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From Alpaca to Zebra Finch: A Decade of Cataloguing Life's Diversity
March 31, 2010 — Publication of the genetic blueprint for the zebra finch marks 10 years of success for the Ensembl project in helping researchers to navigate the genomes of a Noah's Ark of species. Ensembl, a genome ... > full story -
Songbird Genome Sings of the Communicating Brain
March 31, 2010 — The Australian zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata, weighs less than half an ounce, mates for life and, unlike most vocalizing animals, learns its songs from its elders. A new analysis of its genome, ... > full story -
Songbird Genome to Aid Understanding of Learning, Memory and More
March 31, 2010 — Scientists break the news that they have sequenced the zebra finch genome. This is the second ever bird genome to be sequenced. The zebra finch offers a unique opportunity for us to understand the ... > full story -
Preclinical Model of Primary Prostate Cancer
March 25, 2010 — Researchers have developed a preclinical model of human prostate cancer that mimics the genetic and growth behavior of primary ... > full story -
New Insights Into the 3-D Organization of the Human Genome
March 25, 2010 — Insights into the genomics of the human nucleolus have been revealed in a study by researchers in Germany and Spain. The research sheds new light on the functional organization of human genetic ... > full story -
Searching for Genes Behind a Trait
March 24, 2010 — A new study located dozens of genes that may determine key traits such as flowering time and disease resistance in plants. The study of possible causal genes of plant traits breaks new ground for two ... > full story -
Bringing Better Grapes a Step Closer to Reality
March 23, 2010 — A team of agricultural researchers has found a way to speed up grape breeding by developing a way to identify genetic markers in the grapevine's genome that can be linked with specific traits, such ... > full story -
New Statistical Method for Genetic Studies Could Cut Computation Time from Years to Hours
March 18, 2010 — Mathematicians have developed a new computational strategy for genome-wide association studies that corrects for population structure and is both faster and easier to ... > full story -
Dogs Likely Originated in the Middle East, New Genetic Data Indicate
March 17, 2010 — Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, a new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists indicates. Previous genetic research suggested an East Asian origin for ... > full story -
The Sexual Tug-of-War -- A Genomic View
March 15, 2010 — The genes that are most beneficial to males are the most disadvantageous for females, and vice versa. However, this genetic conflict between the sexes is important in maintaining genetic variation ... > full story
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