Latest Human Genome Project Stories
The economically important, environmentally sensitive Atlantic salmon species is one step closer to having its genome fully sequenced, thanks to an international collaboration involving researchers, funding agencies and industry from Canada, Chile and Norway.Genome BC partnered with the Chilean Economic Development Agency, InnovaChile, Norwegian Research Council, Norwegian Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund to form the International Cooperation to Sequence the Atlantic Salmon...
U.S. researchers have developed the first bacteria cell controlled by a synthetic genome. "This is the first synthetic cell that's been made," lead researcher Craig Venter told AFP News. "We call it synthetic because the cell is totally derived from a synthetic chromosome, made with four bottles of chemicals on a chemical synthesizer, starting with information in a computer."The researchers said it now hopes to use the method it has developed "to probe the basic...
SEATTLE, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isilon® Systems (Nasdaq: ISLN) today announced that the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) at Shenzhen has deployed more than one petabyte (PB) of Isilon scale-out NAS to power one of the world's largest DNA sequencing environments. Working with one of China's leading IT integrators, United Electronics Co., Ltd., BGI is using Isilon's X-Series, featuring its OneFS® operating system, to unify more than 100 Illumina Genome Analyzers onto a...
MARCY L'ETOILE, France and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- bioMerieux and Knome announced today that they have entered into a strategic agreement to collaborate in the development of next-generation, sequence-based in vitro diagnostics. Under the agreement, bioMerieux will have exclusive rights to license Knome's proprietary genome analysis platform for use in the in vitro diagnostics market. Further, Knome will gain access to bioMerieux's intellectual property in DNA...
Findings suggest that new genome assemblies based solely on next-generation sequencing might miss many of these sitesResearchers have discovered 2,363 new DNA sequences corresponding to 730 regions on the human genome by using new approaches. These sequences represent segments of the genome that were not charted in the reference map of the human genome."A large portion of those sequences are either missing, fragmented or misaligned when compared to results from next-generation sequencing...
Scientists devise way to link complex traits with underlying genesPrinceton University scientists have developed a new way to identify the hidden genetic material responsible for complex traits, a breakthrough they believe ultimately could lead to a deeper understanding of how multiple genes interact to produce everything from blue eyes to blood pressure problems.Writing in the April 15 edition of Nature, scientists led by Leonid Kruglyak, a professor in Princeton's Department of Ecology and...
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech have used high-performance computing to locate small genes that have been missed by scientists in their quest to define the microbial DNA sequences of life. Using an ephemeral supercomputer made up of computers from across the world, the mpiBLAST computational tool used by the researchers took only 12 hours instead of the 90 years it would have required if the work were performed...
With the 10th anniversary of the human genome's discovery, experts continue to pour time and money into research hoping to deliver on promises of a medical renaissance.According to an April 1 article by Richard Ingham of the AFP, "The genome has yet to deliver on promises it would usher in a golden age of medicine," despite billions of dollars being spent studying human DNA hoping to cure cancer, solve the mysteries of heart disease, and put an end to illnesses like the common cold...
Clemson University plays major roleAs peach trees go, it doesn't look much different from its kin at the Clemson University Musser Fruit Research Farm, but appearances can be deceiving. This one, a Lovell variety, has a unique genetic characteristic that made it a standout in the orchard. Its DNA "” its genetic set of instructions for living "” has been sequenced by scientists, enabling further research to identify beneficial traits to grow better trees and fruit.The tree's DNA sequence...
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute, along with more than 70 other researchers from around the world, have sequenced and analyzed the genome of Hydra magnipapillata, a fresh water member of the cnidaria -- stinging animals that include jellyfish, sea anemones and corals. The research, published in the March 14 edition of Nature, was co-led by Ewen F. Kirkness, JCVI, Jarrod A. Chapman, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, and Oleg...
