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Jonathan Badger’s T. taxus Blog

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Conrad Halling

I spent this morning reading Jonathan Badger’s T. taxus blog (“Reflections on science, literature, and history by an American Badger”) and web site. Jonathan is a microbial genomicist at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in La Jolla, California. Taxidea … Continue reading →

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5000 Plant Virus Genome Project

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Conrad Halling

On 25 February 2008, Microbe World Radio reported on the 5000 virus genome project, a research project initiated by Professor Marilyn J. Roossinck at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Dr. Roossinck’s objective is to use the high-throughput … Continue reading →

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RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase II Activity

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Conrad Halling

In a paper in the 15 November 2007 issue of Nature, Lehmann et al. explore in detail the RNA-dependent activity of RNA polymerase II from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RNA polymerase normally transcribes RNA from a DNA template, but the ability of … Continue reading →

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1000 Genomes Project

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Conrad Halling

On January 22, 2008, an international consortium of genome sequencing centers announced the 1000 Genomes Project. The goal of the project is to obtain the sequences of 1000 human genomes. Currently, sequences of three human genomes are publicly available. The … Continue reading →

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