News tagged with human genome sequence

DNA tug of war

A mathematical model created by Aalto University (Finland) researcher Timo Ikonen explains for the first time how the DNA chains in our genome are translocated through nanopores that are only a couple of nanometres thick.

Physics / General Physics

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Enzyme corrects more than one million faults in DNA replication

Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM) at the University of Edinburgh have discovered an enzyme that corrects the most common mistake in mammalian DNA.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

A needle in a haystack: How does a broken DNA molecule get repaired?

Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology have discovered a key element in the mechanism of DNA repair. When the DNA double helix breaks, the broken end goes searching for the similar ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Improved adult-derived human stem cells have fewer genetic changes than expected

A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the National Human Genome Research Institute has evaluated the whole genomic sequence of stem cells derived from human bone marrow cells—so-called induced pluripotent ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

lobSTR algorithm rolls DNA fingerprinting into 21st century

As any crime show buff can tell you, DNA evidence identifies a victim's remains, fingers the guilty, and sets the innocent free. But in reality, the processing of forensic DNA evidence takes much longer than a 60-minute primetime ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report seeks to integrate microbes into climate models

The models used to understand how Earth's climate works include thousands of different variables from many scientific including atmospherics, oceanography, seismology, geology, physics and chemistry, but few take into consideration ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Saltwater crocodile breeders to benefit from genome sequence

(PhysOrg.com) -- The genome sequence of the saltwater crocodile has been completed by an international collaboration of scientists, including researchers from the University of Sydney.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers use yeast to help piece together human genome sequence jigsaw

Using yeast as a model, a team of Spanish researchers has made predictions about how individuals differ from one another by analysing genome sequences.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

'Dark matter' of the genome revealed through analysis of 29 mammals

An international team of researchers has discovered the vast majority of the so-called "dark matter" in the human genome, by means of a sweeping comparison of 29 mammalian genomes. The team, led by scientists from the Broad ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Exploring the 'last frontier' of our genome

The human genome first appeared in print in 2001. But scientists aren’t done yet. There’s part of our DNA that geneticists have yet to assemble a sequence for: the centromeres.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New technique uses genomes to examine human migrations

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have developed new statistical methods based on the complete genome sequences of people alive today to shed light on events at the dawn of human history.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse genetic blueprint developed

Researchers have developed a valuable mouse genetic blueprint that will accelerate future research and understanding of human genetics. The international team, led by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First German genome comprehensively resolved at its molecular level

Max Planck researchers analyze the two chromosome sets in the human genome separately for the first time.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists to assemble 'knowledgebase' on plants, microbes, to aid US biofuel, environment efforts

In the decade that has passed since the completion of the first draft sequence of the human genome, biologists have grown increasingly aware of a problem ironically generated by the success of their work. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1