Bioinformatics -- Understanding of living systems through information science
...mation involved is huge, so recently, it's been read using next-generation sequenc...tween species. If the genome is considered as a long text, then anchors can be tho...next-generation sequencer at Keio University, along with a cluster machine with h...3932 days ago
The Story of You: ENCODE and the human genome
Ever since a monk called Mendel started breeding pea plants we've been learning abou...e ENCODE project, as it's called, is the latest chapter in the story of you. To read the ENCODE research papers an...3921 days ago
Genome + Epigenome = New Understanding of the Pathogens in Your Food
...arrangement. The 100K Pathogen Genome Project he leads is using PacBio long-read sequencing to close genomes and analyze methylation; Weimer reports that his team has already discovered new epigenetic mo...3888 days ago
Genetics, epigenetics and disease
...s lecture described an unusually short DNA sequence, just two base pairs long, CG, which occurs in several...tism spectrum disorder Rett syndrome is caused by loss of a protein that reads methylated CG and affects th...3888 days ago
Dr. Ken Buetow: IS & Personalized Medicine Lecture-Part 1
Full Lecture Abstract Creating an Evidence Engine to Support Personalized Medicine Personalized medicine is tran...eases such as cancer as a complex adaptive system. The Buetow laboratory has a long...3885 days ago
Memories Can Be Passed Down Through DNA
...actually happens! Anthony is joined by special guest and our friend Tara Long from Hard Science to explain how this process works, and if it might apply to humans as well. Read More: Parental olfactory exp...3662 days ago
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