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Of course genome size variation within genera has been known for while - just nice in this case the researchers identified retrotransposons as the "missing" junk... Delete the scoop?
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Eureka! Science News Painted turtle gets DNA decoded Eureka! Science News The western painted turtle lives in freshwater ponds and streams and is the most widespread turtle in North America.
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Surprising lack of diversity in a species with pelagic larvae...? Delete the scoop?
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We released a new version of our Elements of Bioinformatics table this morning - otherwise known as the Periodic Table of Bioinformatics. There's been a few.
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DNA-inspired twisting Agora Garden underway in Taipei City Gizmag Construction on this unusual twisting tower, named Agora Garden, recently began in Taipei City , according to its designer Vincent Callebaut Architecte.
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Sweden joins European DNA data-sharing system The Local.se Online: http://www.thelocal.se/46652/20130310/. From the summer of 2013, Swedish police will be able to access other European Union nations' DNA databases - a move which is expected to...
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Researchers Solve Genetic Mystery of Rare Form of Haemophilia Sci-News.com An international team of genetic researchers led by Prof Merlin Crossley from the University of New South Wales has found the third and final missing piece in the genetic...
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For shotgun mass spectrometry based proteomics the most computationally expensive step is in matching the spectra against an increasingly large database of sequences and their post-translational modifications with known masses. Delete the scoop?
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Illumina reveals bid for Complete GenomicsMarketWatchComplete Genomics agreed in September to be acquired by BGI-Shenzhen. The companies had said they expect to complete the transaction in early 2013. Delete the scoop?
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After 16-year-old Marianne Vaatstra was raped and murdered in the Netherlands in 1999, the case quickly went nowhere. Those responsible were were never found, though the police conducted a thorough investigation. Delete the scoop?
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Gene Nearly Triples Risk of Alzheimer's, Global Team Including Mayo Clinic Finds (Gene Nearly Triples Risk of Alzheimer's, Global Team Including Mayo Clinic Finds… http://t.co/bkvjxG3p...)... Delete the scoop?
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Delisted and largely dumped by investors after a pair of restructurings failed to cure what ailed it, Cambridge, MA-based Helicos BioSciences ($HLCS) has stepped into bankruptcy court seeking Chapter 11 protection for the genomic sequencing company. Delete the scoop?
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AFP Sequencing Study IDs Spontaneous Mutations in Congenital Heart Disease Genetic Engineering News Using next-generation sequencing, Yale School of Medicine's Richard Lifton and his colleagues compared the exomes of children with an without...
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The mutations in histone metabolism genes could have complicated effects, but interesting that CHD patients enriched for heart expressed gene mutations... Delete the scoop?
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This Revolutionary DNA Extractor Cracks Your Genetics In Minutes Gizmodo Australia Pulling DNA from the cell that surrounds it may be a vital process to modern genomics, but it's also a cumbersome and time-consuming pain in the arse, “like...
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A really innovative approach - but still means you have to crack cells open! Delete the scoop?
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Exome sequencing identifies titin mutations causing hereditary myopathy with ...
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Wow - titin is a giant protein (~30,000 amino acids) that has 363 exons! Delete the scoop?
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DNA catalysts do the work of protein enzymes Phys.Org U. of I.
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Synthesized DNA catalysts do the work of protein enzymes R & D Magazine “Protein enzymes are the workhorses of biology,” Silverman said. “They do most of the catalytic activity.
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Wall Street Journal Art Emerges from DNA Left Behind Wall Street Journal After reading online about genetic research, Ms.
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MIT Technology Review DNA Sequencing Giant Illumina Joins Hunt for Autism Blood Test MIT Technology Review Massachusetts startup SynapDx announced on Wednesday that it will work with DNA sequencer manufacturer Illumina to develop early detection...
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RedOrbit Cellular Metabolism Changes Could Trigger Type 2 Diabetes RedOrbit Changes in a person's cellular metabolism, not genetic predisposition, may be the primary factor that causes a person to contract Type 2 diabetes, researchers from the... Delete the scoop?
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DNA uncovers identical deadly sea snakes. The two species occupy the same specialized habitat of silt-filled shallows of tropical estuaries in Asia and Australia. The beaked sea snakes are responsible for the majority of ... Delete the scoop?
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The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology is the official Journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology, publishing high-quality, original research papers, short communications, commentary articles and reviews in... Delete the scoop?
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Almost every cell in your body contains, at its centre, a small tangle of genetic information . Delete the scoop?
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