Not exact matches
In new research,
published in the journal FEBS Letters, scientists at the Quadram Institute carried
out a search
of the National Centre for Biotechnology Information's Whole Genome
Sequence database.
In tomorrow's issue
of Nature, a team
of scientists from The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) in Rockville, Maryland, will
publish the complete genetic
sequence of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, spelling
out the precise molecular composition
of the organism's genes.
Attendees at Burning Man, the famously free - wheeling yearly Nevada art gathering, don't usually take note
of new genomic
sequences, but they may want to check
out a paper
published today in Genome Biology.
The genome
of the chimp — our closest relative — was
published in 2005; the orangutan
sequence came
out in early 2011.
And just as the genome
of the platypus helped researchers figure
out what the first mammalian genomes looked like, the newly
published sequence of Amborella points to an ancestor that was actually fairly sophisticated genetically.
The approach,
published in Science Translational Medicine, combines current epidemiological approaches with whole - genome
sequencing — spelling
out the entire DNA
sequence of bacteria from each infected patient.
The new Science letter,
published June 1st 2001, points
out that ancient DNA discoveries are easily contaminated and carry a considerable burden
of proof, especially when they involve human
sequences or surprising examples
of preservation.