Items tagged with Genome

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RNA Interference Suppresses Ovarian Tumor Thursday, February 12th, 2009 - 14:05:59 - Anuradha Menon Small RNA molecules can effectively keep ovarian tumors from growing and spreading in mice, according to a team of researchers from MIT, the Lankenau... read more

Neanderthal Genome to be Unveiled Sunday, February 8th, 2009 - 12:28:24 - Sarah Gingichashvili The entire genome of a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal has been sequenced by a team of scientists in Germany. The group is already extracting DNA from... read more

Microbe Survives in Ocean's Deepest Realm Saturday, February 7th, 2009 - 14:33:29 - Anuradha Menon The genome of a marine bacterium living 2,500 meters below the ocean's surface is providing clues to how life adapts in extreme environments... read more

First Ever Extinct Animal Cloned Friday, February 6th, 2009 - 18:34:02 - Anuradha Menon New cloning work could clear the way for resurrection of many recently extinct beasts. In the realm of commercial cloning, trickled-down technology... read more

Modeling Genomic Erosion Friday, January 16th, 2009 - 12:17:06 - Anuradha Menon Even though scientists have successfully sequenced the human genome, still lack a clear picture of exactly how coding and non-coding DNA sequences... read more

Population Study Finds Genetics Clues Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 - 11:57:34 - Ehud Rattner A new genome-wide study examines genetic variants associated with nine metabolic traits and is the first to draw out novel variants from a population... read more

Scientists Assemble Whole Bacterial Genome Saturday, December 6th, 2008 - 12:28:00 - Anuradha Menon Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, have published a paper describing a significant... read more

Genome's 'Dark Matter' Almost Recognized Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 - 17:56:07 - Ehud Rattner An almost complete catalog of human genetic variation will be available by the end of 2009, thanks to a massive genome sequencing project that... read more

Scientists Complete Sequencing Panda Genome Sunday, October 12th, 2008 - 16:07:24 - Iddo Genuth Chinese scientists have completed sequencing the genome of giant pandas. The announcement was made in Shenzhen on Saturday. They hope the new... read more

Has HIV Been Infecting Humans for a Century? Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 - 20:01:06 - Ehud Rattner A biopsy taken from an African woman nearly 50 years ago contains traces of the HIV genome, researchers have found. Analysis of sequences from the... read more

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