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lobSTR algorithm rolls DNA fingerprinting into 21st century

Nature As any crime show buff can tell you, DNA evidence identifies a victim’s remains, fingers the guilty, and sets the innocent free. But in reality, the processing of forensic DNA evidence takes much longer than a 60-minute primetime slot. To create a victim or perpetrator’s DNA profile, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) scans a DNA sample for at least 13 short tandem repeats (STRs). STRs are collections of repeated tw Read more...

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April 29th, 2012

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lobSTR algorithm rolls DNA fingerprinting into 21st Century

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 27, 2012) – As any crime show buff can tell you, DNA evidence identifies a victim’s remains, fingers the guilty, and sets the innocent free. But in reality, the processing of forensic DNA evidence takes much longer than a 60-minute primetime slot. To create a victim or perpetrator’s DNA profile, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) scans a DNA sample for at least 13 short tandem repeats (STRs). Read more...

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April 27th, 2012

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Decoding human genes is goal of new open-source encyclopedia

In a paper that will be published in the journal PLoS Biology on 19 April 2011, the project — called ENCODE (Encyclopedia Of DNA Elements) — provides an overview of the team’s ongoing efforts to interpret the human genome sequence, as well as a guide for using the vast amounts of data and resources produced so far by the project. Ross Hardison, the T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State Univer Read more...

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April 20th, 2011

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NHGRI charts course for the next phase of genomics research

Bethesda, Md., Feb. 9, 2011 — A new strategic plan from an arm of the National Institutes of Health envisions scientists being able to identify genetic bases of most single-gene disorders and gaining new insights into multi-gene disorders in the next decade. This should lead to more accurate diagnoses, new drug targets and the development of practical treatments for many who today lack therapeutic options, according to the plan Read more...

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February 9th, 2011

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Applicants Wanted: Funding Now Available for New Phase of NHGRI Large-Scale Sequencing Program

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has started the new year with a bang, offering about million in new funding opportunities to continue its support of large genome sequencing and analysis centers that are the hallmark of its flagship Large-Scale Sequencing Program. The new grants place greater emphasis on the health and clinical applications of DNA sequencing and the creation of software tools that researchers can use t Read more...

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January 11th, 2011

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Discovered gene causes Kabuki syndrome: Researchers streamline DNA sequencing strategies to find rare disease genes quickly

Kabuki syndrome, which has an estimated incidence of 1 in 32,000 births, was originally described by Japanese scientists in 1981. Patients with the disorder often have distinct facial features that resemble the make-up worn by actors of Kabuki, a Japanese theatrical form. The work, published in Nature Genetics, was carried out by scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle as part of a larger effort to use ‘second generation̵ Read more...

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August 16th, 2010

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