News articles tagged with 'genomic'
Bug splatter on your car's windshield is a treasure trove of genomic biodiversity
— 10 Oct 2009 10:41 | BiologyIf you have ever taken a long road trip, the windshield of your car will inevitably be splattered with bugs by the time you arrive at your destination. Could the DNA left behind be... — full story
New research reveals the ancestral populations of India and their relationships to modern groups
— 24 Sep 2009 08:21 | HealthIn a study published in the 24th September issue of Nature, an international team describes how they harnessed modern genomic technology to explore the ancient history of India, the... — full story
Understanding how weeds are resistant to herbicides
— 6 Aug 2009 09:18 | EnvironmentIn a little over seven hours, University of Illinois weed scientist Patrick Tranel got more genetic information about waterhemp than in two years time in a lab. The genetic information... — full story
P[acman]-generated fruit fly gene 'library': A new research tool
— 25 May 2009 11:13 | BiologyUsing a specially adapted tool called P[acman], a collaboration of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine has established a library of clones that cover most of the genome of... — full story
The evolutionary foundation of genomic imprinting in lower vertebrates
— 19 May 2009 16:18 | BiologyA Chinese scientist group working in College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, has shown that, as mammalian Igf2 CpG island, goldfish Igf2 CpG island has a parental differentially... — full story
More about the genomic patterns of the world's human population structures
— 15 May 2009 06:34 | HealthThrough sophisticated statistical analyses and advanced computer simulations, researchers are learning more about the genomic patterns of human population structure around the world... — full story
Scientists discover specific small RNA pathways protect germ line from transposons
— 6 May 2009 17:43 | HealthCells of higher organisms are in a constant struggle against some of their own DNA - repeated bits of DNA sequence called transposons that have infiltrated host genomes over the eons.... — full story
Reversing ecology reveals ancient environments
— 26 Feb 2009 14:30 | BiologyFrom hair colour to the ancestral line of parasitic bacteria, scientists can glean a lot from genes. But imagine if genes also revealed where you lived or who you spent time with. It... — full story
New genomic test can personalise breast cancer treatment
— 11 Feb 2009 07:20 | HealthA set of 50 genes can be used to reliably identify the four known types of breast cancer, according to research conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and... — full story
New technique is quantum leap forward in understanding proteins
— 24 Dec 2008 14:00 | HealthIn this ongoing quest, a group of Scripps Research Institute scientists, along with colleagues from the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) have borrowed from physics to deliver... — full story