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• Tabletop Transitional – The Genome Poem

  
  Homologous Legs — Authority: 116
  The following poem was sent to me by Dr. Rachael Dunlop (of Skeptic Zone fame) via Twitter. It was published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics in 2003, and here, I share it with you: The Genome Poem Our genome is known from A to T, With filling in by G and C Amazing how these letters four can ...
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• (HGSI) Human Genome Sciences Reports Lower Q3 Loss

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 532
  Human Genome Sciences, Inc. ( HGSI ) reported third quarter net loss of $49 million or 32 cents per share, in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company reported a net loss of $74.2 million or 50 cents in the year ago quarter. The lower net loss for the quarter was primarily attributable to increased ...
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• Equine genome sequencing shows similarity to human genome.

  
  EQUINE Ink — Authority: 126
  An international research team has found that the genome of the domestic horse, Equus caballus, has a structure remarkably similar to our own genome. The paper, “”Genome Sequence, Comparative Analysis, and Population Genetics of the Domestic Horse,” will be published in the Nov. 6 issue of the journal ...
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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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• A Resurgence for Gene Therapy

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 126
  scientists say gene therapy may be on the edge of a resurgence.
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• WHO Targets *Hemorrhagic* H1N1 Cases in Lviv Ukraine

  
  Survival News Network — Authority: 143
  Work will initially begin in Lviv region, where reported numbers of cases showing severe manifestations of acute respiratory illness have been especially high. Two virologists on the team have started working at the National Influenza Centre and the laboratories of the Central Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in ...
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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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• Genome 10K Project Launched

  
  Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science — Authority: 131
   Genome 10K , a plan to map the genomes of all vertebrates from which cellular or tissue samples have been collected (both currently living & extinct), was announced today in the in the Journal of Heredity .  An ambitious plan, given that only 27 vertebrate genomes have been fully sequenced so far, but ...
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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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• 10 Movies I Wish Were Based on True Stories

  
  Jinni Blog — Authority: 112
  The Men Who Stare at Goats , starring George Clooney , Kevin Spacey , Jeff Bridges and Ewan McGregor , is about a secret, psychic military unit. Just a few things this unit does: Attempt to kill goats by staring at them and examine the use of Barney the Dinosaur’s theme tune on Iraqi POWs. Oh, and it’s based ...
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• Trichomonas vaginalis Genome

  
  Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists — Authority: 135
  The genome of Trichomonas vaginalis , the first from a parabasalid to be sequenced, was published in 2007, the culmination of a project marked by several surprises and not a little distress. The ~160 Mb genome was found to be significantly larger than first described, presenting new challenges to the standard ...
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• WHO Targets *Hemorrhagic* H1N1 Cases in Lviv Ukraine

  
  Get Out of Dodge! — Authority: 136
  Work will initially begin in Lviv region, where reported numbers of cases showing severe manifestations of acute respiratory illness have been especially high. Two virologists on the team have started working at the National Influenza Centre and the laboratories of the Central Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in ...
  3 days ago

• "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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• Scientists Mapping Out 10,000 Animal Genomes For "Genetic Zoo" [Genetics]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 899
  On the tail-end of news that all of the HIV genome and 98% of the pig genome has been decoded, scientists are announcing that theyve got a plan to collect and sequence the DNA of 10,000 vertebrate...
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• Gene Patents: Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO

  
  Political Cartel — Authority: 127
  A federal court case in New York might be one of the biggest landmark cases in modern legal history. The ACLU is challenging Myriad Genetics’ patents on the BRCA genes, which are related to breast and ovarian cancer.  In recent years, major biotechnology companies have sequenced and patented about 20% of the human ...
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• Identification of chromosome 7 inversion breakpoints in an autistic family narrows candidate region for autism susceptibility

  
  COMD News — Authority: 451
  Chromosomal breaks and rearrangements have been observed in conjunction with autism and autistic spectrum disorders. A chromosomal inversion has been previously reported in autistic siblings, spanning the region from approximately 7q22.1 to 7q31. This family is distinguished by having multiple individuals with autism ...
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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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• Cucumber Genome Published

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  The genome of the cucumber has been sequenced by an international consortium led by Chinese and U.S. institutions, including the University of California, Davis. The annotated genome was published online Nov. 1 by the journal Nature Genetics. The cucumber genome will give insight into the genetics of the whole ...
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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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• Gene Therapy Restores Sight

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 126
  The boy relied on a cane and adults to guide him, and, unable to see blackboard writing, sat in back with a teachers aide, large-type computer screen and materials in Braille.
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