Sentences with phrase «genome map»

In this era of the human genome map, it would seem a simple matter to pinpoint the bit of DNA responsible for each disease and use that knowledge to find a cure.

If we can obtain the necessary samples from extremely affected dogs, we can achieve a successful genome mapping of hip dysplasia.

For decades much of the bacterial DNA found in complex organisms during genome mapping was thought to be due to contamination, and many results were tossed out on that basis.

Other genome maps have more landmarks, but not all of them have been positioned relative to every other landmark as they are in this map.

Full genome screens will detect many more problems — and will introduce much more uncertainty because whole - genome mapping predicts the mere possibility of disease.

Canine tumor genome mapping is a critical step in cancer research.

Subsequently, I returned to England and worked for 2 years for the UK Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre.

In a heroic effort, authors Ming Li, Ruigiang Li et al. have now sequenced, assembled and analyzed the mutations in the genomes of 38 wild snub - nosed monkeys (from genome mapping of 42 individuals: 27 golden, 4 gray, 2 Myanmar and 9 black) from four different endangered species of snub - nosed monkeys - the largest investigation into primate genomics outside of the great apes.

The new genome map «will facilitate and stimulate a lot more research on Chlamydia,» predicts Thomas Hatch, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis.

Armed with genome maps, researchers have gained a critical insight into why a particular strain of a common bacterium causes rheumatic fever — the leading cause of preventable childhood heart disease.

An unknown hominin species that bred with early human ancestors when they migrated from Africa to Australasia has been identified through genome mapping of living humans.

The discovery, the product of a multiyear effort to provide a high - quality full genome map of the oil palm plant and to scour the sequence for genes of importance to both science and industry, has major implications for agriculture and the environment.

The shared genome map cries out for shared research, but the competitive advantage to plant breeders has apparently ruled out cooperation within the European Union.

«It might initially appear that the 65 genes identified in genome mapping are disconnected, but if you look at the bigger picture of the proteins they influence, you may see that the genes are involved in the same system and can all be targeted with the same treatment,» said Krogan.

About a year into this job, a proposal to the European Commission for a European genome mapping project, coordinated by ICRF, was successful, and I became responsible for the day - to - day running of this project.

To build their physical map, Cohen and his team at Genethon, decided to turn genome mapping into a production - line activity.

These discoveries close many human genome mapping gaps that have long resisted sequencing.

Genome mapping provided a critical starting point for the Human Genome Project.

The Genome Analysis Centre becomes a UK centre of excellence for whole genome mapping technology

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) The USDA's Plant Genome and Data Information Center provides access to a variety of information, products and services on a range of plant and animal genome mapping.

It was too complex, and since it didn't have an obvious inheritance pattern, it would be difficult to localize with 1980s - era genome mapping technology.

Genome mapping initiatives have been tremendously successful, producing a tsunami of genetic information about diseases ranging from cancer to schizophrenia.

Cas9 - Assisted Targeting of CHromosome segments (CATCH) for targeted nanopore sequencing and optical genome mapping

I am involved in bioinformatics training courses for the Human Genome Mapping Project resource centre and elsewhere, most recently in Italy and Portugal.

Neal White was in residence in 1999 as part of a residency with the Human Genome Mapping Project, in the MRC Resource Centre at Sanger Centre, Cambridgeshire.

Big Data is showing up in more places thanks to amazing advances that continue to emerge through genome mapping, health monitors, wearable fitness devices and more.

«Full genome map of oil palm indicates way to raise yields and protect rainforest: Single gene identified whose regulation controls oil palm yield.»

«Whole - genome map of fruit fly genetic recombination.»

As the cost for a full gene map approaches $ 1,000, the opportunity increases for business owners to get in on the genome mapping industry.

To get super geeky... genome mapping of this wheat has shown that it contains a small chain of peptides found within the third set of chromosomes that seems to be the culprit of celiac disease.

A team of researchers at MIT revealed in 2007 that they deciphered the DNA of the gray short - tailed opossum, the first marsupial to have its genome mapped.

By using the genomes of admixed populations — populations, such as Latinos and African Americans that derive ancestry from more than one continent — the team developed a sophisticated mathematical method to help fill in the uncharted regions on the human genome map.

The study searched 242 Latino genomes from the 1000 Genomes Project Phase 1 for DNA sequences that have not yet been located on the reference human genome map.

When it comes to genome mapping, the spotlight has largely been on «physical» maps: those that list the millions of DNA bases embedded in an organism's genome.

«With a genome map and genetically diverse populations, you can reveal the biology and DNA signature underlying cotton fiber development.

«Genome mapping and positional cloning activities use this tool heavily,» says one GDB fan in France.

Thanks to such collaborations, when Wilbert Phillips - Mora, a breeder in Costa Rica, found a cultivar that exhibited some resistance to frosty pod rot, he sent samples to the molecular biologists in the network, who were then able to use the genome map to identify the gene variant in the cultivar that confers resistance to the dread fungus.

The genome map will also refine our family tree.

DNA sequencing and genome mapping can thus be compared to dividing a very long text into lots of small pieces that are read separately — letter by letter, or more exactly: nucleobase per nucleobase.

When the team laid out the genome maps side by side, they were amazed to discover that the M18 strains were virtually identical.

Genome mapping is used to identify and record the location of genes and the distances between genes on a chromosome.

This genome map gives us a pretty comprehensive view of the genes in there.

This is the most contiguous human genome mapped to date, providing a population - specific reference genome and vital data for genetic scientists generally.

In both cases, a combination of population genomics, genome mapping, and functional analyses identified recurrent and idiosyncratic genetic changes underlying the evolution of convergent phenotypes.

Reference: September 13, 2007 issue of Cell Stem Cell under the title «Whole - Genome Mapping of Histone H3Lys4 and 27 Trimethylations Reveals Distinct Genomic Compartments in Human Embryonic Stem Cells».

Even 30 years ago, it was obvious that Sanger sequencing had limited throughput, and a more efficient process could replace many tedious gene and genome mapping projects.