Genomics and world peace
Developing countries stand to profit most from advances in genome science, write Samuel Broder, Stephen Hoffman and Peter Hotez in this month`s issue of EMBO reports (EMBO reports September, 2002 pp 806-812). They claim that biotechnology coupled with genomics might emerge as the key technology in the 21st century for improving global health and... view more... (2002-08-29)
Media invitation: Promoting European Research into Structural Genomics (1-4 Dec 2004, Barcelone)
International Conference (1-4 December 2004) & Media programme (3-4 December 2004) view more (2004-11-18)
WCMC-Q researchers unlock genetic secrets of date palm
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets. view more (2009-09-16)
Third Call for EUR2.3bn EU Funding Opportunity to be Launched
The third Call for proposals under the Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for Health theme of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will be launched at a free event on 16th June 2004 in the historic setting of Church House, London, hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Medical Research Council. Any organisation... view more... (2004-05-18)
Gene hunters fine-tune marker for common obesity gene
Genomics researchers, seeking to replicate another group's discovery of an important gene associated with obesity, have further refined the signal to a particular variant in DNA that may be more helpful in identifying this gene's role in obesity in various human populations worldwide. view more (2008-03-12)
£15 million to find out which genes do what
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) today announces its plans to spend up to £15 million in a new initiative to help British researchers win the race to identify the function of key genes, from among the tens of thousands of genes now being sequenced in several species. view more (1999-01-13)
Unique partnership produces life-critical 3D structures
Most diseases are caused by malfunctions in the body's complex protein machinery. The next generation of drugs will be designed on the basis of 3D protein models that scientists are creating. view more (2007-03-29)
Infrastructure award for integrated approach to bioscience research
A key feature of the new infrastructure will be a centralised Technology Facility. This will provide a world class technology base to serve both the Biology Department and the Structural Biology Laboratory of the University's Department of Chemistry, and to foster synergistic and multidisciplinary approaches to research and training. Crucially,... view more... (1999-12-07)
BBSRC Strategic Plan 1999-2004
The exploitation of genomics and the evaluation of biological issues of concern such as genetic modification in agriculture and food are two of the scientific priorities over the next 5 years for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), according to the Council's Strategic Plan 1999-2004 published today. view more (1999-08-03)
Exploring Standards to Advance Microbial Genomics
Microbes contribute to manifold human endeavors ranging from bioenergy to agriculture to medicine. Moreover, they make the Earth's biogeochemical cycles go round, a prerequisite for all life on the planet. view more (2009-07-10)
Study shows microRNA-based diagnostic identifies squamous lung cancer with 96 percent sensitivity
A new study shows for the first time that a microRNA-based diagnostic test can objectively identify squamous lung cancer with 96% sensitivity, according to Harvey Pass, M.D. of the NYU Cancer Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center, one of the authors of the study published on-line ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. view more (2009-03-10)
NYU biologists map out early stages of embryo formation
A team of genomic researchers headed by biologists at New York University's Center for Comparative Functional Genomics, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard University, the Max Planck Institute, and Cenix Biosciences, has mapped out a preliminary molecular diagram of the early stages of embryo formation, offering for the first time a... view more... (2005-08-11)
Biologists develop genome-wide map of miRNA-mRNA interactions
Researchers at New York University's Center for Comparative Functional Genomics and the University of California, Berkeley have used computational analyses to predict a genome-wide map of microRNA (miRNA) targets in the animal model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). view more (2006-03-09)
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on growing role of molecular diagnostics
Novel platform technologies and key advances in genomics are rapidly driving the development of molecular diagnostics, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN). view more (2008-10-06)
Over £11M cash injection for research in genomics
The grants represent a major investment in "genomics" research, i.e. in understanding more about what genes and their products do in cells, and how they are naturally regulated and respond to internal and external stimuli to influence a cell's metabolism and behaviour. Key technologies are the microarrays * and resources for studying the protein... view more... (1999-10-12)
NYU biologists identify gene that coordinates two cellular processes
A team of biologists at New York University's Center for Comparative Functional Genomics has uncovered a dual role for the gene mel-28. The gene plays a part in ensuring that chromosomes are divided properly during cell division and it is required for nuclear envelope function. view more (2006-09-06)
Will genomics help prevent the next pandemic?
This week, the Public Library of Science, an open-access publisher, presents the "Genomics of Emerging Infectious Disease," a collection of essays, perspectives, and reviews that explores how genomics-with all its associated tools and techniques-can provide insights into our understanding of emerging infectious disease. view more (2009-10-27)
The future of nutritional genomics is collaboration
Nutrigenomics experts worldwide have aligned, and they are calling for teamwork. José Ordovas, PhD, director of the Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University joined more than eighty other leading researchers in the fields of nutrition and genetics to co-author... view more... (2006-02-10)
Man's best friend recruited in the hunt for disease genes
For centuries man has had a uniquely close relationship with dogs - as a working animal, for security and, perhaps most importantly, for companionship. Now, dogs are taking on a new role - they are helping in the hunt for genetic mutations that lead to diseases in humans. view more (2008-10-17)
BGSU undergraduates to pilot groundbreaking genome project
Bowling Green State University biology undergraduates will soon be contributing to the body of knowledge in genomics while they learn. The University has been selected as one of 12 institutions nationwide to pilot the new Microbial Genome Annotation research program through the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI). view more (2007-12-13)
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