Marmoset Sequence Sheds Light on Primate Biology, Evolution
A team of scientists from around the world led by Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis has completed the genome sequence of the common marmoset –…
Genomes
Friends Share Genetic Similarities
If you consider your friends family, you may be on to something. A study from the University of California, San Diego, and Yale University finds that friends who are not…
Will Genome Sequencing Make Us Smarter About Dealing With Diseases in Our Genes—Or Just More Anxious?
There was a time when parents of newborns were perfectly content to know only a few basic things about their babies: their height, their weight, their apgar score, and which…
Genes in the Cloud: Google Steps Into Autism Research
Google Inc. and Autism Speaks, a major autism research foundation, plan to announce on Tuesday a deal in which the Internet giant will house the sequencing of 10,000 complete genomes…
HIV Transmission Networks Mapped to Reduce Infection Rate
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have mapped the transmission network of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in San Diego. The mapping of HIV infections, which…
Genome Sequences Show How Lemurs Fight Infection
The young lemur named Eugenius started to get sick. Very sick. He was lethargic, losing weight and suffering from diarrhea. Duke Lemur Center veterinarians soon pinpointed the cause of his…