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  • Life, Evolution, Genomics, and Clouds From Outer Space?

    08/08/2009 1:32:49 PM PDT · by luckybogey · 229+ views
    LuckyBogey's Blog ^ | Auguest 8, 2009 | LuckyBogey
    What struck me was the incredible power that is developing in bioinformatics and genomics, which so resembles the evolution in computer software and hardware over the past 30 years. George Church’s discussion of the acceleration of the Moore’s law doubling time for genetic sequencing rates,, for example, was extraordinary, from 1.5 efoldings to close to 10 efoldings per year... Two other comments: (1) was intrigued by the fact that the human genome has not been fully sequenced, in spite of the hype, and (2) was amazed at the available phase space for new discovery, especially in forms of microbial life...
  • Rule-Breaker Genes Identified

    12/01/2007 12:59:34 AM PST · by neverdem · 12 replies · 63+ views
    ScienceNOW Daily News ^ | 30 November 2007 | Elizabeth Pennisi
    The battle of the sexes extends all the way to our chromosomes. In some cases, the copy of a gene inherited from one parent shuts down, leaving just the copy from the other parent active and upsetting the classic rules of inheritance. Now researchers have come up with the first comprehensive map of these so-called imprinted genes in humans. Many of them lie in regions of chromosomes implicated in disease and may be involved in problems such as autism and obesity. Geneticists discovered imprinting in 1991 and now know that defects in imprinted genes lead to abnormal development and to...