Daphnia Pulex Genome Reveals Its Secrets

The genome of the water flea, Daphnia pulex, has been sequenced by an international team of researchers, including Dietmar Kueltz, professor of animal science at UC Davis. And it turns out to hold a few surprises. How People Arrived Here: daphnia genome...

Climate Change Implicated in the Distinct Decline of Horseshoe Crabs

A distinct decline in horseshoe crab numbers has occurred that parallels climate change associated with the end of the last Ice Age, according to a study that used genomics to assess historical trends in population sizes.

Discovered Gene Causes Kabuki Syndrome

Using a new, rapid and less expensive DNA sequencing strategy, scientists have discovered genetic alterations that account for most cases of Kabuki syndrome, a rare disorder that causes multiple birth defects and mental retardation. Instead of sequencing...

Scientists At UCLA Map All Mammalian Gene Interactions

In one of the first efforts of its kind, UCLA researchers have taken mammalian genome maps, including human maps, one step further by showing not just the order in which genes fall in the genome but which genes actually interact.

Sponge Shines Light on Life’s Origin

The simple sponge can reveal much about life on Earth. Researchers who have sequenced the genome of one Down Under inhabitant are learning just how common those roots are. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read more here: Sponge shines light on life’s...

Genome Signatures Enable Tracking of Algal Complexity

In the July 9 issue of Science, researchers led by the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the Salk Institute present the 138 million nucleotide genome of the multicellular alga Volvox carteri. The DOE is supporting research into the complex mechanisms present...

TGen Finds Protein Inhibitor Revives Chemotherapy for Ovarian Patients

Investigators at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have discovered a way that may help ovarian cancer patients who no longer respond to conventional chemotherapy. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read more here: TGen finds protein inhibitor...

Genome Sequence for the Domestic Horse to Be Unveiled

The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the genome-sequencing center of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, in collaboration with an international team of researchers that includes scientists at the University of California,...