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Tag Archives: dna
Telomerase Gene Therapy Extends Lives Of Mice By Up To 24 Percent
Scientists are doing their best to give us the gift of immortality. The latest in the fight against ever dying [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health, Singularity
Tagged chromosome, dna, gene therapy, lifespan, longevity, maría blasco, medicine, mice, regenerative medicine, telomerase
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Group Set To Sequence 1000 Genomes By The End Of The Year
When the Human Genome Project got underway in 1990 it was expected to take 15 years to sequence the over [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health, Singularity
Tagged 1000 genomes project, dna, DNA sequencer, DNA sequencing, Human Genome Project, medicine, snps
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Raising The Mammoth – Russian And Korean Scientists Set Out To Bring Back The Extinct Giant
South Korean and Russian scientists have agreed on a project right out of “Jurassic Park.” Maybe not as cool as [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health, Singularity, Stem Cells
Tagged cloning, dna, embryonic stem cells, genomics, hwang woo-suk, mammoth, medicine, Stem Cells, woolly mammoth
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Latest Victory For Regenerative Medicine: Pituitary Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells
Chalk up another part of the body that can be grown from stem cells – at least in mice. Scientists [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health, Singularity, Stem Cells
Tagged brain, dna, genes, medicine, pituitary, regenerative medicine, RIKEN, yoshiki sasai
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Report: Baby’s Sex Can Be Determined With Mother’s Blood At Seven Weeks
Want to find out if your baby is going to be a boy or a girl but aren’t sure about [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health, Singularity
Tagged blood, China, diana bianchi, dna, gender tests, Genetics, medicine, pink and blue, tufts university
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Chinese Scientists Clone Cows With “Humanized” Milk
This very moment, grazing in the fields of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology in Beijing, China is a particular [...]
Cutting Edge Gene Therapy Successfully Treats Parkinson’s Symptoms
Imagine that for years you’ve lived with a body that is in constant, uncontrollable, motion: your hands tremble, your head [...]
Complete Genomics Gears Up for IPO This Week
Open up your financial umbrellas, Complete Genomics is going to make it rain. The Mountain View startup has built a [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged cliff reid, complete genomics, dna, genome, human genome, illumina, Ion Torrent, IPO, pacific biosciences, venture capital, venture funds, whole genome sequencing
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DNA Factory Plans to Open Within 6 Months
Good news for all you aspiring Craig Venters out there. Before the end of the year, synthetic biologists will have [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged biobrick, biofab, biological parts, dna, Genetics, nsf, synthetic biology
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Secret Messages Coded Into DNA Of Venter Synthetic Bacteria
Researchers at the J Craig Venter Institute recently unveiled their first self-replicating synthetic bacteria (M. mycoides JCVI-syn1.0) whose DNA was [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged base pair, code, Craig Venter, dna, J. Craig Venter Institute, JCVI, M. mycoides JCVI syn1.0, synthetic biology, watermarks
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Bio-Fab Ready to Distribute Building Blocks of Synthetic Life
The first biological design-build facility in the world announced that it will soon be able to synthesize chemicals, fuels and [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged adam arkin, biobrick, biofab, dna, drew endy, gaymon bennett, genetic engineering, Genetics, synthetic biology
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US Court Strikes Down Patent on Human Genes – Huge News for Genomics
In what is sure to become a landmark case for genomics, a US District Court Judge in New York (Robert [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged ACLU, court, dna, genetic rights, genetically modified, genomics, intellectual property, legal, Myriad Genetics, patents, Robert Sweet
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DNA Electronics Has a Hand Held Genetic Testing Device – Interview with CEO!
If your computer and your DNA had a baby, it would be the SNP Dr. from DNA Electronics. SNP Dr. [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health
Tagged Chris Toumazou, dna, DNA electronics, genetic testing, hand held device, Leila Shepherd, snp, SNP chip, SNP Dr.
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Get Your Entire Genome From Complete Genomics For $5000
It’s getting progressively cheaper to sequence your entire genome. Earlier in June, Illumina announced it would provide sequencing for close [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged cliff reid, complete genomics, daniel macarthur, dna, Genetic Future, genome, illumina, pacific biosciences, sequence, sequencing
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Archon X Prize Offers $10 million to Revolutionize Gene Sequencing
Many people have heard of the original X Prize, which was a $10 million prize given to the first company [...]
Heliscope builds world’s fastest DNA sequencer
The Short: Technology Review reports that for just $1,350,000 USD you can have have the worlds fastest commercially available DNA [...]
The revolution in mass market DNA analysis is happening…
I just read the following post from the 23andMe company blog. The most interesting revelation here is the demonstration of [...]
Check Yourself for Genetic Abnormalities Wiki
Wired just setup a how-to wiki describing how to check yourself for genetic abnormalities. The wiki is pretty wimpy on [...]