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Technology Research News
May 21, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Simulated evolution gets complex Researchers from Michigan State University have used software to prove Charles Darwin's postulation that small, seemingly inconsequential changes over thousands of generations can result in the evolution of complex functions.   |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011
Sarah C.P. Williams |
The Pace of Evolution A close look at the human genome shows the slow and steady beat of adaptation. |
Scientific American
December 19, 2005 |
Lean Gene Machine An ocean bacterium has the most streamlined genome: P. ubique apparently has traded potential for economy in a big way, making its genome the equivalent of a fuel-stingy Volkswagen Beetle, whereas human DNA is more akin to a gas-guzzling Hummer pulling an RV trailer plus a boat. |
Bio-IT World
February 11, 2005
Kevin Davies |
Bioinformatics on the Brain Adaptive selection: accelerated mutation rate produced humans' large brain. |
Technology Research News
January 29, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Data stored in live cells Every type of storage media -- from stone to paper to magnetic disks -- is subject to destruction. Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are tapping forces of nature to store information more permanently. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2000
Ronald Bailey |
Strands of Life Book Review: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, by Matt Ridley |
Bio-IT World
October 2005
Kevin Davies |
Monkey Business The impact of the chimpanzee genome is not confined to science. It offers an urgent reminder of the endangered status of many primate species. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Scientists Track Down Genetic Mutations In Record Time Scanning the human genome for a single disease-causing mutation is like taking a copy of War and Peace in a foreign language and searching for one misspelled word |
Salon.com
February 13, 2001
Arthur Allen |
Size doesn't matter As scientists unveil the human genome findings, it turns out we have a lot fewer genes than we'd thought, and not many more than a fruit fly... |
Scientific American
December 2008
John Rennie |
Dynamic Darwinism: Evolution Theory Thrives Today The naturalist would approve of how evolutionary science continues to improve |
Bio-IT World
April 15, 2003
Malorye Branca |
Beyond the Blueprint How will the wealth of data emanating from the human genome and allied technologies impact research on health and disease? |
Salon.com
January 9, 2001
Ralph Brave |
Decoding the genome Six new books tackle human biology's Holy Grail, but each fights its own crusade... |
Fast Company
January 2002
Seth Godin |
Survival Is Not Enough Hey, it's a jungle out there! So if you want to win, do more than embrace change -- learn how to evolve... |
Salon.com
May 1, 2000
Arthur Allen |
Listening to DNA The genome project is getting the buzz. But the real breakthroughs may come from labs out of the limelight, like Gene Logic. |
Chemistry World
August 17, 2011
Josh Howgego |
Worms Modified to Express Unnatural Amino Acids Unnatural amino acids have been expressed for the first time in complex multicellular organisms. Researchers hope this will open up new ways to track biochemical processes and disease pathways. |
Salon.com
June 27, 2000
Tabitha M. Powledge |
Book of life? Hosanna! The Human Genome Project has been completed. We will now cure diseases, weed out defective genes and create a new supergeneration in the near future. Not. |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
John Carey |
The NIH's Roadmap for Research Charting the human genome was just the beginning. Now the focus is creating pathways that will lead to practical applications. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2011 |
Crucibles of Dynamism Puzzling pockets of redundancy account for about 5 percent of the human genome. Investigator Evan Eichler found a way to interpret what is happening in these areas of genetic repetition. |
Fast Company
November 2009
David H. Freedman |
The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens. |
Wired
April 21, 2008
Rachel Swaby |
Chromosome, Proteome ... Decoding the DNA of '-omes' The genome alone can't explain how our bodies work. We need to decode a lot of other complex biological systems that regulate how we develop. |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2015
Jack Busby |
Smorgasbord of chemical blueprints located in plain pond algae Genes from a common single-celled organism, pond algae Euglena gracilis, could be manipulated to synthesize a host of unusual, and potentially useful, compounds. |
Scientific American
September 2008
Melinda Wenner |
Rethinking the Wrinkling: Key Genes Cause Aging Key genes, rather than cell and DNA damage, as causes of aging. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Make Money Even When Drugs Fail Biotech growth potential without as much risk can come from innovations that help drugmakers discover new drugs. |
AskMen.com
Sebastien Stefanov |
Are Modified Foods Dangerous? What foods are potentially dangerous, what are the risks and how can consumers protect themselves against this new industry? |
Chemistry World
October 12, 2006
Jessica Ebert |
Reducing the Number of Genes Needed for Life Two of the smallest bacterial genomes sequenced to date provide new clues to the minimum number of genes required to support cellular life. |
Bio-IT World
February 10, 2003
Kevin Davies |
With a Click of the Mouse What do Eminem and Mus musculus have in common? About 30,000 genes, for a start. The author mulls over the second mammalian genome. |
Chemistry World
July 2008
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: There's plenty of room in the middle Today, chemists and biologists are looking at the space between their own disciplines and asking big questions about where science at the interface might lead them. |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2012
Laura Howes |
Antimalarials should target female parasites The Plasmodium parasite, unlike humans, for example, does not have different genes coding for different sexes. New antimalarials should target the slower evolving female genes, or those that are expressed by both sexes. |
BusinessWeek
August 12, 2010
Arielle Fridson |
Innovator: George Church Synthetic biologist George Church says he can create living things faster than nature can, essentially speeding up evolution. And he says he can do it cheaply. |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2007
John Carey |
On The Brink Of Artificial Life Craig Venter says success is near, but critics blast efforts to patent synthetic organisms. |
Chemistry World
August 26, 2007
Michael Gross |
Grapevine Genome Reveals Wine's Flavour Secrets The genome of the grapevine, Vitis vinifera, has been decoded by scientists. The research reveals the genetic origins of certain aromas and health-promoting compounds in wine. |
Bio-IT World
May 2006
Kevin Davies |
Interpreting Genes and Genomes From microarrays to sequencing technology, molecular diagnostics to the interactome, this year's Bio-IT World Conference showcased exciting advances in genome technology applications, in which software analysis and data management play critical roles. |
Bio-IT World
October 10, 2003 |
Diving for Ocean Genomes The race to preserve genetic treasures is getting help from genomics. |
Bio-IT World
October 2006
Kevin Davies |
Cracking the Cancer Genome Regardless of which technologies win out, or which centers win the lucrative sequencing contracts, the Cancer Genome Atlas has a sublime medical and scientific importance, underscored by the latest findings from Hopkins. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2010
Hayley Birch |
The first synthetic cell A chemically synthesised chromosome has for the first time been transplanted into a cell to produce a synthetic bacterium. |
Science News
October 30, 2004 |
Sequenced Genomes This Web site contains illustrations and quick descriptions of organisms whose genomes have been sequenced. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Maternal and Paternal Genes Don't Always Have The Same Effect On Offspring The genes you inherited from your mom and those passed along from your dad don't have equal footing when it comes to how they influence your biology. |
Bio-IT World
October 9, 2002
Kevin Davies |
Cracking the 'Druggable Genome' How many potential drug targets are encoded in the human genome? It is a crucial question for every biopharma business. |
Fast Company
June 2008
Michael Shermer |
Evolutionary Economics: Bottom Up Solutions to Business Problems A new science called evolutionary economics offers fresh insights into how the business landscape isn't controlled from the top. |
Science News
June 8, 2002 |
Bio Light The bioluminescence Web pages are devoted to organisms that chemically generate light. |
Scientific American
June 2006 |
How to Kill Synthetic Biology Assembling a complete genetic circuit promises to advance biotechnology in much the same way that the invention of integrated circuits transfigured electronics. |
