Genome Canada pulling out of stem-cell project Apr 5, 2009
Canada proposed the ambitious project and took the lead, bringing research groups from Europe, the United States, Britain, Australia and Singapore together to follow up the Human Genome Project. They are mapping how genes work as cells develop and become more specialized, turning into blood, bone or brain cells, or the other 250 kinds of human cells. (Globe and Mail)
Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics Apr 4, 2009
The Human Genome Project, for example, produced a dataset largely impervious to traditional analysis. The function of nearly every gene depends on the function of other genes, which depend on still more genes, which change with time and place. (Newsmax)
Local impact unclear after SGI goes bankrupt Apr 3, 2009
Customers include , Electronic Arts, Microsoft, nVidia, Oracle, Tellme Networks, University of Florida, UCSC Human Genome Project, Webex and Yahoo. Rackable posted a series of quarterly losses recently and also cancelled a 40 million stock repurchase plan. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
'Experimental Man' tests modern medicine Mar 29, 2009
The Human Genome Project, by the way, cost $2. 7 billion for the first one. (Boston Globe)
Genetic Clues Hold Key To Schizophrenia Treatment Mar 25, 2009
The research was based on existing data from the Human Genome Project, a pioneering study, which mapped all the genes in human DNA.. The team analysed variations of the DISC1 gene and found that it affects a number of other genes that current medications are designed to target. (Science Daily)
Custom Carbohydrates: New Field Of Medicine? Mar 23, 2009
First Automated Carbohydrate 'Assembly Line' Opens Door To New Field Of Medicine. First Automated Carbohydrate 'Assembly Line' Opens Door To New Field Of Medicine. (Science Daily)
First automated carbohydrate 'assembly line' opens door to new field of medicine Mar 23, 2009
If you look at the human genome project, or genomics and proteomics, sequencing and synthesis were always the key issues," says Seeberger. Seeberger saw firsthand the profound effect that automated DNA synthesizers had on genetics and biotechnology. His doctoral advisor, Marvin H. Caruthers, Ph.D., of the University of Colorado, helped develop the first model in 1980. "We hope that we have the same effect on carbohydrate research," says Seeberger. ### The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit... (EurekAlert!)
What's mine should be yours Mar 22, 2009
The story of Creative Commons, Wikipedia, open-source software, the Human Genome Project, and other heartening developments is told in journalist David Bollier's "Viral Spiral," a lively history of the "public knowledge" movement. The Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky warned the Western bourgeoisie that "you may not be interested in the Revolution, but the Revolution is interested in you." Likewise, you may not be interested in intellectual-property law, but intellectual-property law is interested... (Boston Globe)
Family's cancer legacy moves teen to ponder genetic testing Mar 22, 2009
More insurance companies are covering the $3,500 test that's an outgrowth of the Human Genome Project, which, completed in 2003, identified about 25,000 to 40,000 genes in our body. Through the manufacture of proteins for the cell, these genes govern how each cell among trillions of cells in our body behaves -- what its function is, how it divides, what its life span should be and, ultimately, when it dies and is replaced by new cells. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Gene 'has key schizophrenia role' Mar 21, 2009
The Edinburgh researchers analysed data generated by the Human Genome Project, set up to decode the complete genetic blueprint of humans. They showed DISC1 affects a number of other genes current medications are designed to target. (BBC News)
RNA: Master Regulator Of Motor Neuron Firing Discovered Mar 18, 2009
17, 2009) When the Human Genome Project was complete, DNA bowed out of the limelight and gave way to RNA as a major player in genetic regulation. Now, findings at Rockefeller University mirror this ideological shift, revealing that one of the most important physiological events in the body the wiring of motor neurons and muscles is regulated at the level of RNA.. (Science Daily)
UTSA dean listed among worlds leading Alzheimers researchers Mar 13, 2009
The administration has indicated advancements in Alzheimer s research are of significant importance, on a level with the Human Genome Project conducted in the Clinton years. Perry joined UTSA s faculty in 2006 after working as a professor of pathology and neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Writer transforms into scientific experiment Mar 10, 2009
"What are we going to do with all this new science?" he asks, citing the Human Genome Project, a 13-year research effort to map human DNA, as one example. The voluminous data from that project, which was completed in 2003, is still being analyzed. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Harvard Scientists' Discovery Opens Door to Synthetic Life, New Products Mar 8, 2009
Researchers led by , whose findings helped spur the U.S. human genome project in the 1980s, have copied the part of a living cell that makes proteins, the building blocks of life. The finding overcomes a major roadblock in making synthetic self-replicating organisms, Church said today in a lecture at Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Bloomberg -- US)
Search engines: Diving into the "Deep Web" Feb 24, 2009
Founded by Human Genome Project scientists, promises to search 99% of the hits that other search engines aren't capable of picking up. Other search engines typically return pages based on their popularity and how easy they are to find. (TG Daily)
Coleman Hood: God is independent from faith Feb 20, 2009
For anyone genuinely interested in additional scholarly food for thought on the subject of evolution, especially from the viewpoint of a Christian scientist, I highly recommend "The Language Of God," by Francis Collins, who headed of the Human Genome Project. Coleman Hood - Bishop. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Next gen sequencing technology pinpoint 'on-off switches' in genomes Feb 13, 2009
"From the Human Genome Project we have a good idea where in the genome the protein-coding genes are located, but these constitute only about two percent of the human genome, the remaining 98 percent are non-coding sequence whose function is largely unknown," said Len Pennacchio, the paper's senior author and DOE JGI Genomic Technologies Department Head. "Our approach employs next generation sequencing technology to find regulatory regions, the 'switches' on a genome-wide scale and much more cost... (EurekAlert!)
Mathematical Models Reveal How Organisms Transcend The Sum Of Their Genes Feb 11, 2009
For example, the completion of the Human Genome Project has inspired hopes of understanding how a person's genome determines their biology. The era of such "predictive biology" is a long way off yet, Yin says, but the ability to identify key elements of genetic organization and regulation are a critical early step. (Science Daily)
The Sceptical Chymist Feb 8, 2009
Ever since the human genome project ended, people have wondered why we have so few protein coding genes (around 20,000 at last count). The humble E. Coli contains 4300 [see. (Nature News Service)
Simmons co-authors global warming book Feb 8, 2009
D. in Computer Science and wrote computer models funded by the Human Genome Project, so it was a good match to challenge the IPCC reports, which were based on computer models. Simmons said, We are not challenging weekly weather models, nor those which predict the paths of hurricanes. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Form Follows Sequence Feb 7, 2009
The Human Genome Project, begun by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health less than ten years ago, have finished a draft of all 50,000 to 100,000 human genes - all three billion base-pairs. The majority of the proteins these myriad genes code for do not resemble any already known. (FirstScience.com)
Scientists find genes linked to diabetes Mar 31, 2008
But after the human genome project in 2000, which mapped every gene in the body, and subsequent improvements in screening technology, scientists are now able to carry out large-scale comparisons of huge numbers of people. . (Guardian)
Brain Scientist Shedding Light On Learning, Memory Mar 29, 2008
It may not be a perfect analogy, but it s similar to the human genome project, where you try to assess the code. By understanding that, you form a basis to not only understand how biology works, but also how therapeutic strategies should be developed. (Science Daily)
Talking with Jack Faris Mar 27, 2008
Some of the most important leaders in the human genome project are working right here. And because computing capability is so critically important to unleashing the future of medical science and understanding how disease happens, Microsoft is a huge strategic asset for us. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Will Whole Genome Research Result In Genetic Profiling? Mar 26, 2008
1, 2007) Nobel laureate James Watson -- co-discoverer of the DNA double helix and father of the Human Genome Project -- became the first human to receive the data that encompass his personal genome. (Feb. (Science Daily)
WVU, CMU, Penn State rank in top 100 in earmarks Mar 25, 2008
There are some earmarks that are worthwhile, said Mr. Lubell, citing the Human Genome Project. But it is up to the universities to keep earmarks under control. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Genetic testing gets personal Mar 25, 2008
This is the world of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, a peculiar mix of modern science, old-fashioned narcissism and innovative entrepreneurialism, all made possible by the government-sponsored Human Genome Project. More than 20 companies today offer "personalized genomics" tests that promise to help clients discern from their DNA what diseases they are likely to get, whether they are shy or adventurous, even their propensity to become addicted to drugs. (MSNBC -- Race)
More news reports... Mar 25, 2008
Francis Collins, the director of the human genome project, and Stephen Weinberg, a Nobel Prize recipient for physics, came to Texas Aiscuss the interplay between science and religion. . (The Battalion, TX)
Genetic Study Of Latin Americans Sheds Light On A Troubled History Mar 25, 2008
The genetic traces of this turbulent period in history are only now beginning to be explored with the molecular tools provided by the human genome project. The researchers examined genetic markers across the human genome, in hundreds of individuals drawn from 13 mestizo populations found in seven Latin American countries. (Science Daily)
Post the First Comment Mar 21, 2008
As the leader of the human genome project, Collins served as the project manager for a team of more than 2,000 scientists from six countries. Together, they determined all three billion letters of the human genome. (The Battalion, TX)
INCF and Allen Institute for Brain Science collaborate on Brain Atlas service improvement Mar 19, 2008
Similar in scale to the Human Genome Project, the atlas reveals the expression patterns of approximately 20,000 genes throughout the entire adult mouse brain down to the cellular level. Since its completion in September 2006, the Allen Institute has continued to enhance the atlas with additional features and tools to further increase its utility to the scientific community. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Biotechnology Needs 21st Century Patent System, Expert Argues Mar 18, 2008
27, 1997) The National Library of Medicine, one of the National Institutes of Health, announced the achievement of a major milestone in molecular biology and the Human Genome Project: the addition of the one. (Feb. (Science Daily)
How to make an atlas of the brain Mar 16, 2008
"The Human Genome Project was the 'what', and our project is the 'where'," New Scientist magazine quoted Allan Jones, the institutes chief scientific officer, as saying. The Allen Institute has already created a similar atlas of the mouse brain, which it unveiled in December 2006. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
What's Next: The Genetics Revolution Mar 15, 2008
Collins is, more specifically, the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute of the NIH. He led the massive "Human Genome Project," which presented the map of the entire human genome -- the complete collection of DNA in a person's body -- in 2003. There were many people who doubted that map could ever be made. (ABC News)
Applied Biosystems cuts DNA sequencing cost Mar 15, 2008
The price tag was $300 million in 2003, when the government-backed Human Genome Project, after 13 years of work by an international consortium of laboratories, produced the first readout of a human genetic code ... Applied Biosystems supplied many of the first automated sequencing machines for the Human Genome Project. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Genetic Test Predicts Response to Warfarin Mar 7, 2008
The field has been made possible by the Human Genome Project, which has mapped the full human genetic makeup. That information has led the U.S. government to sponsor programs on specific applications of pharmacogenomics and to a small but growing industry of companies developing and marketing genetic tests, such as one for warfarin sensitivity. (MEDLINEplus)
Cloning should be used to create organs Mar 4, 2008
According to an article in the Human Genome Project, when cloning an organ, DNA is extracted from the person in need of an implant and the DNA is inserted into an enucleated egg. After that, the stem cells can be formed into any type of tissue. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The DNA Age: Gene map becomes a luxury item Mar 4, 2008
With only four complete human genome sequences announced by scientists around the world along with the Human Genome Project, which finished assembling a genome drawn from several individuals at a cost of about $300 million in 2003 each new one stands to add considerably to the collective knowledge. "I view it as a kind of sponsorship," he said. (International Herald Tribune)
The hunt for genetic gold Mar 2, 2008
Genomics was also hot eight years ago, when the Human Genome Project was under way and the first rough draft of the human genome was mapped ... After the Human Genome Project mapped out the genome of two men, an international scientific collaboration known as the SNP Project charted where there are areas of variation in the sequence of the genomes. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Biotech confab coming to town Mar 1, 2008
Francis Collins, leader of the Human Genome Project, will lead a discussion on genomics. The field is hot right now, as scientists are becoming better equipped to look at the human genome, our chain of DNA, and unravel more and more genetic links to disease. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
DNA studies trace human migration from Africa Feb 23, 2008
The Human Genome Project, however, employed new computerized tools that allowed researchers to record the sequence of all 32,000 genes that provide the instructions for making a human being. Similar computerized technologies are now giving scientists the opportunity to compare and contrast within a few months the genes of diverse people. (San Francisco Chronicle)
If I were a rich man Feb 23, 2008
This is how much the Human Genome Project cost over its 13 years. Interestingly Orzel wouldnt spend the money on physics, saying if I had to choose from all areas of science, it's a no-brainer to throw all the money at public health-- eradication of malaria, cures for major diseases, etc. (Nature News Service)
Evolutionary History Of SARS Supports Bats As Virus Source Feb 21, 2008
Using the same equipment that was originally developed for the Human Genome Project, scientists determined the nucleotide sequence of each of the viruses. Bioinformatics came into play as the researchers linked many computers together to be able to analyze the massive amounts of data, comparing the viral genomes and building what is called a phylogenetic tree by searching for shared mutations. (Science Daily)
Autism project takes aim at genetic markers Feb 19, 2008
The new research project has become possible only in recent years, after the federally funded Human Genome Project successfully mapped more than 20,000 genes in a human being in 2003, significantly dropping the cost of doing genetic research. Missouri researchers will do a simpler version of the genome sequencing called micro-array testing that examines about 5,000 pieces of DNA to determine whether nucleotides ' the DNA building blocks ' are in the correct order. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Your Genes, Quickly Feb 18, 2008
The Human Genome Project, the goal of which was to gain an understanding of the entire genetic blueprint of a human being, is one of the largest investigations undertaken in modern science. The mapping of human genes was a huge NextGen step in the treatment of diseases, development of medicines and other vital aspects of health care. (India Times, India)
Robots could reduce animal tests Feb 16, 2008
The five-year research programme will use high-speed automated screening robots developed during the human genome project. This will allow them to complete over 10,000 screens on cells and molecules in a single day compared with 10 to 100 studies a year on rodent models. (BBC News -- Science)
Variation in the Human Genome Feb 14, 2008
The Human Genome Project revealed a very high degree of similarity between the DNA sequences of any two persons. These similarities unite us as a species. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Discovery of 'overdrive' protein could broaden drug design options Feb 13, 2008
The advent of the human genome project revealed that some three percent of our DNA is dedicated to these messenger molecules. However, the genomic data also drew biologists away from the research technique the UNC team used to discover the new protein, Dohlman said. (EurekAlert!)
Your Inner Life: Science is starting to explore the life and use of the trillions of microbes that live inside us Feb 13, 2008
The project is an outgrowth of the human genome project in which scientists broke genes apart and figured out the order of every nucleic acid, the building blocks of DNA. Their ambition this time is no less: to feed samples of our microflora (the term for the microorganisms specific to a place, in this case us) into machines that will split their genomes apart. What they want to figure out is the composition of our microbiome, our interrelated groups and species of microbes. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Cal scientist reflects on Darwin's genius Feb 12, 2008
None of modern biology, no advances in medical research, nor success for the Human Genome Project, nor the achievements of biotechnology could exist today without the insights first advanced by that reclusive genius of the Victorian era, the scientists agree. Now, a UC Berkeley paleontologist named Kevin Padian argues that the coming bicentennial is the ideal time "to reflect on just what constitutes Darwin's enduring greatness in Western thought.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Race is on to produce a personal - and cheap - genome readout Feb 9, 2008
The industry has long been dominated by Applied Biosystems, which sold hundreds of its $300,000 sequencers to the publicly funded Human Genome Project and to Celera Genomics for their sequencing of the first two human genomes, which were announced in 2000. But two newcomers - Solexa and 454 Life Sciences - have already started to cut into Applied Biosystems' sales with machines that are faster and less costly per unit of DNA sequenced. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Test Detects Sensitivity to HIV Drug Feb 8, 2008
"This is very important news in relation to the great hopes from the work with the Human Genome Project," said Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg, a professor at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, who wrote a commentary about the research. The genome project aims to analyze the genetic blueprint of humans. (MEDLINEplus)
Eagleton faces axe at Manchester Feb 8, 2008
Sir John Sulston, a leader of the human genome project, is 65, while Prof Joseph Stigiltz, the economics laureate who chairs the university's Brooks World Poverty Institute, will be 65 on Saturday. The university's stance towards "the best internationally known literary critic this country currently can boast" was condemned by John Sutherland, former professor of English literature at University College London. (Guardian Unlimited)
New Genetic Technology IDs Virus That Killed Transplant Recipients Feb 8, 2008
The Human Genome Project, the first effort to sequence the entire genetic material in human beings, took years and cost about $2. 5 billion, Hill said. (MEDLINEplus)
Environmental Epigenetics Has Potential For Preventing And Treating Disease Feb 7, 2008
15, 2005) A vast code, invisible to the DNA sequencing effort that constituted the Human Genome Project, is rapidly being shown to play a direct role in human health. This epigenome - from the. (Science Daily)
Cash boost for medical research Feb 5, 2008
He said an important aim will be to translate the information gleaned from the Human Genome Project into a real understanding of how some of the world's biggest killers. One of our priorities is to increase our understanding of common human diseases at the genetic level. (BBC News -- UK)
4bn to research killer diseases Feb 5, 2008
The research will build on the work of the Human Genome Project ... The work will build on the information gleaned from the Human Genome Project. (BBC News -- Health)
Monday Musings: Good germs Feb 4, 2008
The article quotes researchers as saying this study into microbes will be even more complex than the Human Genome Project, which aimed to map our unique gene sequences, and some predict that missing genes might be found among the colonies of bugs that co-exist with us. It s amazing to think there s still so much to learn about how our bodies work, especially given the vast corpus of knowledge already amassed in fields such as biology and medicine. (Montana Standard, MT)
Iron Chef parties are the new rage Jan 30, 2008
There s no time for recipes, says Lander, a 50-year-old scientist who worked on the Human Genome Project. You re jockeying for burners, negotiating over shrimp. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Three Americans win Japan Prizes Jan 24, 2008
McKusick is a key architect of the Human Genome Project and winner of the 2001 National Medal of Science, the United States' highest scientific prize. He also is the twin brother of former Maine Chief Justice Vincent McKusick and a namesake of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins. (USA Today -- Tech)
1000 Genomes: Most Detailed Map Of Human Genetic Variation To Support Disease Studies Jan 24, 2008
As was the case for the International HapMap Project and Human Genome Project, the 1000 Genomes Project will have an expert working group devoted to examining the ethical, legal and social issues related to its research ... 26, 2000) The Human Genome Project public consortium today announced that it has assembled a working draft of the sequence of the human genome the genetic blueprint for a human being. (Science Daily)
Detailed gene map will lift lid on diseases Jan 23, 2008
Since the 13-year-long Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, scientists have strived to look deeper into 3bn pairs of letters that form the human book of life. One, the HapMap project, has revealed large-scale genetic variations between populations, which have helped scientists identify more than 100 regions linked to conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. (Guardian Unlimited)
Panic at Davos! Jan 23, 2008
Then, instead of sitting through sales meetings, placating investors, or scanning bar charts, they can ponder the implications of the human genome project for cancer research, or listen to Tony Blair, or sit in on a panel discussion with food pioneer Alice Waters. It won't be so easy this week. (Slate)
Mars rover finds evidence of water Jan 22, 2008
Only then, they'll (molecular machines ) will be able to travel outerspace, thanks to the human genome project --‘the blueprint for making a human being’. Mohammed, London, UK. (Yahoo News -- Mars Exploration)
International genome project launched Jan 22, 2008
The project is expected to cost just US$30 million to $50 million a fraction of what it would cost if they used the 'older' technologies used in the Human Genome Project. Instead, the initiative will use 'next-generation' sequencing technologies, although these are still being tested. (Nature News Service)
