but analyzing the genetics of cancers from different parts of the body may reveal surprising details useful for treatment and prevention.
Dec 22, 2009 |
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