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Genomics Selection: is a form of marker-assisted selection in which genetic markers covering the whole genome are used so that all quantitative trait loci (QTL) are in linkage disequilibrium with at least one marker.
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JUL 15, 2015Microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), is a gram positive bacterium best known for causing p ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 28, 2015Immunology
A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated the therapeutic benefit of the oncolytic virus Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-V ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 29, 2015Chemistry & Physics
What to do when a patient needs a blood transfusion but you don't have their blood type in the blood bank? It's a proble ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 14, 2015Cancer
An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has p ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2015Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 10, 2015Chemistry & Physics
Researchers at University of British Columbia have developed a new technology that enables rapid discovery of aptamers, ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 09, 2015Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, have shown that the use of ‘sequential treatments' - using alternating do ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 23, 2015Cancer
Deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers could be successfully treated at their earliest stages, or even preve ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Immunology
An extensive database identifying immune traits, such as how immune cell function is regulated at the genetic level in h ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 12, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the key areas in all of biology is the evolution of photosynthesis. Some species of single celled cyanobacteria, ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 03, 2015Cancer
Scientists from Australia and the UK have completed the most comprehensive analysis yet of pancreatic cancer, in a study ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 25, 2015Microbiology
Up to one million people -- mainly pregnant woman and young children -- are killed each year by the Plasmodium falciparu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 12, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 06, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a paper entitled, Concerning RNA-Guided Gene Drives for the Alteration of Wild Populations, recently published in eLi ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 04, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's sometimes noted that friends tend to look or dress alike, but a new study, the results of which were recently publi ...Written By: Peter MicheliFEB 14, 2014Neuroscience
Opsins are light-sensitive proteins that have been put to great use in the field of optogenetics-the control and monitor ...FEB 11, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Thanks to the relatively recent development of genome mapping, scientists have been able to delve deeper than ever into ...
JUL 15, 2015
Microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), is a gram positive bacterium best known for causing p
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 28, 2015
Immunology
A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated the therapeutic benefit of the oncolytic virus Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-V
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 29, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
What to do when a patient needs a blood transfusion but you don't have their blood type in the blood bank? It's a proble
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Aneuploidy-the incorrect number of chromosomes in a cell-is quite common in early embryos; it's also the primary reason
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 14, 2015
Cancer
An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has p
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 14, 2015
Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 10, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers at University of British Columbia have developed a new technology that enables rapid discovery of aptamers,
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 09, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, have shown that the use of ‘sequential treatments' - using alternating do
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 06, 2015
Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 24, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 23, 2015
Cancer
Deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers could be successfully treated at their earliest stages, or even preve
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Immunology
An extensive database identifying immune traits, such as how immune cell function is regulated at the genetic level in h
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 12, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the key areas in all of biology is the evolution of photosynthesis. Some species of single celled cyanobacteria,
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 03, 2015
Cancer
Scientists from Australia and the UK have completed the most comprehensive analysis yet of pancreatic cancer, in a study
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 25, 2015
Microbiology
Up to one million people -- mainly pregnant woman and young children -- are killed each year by the Plasmodium falciparu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 12, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 06, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
In a paper entitled, Concerning RNA-Guided Gene Drives for the Alteration of Wild Populations, recently published in eLi
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
AUG 04, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's sometimes noted that friends tend to look or dress alike, but a new study, the results of which were recently publi
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
FEB 14, 2014
Neuroscience
Opsins are light-sensitive proteins that have been put to great use in the field of optogenetics-the control and monitor
...
FEB 11, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Thanks to the relatively recent development of genome mapping, scientists have been able to delve deeper than ever into
...