mitochondrial DNA

Oct 09, 2019

Genome Research Papers Describe New Coding Sequences, Mitochondrial Copy Number Method, More

In Genome Research this week: new tool to identify protein coding sequences, droplet digital PCR-based assay to quantify mitochondrial DNA, and more.

Aug 19, 2019

The End of the Cave Bears

The Washington Post writes that humans may have contributed to the extinction of cave bears some 20,000 years ago.

Jul 18, 2019

FBI Opens Door for NGS-Based Forensics in US

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Verogen's ForenSeq kit and Thermo Fisher Scientific's Precision ID Whole Genome Panel can now be used to create DNA profiles for a national repository.

May 24, 2019

This Week in Science: May 24, 2019

In Science this week: influence of the nuclear genome on human mitochondrial DNA, and more.

May 22, 2019

River Valleys Influenced Mitochondrial Landscape Among Han Chinese Populations

The researchers traced the timing of when these clusters developed to the emergence of agriculture in three river valleys.

Mar 06, 2019

This Week in Cell: Mar 6, 2019

In Cell this week: somatic mtDNA mutation-based "genetic barcode" method, molecular mechanisms behind structural variants at 17p11.2, and more.

Nov 27, 2018

Mitochondrial DNA Can Be Paternally Inherited in Humans, New Study Finds

Researchers have uncovered three families in which individuals inherited mitochondrial DNA from their fathers, upending existing belief.

Sep 26, 2018

This Week in Nucleic Acids Research: Sep 26, 2018

In Nucleic Acids Research this week: database of methylation quantitative trait loci in tumors, database of ancient mitochondrial genomes, and more.

Sep 25, 2018

This Week in PNAS: Sep 25, 2018

In PNAS this week: genomic effects of silver fox domestication, limited effect of mitochondrial mutations on aging in fruit flies, and more.

Aug 14, 2018

This Week in PNAS: Aug 14, 2018

In PNAS this week: history and genetic diversity of the scarlet macaw, approach for predicting human flu virus evolution, and more.

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PLOS Papers Describe Preconception Carrier Screening, Bacterial Virulence Features, More

In PLOS this week: preconception carrier screening program results, comparative genomics-based analysis of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, and more.

Sharing the Clinical Data

Canadian regulators are beginning to share information from new drug studies, Undark reports.

And Now the Environment's Role

In a column at the Dallas Morning News, the Stanley Medical Research Institute's E. Fuller Torrey says the Human Genome Project hasn't delivered on promised results.

Possibly Heart-Stopping

Researchers explore a possible genetic cause for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, KOMO News reports.