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Monthly Archives: May 2012
How can DNA save the panda?
Last night I attended an excellent presentation by Professor Mike Bruford, a conservational biologist from the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University, entitled ‘How can DNA save the panda?’ The public event was held at the Gartholwg Lifelong Learning Centre … Continue reading
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Genetics links touch and hearing
I’m really interested by an article I have just read in PLoS Biol. 10, e1001318, 2012 An overview is also available from Nature Genetics Research Highlights. Essentially the team in Germany have been looking at whether tactile acuity and vibration … Continue reading
Disease risk predicition: gene-gene and gene-environment modelling shows limited improvement
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have been working to improve disease risk prediction by developing algorithms that take into account the many interactions between multiple genetic risk markers and environmental factors. Currently, most studies only look at individual … Continue reading
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Forget ‘Bigger = Better’
I was forwarded a news article today (Science 4 May 2012: vol. 336 no. 6081 pp. 534-537 DOI: 10.1126/science.336.6081.534) that looks at the promise of nanopore technology in driving genome sequencing. For someone who spent a great deal of time … Continue reading
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How can DNA save the panda?
You may be interested in the following event organised by Wales GenePark Prof Mike Bruford from Cardiff University will be looking at the use of genetics in the conservation of endangered species. This free talk will take place on Tuesday … Continue reading
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