Large-scale sequencing: The future of genomic sciences?

Scientists can gain insights into new ways to use microorganisms in medicine and manufacturing through a coordinated large-scale effort to sequence the genomes of not just individual microorganisms but entire ecosystems, ...

Why do some plants live fast and die young?

An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered why some plants "live fast and die young" whilst others have long and healthy lives.

Explosion in number of known life forms

A remarkable effort from University of Queensland researchers has helped increase the number of known genomes by almost 10 per cent.

Statistical advances help unlock mysteries of the human microbiome

Advances in the field of statistics are helping to unlock the mysteries of the human microbiome—the vast collection of microorganisms living in and on the bodies of humans, said Katherine Pollard, a statistician and biome ...

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