Sentences with phrase «who sequenced the human genome»

J. Craig Venter, the scientist who sequenced the human genome, wants to create microbes that produce hydrogen for use as fuel.

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Venter, who is one of the first people to sequence the human genome, co-founded the company in effort to discover early genetic markers for a variety of disorders.

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 man who first sequenced the human genome and designed the first synthetic cell explains why simple algae — and some genetic engineering — may hold the key to our future

Venter — who likes being compared to Galileo — led one of the teams that sequenced the human genome in the late 1990s.

Yet a third player in the emerging algae fuel market is Synthetic Genomics, the brainchild of genomics guru Craig Venter, who beat the U.S. government in sequencing the human genome and at a fraction of the cost.

«Having the genome sequence is like having part of the instruction manual,» says study author Richard Wilson of Washington University in Saint Louis (W.U.), echoing the famous 2000 comment of then Human Genome Project leader Francis Collins, who called knowledge of our genome a «glimpse of our instruction book.&genome sequence is like having part of the instruction manual,» says study author Richard Wilson of Washington University in Saint Louis (W.U.), echoing the famous 2000 comment of then Human Genome Project leader Francis Collins, who called knowledge of our genome a «glimpse of our instruction book.&Genome Project leader Francis Collins, who called knowledge of our genome a «glimpse of our instruction book.&genome a «glimpse of our instruction book.»

The $ 10 million Archon X Prize will reward any group or person who can sequence the human genome in 10 days or less for no more than $ 10,000 per genome.

Yet, «these studies using HeLa cells had to rely on information from the «reference» sequence produced by the Human Genome Project, even though there was evidence that the genomes of HeLa cell lines were probably quite different,» said Lars Steinmetz, Ph.D., who led the G3 study.

Another attendee was Craig Venter, who led a private effort to sequence the human genome in the late 1990s that competed with a public effort led by Collins.

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.

«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 Researcsequencing 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 ResearcSequencing Research Network.

That all changed in the late 1990s, when Craig Venter's private company Celera and the publicly funded Human Genome Project competed to see who could finish the first complete genome seqGenome Project competed to see who could finish the first complete genome seqgenome sequence.

Facing the challenge of sequencing the 3 billion nucleotides of the human genome, who was going to lead the way?

From the Human Genome Project, we have learned that teamwork really pays off when it comes to scientific discovery,» said Dr. Collins, who noted that over the past five years, the MIT, Washington University and Baylor centers were major participants in the highly successful public effort to sequence, assemble and analyze the genomes of the human and several other organisms commonly used in biomedical reseHuman Genome Project, we have learned that teamwork really pays off when it comes to scientific discovery,» said Dr. Collins, who noted that over the past five years, the MIT, Washington University and Baylor centers were major participants in the highly successful public effort to sequence, assemble and analyze the genomes of the human and several other organisms commonly used in biomedical resehuman and several other organisms commonly used in biomedical research.

Scientists who compare genomes from different organisms find that many of the same DNA sequences are also found in human cells.

In fact, Ostrander, who works at the NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, was one of the lead authors of a white paper arguing for support to sequence the dog genome at a level of quality already available at the time for the mouse, «to better understand the genetic basis of complex diseases affecting both human and dog.»

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For regular Blawg Review readers who may not be familiar with DNA Day, the event was established by Congressional resolution in 2003 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the description of the double - helix structure of DNA and to celebrate the publication of the final consensus human genome sequence produced by the Human Genome Prohuman genome sequence produced by the Human Genome Prgenome sequence produced by the Human Genome ProHuman Genome PrGenome Project.