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Everyone Needs a Hand with Genome Browsers

Aug 01, 2008

Open Helix bloggers and a UCSC scientist have published a review of the UCSC Genome Browser, appearing in Biotechnology Annual Review. Here, they describe the different types of annotated sequence data, complex database queries, and associated tools available at the site. There are also extra training materials at the UCSC Genome Browser tutorial landing page.


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Pig Organ Transplants Considered

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration may soon allow clinical trials that involve transplanting pig organs into humans.

'Poo-Bank' Proposal

Harvard Medical School researchers suggest people should bank stool samples when they are young to transplant when they later develop age-related diseases.

Spurred to Develop Again

New Scientist reports that researchers may have uncovered why about 60 percent of in vitro fertilization embryos stop developing.

Science Papers Examine Breast Milk Cell Populations, Cerebral Cortex Cellular Diversity, Micronesia Population History

In Science this week: unique cell populations found within breast milk, 100 transcriptionally distinct cell populations uncovered in the cerebral cortex, and more.