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Venter Institute Hosts Press Conference to Unveil Results from Global Ocean Sampling Expedition
2,000 influenza virus genomes now completed and publicly accessible
Information critical to developing treatments and vaccines
TIGR Researchers Reveal Tricks of Common Sexually Transmitted Infection
Of Jaws and Man
Initial decoding of elephant shark genome helps uncover ancient DNA in human genome
New! A Eukaryotic Annotation Training Course is being offered for the first time at TIGR
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), 涩里番, J. Craig Venter Science Foundation Consolidate into one Organization 鈥� the 涩里番
Research organization formerly known as Venter Institute is renamed The Center for the Advancement of Genomics (TCAG) Claire Fraser-Liggett, Ph.D., is TIGR Division President, Robert Strausberg, Ph.D., is named President of TCAG Division
Claire Fraser-Liggett, Ph.D., is TIGR Division President, Robert Strausberg, Ph.D., is named President of TCAG Division
X Prize Foundation Announces Largest Medical Prize in History
$10 Million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics Challenges Private Companies to Map 100 Human Genomes in 10 Days
His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, to Tour J. Craig Venter Institute
What's Shaped Like a Pear and Has Two Genomes? Check The Pond.
Researchers sequence the macronuclear genome of Tetrahymena thermophila, a model eukaryote
Surf's Up 鈥� And One Coastal Microbe Has Adapted
With new cyanobacteria genome, scientists find life really does differ at the coast
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We left under clear skies and light winds, and within hours of heading out, we were sampling the waters off of the Coronado Islands near the US/Mexican border and plotting our sampling schedule for the next few days. The team passed around the latest satellite data from SeaWiFS, NASA鈥檚 global...
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