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Largest rice genetics study finds vast differences in rice
The largest publicly available genomewide association mapping study in rice to date has found that although the five subpopulations of Asian rice -- indica, aus, temperate japonica, aromatic and tropical ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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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.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Researchers develop new strategy to uncover structural variations of human genomes
The study on single-nucleotide resolution structural variations (SVs) of an Asian and African genome was published online in Nature Biotechnology. This study was performed by BGI (previously known as the Beijing Genomics Institute), ...
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Breakthrough towards lab-on-chip system for fast detection of single nucleotide variations in DNA
Panasonic and Imec today present at the International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco various critical components of a biomedical lab-on-chip sensor enabling fast detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ...
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Dec 10, 2010 |
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Genetic heritability may be hidden deeper than previously thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- Geneticists trying to find a link between the genes and traits such as height have until recently found genetic variants that account for only around 5% of the heritability of these traits. ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Predicting risk of stroke from one's genetic blueprint
A new statistical model could be used to predict an individual's lifetime risk of stroke, finds a study from the Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP). Using genetic information from 569 hospital patients, the researchers ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Common gene variants increase risk of hypertension, may lead to new therapies
A new study has identified the first common gene variants associated with an increased incidence of hypertension - a significant risk factor for heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. The report receiving ...
Feb 15, 2009 |
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The nonsense in our genes: 1 in 200 human genes superfluous?
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.
Feb 05, 2009 |
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