MARCH 2011
The first large-scale study to combine genome sequencing and social network analysis has solved a mysterious TB outbreak. Collaborators at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) integrated the two tools to create a much clearer picture of the outbreak.
News
- Discovery of novel human breast cancer microRNAs from deep sequencing data by analysis of pri-microRNA secondary structures
- Next-generation sequencing reveals recent horizontal transfer of a DNA transposon between divergent mosquitoes
- Comparative whole genome sequencing reveals phenotypic tRNA gene duplication in spontaneous Schizosaccharomyces pombe La mutants
- Whole exome sequencing links a variant in DHDDS to retinitis pigmentosa
News
- Palm oil genome project on track to boost yields
- Cancer, diabetes, dementia and cystic fibrosis: having the genome has not meant an end to these afflictions
- Multiple genome sequencing yields detailed map of structural variants behind our genetic differences
- Leafcutter ant genome reveals secrets of fungus farming ways
- Whole genome sequencing used to help inform cancer therapy
- Water flea: first crustacean genome is sequenced
