40 posts tagged DNA sequencing

Researchers have found marked genetic differences between brains of men who committed suicide and the brains of men who did not. Of those individuals studied, all had been victims of child abuse. Even though the genetic sequence was the same in the suicide and non-suicide brains, researchers at the

  Scientists from Imperial College London and other international institutions have discovered a gene sequence that is associated with a 2cm expansion in waist circumference, a 2kg gain in weight, and a tendency to become resistant to insulin, which can lead to type 2 diabetes.

A nationwide team of researchers, funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has produced the first sequence-based map of large-scale structural variation across the human genome.

Biotech pioneer Leroy Hood explains how systems biology will impact medicine. In the 1980s, Leroy Hood was something of a maverick. At a time when most biologists wanted nothing to do with the tools and methods of engineering, Hood developed a series of tools that have revolutionized biological science.

Should Google be Able to Read Your Genome? Submitted by MichaelVail on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 5:27pm. DNA gene-sequencing technology genomic data George Church Google Privacy Concerns Spotlight MichaelVail's blog

MIT Technology Review looks at a process for sequencing DNA that could bring the cost down to $100 for a whole genome within 5 years (by 2012) and work on long sequences of DNA. The new method will also allow reading of long sequences of DNA.

G&H’s INTERVIEW WITH NAVIGENICS Navigenics approached Genetics and Health for an interview. With so much written about similar genomics companies such as 23andme, Knome, deCODE genetics, I was intrigued to learn more about this company.  In particular, Navigenics appears to be the only company

Cambridge based Helicos Bioscience announced the publication of a report in Science Magazine demonstrating the first single molecule sequencing of an organism (M13 virus genome) examining more than 280,000 strands of captured DNA. Helicos’ uses a proprietary form of sequencing-by-synthesis called True Single Molecule Sequencing(tSMS)™.

Cambridge based Helicos Bioscience announced the publication of a report in Science Magazine demonstrating the first single molecule sequencing of an organism (M13 virus genome) examining more than 280,000 strands of captured DNA. Helicos’ uses a proprietary form of sequencing-by-synthesis called True Single Molecule Sequencing(tSMS)™.

In this third article originating from G&H’s exclusive interview with Navigenics’ Medical Director, Dr Michael Nierenberg, we explore the whole issue of SNP testing and how SNPs can be used in disease risk assessment.