Now, with next - generation sequencing tools available, they wanted to more finely explore the banana genome with an ultimate goal of helping breeding programs produce hardier, more disease resistant bananas. (sciencedaily.com)
Using gene sequencing tools, scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of British Columbia have found a set of genetic mutations in samples from 24 women with benign endometriosis, a painful disorder marked by the growth of uterine tissue outside of the womb. (sciencedaily.com)
The Singapore team used leading edge DNA sequencing tools, some of which were developed in - house, including specialised laboratory techniques and computational methods developed at Duke - NUS and GIS to characterise genetic alterations associated with the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver. (sciencedaily.com)