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.
IU to Use $1.5M NIH Grant to Explore Cloud Computing for Life Science Research
The university noted that one focus of the project will be to explore the use of cloud computing for analyzing next-generation sequencing data, which is expected to be generated in volumes "one to two orders of magnitude larger" than possible with current computational capabilities.
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