Sentences with phrase «animal genome projects»

But everything we're learning from the human and animal genome projects, about the conservation of neurochemistries and the neuroanatomies, all of this points me to the conclusion that we are learning about ourselves when we study these little critters.»

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Dr. Frankel is currently directing or co-directing projects related to the ethical and policy implications of human germ - line interventions, the responsible use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, improving patient safety and reducing errors in health care, the ethical dimensions of the Human Genome Diversity Project, the uses of anonymity on the Internet, and intellectual property and ethical standards for electronic publishing in science.

Salmon is Norway's most important production animal, and we have invested a great deal in the genome project.

Ruiz - Trillo and his team sequenced the Capsaspora genome in an earlier project and discovered that the amoeba contained many genes that, in animals, are related to multicellular functions.

Still - unfunded plan would start with all plants, animals, and other eukaryotes — some 1.5 million species — for the cost of the original human genome project

Ordering DNA from commercial outfits has become as easy as ordering pizza, according to Voigt, who projects that in upcoming decades scientists will be able to whip up much larger segments of DNA: synthetic genomes for yeast, animals — perhaps even humans.

Investigating mouse models for biological for research The congress aims to promote the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) mouse lines, importance of mouse phenotyping & clinical and drug discovery collaboration, to present progresses performed by IMPC with regards CRISPR editing genome, rare diseases, microbiota and ageing pipeline, as well as illustration of examples of scientific projects about «Animal models for human diseases» and recent developments in mouse models phenotyping imaging.

The congress aims to promote the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) mouse lines, importance of mouse phenotyping & clinical and drug discovery collaboration, to present progresses performed by IMPC with regards CRISPR editing genome, rare diseases, microbiota and ageing pipeline, as well as illustration of examples of scientific projects about «Animal models for human diseases» and recent developments in mouse models phenotyping imaging.

COMPARE is a large EU project with the intention to speed up the detection of and response to disease outbreaks among humans and animals worldwide through the use of new genome technology.

Next - generation sequencing machines can now sequence an entire human genome in a few days, and this capability has inspired a flood of new projects aimed at sequencing the genomes of thousands of individual humans and a broad range of animal and plant species.

«The pig is one of our most important domesticated animals, and it was high time for its genome to be mapped», says Professor Leif Andersson, who participated in the project.

The Canine Cancer Genome Project will help to fill a resource gap in cancer research for our beloved family members, people and pets, that are battling the disease,» said Barbara Cohen, Executive Director of Animal Cancer Foundation.

Norwalk, CT, October 18, 2017 — Animal Cancer Foundation (ACF), a national non-profit organization that supports comparative oncology research that studies the similarities between naturally occurring cancers in people and pets to find cures for both species, is proud to announce a $ 1 million dollar gift by long - time benefactor The Blue Buffalo Foundation to support the Canine Cancer Genome Project (CCGP).

The Blue Buffalo Foundation and Animal Cancer Foundation (ACF) have partnered to embark on the Canine Cancer Genome Project to map tumor genomes in the most common canine cancers.

A new plan to sequence all Earth's animals and plants could lead to medical and material advances that dwarf even what the Human Genome Project has achieved