Imagine a day when you visit the doctor's office for your annual physical. Your physician orders routine tests - cholesterol, glucose and blood count - but they also order a sequence of your genome, all 3 billion letters ...
Jan 12, 2017
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A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a family-based association test that improves the detection in families of rare disease-causing variants of genes involved in complex conditions such as Alzheimer's. ...
Jan 6, 2017
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The Retinoblastoma protein (pRB) has long been studied for its role in cell growth and the prevention of cancer. In a new study by Lawson Health Research Institute, scientists have discovered that pRB plays another, larger ...
Dec 15, 2016
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Toronto scientists have discovered that the largest group of human proteins, which work as genome gatekeepers to control gene activity, are even more diverse in their roles than previously thought. The finding expands our ...
Nov 29, 2016
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A team of researchers from the United Kingdom has obtained the first complete genome sequence of Zika virus that was isolated from a semen sample. The research is published this week in Genome Announcements, a journal of ...
Oct 13, 2016
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Scientists are getting closer to being able to predict an individual's genetic risk of heart disease, paving the way for earlier intervention and lifestyle changes.
Sep 23, 2016
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Human genome sequencing costs have dropped precipitously over the last few years, however the analytical ability to meet the growing demand for making sense of large data sets remains as a bottleneck. With the introduction ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Lee and his wife are the first patients of Dan Carlin to have their entire genome mapped.
Jun 24, 2016
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An international team involving University of Queensland researchers has used advanced genome sequencing to diagnose 30 patients with unresolved rare diseases.
May 10, 2016
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Identifying the sites where gamma-retroviruses commonly insert into the genome may help to identify genes associated with specific cancer types, according to a study published April 20, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ...
May 10, 2016
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