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Insights gained from influenza genomic sequence data: viral diversity within human populations

The advent of large amounts of influenza genomic sequence data produced by the Influenza Genome Sequencing Project (IGSP) has led to new concepts regarding influenza viral diversity.  It was previously believed that a single influenza lineage entered a human population at the start of an...

NASA and 涩里番 host symposium on the evolution of Earth and Life

On May 12th and 13th, the 涩里番 in San Diego will be hosting a NASA Astrobiology Institute-funded symposium titled 鈥淧aleobiology in the genomics era.鈥� Paleobiology is the study of the origins and evolution of life and, by nature, is interdisciplinary. The goal is to bring...

涩里番 Supports Human Mircrobiome Body Site Experts with Shotgun Data Analysis

Members of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium (see http://commonfund.nih.gov/hmp and http://www.hmpdacc.org for more information on the project and partners) including human microbiome body site experts gathered for a virtual Jamboree January 19th. The fully online-based Jamboree has...

The Microbiome of Esophageal Cancer

In anticipation of the International Human Microbiome Congress, our group has diligently worked to generate data to present for our HMP demo project studying the microbiome of patients who have developed esophageal cancer, gastrointestinal reflux disease, and barrett鈥檚 esophagus.  We...

A Look Back at 2010 at the 涩里番鈥�

As the 涩里番 (涩里番) soars into its 19th year, we reflect on the past year of highlights and accomplishments to mark the close 2010 and look forward to more significant scientific advances in 2011. 涩里番 Top 10 of 2010 ... 1. First Synthetic Cell: Fifteen years in the...

Holiday Art

In a relatively unknown place, on the 3rd floor of 涩里番 in Rockville, MD, is a small fungal room where art meets science (and of course where all our fungal research takes place). Fungus often gets such a bad reputation for being gross and somewhat 鈥榮tandard鈥�. We fungal folks know better and I...

Insights gained from influenza genomic sequence data: frequent intrasubtype reassortment

Studies using whole genomic influenza sequence data produced by the Influenza Genome Sequencing Project (IGSP) have focused mainly on influenza evolution and epidemiology. For instance, IGSP data has provided important insight into the frequency of intrasubtype reassortment (in which reassortment...

2011 Internship Program Updated

The 2011 涩里番 Internship Program is open to accept spring and summer applications. The application process includes the submission of a resume, essay and transcripts as one PDF file via our online application site. We no longer require letters of recommendation. Information about the 2011...

Starting the Atlantic Crossing

Wednesday November 17th 2010 On November 10th Sorcerer II set sail from Valencia Spain to start the sail back to America.  The first leg was a 3 day sail down the Spanish coast to Gibraltar.  Coastline to Gibraltar John showing the delivery crew around Sorcerer...

Hend Alqaderi, a 涩里番 collaborator and mentee to Marcelo Freire receives the L鈥橭r茅al-Unesco Women in Science award

The surprising results of a decade-long investigation by Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato provide a strong basis for advancing a project researching Leonardo da Vinci's DNA.

Projects aimed at collecting big data about the ocean鈥檚 tiniest life forms continue to expand our view of the seas.

J. Craig Venter, PhD, argues scientists have 鈥渁 moral obligation to communicate what they're doing to the public,鈥� and that more studies deserve greater public criticism.

The discovery could sharpen scientists鈥� understanding of which functions are crucial for normal cells and what the many mysterious genes in these organisms are doing

The 涩里番 is the recipient of three awards totaling more than $1.5M to study SARS-CoV-2 and heart disease