http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/computational_biology/ Computational biology and bioinformatics. Read the latest research from universities and research institutes around the world. Full text, images, free. en-us Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:05:01 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:05:01 EST 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/computational_biology/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120215143105.htm Computer engineers may have just provided the medical community a new way of figuring out exactly how one of the three building blocks of life forms and functions. They have used a complex computer program to analyze RNA motifs – the subunits that make up RNA. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:31:31 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120215143105.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116081751.htm RIKEN, the University of Tsukuba, and Fujitsu Limited have announced that they received top-ranking in all four benchmarks for the performance results of the "K computer" at the 2011 HPC Challenge Awards. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:17:17 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116081751.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111109115651.htm The brain likes stereotypes -- at least for movements. Simple actions are most often performed in the same manner. A mathematical model explains why this is the case and could be used to generate more natural robot movements and to adapt prosthetic movements. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:56:56 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111109115651.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111108201552.htm Galaxy -- an open-source, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical and genetic research -- is now available as a "cloud computing" resource. The new technology will help scientists and biomedical researchers to harness such tools as DNA-sequencing and analysis software, as well as storage capacity for large quantities of scientific data. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:15:15 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111108201552.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006132955.htm New software lets researchers see how the immune system responds to pathogens that invade the bacteria-rich environment of the gut. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006132955.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929161335.htm Proper planning before the introduction of new vaccines into a developing country's active immunization program could prevent storage problems and transportation bottlenecks that decrease the availability of existing vaccines by as much as two-thirds, according to a new study. Computational models can forecast the impact of new vaccine introduction and identify potential disruptions, concluded the study. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929161335.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922180020.htm Over 25 years of intensive research have failed to create a vaccine for preventing HIV. A new computational approach has predicted numerous human proteins that the human immunodeficiency virus requires to replicate itself -- "a powerful resource for experimentalists who desire to discover new targets." Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922180020.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915113629.htm A new mathematical model mimics the process of speech and noise recognition in the human brain efficiently. It may explain experimental findings that remained unclear so far. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:36:36 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915113629.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817142845.htm Scientists used computers and publicly available genomic information to predict new uses for existing medicines. The approach could save time and money compared to traditional drug discovery methods. Among the study's surprise findings: an anti-ulcer medicine that slowed the growth of lung cancer, and an anticonvulsant that might alleviate inflammatory bowel diseases. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:28:28 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110817142845.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623130130.htm Harnessing the new generation of rapid, highly accurate gene-sequencing techniques, a research team has identified the disease-causing mutation in a newly characterized rare genetic disease, by analyzing DNA from just a few individuals. The power and speed of the innovative bioinformatics tool marks a step toward personalized genomics -- discovering causative mutations in individual patients. The previously unknown lethal syndrome has affected infant boys in two unrelated families. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:01:01 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623130130.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623130120.htm Scientists have developed a new software tool called VAAST, the Variant Annotation, Analysis and Selection Tool -- a probabilistic disease-causing mutation finder for individual human genomes. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:01:01 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110623130120.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110616092537.htm A new supercomputer having Northern Europe's largest 'shared memory' can quickly and efficiently process the enormous quantities of genetic information, which is key to advances in green biotechnology, using DNA from tens of thousands of microorganisms to create new cell factories. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110616092537.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110613142217.htm Scientists using new mathematical and computational techniques have identified six influenza A viruses that have particularly close genetic relationships to the H1N1 "swine" flu virus that swept through the United States beginning in the spring of 2009. That virus eventually killed almost 18,000 people worldwide. Biological studies focused on these strains of influenza virus could shed light on how the 2009 pandemic strain of influenza emerged, aiding in efforts to forestall another pandemic, the researchers say. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:22:22 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110613142217.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110613012816.htm A dramatically better computer tool for finding the genetic missteps that fuel cancer has been developed . Researchers are using the new algorithm to help identify the chromosomal rearrangements and DNA insertions or deletions unique to cancer. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:28:28 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110613012816.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110610102621.htm Just a few genes make enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) extremely dangerous to humans. If it were not for these genes, EHEC would hardly differ from harmless enteric bacteria. Bioinformatics scientists from Germany want to exploit this similarity to find starting points for effective drugs against the EHEC pathogen. In a very short time, the scientists have constructed EhecRegNet, a database and analysis platform that incorporates all known interactions between enteric E. coli genes. Using integrated simulations, genetic switches for the dangerous EHEC genes can be identified much faster and used medically. The virtual laboratory will thus help biomedical scientists and pharmacists all over the world to develop new drugs. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:26:26 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110610102621.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609112911.htm Researchers have developed a new technique for using multi-core chips more efficiently, significantly enhancing a computer's ability to build computer models of biological systems. The technique improved the efficiency of algorithms used to build models of biological systems more than seven-fold, creating more realistic models that can account for uncertainty and biological variation. This could impact research areas ranging from drug development to the engineering of biofuels. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:29:29 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609112911.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607164226.htm Scientists have developed a desktop genome analyzer and browser that allows biologists to rapidly and easily analyze and process their high-throughput data. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:42:42 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607164226.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607121135.htm Computational methods of modeling protein folding have existed for a couple of decades. But they required hundreds of thousands of CPU hours to compute the folding dynamics of 40 amino acids proteins. Now, researchers have developed algorithms able to predict correctly in 10 minutes on a single laptop, a coarse-grained representation of the folding pathways of a protein with 60 amino acids. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:11:11 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607121135.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141549.htm Combining the cutting-edge technology of whole genome sequencing of bacteria with social networking analysis, public health officials can get a more detailed picture of disease outbreaks that will better help track and stop them, say researchers say. Sun, 22 May 2011 14:15:15 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110522141549.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419205538.htm A massive database cataloging the functional components of the human genome is being made available as an open resource to scientists, classrooms, science writers, and the public, thanks to an international team of scientists. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:55:55 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110419205538.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161713.htm A preliminary report suggests that virtual nasal surgery has the potential to be a productive tool that may enable surgeons to perform personalized nasal surgery using computer simulation techniques. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110418161713.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110405084256.htm Researchers in Spain have developed a system that analyses a video signal in real time and calculates the gender of the faces pictured in the images. This way, a computer can determine whether the faces pictured in the images or videos belong to a man or a woman. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:42:42 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110405084256.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323183819.htm Researchers report that they have created a new computational model that describes how intestinal cells in mice respond to a natural chemical called tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:38:38 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323183819.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110211095543.htm Eliminating tens of thousands of manual lab experiments, researchers are working toward a method to cut the development time of new antibiotics. A computerized modeling system they're developing will speed up the often decade-long process. Pharmacy professors and engineering professors are focusing on dosing regimens to reveal which ones are most likely to be effective in combating infection and which are not worth pursuing. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:55:55 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110211095543.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110128121634.htm Computer scientists provide insights into how the analysis of our social networking interactions could discover things like the emergence or decline of leadership, changes in trust over time, and migration and mobility within particular communities online. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:16:16 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110128121634.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222141734.htm Researchers announce the release of an online tool that will help scientists find "gene promoters" -- regions along a DNA strand that tell a cell's transcription machinery where to start reading in order to create a particular protein. The Mammalian Promoter Database (MPromDb) integrates sequencing data generated at Wistar with publicly available data on human and mouse genomics. MPromDb pinpoints known promoters and predicts where new ones are likely to be found. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:17:17 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222141734.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209164146.htm A quicker and cheaper technique to scan molecular databases could put scientists on the fast track to developing new drug treatments. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:41:41 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209164146.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209121425.htm Researchers are leveraging advanced modeling and simulation resources to study the process of biomineralization, nature's ability to form complex structures, such as bones, teeth and mollusk shells. This natural phenomenon, if harnessed, could lead to the design of composite materials and devices for such applications as bone replacement, sensing systems, efficient energy generation and treatment of diseases. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:14:14 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209121425.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101130100518.htm The fragile regions in mammalian genomes that are thought to play a key role in evolution go through a "birth and death" process, according to new bioinformatics research. The findings could help researchers identify the current fragile regions in the human genome -- information that may reveal how the human genome will evolve in the future. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:05:05 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101130100518.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101129121105.htm Playing online can mean more than killing time, thanks to a new game developed by a team of bioinformaticians. Now, players can contribute in a fun way to genetic research. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:11:11 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101129121105.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101117104522.htm Researchers have created a machine-learning model that enables the medical sites to "learn" dialect and other medical vernacular, thereby improving their performance for users who use such language themselves. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:45:45 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101117104522.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101115122720.htm A new supercomputer rating system has been developed. The rating system, Graph500, tests supercomputer ability to analyze large, graph-based structures that link the huge number of data points present in biological, social and security problems. The intent is to influence computer makers to build computers with the architecture to deal with these increasingly complex problems. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:27:27 EST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101115122720.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101018174337.htm Scientists have developed a computational model of a swimming fish that is the first to address the interaction of internal and external forces on locomotion. The research team simulated how the fish's body bends, depending on the forces from the fluid moving around it as well as the muscles inside. Understanding these interactions will help design medical prosthetics for humans that work with the body's natural mechanics. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:43:43 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101018174337.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101007131007.htm Researchers have developed a way to harness prodigious quantities of genomic and metabolic data by developing an algorithm that automatically integrates both data sets. The model, called probabilistic regulation of metabolism, enables researchers to perturb a regulatory gene or metabolic process and see how that affects the entire network. Although the researchers studied tuberculosis, the method holds promise for reconstructing network models for any organism with appropriate genomic data. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:10:10 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101007131007.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929132606.htm Computational biologists say that species are still accumulating on Earth but at a slower rate than in the past. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:26:26 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100929132606.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100927083911.htm The appearance of a spot of light on the retina causes sudden activation of millions of neurons in the brain within tenths of milliseconds. At the first cortical processing stage, the primary visual cortex, each neuron thereby receives thousands of inputs from both close neighbors and further distant neurons, and also sends out an equal amount of output to others. In recent decades, individual characteristics of these widespread network connections and the specific transfer characteristics of single neurons have been widely derived. However, a coherent population model approach that provides an overall picture of the functional dynamics, subsuming interactions across all these individual channels, is still lacking. Now scientists in Germany have developed a computational model which allows a mathematical description of far reaching interactions between cortical neurons. Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:39:39 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100927083911.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100915094228.htm Researchers have developed a new computational method that will help streamline the analysis of gene expression experiments and provide scientists with a better mechanistic understanding of the differences between diseased and normal cells. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:42:42 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100915094228.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100914171327.htm Although information underlies all clinical work and despite the growing role that information management and access play in health-care delivery and clinical support, there is a dearth of informatics competency being developed in America's future corps of physicians. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100914171327.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100902173255.htm New models, reinforced by in vivo experimentation, show why 5-10 percent of bone fractures don't heal properly, and how these cases may be treated to restart the healing process. Results of the model may benefit the aging population in which the occurrence of bone fractures is expected to rise substantially in the near future. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:32:32 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100902173255.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100902131734.htm The old joke is a joke no more. In new research, the adage that biology is for science students who don't do math is laid to rest forever. "Bio-math" or "math-bio" is the future for students of both disciplines, say the contributors of seven essays and 17 research articles on new ways to integrate mathematical thinking into biology education and vice versa. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:17:17 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100902131734.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100827092828.htm Computational scientists and geophysicists have developed new computer algorithms that for the first time allow for the simultaneous modeling of Earth's mantle flow, large-scale tectonic plate motions, and the behavior of individual fault zones, to produce an unprecedented view of plate tectonics and the forces that drive it. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:28:28 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100827092828.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100809142046.htm Superconducting materials, which transmit power resistance-free, are found to perform optimally when high- and low-charge density varies on the nanoscale level, according to new research. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:20:20 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100809142046.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100722181313.htm Scientists have constructed a mathematical and computational model of inflammatory bowel disease that allows researchers to simulate the cellular and molecular changes underlying chronic inflammation in humans. The model allows scientists to explore different interactions of cells in the immune system, check how these cells are linked to inflammation in the colon, and identify intervention points to perhaps stop the disease in its tracks. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:13:13 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100722181313.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100706150614.htm A new computer data compression technique called Genomic SQueeZ will allow genetic researchers and others to store, analyze and share massive volumes of data in less space and at lower cost. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:06:06 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100706150614.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100622095052.htm Scientists report powerful new data mining techniques for studying the phenotypes related to genetic differences in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The researchers took yeast cultures from an extensive library of approximately 5,000 mutated strains and subjected them to hydroxyurea -- an anti-cancer drug with known effects on the cell cycle. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:50:50 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100622095052.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100620155745.htm Bioengineers have trained a computer neural network model to accurately predict how blood platelets would respond to complex conditions found during a heart attack or stroke. Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:57:57 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100620155745.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100617185127.htm The process of aging disturbs a broad range of cellular mechanisms in a complex fashion and is not well understood. Computer models using fuzzy logic might help to unravel these complexities and predict how aging progresses in cells and organisms, according to a new study. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:51:51 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100617185127.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100601072638.htm A new system using bacterial communities to autonomously solve complex problems has been developed by researchers in Spain. The designed algorithms help to synchronize different bacteria according to the bacteria's natural capabilities and mechanisms of communication, such as bacterial conjugation and quorum sensing. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:26:26 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100601072638.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100531082553.htm Finnish researchers are developing a computational method for estimating populations of large carnivores. The new method will provide a quicker and more cost-effective way of keeping track of the number of large carnivores. Mon, 31 May 2010 08:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100531082553.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520093323.htm The separation of the two DNA strands occurs in millionths of a second. Consequently, it is extremely difficult to study this phenomenon experimentally and researchers must rely on computational simulations. After four years of fine-tuning an effective physical model and massive use of the supercomputer Mare Nostrum, researchers have managed to produce the first realistic simulation of DNA opening at high resolution. Thu, 20 May 2010 09:33:33 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520093323.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100519205503.htm New research is providing evidence supporting the common ancestry of life, thanks to a new computational approach to study protein evolution. The work takes its inspiration from the astronomer Edwin Hubble and uses his approach to study protein evolution. The extrapolation of Hubble's approach to proteins shows that proteins that share a common ancestor billions of years ago continue to diverge in their molecular composition. Wed, 19 May 2010 20:55:55 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100519205503.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100518170038.htm Scientists are merging decades of nuclear energy and safety expertise with high-performance computing to effectively address a range of nuclear energy- and security-related challenges. Tue, 18 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100518170038.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100504104518.htm Nanoparticles are poised to play a key role in medical research in the coming decades, when nanomedicine will become part of medical practice, according to a new article. The authors discuss the huge impact that informatics will have in the immediate future on vanguard medicine and innovation in a field, translational nanoinformatics, that is set to translate advances in basic nanomedical research into clinical applications of growing importance. Tue, 04 May 2010 10:45:45 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100504104518.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100502173459.htm A new web-based algorithm allows scientists to plumb the unprecedented depths of the data provided by new "deep-sequencing" techniques to reveal a pantheon of control regions for nearly any gene. Sun, 02 May 2010 17:34:34 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100502173459.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100429141428.htm The US Environmental Protection Agency is making it easier to find chemical information online. EPA is releasing a database, called ToxRefDB, which allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of chemicals. ToxRefDB captures 30 years and $2 billion of testing results. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:14:14 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100429141428.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100427182536.htm Researchers are preparing their computational chemistry tools for the Blue Waters supercomputer and its quadrillion calculations per second. Blue Waters is expected to be the most powerful supercomputer in the world for open scientific research when it comes online in 2011. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:25:25 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100427182536.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100416144542.htm Biologists and computer scientists have been chasing possible sub-codes in genomic information. The study led to the identification of novel sequence biases and their role in the control of genomic expression. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:45:45 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100416144542.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413151911.htm Scientists have used high-performance computing to locate small genes that have been missed by scientists in their quest to define the microbial DNA sequences of life. Using an ephemeral supercomputer made up of computers from across the world, the mpiBLAST computational tool used by the researchers took only 12 hours instead of the 90 years it would have required if the work were performed on a standard personal computer. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:19:19 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413151911.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100401164623.htm A new study reveals an exciting potential benefit of the rapidly accumulating databases of health care information, the ability to make unprecedented links between genomic data and clinical medicine. The research supports the idea that large scale DNA databanks linked to electronic medical record (EMR) systems provide a valuable platform for discovering, assessing and validating associations between genes and diseases. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:46:46 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100401164623.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100331141630.htm 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 annotation system, played a major part in finding the genes and other functionally important features in the zebra finch genome. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:16:16 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100331141630.htm