Category Archives: BioTech
The Story Of X: Evolution Of A Sex Chromosome
In the first evolutionary study of the chromosome associated with being female, University of California, Berkeley, biologist Doris Bachtrog and her colleagues show that the history of the X chromosome is every bit as interesting as the much-studied, male-determining Y chromosome, and offers important clues to the origins and benefits of sexual reproduction.
“Contrary to the [...]
New Tool Cracks Genomic Code Quicker Than Ever
The breakthrough will be welcomed in medical and biotechnology circles where there is rising demand for genome-sequencing technologies. The new hybrid method combines the best of new and old code cracking methods for “fingerprinting” the genetic basis of life.
Scientists from the US-based J. Craig Venter Institute and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, [...]
New Method Developed By Bioengineers Gives Regenerative Medicine A Boost
DNA methylation is a type of chemical modification of DNA that can be inherited and subsequently removed without changing the original DNA sequence. Current DNA methylation assays are limited in the flexibility and efficiency of characterizing a large number of genomic targets, and are extremely costly (more than $100,000). The method created by Zhang [...]
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