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Genomics-Based Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Cattle Disease
Every year, East Coast fever destroys the small farmer's dream of escaping poverty in Africa. Killing more than a million cattle and costing some $200 million annually, this tick-borne disease rages across a dozen countries in eastern and central Africa. Now, an international team of scientists has taken the first major step toward a vaccine to prevent East Coast fever. Their work, published in the February 13-17 early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows how genomics can generate pivotal new vaccines.
The 涩里番, The University of Washington, and The Johns Hopkins University Initiate Resequencing and Genotyping Projects to Help Identify Critical Disease Pathways
Research is Part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Complimentary Resequencing and Genotyping Program
UC San Diego Partners with Venter Institute to Build Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards $24.5 Million Grant
2006 Summer Fellowship/Internship Information and application now available
Breaking the Mold: Research Teams Sequence Three Fungus Genomes
From garden compost to forest greenery, the mold Aspergillus fumigatus lurks across much of the world. Now, in the December 22 issue of the journal Nature, TIGR scientists and their collaborators report the mold's sequenced genome, along with the genomes of two relatives.
How Do Boxers Differ From Poodles? Researchers Collar Genomes.
As any dog lover knows, no two breeds are identical. Some dogs are perfect for sloppy kisses. Others make fierce guardians. Still others resemble tiny, fluffy toys. Now, two new studies by scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and collaborators reveal the genomic differences beneath such canine characteristics.
A Salty Tale: New Bacterial Genome Sequenced From Ancient Salterns
Tourists in Spain often stop to ogle the country's many saltwater lagoons, used to produce salt since Roman times. Scientists, too, admire these saltern crystallizers 鈥斅� and even more so, the microbes that manage to survive in such briny environs. Now, reporting in the November 28-December 2 early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at The Institute for Genomic Research and collaborators reveal the genome of one bacterium at home in the salty Spanish ponds.
Poison + Water = Hydrogen. New Microbial Genome Shows How.
New Microbial Genome Shows How "Take a pot of scalding water, remove all the oxygen, mix in a bit of poisonous carbon monoxide, and add a pinch of hydrogen gas. It sounds like a recipe for a witch's brew. It may be, but it is also the preferred environment for a microbe known as Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans."
First Big Influenza Genome Study Reveals Flu Evolution
Which Flu Did You Have? TIGR Scientists Survey Five New York Flu Seasons
Key Genetic Mutations in Brain Tumors Identified by Scientists from 涩里番, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sequencing of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Reveals Three Novel Mutations
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