Genome News

Kansas - Researchers have begun to map the genetic code of ancient wheat with a view to using the information to help select stronger and more robust varieties for food.

The death of Darwin's evolution theory continues due to the evidence found in genome deterioration, sickle cell anemia mortality, beneficial mutations elusiveness, disease proliferation, and recent genetic mutations.

Sydney - When the human genome was finished, early so-called researchers found a lot of DNA that didn’t seem to do anything. They therefore said it was junk. It turns out to be anything but junk. It’s all critical systems and gene switches.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the yeasts used to make wine. By understanding more about which strains of yeasts make wine of the best quality it could be possible to genetically modify certain yeast to aid premium wine production.

In the largest study of its kind to date, an international team of researchers has identified two new gene adaptations that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.

University Park - Researchers from Penn State University have sequenced the genome of a chocolate tree known for producing the finest chocolate. Their work could lead to richer cocoa and trees resistant to disease.

The Human Genome Project, an international research initiative lasting 13 years, sequenced the human genome at a cost of about US$3 billion. Researchers in the US sequenced the genome of patients with genetic diseases for $25,000-$50,000 each.

It’s always called The Famine. It probably killed more people than the Vikings, the English and the Troubles combined. The mold causing Potato Blight has a huge genome that’s making it a threat again.

Researchers unveiled the first draft of the Neanderthal genome and compared it to humans. They have genomes that are 99.5 percent similar to modern humans.

Complete Genomics, a Mountain view based company has come out with a plan to sequence human genomes for $5,000, a far cry from the $2.3 billion the first sequencing cost in 2003. From June, the company plans to sequence 1,000 genomes by the end of 2009.