The development of next-generation-sequencing (NGS) has enabled researchers to investigate genomes that might previously have been considered too complex or too expensive. Nevertheless, the analysis of complex plant genomes, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2020
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A single cell contains the genetic instructions for an entire organism. This genomic information is managed and processed by the complex machinery of chromatin—a mix of DNA and protein within chromosomes whose function ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 10, 2020
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The quest to better understand how genomic information is read has taken a new step forward, thanks to pioneering new research.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 6, 2019
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An international team led by Alexander Suh at Uppsala University has sequenced a chromosome in zebra finches called the germline-restricted chromosome (GRC). This chromosome is only found in germline cells, the cells that ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2019
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A weakness in one common open source software for genomic analysis left DNA-based medical diagnostics vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Security
Jul 1, 2019
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The world's first instrument system for Raman-activated cell sorting and sequencing (RACS-SEQ) was recently developed in East China's Qingdao City, allowing functional identification, sorting and sequencing of individual ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 1, 2018
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A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has used a combination of genomic and fossil data to explain the history of life on Earth, from its origin to the present day.
Evolution
Aug 20, 2018
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Japanese researchers from Osaka University have discovered that the interaction between two proteins, M18BP1/KNL2 and CENP-A, is essential for cell division in various species except for mammals including human.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 31, 2017
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"Having the sequence of a genome is like having the blueprint of a house," says Natalia de Leon, a professor of agronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Biotechnology
Jul 25, 2017
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While DNA sequencing provides precise, nucleotide-by-nucleotide genomic information, genome mapping provides a bigger-picture perspective of sequenced DNA that can provide valuable structural information. Like mapping roads ...
Biotechnology
Apr 11, 2017
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