BOL: Jitendra Narayan's News

Cancer's origins revealed

Jitendra Narayan — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:06:56 -0500

Researchers have provided the first comprehensive compendium of mutational processes that drive tumour development. Together, these mutational processes explain most mutations found in 30 of the most common cancer types. This new understanding of cancer development could help to treat and prevent a wide-range of cancers.

More at >> http://www.sanger.ac.uk/about/press/2013/130814.html

Added video feature in BOL

Jitendra Narayan — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:42:16 -0500

Just in: Added video features in BOL, now you can watch and share your favourite bioinformatics video tutorials.

Share your favourite video tutorial or lectures on BOL at http://bioinformaticsonline.com/videolist/all . You can also add video in you groups.

Note: Other than bioinformatics video material/tutorial will be deleted without any prior warning.

Webinar: Wednesday 21 August 2013 at Noon EDT

Jitendra Narayan — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:31:56 -0500

This webinar will describe the use of combinatorial pooling to reconstruct gene sequences within BACs. Recent work in barley has shown that this level of sequence knowledge is sufficient to support critical end-point objectives such as map-based cloning and marker-assisted breeding.

http://www.extension.org/pages/67926/upcoming-webinar:-selective-sequencing-through-combinatorial-pooling#.UggsVuHyPqU

InterpretOmics

Jitendra Narayan — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 10:24:33 -0500

InterpretOmics, a big data analytics startup that focuses on life sciences, has received angel funding of around Rs 10 crore from a group of investors including Singapore's information technology and shipping company, Amarante.

http://www.interpretomics.co/

2.4 Mb Genome Size for World's Biggest Virus

Jitendra Narayan — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:05:37 -0500

The genome size of new discovered Pandoraviruses have roughly twice the size of the record-holding Megavirus genomic code. Interestingly only 6 percent of its genes resembled the genes other organisms. It is assume that it may come from a different origin.

For detail : http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6143/281

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/18/203298244/worlds-biggest-virus-may-have-ancient-roots

Prime Minister’s 100k Genome Project

Jitendra Narayan — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:40:39 -0500

Genomics Ebgland is destined to sequence 100,000 patients over the next five year in England. A landmark project by british government.

Genomics England will play a key role in building on the UK’s long track record as leader in medical science advances to push the boundaries by unlocking the power of DNA data. The UK will become the first ever country to introduce this technology in its mainstream health system – leading the global race for better tests, better drugs and above all better, more personalised care.

http://www.genomicsengland.co.uk/100k-genome-project/

100K Foodborne Pathogen Genome Project

Jitendra Narayan — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:33:36 -0500

The 100K Genome Project, led by the University of California, Davis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Agilent Technologies, today announced that it has added 20 newly completed genome sequences of foodborne disease-causing microorganisms to its public database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

100K Genome Project, aims to sequence the genomes of 100,000 bacterial and viral genomes.

http://100kgenome.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/

BioPython Cookbook

Jitendra Narayan — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 06:43:02 -0500

If you are planning to start learning BioPython ( it does not bite but swallow :P just kidding) then this online cookbook will be really helpful for you.

http://biopython.org/DIST/docs/tutorial/Tutorial.html

Chromatin: From nucleosomes to chromosomes, 30 April - 2 May 2014

Jitendra Narayan — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 08:39:37 -0500

EMBL-EBI announced the Wellcome Trust Scientific Conference Chromatin: From nucleosomes to chromosomes, which continues EMBL-EBI series of meetings focused on fundamental aspects of chromatin biology. The conference will focus on the latest developments in understanding chromatin structure and function, particularly gene expression and genome integrity.

This meeting will bring together the leading researchers in chromatin and chromosome structure, epigenetic gene regulation and chromosome fibre interactions to explore outstanding questions in the field and enable participants to identify new research opportunities and collaborations.

Further details will be available soon on the conference website: https://registration.hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk/display_info.asp?id=384
To register your interest, please email: scientificconferences@hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk

Lateral Gene Transfer Is Enriched in Cancer Samples

Jitendra Narayan — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 05:13:06 -0500

There has been always a confusion on cancer and bacteria relationship. This is the first paper which shows lateral gene transfer causes cancer.

Find more at http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1003107