Pharmacogenomics at Mayo Clinic
The right drug, at the right dose, for the right patient. Mayo Clinic uses the latest technologies to understand how drugs will work in individual patients, maximizing drug efficacy and minimizing the potential for side effects.3849 days ago
Microbiome - Making better use of bacteria
Bacterial cells outnumber human cells 10-to-1 in the average person. Bacterial genes outnumber human genes 100-to-1. Mayo Clinic and...vidualized Medicine are working to understand these diverse population...ac disease, and gluten sensitivities, are being studied. We're also ga...3849 days ago
The human microbiome and what we do to it
Did you know that you and I are only 1% human — we've 90 trillion cells which don't belong to us. Yes we are more bacteria than human. Have yo...n? It turns out that only a tiny percentage of what you and I are...dreadful things to this hidden majority and it's damaging our heal...3849 days ago
TEDMED Great Challenges: Genomics and Medicine: Where promise meets clinical practice
November 21, 2013 - NHGRI Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D, hosted the TEDMED Google+ Hangout to discuss genomic medicine with an all-star cast that includes Carlos Bustamante, James Evans, Amy McGuire and Sharon Terry. More: http://www.tedmed.com/greatchallenges3811 days ago
University of California, Irvine - Center for Complex Biological Systems
The University of California Irvine's Center for Complex Biological Systems got its start just as there was a revolution in biol...tems Biology requires that scientists work across many disciplines incl...propel biological research into the future. It is also proud to be able...3828 days ago
How I discovered DNA - James Watson
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/james-watson-on-how-he-discovered-dna Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and his research partner, Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA. Talk by James Watson.3846 days ago
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Retrovirus Replication 3D Animation
The example used is the HIV Lentivirus. This video does a great job describing "complex" retrovirus transcription in a visually app...ient in detail for upper level coursework and possibly graduate course...'s chromosome! This is the predominant reason for the persistence of r...3838 days ago
If your genes revealed you would get a disease, would you want to know?
A massive, groundbreaking new study underway at Kaiser Permanente and the University of California San Francisco may shed...the genetic roots of diseases such as Parkinson's, cancer, Alzheimer's....a genetic test revealed you were at high risk for getting a disease, wou...3833 days ago
GenePeeks: Protecting our Children
GenePeeks is a genetic information company with a mission to help families protect the next generation. Our patent-pending technology reduces t...iseases by digitally weaving together the DNA of prospective parent...oid donor matches that carry a high risk of passing on life-threate...3835 days ago