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Bumblebee genomes create a buzz in the field of pollination
2015-04-27 01:02:10| Biotech - Topix.net
Bees play a key role in our ecosystem and in the world's food supply. Thanks to a large collaborative effort, the genomes of two important pollinating bumblebees have been sequenced and compared with those of other bees, laying the foundations for the identification of biological factors essential for their conservation.
Crunching Genomes to Fight Livestock Diseases
2015-02-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - FAO and SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics are teaming up to develop high tech tools to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases in farm animals.
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Summer of sequencing genomes
2014-07-27 09:15:12| Biotech - Topix.net
The second, accepted but not yet published by Theoretical and Applied Genetics, was done with several of the professional scientists mentoring the P2EP interns.
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The UK will sequence 100,000 genomes to better understand cancer & other diseases
2014-07-15 17:20:50| Extremetech
In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), genetics company Illumina revealed that it is partnering with the UK government to sequence 100,000 genomes by 2017. This initiative is focused on gathering data on patients with cancer and rare diseases, and will help researchers better understand the genetic component of human illnesses. While the final budget hasn't been settled on quite yet, it could end up costing UK taxpayers upwards of $200,000,000 just to sequence the patients' DNA.
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Gene therapy comes of age: We can now edit entire genomes to cure diseases
2014-04-01 17:02:51| Extremetech
MIT researchers have cured several adult mice of a genetic liver disease, marking the beginning of a new age in genetic manipulation.