Recently in the Genetics Category


February 7, 2012 4:01 PM |

Extinct Genome From Fossil Finger Posted Online

Researchers in Germany today posted the first high-resolution version of an extinct human's genome on the Web site for the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The goal: to...
February 2, 2012 1:50 PM |

Closely Watched Study Fails to Find Arsenic in Microbial DNA

The debate over whether a bacterium can incorporate arsenic into its DNA just flared up again, with the posting yesterday of a paper refuting the idea on ArXiv, an...
December 5, 2011 5:42 PM |

Genome of Controversial Arsenic Bacterium Sequenced

Our data show evidence for arsenate in macromolecules that normally contain phosphate, most notably nucleic acids and proteins. One year ago those 18 words ignited quite a media controversy...
October 4, 2011 2:48 PM |

Danish Archipelago Launches Mass Sequencing Plan

The inhabitants of the Faroe Islands could become the world's first population to be offered full genome sequencing for free, researchers announced at a meeting on personal genomes at...
September 29, 2011 12:23 PM |

The Consortium That Will Launch 5000 Mice

A global consortium of mouse genetics centers kicked off a project today that aims to create and test 5000 strains of knockout mice over the next 5 years. The International...