http://www.geneticstimes.com/ News about the world of genetics Saturday, July 04, 2009 00:07 MST en-us http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/bfw1T14jej4/The_tiny_difference_in_the_genes_of_bacteria.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/The_tiny_difference_in_the_genes_of_bacteria.asp Saturday, July 04, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CdLVYBNWCb-fSkBD6uEIvui2W2w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CdLVYBNWCb-fSkBD6uEIvui2W2w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CdLVYBNWCb-fSkBD6uEIvui2W2w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CdLVYBNWCb-fSkBD6uEIvui2W2w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Researchers develop new method for better diagnostic of diarrhea-causing bacteria http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/The_tiny_difference_in_the_genes_of_bacteria.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/HVFKbnbLKzo/71_projects_fill_DOE_Joint_Genome_Institute_2010_pipeline.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/71_projects_fill_DOE_Joint_Genome_Institute_2010_pipeline.asp Friday, July 03, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ej7R_NU9g9zNM08KBiQy7SFA9Ok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ej7R_NU9g9zNM08KBiQy7SFA9Ok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ej7R_NU9g9zNM08KBiQy7SFA9Ok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ej7R_NU9g9zNM08KBiQy7SFA9Ok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Seventy-one projects have been approved for the DOE Joint Genome Institute's 2010 Community Sequencing Program portfolio. http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/71_projects_fill_DOE_Joint_Genome_Institute_2010_pipeline.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/luG5p1CyAZ8/Little-known_marine_decomposers_attract_the_attention_of_genome_sequencers.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Little-known_marine_decomposers_attract_the_attention_of_genome_sequencers.asp Thursday, July 02, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tDJP56lS34JE5EkuMMuX813GYik/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tDJP56lS34JE5EkuMMuX813GYik/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tDJP56lS34JE5EkuMMuX813GYik/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tDJP56lS34JE5EkuMMuX813GYik/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The US Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute announced today that they will sequence the genomes of four species of labyrinthulomycetes. These little-known marine species were selected for sequencing as the result of a proposal submitted to the competitive JGI Community Sequencing Program by a team of microbiologists led by Dr. Jackie Collier, assistant professor at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University. http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Little-known_marine_decomposers_attract_the_attention_of_genome_sequencers.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/xyZm4Ma5azo/Female_human_embryos_adjust_the_balance_of_X_chromosomes_before_implantation.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Female_human_embryos_adjust_the_balance_of_X_chromosomes_before_implantation.asp Wednesday, July 01, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rzMKgmqy2ayInEzylFoFcms-dgU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rzMKgmqy2ayInEzylFoFcms-dgU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rzMKgmqy2ayInEzylFoFcms-dgU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rzMKgmqy2ayInEzylFoFcms-dgU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Results have implications for in vitro fertilisation and embryonic stem cell research http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Female_human_embryos_adjust_the_balance_of_X_chromosomes_before_implantation.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/hbCPEfm56n4/New_test_can_detect_both_genetic_and_chromosomal_abnormalities_in_embryos.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/New_test_can_detect_both_genetic_and_chromosomal_abnormalities_in_embryos.asp Wednesday, July 01, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vgQz_XooMuoV0PqhKtckXih77M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vgQz_XooMuoV0PqhKtckXih77M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vgQz_XooMuoV0PqhKtckXih77M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-vgQz_XooMuoV0PqhKtckXih77M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened cells taken from spare embryos that were known to have cystic fibrosis http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/New_test_can_detect_both_genetic_and_chromosomal_abnormalities_in_embryos.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/cqiAp3pY7FQ/Melon_research_sweetened_with_DNA_sequence.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Melon_research_sweetened_with_DNA_sequence.asp Tuesday, June 30, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CTaGyg2unm1DR0zG_CvgaNE8kyM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CTaGyg2unm1DR0zG_CvgaNE8kyM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CTaGyg2unm1DR0zG_CvgaNE8kyM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CTaGyg2unm1DR0zG_CvgaNE8kyM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it's sweetness and a sense of healthy eating that lands a melon in a shopper's cart. Plant breeders now have a better chance to pinpoint such traits for new varieties, because the melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers has been mapped by scientists with Texas AgriLife Research. That means tastier and healthier melons are likely for future summer picnics. http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Melon_research_sweetened_with_DNA_sequence.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/9LXnfFppwgw/How_mitochondria_get_their_membranes_bent.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/How_mitochondria_get_their_membranes_bent.asp Monday, June 29, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fjzWUYAgCwe3pbUp9iSSMEuNk60/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fjzWUYAgCwe3pbUp9iSSMEuNk60/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fjzWUYAgCwe3pbUp9iSSMEuNk60/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fjzWUYAgCwe3pbUp9iSSMEuNk60/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Research team identified proteins regulating mitochondrial membrane structure http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/How_mitochondria_get_their_membranes_bent.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/Ctd1xW9G3M8/Scientists_harness_logic_of_Sudoku_math_puzzle_to_vastly_enhance_genome-sequencing_capability.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Scientists_harness_logic_of_Sudoku_math_puzzle_to_vastly_enhance_genome-sequencing_capability.asp Sunday, June 28, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sB1tviQEDPG7NuNjhQQ8eUNIQ5Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sB1tviQEDPG7NuNjhQQ8eUNIQ5Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sB1tviQEDPG7NuNjhQQ8eUNIQ5Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sB1tviQEDPG7NuNjhQQ8eUNIQ5Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>'DNA Sudoku' pools multitude of DNA samples for sequencing in manner analogous to solving a Sudoku grid http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Scientists_harness_logic_of_Sudoku_math_puzzle_to_vastly_enhance_genome-sequencing_capability.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/bzCxK2Pc8gY/Proteins_in_gel.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Proteins_in_gel.asp Saturday, June 27, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I2NqOPDhxsJxQ2tAlcrkFEJ5oOA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I2NqOPDhxsJxQ2tAlcrkFEJ5oOA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I2NqOPDhxsJxQ2tAlcrkFEJ5oOA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I2NqOPDhxsJxQ2tAlcrkFEJ5oOA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Biochips carrying thousands of DNA fragments are widely used for examining genetic material. Experts would also like to have biochips on which proteins are anchored. This requires a gel layer which can now be produced industrially. http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Proteins_in_gel.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/tTw2alwRBKg/Molecular_typesetting_-_proofreading_without_a_proofreader.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Molecular_typesetting_-_proofreading_without_a_proofreader.asp Friday, June 26, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcKPe6v_hCzDUIetmwn8OMxlKsQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcKPe6v_hCzDUIetmwn8OMxlKsQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcKPe6v_hCzDUIetmwn8OMxlKsQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcKPe6v_hCzDUIetmwn8OMxlKsQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol have developed a model of how errors are corrected while proteins are being built. http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Molecular_typesetting_-_proofreading_without_a_proofreader.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/ptVW2dicbOE/Gene_predicts_how_brain_responds_to_fatigue_human_study_shows.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Gene_predicts_how_brain_responds_to_fatigue_human_study_shows.asp Friday, June 26, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YeDuV4w45ISwFD1QSKMLblSOgEs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YeDuV4w45ISwFD1QSKMLblSOgEs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YeDuV4w45ISwFD1QSKMLblSOgEs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YeDuV4w45ISwFD1QSKMLblSOgEs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Imaging study suggests why some are resilient and others vulnerable to sleep deprivation http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Gene_predicts_how_brain_responds_to_fatigue_human_study_shows.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/wyclc_R7Z5I/In_pursuit_of_a_happiness_gene.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/In_pursuit_of_a_happiness_gene.asp Thursday, June 25, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMp57Z493C9EWlf1PUKqYEV8Wqw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMp57Z493C9EWlf1PUKqYEV8Wqw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMp57Z493C9EWlf1PUKqYEV8Wqw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMp57Z493C9EWlf1PUKqYEV8Wqw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Tel Aviv University researches twins to find a biological door to the bright side http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/In_pursuit_of_a_happiness_gene.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/3zJMuIXNBLo/BRIT1_allows_DNA_repair_teams_access_to_damaged_sites.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/BRIT1_allows_DNA_repair_teams_access_to_damaged_sites.asp Wednesday, June 24, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBEqIn5Xs4W2Sv0dYxS87-tGcxk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBEqIn5Xs4W2Sv0dYxS87-tGcxk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBEqIn5Xs4W2Sv0dYxS87-tGcxk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sBEqIn5Xs4W2Sv0dYxS87-tGcxk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Tumor-suppressor recruits help to overcome a barrier and fix cancer-causing defects http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/BRIT1_allows_DNA_repair_teams_access_to_damaged_sites.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/vkmeQALMz2A/Scientists_out_a_gene_for_gout.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Scientists_out_a_gene_for_gout.asp Saturday, June 20, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p9n6-xbk7BFPMNKRL-EZ4EiHtxQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p9n6-xbk7BFPMNKRL-EZ4EiHtxQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p9n6-xbk7BFPMNKRL-EZ4EiHtxQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p9n6-xbk7BFPMNKRL-EZ4EiHtxQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Having partnered last year with an international team that surveyed the genomes of 12,000 individuals to find a genetic cause for gout, Johns Hopkins scientists now have shown that the malfunctioning gene they helped uncover can lead to high concentrations of blood urate that forms crystals in joint tissue, causing inflammation and pain -- the hallmark of this disease. http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Scientists_out_a_gene_for_gout.asp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeneticsTimes/~3/Y5-weBMUbt4/Scientists_sequence_genome_of_the_N2-fixing_soil-living_bacterium_Azotobacter_vinelandii.asp http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Scientists_sequence_genome_of_the_N2-fixing_soil-living_bacterium_Azotobacter_vinelandii.asp Friday, June 19, 2009 00:00 MST <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHntQnG3-_d3gKIzXXIkxPncfRg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHntQnG3-_d3gKIzXXIkxPncfRg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHntQnG3-_d3gKIzXXIkxPncfRg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHntQnG3-_d3gKIzXXIkxPncfRg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Researchers have completed the genome sequence of Azotobacter vinelandii, uncovering important genetic information that will contribute to a more complete understanding of the biology of this versatile, soil-living bacterium and pave the way for new applications, including the possible use of A. vinelandii for the production of other proteins. The research will be featured on the cover of the second July 2009 issue of the Journal of Bacteriology. http://www.geneticstimes.com/research/Scientists_sequence_genome_of_the_N2-fixing_soil-living_bacterium_Azotobacter_vinelandii.asp