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The Human Genome Project: How it changed biology forever
Ottawa :: Canada | 26 days ago
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Photo Save to mystar Now we've got the book, now we've got the words and the hard part is figuring out the logic and what all the sentences mean. Howard Lipshitz the University of Toronto's head of molecular genetics It was like God's own jigsaw
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Mapping of zebra fish DNA expected to benefit humans
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | 1 month ago
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Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding how genes drive human biology and disease and they've done it by mapping the DNA of a tiny, decidedly non-human creature known as the zebra fish. In a study published Wednesday by the journal
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Tulip trees are 'molecular fossils'
New York :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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The "extraordinary level of conservation" of genetic data in the tulip tree remains largely unchanged since the dinosaurs, a study suggests. The species' genomic change is about 2,000 times slower than in humans, making it a "molecular fossil", a
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A Conversation With Eric D. Green: The Human Genome Project, Then and Now
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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April 15, 2013 Eight years of work, thousands of researchers around the world, $1 billion spent and finally it was done. On April 14, 2003, a decade ago this week, scientists announced that they had completed the Human Genome Project, compiling a
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StemCONN Draws Scientists, Officials, Entrepreneurs
Berlin :: Germany | 1 month ago
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We're also focusing on science and technology and the link between those two things and job growth," Malloy said. The conference, at the Omni New Haven Hotel, drew more than 500 people...Speakers also included Jewel Mullen, commissioner of the state
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Electronic health records not up to task
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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Doctors are changing paper records to electronic health records, but data systems are not sophisticated enough for new types of data, U.S. researchers say. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said as data becomes
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German lab apologizes for publishing the genome of ‘immortal' woman's cell line
Heidelberg :: Germany | 1 month ago
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The HeLa cells are exceptionally easy to grow in the lab and have become the cellular equivalent of lab rats. For decades, scientists have worked with these cells to unravel the secrets of cancer and develop vaccines and treatments. Heidelberg,
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Greening the Planet – Dr. Matt Ridley
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago
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Greening the Planet Dr. Matt Ridley Posted by Camron Wiltshire on March 21, 2013 Via Reason.com : Matt Ridley, author of The Red Queen , Genome , The Rational Optimist and other books, dropped by Reason's studio in Los Angeles last month to talk
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Study: New database speeds disease research
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | 2 months ago
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Share Tools An online database developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Baylor College of Medicine that uses both genetic sequencing and family history information to enable faster research of diseases caused by
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More ENCODE Skepticism
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago
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The wave of such publications seems to be largely a function of how quickly the various authors could assemble their manuscripts, and how quickly the review process has worked at the various journals. You get the impression that a lot of people
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