Computational Biology News

Posted November 4, 2010:

• Obesity Rate Will Reach at Least 42 Percent, Say Models of Social Contagion
• New Genetic Risk Factor for Both Autism and Schizophrenia

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Recombination Hotspot Stacks the DNA Deck in Finding a New Diabetes Susceptibility Gene

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Genetic Elements Influencing Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Identified

Posted October 29, 2010:

• Is the Shape of a Genome as Important as Its Content?

Posted October 28, 2010:

• New Approach for Identifying Genetic Markers for Common Diseases

Posted October 27, 2010:

• Structural Genomics Accelerates Protein Structure Determination
• New Methods Detect Subtleties in Human Genomes' Repetitive Landscapes: Techniques Spot Minute Variations Linked to Evolution, Diversity and Brain Development

Posted October 26, 2010:

• New Player in Innate Immunity? Class of Biomolecules Triggered in Response to Respiratory Virus Infection

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Computational Model of Swimming Fish Could Inspire Design of Robots or Medical Prosthetics

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Gene's Location on Chromosome Plays Big Role in Shaping How an Organism's Traits Evolve

Posted October 13, 2010:

• Decoding the Genome of Chlorella Microalgae, a Promising Genus for Biofuel Production

Posted October 7, 2010:

• New Tool in the Fight Against Tuberculosis: Algorithm Enables Cell-Scale Simulations

Posted October 5, 2010:

• Model Unfolds Proteins Gently

Posted September 30, 2010:

• Role of DNA Methylation in Multiple Myeloma Blood Cancer Identified

Posted September 29, 2010:

• Species Accumulate on Earth at Slower Rates Than in the Past, Computational Biologists Say

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Gene Associated With Aggressive Skin Cancer Found

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Interaction With Neighbors: Neuronal Field Simulates Brain Activity

Posted September 21, 2010:

• First Observation of the Folding of a Nucleic Acid

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Database to Help Accelerate Drug Discovery Developed

Posted September 14, 2010:

• Informatics = Essential MD Competency

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Genomic Study of Malaria Parasite in Peru Reveals Evidence of Antibiotic Resistance

Posted September 3, 2010:

• E. Coli Engineered to Produce Biodiesel

Posted September 2, 2010:

• Computer Models Suggest Treatments for Fractures That Won't Heal
• You Say, 'Bio-Math,' I Say, 'Math-Bio': Crossing Science Education Divide

Posted August 27, 2010:

• New View of Tectonic Plates: Computer Modeling of Earth's Mantle Flow, Plate Motions, and Fault Zones

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Analysis of Ashkenazi Jewish Genomes Reveals Diversity, History

Posted August 20, 2010:

• Road Signs and Traffic Signals on DNA: Physical Model Describes the Distribution of Nucleosome

Posted August 19, 2010:

• Genetics Underlie Formation of Body's Back-Up Bypass Vessels

Posted August 18, 2010:

• Consumers Need Protection from Unrealistic Claims of Home Genetic Tests, New Report States

Posted August 17, 2010:

• Developmental Problems: Some Exist in the Genes

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Dogs' Physical Traits Controlled by Small Number of Genetic Regions, Researcher Finds

Posted August 9, 2010:

• Nanoscale Inhomogeneities in Superconductors Explained

Posted August 4, 2010:

• 'SORTing' out the Genetic and Biological Links Between Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease

Posted August 3, 2010:

• New Diagnostic Chip Able to Generate Single-Cell Molecular 'Fingerprints' for Brain Tumors

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Five New Genetic Variations Linked to Prostate Cancer Uncovered in Study on Japanese Men

Posted July 29, 2010:

• Unexpected Viral 'Fossils' Found in Vertebrate Genomes

Posted July 27, 2010:

• Genomes Behave as Social Entities: Alien Chromatin Minorities Evolve Through Specificities Reduction

Posted July 22, 2010:

• Math Model of Colon Inflammation Singles out Dangerous Immune Cells

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Bioinformatics Used to Detect Rogue Use of Synthetic Biology

Posted July 12, 2010:

• Prostate Cancer Risk Variant Found to Be in a Functional DNA Sequence Linked With Disease

Posted July 6, 2010:

• New Technology Reduces Storage Needs and Costs for Genomic Data

Posted July 2, 2010:

• Cell Signaling Classification System Gives Researchers New Tool
• Wallabies and Bats Harbor 'Fossil' Genes from the Most Deadly Family of Human Viruses

Posted July 1, 2010:

• Tibetan Adaptation to High Altitude Occurred in Less Than 3,000 Years

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Pathologists Call for New Training Program to Support Personalized Medicine

Posted June 24, 2010:

• Profiling Prostate Cancer

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Sequencing of the Human Body Louse Genome: Important Step Toward Control of Disease-Vector Insect
• New Genetic Analysis Reveals Principles of Phenotypic Expression

Posted June 20, 2010:

• Bioengineers Create Simulator to Test Blood Platelets in Virtual Heart Attacks

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