Mice Can Do Without Many Human 'Key' Genes May 15, 2008
"First, in many genome projects, people draw inferences about gene function by using information from other model organisms. We need to be careful doing this because we now know that a large fraction of the genes may have different functions or different importance in different species.". In addition, the results raise concerns about the widespread use of mouse models for studying human disease. (Science Daily)
Eight New Human Genome Projects Offer Large-scale Picture Of Genetic Difference May 2, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 2, 2008) A nationwide consortium led by the University of Washington in Seattle has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome, giving scientists an overall picture of the large-scale differences in DNA between individuals. The project gives researchers a guide for further research into these structural differences, which are believed to play an important role in human health and disease. (Science Daily)
Basha High teacher reaches for cutting edge Jul 5, 2007
Genome projects: gene and protein databases. Use of computer databases in biotechnology. (AZCentral -- Business)
Cataloging The Structural Variations In Human Genetics May 11, 2007
It's a lot of work, because it's essentially doing 62 additional human genome projects, he says. Having been involved in the first one, I swore I would never do it again. (Science Daily)
A search engine to identify pathway genes from expression data on multiple organisms May 4, 2007
The completion of several genome projects showed that most genes have not yet been characterized, especially in multicellular organisms. Although most genes have unknown functions, a large collection of data is available describing their transcriptional activities under many different experimental conditions. (BioMed Central)
$1.5 Billion Doesnt Guarantee Good Science Mar 18, 2007
"From a clinical and drug perspective, the cancer-genome project is so shallow it's worthless," says George Gabor Miklos, who has served as a consultant on genome projects, the holy grails of biology for a decade. NIH, he says, has "made an enormous mistake that will cost the taxpayer billions." Scientists from top institutions including the Mayo Clinic, the University of Chicago and Harvard Medical School are weighing in to denounce the project as "high-cost, low-efficiency," "not informative"... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Students Learn Genomics With Joint Genome Institute Scientists UCM, Mar. 06 Mar 7, 2007
The scientists take turns visiting the UC Merced campus to teach procedures involved in genome projects. They do this by working with students on several small projects that illustrate different aspects of genome science, like DNA preparation, library construction, sequencing, genome assembly, gene prediction and annotation. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Peter Pan & Great Value Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Mar 1, 2007
Data from Salmonella genome projects. - The three main serovars of Salmonella enterica are Typhimurium. (SpiritIndia)
Part 4: New Alexandrians Dec 29, 2006
Starting in 1999, more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies did just that -- they abandoned their proprietary human genome projects to support open collaborations such as the SNP Consortium and the Alliance for Cellular Signalling. Both projects aggregate genetic information culled from biomedical research in publicly accessible databases. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Australians pioneer DNA technology Jul 13, 2006
"The new hybrid approach has generated exceptional results for several, marine microbes and we hope that our findings will kick-start other genome projects that were previously constraint by economic considerations," Dr Thomas said. The research, done in partnership with the US-based J Craig Venter Institute, has been published in the US journal, Proceedings of the National Academy. (Ninemsn)
Did early humans go ape for chimps? May 18, 2006
Exploiting the mountain of data that has come from the human and chimpanzee genome projects, the researchers compare the genetic codes of the two species as they are today, and estimated the various age of key sequences, rather than the overall average. They believe that the two species made their split no later than 6. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
Genome Technology Heads to the Table May 1, 2006
Cow, pig, chicken genome projects. Rothschild's lab. (Newsday -- Health)
