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The concept of pharmacogenomics has been around for decades but only now in the age of the genome is true progress being made in its application. Pharmacogenomi... 18 Jun, 2008 04:46 pm
I have written periodically on 'green diesel', which should not be confused with biodiesel. Neste, Petrobras, and ConocoPhillips (in a venture with Tyson... 1 Oct, 2007 12:57 pm
Genetic markers (variations in the DNA among individuals) can be used to infer population structure,... 24 Sep, 2007 03:58 pm
The term "junk DNA" was not coined on the basis of not knowing what it does. It was not a cop-out or a surrender. Susumu Ohno coined the term in 1972 in...
Guest commentary by
Dr T. Ryan Gregory, Genome evolution, evolutionary biology, biodiversity- Read more - Post comment21 Sep, 2007 12:32 pm
Biotechnology may not be the first thing people think of when asked for a solution to the major issues of our time such as pollution, global warming or... 14 Sep, 2007 01:02 pm
Science and technology play an increasingly prominent and often controversial role in modern human society. From biotechnology and genetic engineering... 11 Sep, 2007 11:25 am
"Come quickly, Watson," said Sherlock Holmes, "I've been asked to review a mysterious sequence, whose importance I'm only now beginning to comprehend."... 17 Aug, 2007 11:41 am
The sequencing of the second mosquito genome, that of the dengue and yellow fever transmitting mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has enabled comprehensive comparative... 7 Aug, 2007 11:58 am
Maize is not native to Africa; however, since being introduced by Portuguese traders in the 16th century...
Guest commentary by
Dr Dionne Shepherd, Plant Biotechnology; Maize streak virus, Genetic engineering of plants- Read more - comment(s) 127 Jul, 2007 09:49 am
In the year 2000, at around the time that the first human genome sequence was completed, an inventory of the genetic material of the small mustard plant... |
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