Genetics

- New service for scientists enables the next generation of genetic discovery - CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Knome, Inc., a recognized pioneer in the personal genomics field, today announced the launch of KnomeDISCOVERY, the first fully  

A decade ago, a group of University of Oklahoma researchers were sequencing the first human chromosome as part of the human genome project. Today, the OU Advanced Center for Genome Technology is contributing to an international effort to sequence the  

Knome, Inc., a recognized pioneer in the personal genomics field, today announced the launch of KnomeDISCOVERY, the first fully integrated human genome sequencing and data processing service for researchers. The new offering meets rapidly emerging demand from biomedical researchers for a one-stop service that bundles affordable, research-tailored access to a broad range of next-generation sequencing platforms with discovery-supportive data...  

A joint American-Malaysian effort has completed an important oil palm genome sequencing project that could unlock even more potential from this oil-rich feedstock for biodiesel. Biodiesel Magazine reports that the Malaysian Palm Oil Board and St. Louis-based Orion Genomics have led a consortium that has sequenced three oil palm genomes from two oil palm species: Oil palm [...]  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Want to know your entire DNA sequence? Privately held Complete Genomics says it can do a genome map for as little as $1,700 -- compared with the $100 million the Human Genome Project spent to complete the first sequencing of the human genome in 2000.  

Complete Genomics said it deciphered the whole genomes of three individuals, one for as low as $1,700. "This high-quality, cost-effective approach to genome sequencing will allow researchers to study complete genomes from hundreds of patients with a  

The research company Complete Genomics has figured out a way to sequence the human genome for less than $5000 in chemicals, making it seem more likely than ever that affordable genetic profiles will become a thing of the mainstream.  

The new efforts seek to read all the DNA in the bacterial communities found in a patch of soil or seawater or even the lining of the human gut. Deciphering the genetic blueprint of all of the microbial species may help tell scientists which species are present and how they work together. Thousands of previously unknown micro-organisms may be unearthed, as well as new drugs, chemicals and ways of harnessing bacteria to fight pollution...