The man responsible for one of the original
sequences of the human genome as well as the team that brought you the first living cell running on human - made DNA now hopes to harness algae to make everything humanity needs.
«The quality of this sequence is comparable to the first
sequencing of the human genome as published 15 years ago, which revolutionized biomedical research at that time,» enthuses Matthias Platzer — research group leader at the FLI and involved in both the human and fish genome sequencing progressions.
Not exact matches
Aug. 30, 2012: The
genome of a recently discovered branch
of extinct
humans known
as the Denisovans that once interbred with us has been
sequenced
The entire
genome of the tiny nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) also has been
sequenced as a ta - ngen = tial study to the
human genome project.
Aug. 30, 2012: The
genome of a recently discovered branch
of extinct
humans known
as the Denisovans that once interbred with us has been
sequenced Anyone find fossils
of Adam and Eve yet?
In February, researchers published the first ancient American
human genome,
sequencing DNA from the remains
of a boy known
as Anzick - 1, who was buried about 12,600 years ago in what is now western Montana.
The estimate
of the number
of human genes has been repeatedly revised down from initial predictions
of 100,000 or more
as genome sequence quality and gene finding methods have improved, and could continue to drop further.
Their work has made it increasingly clear that for all the popular attention devoted to
genome -
sequencing projects, the epigenome is just
as critical
as DNA to the healthy development
of organisms,
humans included.
«We explored the opportunity
of using sperm RNA elements
as a predictor
of human health, with applications at the fertility clinic that would go hand - in - hand with the new neonatal intensive care unit genome sequencing to better health outcomes,» said Dr. Krawetz, associate director of the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Develop
human health, with applications at the fertility clinic that would go hand - in - hand with the new neonatal intensive care unit
genome sequencing to better health outcomes,» said Dr. Krawetz, associate director
of the C.S. Mott Center for
Human Growth and Develop
Human Growth and Development.
By comparing it with that
of modern
humans, chimpanzees and bonobos, plus Neanderthals and Denisovans, Meyer estimated its age at 400,000 years, twice
as old
as our own species and far older than any hominin
genome previously
sequenced (Nature, DOI: 10.1038 / nature12788).
As the cost
of sequencing the
human genome has plummeted in recent years, many medical researchers have touted the potential
of personalized medicine — exotic therapies and synthetic drugs that are tailored to our individual genetic makeup.
Boyd et al.
sequenced the
genomes of symbiotic bacteria from
human lice
as well
as the closely related chimpanzee, gorilla and red colobus monkey lice.
Work is expected to begin
as soon
as participants at
genome centers in the United States and abroad agree on some ground rules for the project, perhaps the most unwieldy collaboration since the
sequencing of the
human genome.
As when he worked on the
human genome, Venter is relying on a radical technique called shotgun
sequencing: He chops up vast amounts
of DNA into tiny pieces and then uses sophisticated computer analyzers to piece them back together into intelligible genes and chromosomes.
The
sequencing of the first
genome involving a cockroach species may one day serve
as a model system comparable to how research on mice can apply to
humans.
Just
as the
Human Genome Initiative in the 1990s sequenced human DNA for the subsequent identification and analysis of genes, so too will the Materials Genome Initiative sequence materials for identifying new properties for a variety of applicat
Human Genome Initiative in the 1990s
sequenced human DNA for the subsequent identification and analysis of genes, so too will the Materials Genome Initiative sequence materials for identifying new properties for a variety of applicat
human DNA for the subsequent identification and analysis
of genes, so too will the Materials
Genome Initiative
sequence materials for identifying new properties for a variety
of applications.
As scientists race to decode
genomes — not just
of humans but
of bacteria, yeast, chimps, dogs, whales and plants — the number
of DNA
sequences available for analysis has grown 40,000-fold in the past 20 years, providing unprecedented insight into billions
of years
of species evolution.
This was a daunting task,
as the barley
genome is almost twice the size
of the
human genome and 80 percent
of it is composed
of highly repetitive
sequences, which can not be assigned accurately to specific positions in the
genome without considerable extra effort.
With the completion
of the first phase
of the
Human Genome Project in 2000, and the advent
of sequencing technologies that can detect gene variations such
as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), for the first time scientists have the tools in hand to find the key immune genes and genetic networks that play roles in vaccine response.
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.
The nematode project is also seen
as an ideal way
of perfecting the mapping and
sequencing strategies researchers will need for their final assault on the
human genome, which is some 30 times bigger.
The
genome shares about 60 %
of its genes with the other invertebrates completely
sequenced, such
as the nematode and fruit fly, whereas about 5 % match
sequences found only — up to now, at least — in the
human, mouse, and puffer fish
genomes.
Even
as the
genome sequencing heavyweights scramble to finish a rough draft
of the
human genome, they have taken on equally monumental task: churning out a rough draft
of the mouse
genome by 2003.
The study, conducted in both
human and mouse cells, shows that cancer
genomes lose copies
of repetitive
sequences known
as ribosomal DNA.
Venter: This prize started out
as a half million dollar prize out
of the Venter Institute, in part after I
sequenced the first version
of the
human genome.
The high degree
of similarity between the mouse and
human genomes is demonstrated through analysis
of the
sequence of mouse chromosome 16 (Mmu 16), which was obtained
as part
of a whole -
genome shotgun assembly
of the mouse
genome.
The
human genome contains about 3 billion base pairs, but only about 2 percent
of these base pairs represent protein - coding genes, meaning that whole - exome
sequencing measures the genetic alterations focused on a small but very important fraction
of the
genome (
as opposed to techniques
of whole
genome sequencing, which measures every nucleotide across the entire
genome, regardless
of whether these genes are expressed or silent).
He added: «The
sequencing of genomes from this key region will have a major impact on the fields
of palaeogeneomics and
human evolution in Eurasia,
as it bridges a major geographic gap in our knowledge.»
«
As the Baylor - Johns Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genomics enters year three
of our four year grant, we have found new learning opportunities with each phenotype,» said Shalini Jhangiani, senior project manager in the
Human Genome Sequencing Center and a co-author on the study.
As director
of Technology Development, she has helped create methods and automation pipelines for
sequencing the
human genome.
He says HGS was getting «diminishing returns» from its investment in TIGR since Venter had steered his outfit into
sequencing organisms
of little medical importance, and into
human genome sequencing, also
of limited value for a company like HGS that is interested in genes
as drug targets (not untranslated DNA that makes up most
of the
genome).
Western Pygmies I love population genetics for its ability to peer back into
human history through the medium
of DNA's ATCGs.One
of the stars
of this discipline is Sarah Tishkoff, a standout in African genetics, someone who will readily haul a centrifuge into the bush in Cameroon.Tishkoff
of the University
of Pennsylvania is lead author on a paper published online July 26 in Cell that details whole -
genome sequencing of five individuals each from three extant hunter - gatherer groups — the Pygmies
of Cameroon
as well
as the Hadza and the Sandawe
of Tanzania.
Using a specific work flow, they assessed both the coding and noncoding regions
of the
human genome, including the evaluation
of highly polymorphic SNPs, structural and copy number variations,
as well
as 69 control
genomes sequenced by the same procedures.
The study broke new ground in other areas
as well, yielding the first ancient whole
genomes of East Asian ancestry and the highest coverage ancient
human genome from Asia (7x coverage)
sequenced to date.
«The availability
of the
human genome sequence,
as well
as other genomic resources produced by our
sequencing centers, has transformed biomedical research everywhere,» said NHGRI's Associate Director of Extramural Research Jane Peterson, Ph.D., who is also a program director for NHGRI's Large - Scale Sequencing Researc
sequencing centers, has transformed biomedical research everywhere,» said NHGRI's Associate Director
of Extramural Research Jane Peterson, Ph.D., who is also a program director for NHGRI's Large - Scale
Sequencing Researc
Sequencing Research Network.
In 2012,
as part
of efforts to better understand the causes
of melanoma, researchers at the Broad Institute, the Dana - Farber Cancer Institute and a number
of other institutes reported the results
of whole
genome sequencing of 25
human metastatic melanomas (Berger et al., 2012).
The
sequencing centers also will focus increased attention on
sequencing the
genomes of organisms, such
as bacteria, fungi, parasites and insects, which cause or transmit
human diseases.
The objectives
of this initial work are to
sequence the
genomes of 200 microbes that have been isolated from the
human body
as part
of the 1,000 microbial
genomes collection.
Reykjavik, ICELAND, 25 September 2011 — Scientists at deCODE Genetics and academic collaborators from Iceland, The Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the USA, the UK and Romania today report the discovery
of a variant in the
sequence of the
human genome associated with risk
of developing basal cell carcinoma
of the skin (BCC),
as well
as prostate cancer and glioma, the most serious form
of brain cancer.
I will review recent advances in the use
of nanopore
sequencing for clinical microbiology and
human genetics, including our collaborations on viral and bacterial diagnostic
sequencing, real - time surveillance, direct RNA and
human whole -
genome sequencing, and discuss the opportunities and barriers around moving to
sequencing as a routine test in the clinic.
The researchers, an international group known
as the Mouse
Genome Sequencing Consortium, report that approximately 99 percent
of mouse genes have counterparts in
humans.
Major focus areas include
human genome interpretation and genetic dissection
of novel rare diseases, predictive genomic signatures
of response to therapy — especially cancer therapy, and novel
sequencing - based assays
as biomarkers
of disease.
Genome sequencing, not
of humans but
of model organisms such
as yeast and fruitfly, was in full swing by the late 1990s.
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 human
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 human
sequence information from the canonical model organisms, such
as Drosophila, will be to help interpret the
sequence of the human
sequence of the
human genome.
The use
of higher resolution techniques, such
as array CGH and, soon, whole
genome sequencing, will enhance the ability
of researchers to examine stem cell lines to determine which are best — least likely to result in diseases and other problems — to use in creating therapies for use in
humans.
The
human genome has been heralded
as the key to personalized medicine, but for the longest time complete
sequencing of...
NHGRI's «Revolutionary
Genome Sequencing Technologies» grants have as their goal the development of breakthrough technologies that will enable a human - sized genome to be sequenced for $ 1,000 or
Genome Sequencing Technologies» grants have
as their goal the development
of breakthrough technologies that will enable a
human - sized
genome to be sequenced for $ 1,000 or
genome to be
sequenced for $ 1,000 or less.
Many imprinted regions
of the
genome can contain
sequence variants linked to
human diseases, such
as diabetes.
DNA
sequencing costs have fallen more than 100-fold over the past decade, fueled in large part by tools, technologies and process improvements developed
as part
of the successful effort to
sequence the
human genome.
From widening the scope
of model organisms to uncovering the inner workings
of cells, for molecular biologists the
human genome sequence has untold potential
as a final frontier for exploratory science.