Sequencing and Analysis of the Hydra Genome
Chapman, Kirkness et al., Nature
An international research collaboration reports their sequencing and analysis of the Hydra magnipapillata genome, and compare it to the genomes of several other organisms. "The Hydra genome has been shaped by bursts of transposable element expansion, horizontal gene transfer, trans-splicing, and simplification of gene structure and gene content that parallel simplification of the Hydra life cycle," the authors write. They team suggests that comparisons of the Hydra genome to the reported sequences of other animals have helped them to elucidate the evolution of several of the organism's characteristics.
Coriell Forms New PGx Advisory Group; FDA Genomics Head Zineh Appointed Chair
January 20, 2010
The newly formed PGx advisory group's goal "is to provide information on potentially actionable gene-drug pairs to study participants and in some cases their physicians, along with information regarding published findings relating to gene status and drug efficacy or adverse events."
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