Computational Biology News

Posted April 27, 2012:

• Novel Genetic Loci Identified for High-Frequency Hearing Loss

Posted April 24, 2012:

• New Concept for Fast, Low-Cost DNA Sequencing Device

Posted April 23, 2012:

• Computing the Best High-Resolution 3-D Tissue Images

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Could a Newly Discovered Viral Genome Change What We Thought We Knew About Virus Evolution?
• First Description of a Triple DNA Helix in Vacuum

Posted April 9, 2012:

• Two Genetic Deletions in Human Genome Linked to the Development of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
• New Technique Determines Which Patients With Homocystinuria Are Most Likely to Respond to Vitamin B6 Treatment Based on Their Genotypes

Posted April 8, 2012:

• Experts Identify Critical Genes Mutated in Stomach Cancer

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Multiple Faces of Deadly Breast Cancer

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Algae Biofuels: The Wave of the Future
• Darwin in the Genome: Research on Stickleback Fish Shows How Adaptation to New Environments Involves Many Genes

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Whole Genome Sequencing Not Informative for All, Experts Say

Posted March 28, 2012:

• Electronics: A Faster Model for Speedier Circuits

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Researchers Create Cellular Automation Model to Study Complex Tumor-Host Role in Cancer

Posted March 23, 2012:

• Forces Among Molecules: Tiny but Important

Posted March 19, 2012:

• How Bacteria Resist a 'Trojan Horse' Antibiotic

Posted March 13, 2012:

• Cancer Epigenetics: Breakthrough in Identifying Target Genes

Posted March 12, 2012:

• Promising New Drug Target for Kidney Disease

Posted March 8, 2012:

• Deeper View of HIV Reveals Impact of Early Mutations

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Will a Genetic Mutation Cause Trouble? Ask Spliceman

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Carbon Dioxide Catchers: New Tools for Identifying Effective Carbon Capture Technologies

Posted February 25, 2012:

• European Neanderthals Were on the Verge of Extinction Even Before the Arrival of Modern Humans

Posted February 24, 2012:

• Advancing Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Drugs to Fit a Patient's Genetic Predisposition

Posted February 23, 2012:

• Mobile DNA Elements Can Disrupt Gene Expression and Cause Biological Variation, Study Shows

Posted February 22, 2012:

• New Way to Tap Largest Remaining Treasure Trove of Potential New Antibiotics

Posted February 20, 2012:

• Telomere Failure, Telomerase Activation Drive Prostate Cancer Progression

Posted February 17, 2012:

• Researchers Develop Better Control for DNA-Based Computations
• How the Quarter Horse Won the Rodeo

Posted February 16, 2012:

• Video Games Lead to New Paths to Treat Cancer, Other Diseases

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Computer Sleuthing Helps Unravel RNA's Role in Cellular Function

Posted February 14, 2012:

• Report Seeks to Integrate Microbes Into Climate Models
• Chromosome Analyses of Prickly Pear Cacti Reveal Southern Glacial Refugia

Posted February 13, 2012:

• Chemist Applies Google Software to Webs of the Molecular World
• More Than Just Packaging, the Genome Affects the Way Our Genes Change and Develop, Researcher Says

Posted February 9, 2012:

• Further Support for a Role of Synaptic Proteins in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Transformational Fruit Fly Genome Catalog Completed
• The Genetics of Rice Metabolism

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Clues to Common Birth Defect Found in Gene Expression Data

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Scientists Coax Shy Microorganisms to Stand out in a Crowd

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Chimp 'X Factor': Extensive Adaptive Evolution Specifically Targeting the X Chromosome of Chimpanzees

Posted January 29, 2012:

• Genetic Regulation of Metabolomic Biomarkers: Paths to Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Researchers Locate Protein That Could 'Turn Off' Deadly Disease Carrier
• New Insights Into an Ancient Mechanism of Mammalian Evolution

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Scientists Find Structure of Gene-Editing Protein

Posted December 29, 2011:

• Molecular Mechanism Links Temperature With Sex Determination in Some Fish Species

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Sea Snails Help Scientists Explore a Possible Way to Enhance Memory

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Bacteria's Move from Sea to Land May Have Occurred Much Later Than Thought

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Rare Genetic Mutations Linked to Bipolar Disorder

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Chinese Scientists Announce the First Complete Sequencing of Mongolian Genome

Posted December 16, 2011:

• Genomic Sequences of Two Iconic Falconry Birds -- Peregrine and Saker Falcons -- Successfully Decoded

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