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J. Craig Venter Announces Consolidation of Three Research Organizations Into One New Not-For-Profit Organization — The J. Craig Venter Institute
The Center for Advancement of Genomics (TCAG), Institute for Biological Energy Alternatives (IBEA), and J. Craig Venter Science Foundation Joint Technology Center (JTC) consolidated to form J. Craig Venter Institute
Scientists Decipher Genome of Biothreat Pathogen
Highly Regulated Virulence Genes and Genomic Instability Found in the Infectious Horse Pathogen Burkholderia mallei
16TH International Genome Sequencing and Analysis Conference Features NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, Biologist E.O. Wilson and other Eminent Scientists
Conference in Washington, DC, highlights cutting-edge work in environmental genomics, human genomic medicine, biological energy production, evolutionary biology, and new sequencing technologies
GSAC also hosts half-day policy session on biodiversity and intellectual property issues
Scientists Explore Genome of Methane-breathing Microbe
First Complete DNA Sequence of a Methanotroph Reveals Metabolic Flexibility, Suggests Mechanisms for Increasing Its Usefulness For Biotechnology
TIGR Scientists Explore Microbes on Shipwrecks and Coral
Researchers embarked on two separate expeditions this week to explore microbial communities on deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Alaska and on shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico.
Bioinformatics Resource Center at TIGR to Focus on Biothreat Pathogens
TIGR has signed a five-year, $21.1 million contract with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to establish and maintain a new national Bioinformatics Resource Center for the study of pathogens that are considered biothreat agents or are associated with emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases.
Anthrax Toxin Genes Found in Another Microbial Species
For the first time, researchers have found anthrax toxin genes in a naturally occurring microbe other than Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax. The microbe that contains those anthrax genes is a strain of Bacillus cereus isolated from a patient with a medical condition similar to inhalation anthrax.
Decoding a Sulfate-Breathing Bug
Paving the way for better methods to protect pipelines and remediate metallic pollutants, TIGR scientists and collaborators have deciphered the genome of a sulfate-breathing bacterium, Desulfovibrio vulgaris, which can damage oil and natural gas pipelines and corrode oilfield equipment.
Scientists Decipher the Rat Genome
An international consortium of scientists that includes TIGR has completed a high-quality draft sequence of the rat genome. Comparing the rat to the human and mouse genomes, the Rat Genome Sequencing Project Consortium reported that nearly all human genes known to be associated with diseases have counterparts in the rat.
HP and TCAG Collaborate to Advance Medical and Environmental Genomic Discovery in Life Science
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