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New DNA Data Storage Architecture Improves Information Access, Density
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The North Carolina State University team is working on scaling the technology further and may form a company to develop it commercially.

Bioinformatics Pipeline Annotates CRISPR Repeats, Cas Genes; Assembles Data in One Repository
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The researchers have made the pipeline, called CRISPRdisco, free for other scientists to use through Github, and are hoping the community will also help refine and update it.

UNC-Led Study Finds Proteins That Help Tardigrades Survive Drying Out

These tardigrade-specific proteins form a disordered, glass-like solid structure and could be used to help transport pharmaceuticals.

Arthropod Diversity in American Homes Documented in Sequencing Study

A citizen science-enabled project made it possible to document arthropod diversity from more than 700 homes across the continental US.

VIB, NC State Form Strategic Alliance in Plant Biotech

The institutes will exchange investigators, form research collaborations in various areas of plant biotechnology, and start new companies together.

Mar 31, 2016

New PAM Site Discovery Method Reveals Complexity, Flexibility of CRISPR Systems

Feb 2, 2016

Teams Sequence Bed Bug Genome

Sep 17, 2014

NC State Scientists Collect $12.4M Gates Grant to Improve Sweet Potato

May 22, 2014

Genomics in the Journals May 22, 2014

Feb 27, 2014

Delaware to Lead $3.9M Multidisciplinary Genomics Study of Maize Disease Resistance

May 23, 2013

Spruce Sequences and Assemblies Offer Hints of Genome Growth

May 8, 2012

IP Update: Columbia University, Comprehensive Biomarker Center, University of California, and More
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Feb 9, 2012

Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel Team Publishes Initial Findings

May 12, 2011

Drosophila Resource Finding Favor For Genotype-Phenotype Studies

Mar 15, 2011

Team Fleshes out Fly Phylogeny

Nov 9, 2010

IP Roundup: Nov 9, 2010
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Jan 26, 2010

Simulation Study Suggests Rare Variants Could Play Unappreciated Role in GWAS

Dec 7, 2009

International Team IDs Gene Expression Mediators in Moroccan Populations

Oct 7, 2009

NC State Lands Stimulus Biofuel NSF Grant

Aug 6, 2009

International Team Develops Corn Genetics Resource

Jul 23, 2009

Expression, Sequencing Study IDs Imprinted Pig Genes

Mar 26, 2009

GO Terms Aim to Manage Microbe-Host Interactions
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Mar 20, 2009

News Scan: Mar 20, 2009
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Mar 2, 2009

Around the Regions: March 2, 2009
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Feb 27, 2009

Community-Bred GO Terms Aimed to Help Scientists Manage Microbe-Host Interactions
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Machine Learning Helps ID Molecular Mechanisms of Pancreatic Islet Beta Cell Subtypes in Type 2 Diabetes

The approach helps overcome limitations of previous studies that had investigated the molecular mechanisms of pancreatic islet beta cells, the authors write in their Nature Genetics paper.

Culture-Based Methods, Shotgun Sequencing Reveal Transmission of Bifidobacterium Strains From Mothers to Infants

In a Nature Communications study, culture-based approaches along with shotgun sequencing give a better picture of the microbial strains transmitted from mothers to infants.

Microbial Communities Can Help Trees Adapt to Changing Climates

Tree seedlings that were inoculated with microbes from dry, warm, or cold sites could better survive drought, heat, and cold stress, according to a study in Science.

A Combination of Genetics and Environment Causes Cleft Lip

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigate what combination of genetic and environmental factors come into play to cause cleft lip/palate.