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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Scientists complete corn genome

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Scientists unravel the genetic code of corn

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Scientists unravel the genetic code of corn

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A team of scientists led by researchers at Washington University has completed a detailed "blueprint" of the genetic structure of corn, a breakthrough in understanding the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Corn Genome Successfully Sequenced

WASHINGTON—USDA scientists have completed a four-year effort to sequence the genome of corn. The work is expected to lead to development of corn varieties with higher yields and better tolerance of droughts, pests and diseases. It also should help
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:00 GMT

Feline Genome Project to Launch

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:00 GMT

NSF awards $7.5M grant to University of Oklahoma for plant genomics

A decade ago, a group of University of Oklahoma researchers were sequencing the first human chromosome as part of the human genome project. Today, the OU Advanced Center for Genome Technology is contributing to an international effort to sequence the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:00 GMT

Microcompartmentation in Artificial Cells: pH-Induced Conformational Changes Alter Protein Localization

We report artificial cells in which protein localization in a primitive synthetic model for the cytoplasm is controlled by pH. Our model cells are giant lipid vesicles (GVs, ca. 5?30 ?m diameter) with two coexisting aqueous compartments generated by
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:00 GMT

Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol

These are the blooms of a flax plant. Credit: Johnathan J. Stegeman and Tom Hilton /SINC. Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:00 GMT

Map: Indiana lake is providing clues to mammoth's demise

Indiana lake is providing clues to mammoth's demise -- latimes.com Small care Reform & Deal Blog L.A. In the : Unemployment care :
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:00 GMT

Scientists complete corn genome

After three years and $30 million, U.S. scientists have finished mapping the complete genome sequence of corn, the most widely eaten cereal after rice. A strain of corn called B73 may prove to be a textbook of how genes work, said Patrick Schnable, a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT

U. of Neb. board mulls new stem cell restrictions (Update)

The vote by the Board of Regents would come eight months after President Barack Obama removed government funding restrictions on new stem-cell lines. Supporters of stem-cell research hope it will lead to cures for diseases such as diabetes, Parkinson's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:00 GMT

New Bench Top Sequencer Offers Significant Improvements to the Genome Sequencer FLX System

454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, announced today at the Association of Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting in Kissimmee, Florida a series of revolutionary developments which significantly expand the company’s high-throughput sequencing portfolio.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:00 GMT

Scientists have high hopes for corn genome

If a biologist had to pick one living thing as the textbook of how genes work, what would it be? Corn seems to be a good answer. Now the scientific world has at hand the complete genome sequence of corn, announced by researchers who have collaborated
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Differential expression of a subset of ribosomal protein genes in cell lines derived from human nasopharyngeal epithelium

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water

Appearing in the Nov. 27, 2009, issue (Vol. 284, No. 48) of JBC A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this week's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:00 GMT

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete

Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public Friday by the National Corn Growers Association. Publication of these results marks the end of over a decade-long collaboration
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete

Scientists will develop real world applications from knowledge. Results of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project, the first comprehensive gene map of North American Corn, will be made available to the public Friday by the National Corn Growers Association.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

Scientists complete corn genome

The maize (corn) genome sequence is now complete. Iowa State University (ISU) Plant Sciences Institute (PSI) researchers developed methods for the assembly of sequence data and conducted much of the ongoing functional analysis work as part of a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT

Enzyme engineering: Nerve-agent clean-up

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:00 GMT

New Ex-Cell® Antifoam From SAFC Biosciences Increases Consistency in Cell Culture Manufacturing

SAFC Biosciences® announces the introduction of EX-CELL ANTIFOAM, a non-animal origin solution that enhances foam control in cell culture bioreactors to increase the consistency, efficiency and stability in cell culture manufacturing. The EX-CELL
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT

USDA scientists, colleagues sequence corn genome -- largest plant genome to date

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- USDA scientists and their colleagues have completed a four-year effort to sequence the genome of corn, an achievement expected to speed up development of corn varieties that will help feed the world and meet growing demands for using
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Hydrophobic chromophore cargo in micellar structures: a different strategy to sensitize lanthanide cations

Celia S. Bonnet, Laurent Pellegatti, Frederic Buron, Chad M. Shade, Sandrine Villette, Vojtech Kubicek, Gerald Guillaumet, Franck Suzenet, Stephane Petoud, Eva Toth (Communication from Chem. Commun.) Celia S. Bonnet, Chem. Commun., 2010, DOI:
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT

Biologists discover bacterial defense mechanism against aggressive oxygen

Contact: Joris Gansemans Brussel, November 19th 2009 - Bacteria possess an ingenious mechanism for preventing oxygen from harming the building blocks of the cell. This is the new finding of a team of biologists that includes Joris Messens of VIB, a life
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT

From toxic dust and algae to ill winds from Africa

USGS at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Toxic dust: Toxins in coal-tar-based sealcoats in parking lots may be the culprit in contaminated house dust, according to a USGS study. PAHs – or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – are
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Genome of maize, most important U.S. crop, is finally published

o A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led by three Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists culminated today in publication of a landmark series of papers in the journal Science revealing in unprecedented detail the DNA sequence of maize
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol

ScienceDaily (Nov. 20, 2009) — Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce bioethanol. This has been suggested
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMT

Maize genome offers hope of improved varieties

Maize: will its genome lead to the sequencing of other challenging plants? Flickr_Miky [DURBAN] Scientists have sequenced the genome of maize, providing data for plant breeders around the world aiming to improve maize varieties in the face of hunger and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMT

Scientists sequence entire genome of corn

U.S. scientists have mapped the whole genome of corn as part of a $29.5 million project started in 2005. They hope the discovery could help plant breeders pinpoint genes useful in developing high-yielding crops necessary to satisfy demand for food and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT

Causative Gene Of Rare Disorder Discovered

Results show exome-sequencing might help identify genetic cause of thousands of disordersFor the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:39:00 GMT

Causative Gene Of Rare Disorder Discovered

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMT