Sentences with phrase «helped sequence the human genome»

Experiments on it have illustrated what genes are made of, confirmed Darwinian evolution, and helped sequence the human genome.

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Craig Venter (which helped to sequence the human genome) announced that it had created the first - ever synthetic, self - reproducing microbe with synthetic biology.

And since Church was one of the founders of the human genome project and helped develop modern sequencing methods, he knows what he is doing.

Along the way, the hope is that the project will transform the technology of neuroscience — in the same way that the Human Genome Project (HGP) helped take genome - sequencing from pipe dream to everyday reality — and ultimately revolutionise our understanding of brain funGenome Project (HGP) helped take genome - sequencing from pipe dream to everyday reality — and ultimately revolutionise our understanding of brain fungenome - sequencing from pipe dream to everyday reality — and ultimately revolutionise our understanding of brain function.

«Once we can build that sort of database for the human organism, it helps us much better understand disease, how to diagnose disease, how better to treat disease,» says Richard Wilson, the director of the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University in St. Louis.

The advance might drop the cost of sequencing a complete human genome below $ 1000, which is expected to revolutionize personalized medicine and help usher in a new era of genetic - based diagnostics and medicines.

When they sequenced the complete genomes of the Y. pestis DNA in those seven individuals, the team found that the bacterial genomes from the earliest samples lacked two genes that helped Y. pestis evade the immune systems of humans and fleas during the Black Death.

He pioneered a technique of shotgun DNA sequencing via computers that helped complete the human genome five years ahead of schedule.

The advent of large - scale genome sequencing has helped scientists identify DNA bacteriophages in the human gut, skin and blood as well as in the environment, but few researchers have looked for RNA bacteriophages in those samples.

Powered by advances in sequencing technology, the field of ancient DNA has succeeded beyond all expectations, helping researchers to retrieve the entire genomes of Neandertals and other kinds of ancient humans and transforming the picture of human evolution.

WE»VE yet to finish sequencing the entire human genome, but a tiny, cheap scanner has helped us fill in a few of the remaining gaps.

As director of Technology Development, she has helped create methods and automation pipelines for sequencing the human genome.

«The sequencing of the human genome has helped reveal genetic mutations that lead to thousands of devastating diseases, most of which are untreatable,» says Dr. Zhang.

Biological Annotation of the Genomic Sequence A key use of the sequence information from the canonical model organisms, such as Drosophila, will be to help interpret the sequence of the humanSequence A key use of the sequence information from the canonical model organisms, such as Drosophila, will be to help interpret the sequence of the humansequence information from the canonical model organisms, such as Drosophila, will be to help interpret the sequence of the humansequence of the human genome.

In 1997, when few genome sequences were available, Hieter helped create XREFdb, a public database that linked the functional annotations of genes studied in model organisms with the phenotypic annotations on the human and mouse genetic maps.

«Using the dog genome sequence in combination with the human genome sequence will help researchers to narrow their search for many more of the genetic contributors underlying cancer and other major diseases.»