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Genes culled from desert soils suggest potential medical resource
Despite their ecologic similarity, soils from three geographically distinct areas of the American southwest harbor vastly different collections of small, ...
Rapid DNA sequencing may soon be routine part of each patient’s medical record
Rapid DNA sequencing may soon become a routine part of each individual's medical record, providing enormous information previously sequestered in ...
Delivery system for gene therapy may help treat Arthritis
A DNA-covered submicroscopic bead used to deliver genes or drugs directly into cells to treat disease appears to have therapeutic ...
New approach to ‘spell checking’ gene sequences
A PhD student from CSIRO and the University of Queensland has found a better way to 'spell check' gene sequences ...
Slew of rare DNA changes following population explosion may hold clues to common diseases
"This is a dramatic example of how recent human history has profoundly shaped patterns of genetic variation," said Joshua Akey, ...
Human genes transplanted into zebrafish: Helps identify genes related to autism, schizophrenia and obesity
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to ...
Geneticist develops tool to identify genes important in disease, tailoring individual treatment
Though the human genome has been sequenced, scientists are still trying to figure out how the accomplishment can help people, ...
