The dawn of bryophyte genomics is here
Puttick, M. N. et al. Curr. Biol. 28, 733–745.e2 (2018). Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Shaw, A. J,…
Trends to be aware of in commercial cattle breeding
THE risks of single-trait selection are frequently discussed in the beef industry. Most producers know that focussing on…
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Even light alcohol drinking raises dementia risk, according to largest genetic study to date
A large-scale international study combining genetic data and observational records suggests that alcohol consumption of any amount may…
Genomic study reveals colonial and Indigenous contributions to modern South Africans
A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San peoples,…
PacBio Targets Carrier Screening, Aims to Simplify Genetic Testing
PacBio is known in the genomics space for its HiFi sequencing technology—which provides long, highly accurate reads. But…
Olive tree flowering mapped to key genetic regions
Flowering date is a critical determinant of fruit production in perennial crops, influencing yield stability and adaptation to…
Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants
Kenrick, P. & Crane, P. R. The origin and early evolution of plants on land. Nature 389, 33–39…
Genomenon and Compass Bioinformatics Partner to Transform Genomic Diagnostics in the U.S. and Japan
Mastermind® FLEX Data powers Compass Bioinformatics’s InheriNext® platform, bringing unparalleled genomic evidence to leading institutes across US, Japan,…
“Junk DNA” Found to Sense Its Environment, May Hold the Key to Disease Treatment
A new study from Duke University School of Medicine has uncovered a surprising role for what was once…
European cisco – genetic adaptation to variation in salinity and spawning time
The European cisco is a small salmonid that has three different variants. As a purely freshwater fish, it…
Fueling chromosomal gene diversification and artificial evolution with CRISPR | Genome Biology
Wilson DS, Keefe AD. Random mutagenesis by PCR. Curr Protoc Mol Biol. 2001;51:8–3. Google Scholar Reetz MT, Wu…
In brief: Certain age-related DNA mutations are less common in human eggs
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Unlike other tissues in the human body, human eggs don’t pick up as many mutations…