Tag Archives: genomics

Genome of the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Laccaria bicolor

Martin et al. published a paper, “The genome of Laccaria bicolor provides insights into mycorrhizal symbiosis”, in the 06 March 2008 issue of Nature. The paper (PubMed record) is accompanied by a News and Views article, “Fungal symbiosis unearthed”, by … Continue reading

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The Personal Genome (2)

On 04 March 2008 I wrote a post about the personal genome. In the days since that post, I have expanded my reading about this topic, and I have found two blogs that cover personal genomes/personalized medicine very well. The … Continue reading

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A Synthetic Bacterial Genome

This is already old news, but in this week’s issue of Science, Gibson et al. published their paper on the synthesis of a genome of Mycoplasma genitalium. (Sometimes I just have to wait for a physical copy of the journal … Continue reading

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The Personal Genome

We are on the verge of being able to have our genomes sequenced and analyzed. Today in the article “Gene Map Becomes a Luxury Item”, by Amy Harmon of the New York Times, Ms. Harmon describes how wealthy people are … Continue reading

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Phylogeny of Human Populations

Separate analyses of genetic markers from the mitochondrial genome, the Y chromosome, and autosomes have revealed that all humans are descended from a small group of ancestors that lived in eastern Africa. In the 22 February 2008 issue of Science, … Continue reading

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1000 Genomes Project

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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