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• Maize Genome Very Complex

  
  The Sly Oyster | culture, entertainment, liberal arts, shenanigans — Authority: 490
  You wouldn’t think the genome sequencing for an ear of corn would turn out to be one of the most complex sequencing that scientists have concluded.  The reason for such complexity is that about 85 percent of its DNA is composed of transposable elements — segments of DNA that can move between locations.
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• Three Blows Against the Tyranny of Expensive Experiments

  
  Omics! Omics! — Authority: 117
  Second generation sequencing is great, but one of its major issues so far is that the cost of one experiment is quite steep. Just looking at reagents, going from a ready-to-run library to sequence data is somewhere in the neighborhood of $10K-25K on 454, Illumina, Helicos or SOLiD (Im willing to take corrections on ...
  1 day ago

• New maize map to aid plant breeding efforts

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 642
  In a massive survey of genetic diversity in maize, also known as corn, researchers across the United States, have developed a gene map that should pave the way to significant improvements in a plant that is a major source of food, fuel, animal feed and fiber around the world.
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• Scientists map corn genome, reveal surprising secrets

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 970
  If a biologist had to pick one living thing as the textbook of how genes work, what would it be?
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• Reference genome of maize, most important US crop, is published by team co-led by CSHL scientists

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 642
  Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led by three Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists culminated today in publication of a landmark series of papers in the journal Science revealing in unprecedented detail the DNA sequence of maize (Zea mays).
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• Kernels of Truth: Researchers Sequence the Maize (Corn) Genome

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  The completion of a high-quality sequence of the maize (corn) genome is announced in the cover story of the November 20, 2009, issue of Science . read more
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• unbox pandora

  
  jazzsequence.com — Authority: 131
  i’ve been using  Pandora for a long time, and i’ve always been a big fan.  when Tim Westergren came to Salt Lake City on his speaking tour, i went to see him at the  SLC Main Library and i have the  raglan -style Pandora tshirt to prove it.  the unique recommendation engine — powered by humans who ...
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• And what is YOUR favourite insect?

  
  The Libertarian Alliance: BLOG — Authority: 142
  David Davis Some fellow called Mariah Carey says “butterflies”. I will add other insights to this butterfly nonsense in a later posting, in which I will balefully regard the strategic damage done to humanity by butterflies and  by “butterflyness”. Later. “Health and Safety” have taken the right ...
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• Human Genome Project research will allow for ‘personalized medicine’

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 589
  WASHINGTON (MCT) – A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world. Six years after scientists finished decoding the human genome – the genetic instruction book for life – they’re starting to ...
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• DeCode Genetics Files for Bankruptcy in the US – Iceland Facility Likely to Go On Option Block

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 534
  This is sad and in August of 2008 it looked like the company was on their way. Decode Nearly Doubles Revenues in Q2 - Personalized Medicine As the article states it was not all the economy that lead to the bankruptcy filing, but it certainly didn’t help.  The tests and research did not end up being ...
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• Agenda for Personalized Medicine: Answers

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 472
  A few weeks ago, Pauline C. Ng, Sarah S. Murray, Samuel Levy and J. Craig Venter published a quite an interesting piece  in the October 8, 2009 issue of Nature . In this publication, they had really relevant suggestions for Direct-to-consumer genomics companies such as Navigenics or 23andMe . Now, surprisingly, ...
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• (HGSI) Human Genome Sciences’ ABthrax Faces FDA Delay

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 166
  Recently, Human Genome Sciences Inc. ( HGSI ) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) delayed the approval of ABthrax (raxibacumab), the company’s candidate for anthrax treatment, asking for additional information pertaining to the drug. The agency issued a complete response letter wherein it ...
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• Vampire Vs. Zombies: The Bloody Showdown

  
  Jinni Blog — Authority: 115
  Vampires and zombies are two of the hottest trends in TV and movies in recent years. Now imagine a hungry zombie chewing on your arm and a thirsty vampire sucking at your neck, both asking you to choose: Will you go to the next zombie movie or the next vampire movie? It’s time to confront the living dead with the ...
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• FDA questions delay approval of Human Genome Sciences anthrax drug raxibacumab

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 970
  Human Genome Sciences said Monday that approval of its experimental anthrax drug hit a delay as regulators asked the firm for more information about the treatment.
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• (re)Funding Databases II

  
  The OpenHelix Blog — Authority: 127
  So, I wrote about defunding resources and briefly mentioned a paper in Database about funding (or ‘re’funding) databases and resources . I’d like to discuss this a bit further. The paper, by Chandras et. al , discusses how databases and, to use their term, Biological Resource Centers (BRCs) are to maintain ...
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• Targeted Sequencing Bags a Rare Disease

  
  Omics! Omics! — Authority: 117
  Nature Genetics on Friday released the paper from Jay Shendure, Debra Nickerson and colleagues which used targeted sequencing to identify the damaged gene in a rare Mendelian disorder, Miller syndrome. The work had been presented at least in part at recent meetings, but now all of us can digest it in entirety. The ...
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• Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 642
  In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway that helps drive the painful inflammation of the digestive tract that characterizes the disease.
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• European Personalised Medicine Diagnostics Association

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 472
  We all know about the Personalised Medicine Coalition : The Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) is an independent, non-profit group that works to advance the understanding and adoption of personalized medicine for the ultimate benefit of patients. Our diverse members work together to educate opinion leaders ...
  5 days ago

• Latest must-have accessory for billionaires: Personal genome sequence!

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  London, Nov 15 (ANI): Move over hotels, islands and yachts - some of the world’s wealthiest people are nowadays forking over 70,000 dollars each for a computer drive containing their personal genome sequences.Up till now, less than a hundred members of the global elite have received the latest must-have accessory, ...
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• A 10,201 Genomes Project

  
  Omics! Omics! — Authority: 117
  With valuable information emerging from the 1000 (human) genomes project and now a proposal for a 10,000 vertebrate genome project , its well past time to expose to public scrutiny a project Ive been spitballing for a while, which I now dub the 10,201 genomes project. Why that? Well, first its a bigger number ...
  1 week ago

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