University of South Florida
Study of Medieval Swahili Peoples Finds African, Asian Genetic Ancestry
Researchers brought genetic and archaeological data together to explore interactions between populations from Africa and Persia and beyond from around 200 to 1,000 years ago.
Longitudinal Stool Sampling Study Points to Virome Shifts in Children With Islet Autoimmunity
A prospective metagenomic sequencing study searched for viral changes in children who developed islet autoimmunity or type 1 diabetes, revealing coxsackievirus ties to autoimmunity.
Human Malaria Parasite Mutagenesis Highlights Essential Genes, Potential Drug Targets
Saturation mutagenesis of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum identified almost 2,700 essential genes during the blood stage of infection.
U. of South Florida Awarded $424K for DNA Testing of Unidentified Bodies
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice today announced the awarding the University of South Florida $423,528 to use DNA technology in the investigation of unidentified children whose bodies were found buried in unmarked graves.
NIH Funds USF, Aetna to Study BRCA Testing
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The University of South Florida will use a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to partner with Aetna and patient advocates to study how genetic testing for breast cancer risk can impact clinical decisions made by patients and doctors.
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Aetna Funds BRCA Gene Test Study
Mar 19, 2010
BGI, US Team Launches Symbiont Genome Project
Mar 26, 2009