Genomics

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• Industrial fuel ethanol production yeasts. “… yeast strains thriving in the harsh conditions of industrial fuel ethanol production are much more hardy than their beer brewing counterparts …”

  
  Biotech — Authority: 131
  According to a Release dated November 5, “… researchers from Stanford University and Brazil led by Boris Stambuk and Gavin Sherlock have also analyzed the genome structure of industrial bioethanol yeasts, searching for variations in the number of gene copies in five strains employed in Brazil, including PE-2. ...
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• Ion Torrent, Stealthy Company Tied to Harvard’s George Church, Nabs $23M Venture Deal

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  Biotech , Genomics , VC Luke Timmerman wrote: Ion Torrent Systems , a company advised by Harvard University genomics pioneer George Church , has raised $23 million in new capital to develop what it calls on its website “groundbreaking and highly disruptive technology” and to hire people who ...
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• November Man of the Month – Patrick F. Terry

  
  Disruptive Women in Health Care — Authority: 126
  This month, Disruptive Women welcomes Patrick F. Terry, a self-proclaimed “JAD” (Just A Dad), as our Man of the Month. Q: So, where should we start? You have been involved with founding a number of ground breaking biotechnology companies, life science research foundations, trade associations, philanthropic ...
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• Genome Sequence for the Domestic Horse to Be Unveiled

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the genome-sequencing center of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, in collaboration with an international team of researchers that includes scientists at the University of California, Davis. Findings from the genome sequence have important ...
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• Horse genomics

  
  john hawks weblog — Authority: 536
  An interesting passage from the horse genome paper : We were unable to phylogenetically separate E. przewalskii from the domesticated horses, despite its different karyotype (2N = 66 versus 2N = 64 for the domesticated horse), which is in agreement with recent findings (16), whereas the donkey ( E. africanus ) ...
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• GBrowse and Next Generation Sequencing Data

  
  The OpenHelix Blog — Authority: 126
  From the GBrowse mailing list comes word of some guidance for folks dealing with all that NGS data.  There’s a poster and a text tutorial on how to configure GBrowse to display the data. Hello all, Two resources are now available explaining how to use GBrowse, the Bio::DB::Sam adaptor, and SAMtools to ...
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• Map Your DNA Sequence For Just $1,700!.

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 592
  Gone are those days, when getting a DNA sequence mapping was a privilege for the rich and the famous. Nowadays, with the exponential advancements in medical science, the DNA mapping sequence has become a rather common occurrence that can cost you a little over a thousand dollars. As is proven by a California, United ...
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• Noah’s Ark of DNA Proposed

  
  Discoveries In Science — Authority: 115
  In a proposal reminiscent of Noah’s Ark, scientists plan to collect DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species, approximately one for every vertebrate genus. The Genome 10K Project , or “genome zoo”, will be analyzed to reveal evolutionary changes that took place, leading to the species here today. ...
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• Dendreon Files FDA Application, DxBox Reaches Turning Point, ISB to Do 100 Genomes, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  Roundup , Biotech , cancer Luke Timmerman wrote: The local life sciences scene was pretty quiet this week, although we heard more than usual from medical device companies. —Paul Yager, the University of Washington’s chair of bioengineering, offered a detailed status update on a tool called the DxBox ...
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• "Filled up with other books"

  
  john hawks weblog — Authority: 536
  The 1000 Genomes Project is for people. Now, is it time for 10,000 vertebrate genomes? Erika Check Hayden reports on the idea in Nature news: The initiative, called Genome 10K, aims to tackle thousands of vertebrate species. Project members write this week in the Journal of Heredity that the effort will ...
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• Tip of the Week: CHOP CNV database

  
  The OpenHelix Blog — Authority: 126
  One of the hottest searches we see all the time is for more information on CNVs , or copy number variations.  These intriguing structural variants in our genomes explain a lot of the reason that SNP hunting for complex diseases like schizophrenia and autism weren’t able to elucidate the problems as most people ...
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• Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvement, Volume 1: Genomics Approaches and Platforms by Rajeev Varshney

  
  Free Your Mind All Free Download — Authority: 161
  Publisher: Springer 2007 | Series: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology, vol.158 | 386 Pages | ISBN: 140206294X | PDF | Genomics research has great potential to revolutionize the discipline of plant breeding in order to realize the future needs of an ever growing human population. Several ...
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• DNA sequencing part 2: ligases and PCR

  
  Ars Technica — Authority: 757
  In our last installment on DNA sequencing , we brought you up to speed on the Sanger method of sequencing (named after its dual-Nobel-winning inventor, Fred Sanger), which was state-of-the-art around the time of the completion of the human genome. That was about five years ago. During a visit last month to the ...
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• Green Light for Gene Patent Lawsuit

  
  Science Progress — Authority: 413
  A U.S. District Court judge ruled Monday that a gene patent lawsuit filed against the Patent and Trademark Office could move forward . At issue are patents exclusively licensed by Myriad Genetics for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Mutations of the genes are strongly linked to significant risks of breast cancer . The ...
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• 30,000…it’s all relative

  
  genomeboy.com — Authority: 411
  From mobihealthnews : At the TEDMED event here in San Diego this week, personal genomics company 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki announced that the company now had more than 30,000 “active” genomes in its database and that it would soon launch a “Relative Finder” service for its users. As part of ...
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• Judge OKs Challenge to Patents on Human Genes

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 126
  A federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit can move forward against the Patent and Trademark Office and the research company that was awarded exclusive rights to human genes known to detect early signs of breast and ovarian cancer.More Articles
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• First ever association study using whole genome sequences

  
  Genetic Future — Authority: 526
  New-technology DNA sequencing provider Complete Genomics will provide near-complete genome sequences of 100 individuals to the Institute for Systems Biology , driving the first ever association study for a complex trait using whole-genome sequencing. Heres the press release , and GenomeWeb has some additional ...
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• Microbial Genomics

  
  Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists — Authority: 135
  Microbes are ubiquitous in the world in which we live. With the development of high throughput DNA sequencing technology, there has been an explosion of DNA sequence data on microbes. The major aim of future microbial genomics will be to identify the functional significances of individual gene and genomic fragments ...
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• ISB Cuts Deal to Sequence 100 Genomes

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  Biotech , Genomics , Huntingtons Disease Luke Timmerman wrote: The Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology and Mountain View, CA-based Complete Genomics said today they are planning to gather full human genome sequences from 100 individuals to study Huntington’s disease. The experiment , the ...
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• DNA Confidential

  
  Science Progress — Authority: 413
  See also: Interactive Map: State Policies for DNA Crime Databases Vary Widely Feature: The Terms for a Search: How a Law Enforcement Analysis of DNA Evidence Unfolds In 2005, Mitch Morrissey, the district attorney in Denver, Colorado, approached the FBI about authorizing states to share information with one ...
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