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Jasmonic Acid Treatment Cuts Down Pesticide Use
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...ersity saw promising results when researchers treated the seeds of tomato plants, sweet pepper and maize. Red spider mite attack on tomato plants was down by 80 per cent, aphid attack on sweet peppers...
P[acman]-Generated Gene Libraries for Drosophila melanogaster
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 25, 2009
Using a tool called P[acman] , group of researchers has established a library of clones covering most of the genome of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), an organism widely used in genetics research.
P[acman]- developed by Dr. Koen Venken (http://flypush.imgen.bcm.tmc.edu/lab/koenv/index...
Ceva contracts Aston Martin to manage inbound logistics
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...roduction plant and a 120,000sqft warehouse at Banbury, Oxfordshire.
In addition, Ceva will handle sequencing, kitting and line feeding operations incorporating just in time, production line parts re...
Genetic Sequencing of Cold Virus
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 195814 Scientists have successfully mapped the genome of all known human rhinoviruses , which causes the common cold which in turn is responsible for about half of all asthma cases and is a factor in other upper and lower respiratory tract illnesses such a...
Maize-Based Dietary Fibres For Weight and Diabetes Control
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 19, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 2931023
A University of Toronto study has reported that maize-based dietary fibres have been found to help lower glycemic and insulin responses. Thereby pro...
MicroBiome Analysis Center to Link Chronic Diseases to Microbiomes
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 14, 2009
...obesity, cancer and irritable bowel syndrome. The center will use a patented technology for genomic sequencing called Multitag Pyrosequencing (MTPS) that allows researchers to examine, count and bar...
Non-Invasive Blood Test for Fetal Genetic Anomalies
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 12, 2008
...omosomes 21, 18, and 13, which are associated with severe birth defects.
Employing a "shotgun sequencing" strategy using a high-throughput gene sequencing technology to identify millions of...
Kiwi Fruit's Expressed Sequence Tags Published
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 4, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Doug Cannell
New Zealand-based fruit science company HortResearch and Genesis Research and Development Corporation Limited have released over 130,000 kiwifruit gene sequences referred to as expressed sequence tags (ESTs). These are the active genes in th...
Duckweed Genome Sequencing
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 14, 2008
...esy of iStockphoto, Image# 4201865
The DOE's Joint Genome Institute is supporting the genomic sequencing of duckweed ( Spirodela polyrhiza ) as one of its priority projects for 2009 directed tow...
Genetic Sequencing Companies Join 1000 Genomes Project
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 11, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 3676922
Three DNA sequencing companies have joined an international research consortium called 1000 Genomes , aimed at creating a new map of the human ...
Flour Beetle Genome Sequence
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 30, 2008
...lion nucleotides (DNA building blocks) that code for about 16,000 genes (or 16,000 proteins). These sequencing efforts are extremely important for agriculture and will enable the development of new me...
Foods You Have to Try in Mexico
in Latina Viva, on March 8, 2008
...d at for ruining my dinner with hit. It's basically a cup of corn. More specifically, its white maize cooked with epazote, an very flavorful herb. The corn stand worker squeezes key lime juice on ...
The Human Microbiome Project
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 22, 2007
...l partners was recently convened to discuss forming an international consortium.
Using metagenomic sequencing, the genomes of 200 microbes that have been isolated from the human body, will be sequenc...
What The College Football Blogs Are Saying
in End Zone Buzz, on November 1, 2007
...preview of this week's SEC action. (Geaux Tuscaloosa)
- Some ideas for new Big 10 mascots . (Maize n Brew)
(Photo: Flickr )
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Tropical Maize Better than Conventional Corn for Biofuel Production
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 16, 2007
...University of Illinois researchers have found out that tropical maize, when grown in the US midwest, may be a far superior crop for biofuel production in comparison to corn .
Early research res...
Bt Maize More Susceptible to Aphids
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 30, 2007
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According to a study published in PLOS ONE , genetically modified Bt maize are more susceptible to aphids .
Within five out of six pairs that were evaluated, transgenic maize lines were si...
Genetically Modified Aluminum-Tolerant Sorghum
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 29, 2007
...o received his Ph.D. from Cornell in Kochian's lab and now directs his own lab at the Embrapa maize and Sorghum Research Center in Brazil, used genetic mapping to identify a single gene tha...
Grapevine Genome Demystified
in Celebrate Wine, on August 29, 2007
...stics from their products, said Jean Weissenbach, director of Genoscope, France's national gene sequencing center in Evry, which helped perform the study. . .
The most recent finding will help vi...
Genetic Mutation in Orange Cauliflowers, Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2007
...r a place to store the compound.
The finding may lead to more nutritious staple crops, including maize , potato, rice, sorghum and wheat.
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Watson Receives Personal Genome Sequence Data
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2007
...nce, a $1 million, two-month collaborative project of 454 Life Sciences and the BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center .
The raw sequencing data is publicly available at the GenBank National Center f...
2007 LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT REVIEWS
in Play Las Vegas, on May 28, 2007
...ushi Bar
Royal Persis' Iranian/Mediterranean Restaurant
Carmel Room
Casa Don Juan
Maize
Le Provencal
Gordon Biersch
Shanghai Restaurant
Morton's
The Half Shell
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New Method for Identifying Marine Microorganisms
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 23, 2007
... is based on fluorescence-activated sorting, whole genome amplification , and multi-locus DNA sequencing of single cells. This allows us to sequence any number of genes in each cell, including t...
New Petroleum-Degrading Bacteria Found at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 11, 2007
...re than 200 species of petroleum-degrading bacteria from the Rancho La Brea tar pits based on DNA sequencing. These bacteria and enzymes derived from them may have potential applications in bioremed...
Guatamela Faces Hunger
in IfEnergy, on May 5, 2007
... to Ian Cherret of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization:
"The increase in the price of maize has left this sector of the population much more vulnerable than they were before ... and...
Christopher | Digital Listening Track des Tages 01.03
in Digital Listening, on March 1, 2007
In der neuen Rubrik "Track des Tages" präsentieren Olli und ich jeweils einen unserer derzeitig favorisierten Tunes.
Low-Cost Genetic Diagnostic Test for Parkinson's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 23, 2007
...-cost genetic diagnostic test for Parkinson's Disease (PD). In contrast to the conventional DNA sequencing which costs about $4,000, the new method employs a'gene-sequencing chip' that scr...
Horse Genome Sequence Database Now Publicly Accessible
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 12, 2007
...licly available for use by biomedical and veterinary researchers around the globe.
In addition to sequencing the horse genome, researchers produced a map of horse genetic variation using DNA samples...
Improving Crop Plants Through Genomics
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 30, 2007
...ional qualities
using genomics to identify natural variation in agronomically important traits in maize
using genomic and molecular genetic techniques to improve crop-plant cultivation on marginal...
Real Guitar + USB = A Good Value
in The Gadgets Weblog, on January 22, 2007
... output jack on one end and a USB port on the other. Included is a nice suite of amp modeling, MIDI sequencing, sampling and mastering software to help you document your creations from start to finish...
Area Planted to Biotech Crops Grows Past 100 Million Hectares
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 22, 2007
...3.8 million hectares.
South Africa, almost tripling its biotech crop area primarily with Bt white maize and Bt yellow maize
Spain , planting 60,000 hectares in 2006, and five other EU countri...
Nissan uses WhereNet's RFID system
in Supplychainer, on December 2, 2006
...rivers and yard personnel to deliver the inbound load to the appropriate dock door for just-in-time sequencing of parts based on the assembly line build plan for that work shift.
By automating the ch...
Using Proteomics To Detect Cancer in Dogs
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 23, 2006
...lable.
PetScreen has developed the screen based on proteomic technology which has emerged from the sequencing of both the human and canine genomes. It facilitates regular, routine screening which ena...
Lasers cut nanopores, and costs
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 16, 2006
... Dr. Sean Ling told Nanowerk . "For applications such as single molecule analysis, DNA sequencing, etc. our technique (laser) and materials (plastics) will lead to dramatic cost reduction...
Mouse Resequencing and SNP Discovery Project Completed
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 26, 2006
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A recently completed DNA sequencing of the 15 mouse strains most commonly used in biomedical research showed that there were more than 8.3 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the...
The $10 million Archon X Prize for Genomics: Map 100 Human Genomes in 10 Days
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 6, 2006
...icine and custom medical treatment, forever changing the face of medical research and making genome sequencing affordable and available in every hospital and medical care facility in the world." ...
Pleurotus ostreatus Genome Sequence
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 5, 2006
... An international group of scientists will be sequencing the genome of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus , which is not only an important food source, but also a model for studying the carbo...
Creamed corn from scratch
in Do you like to cook?, on August 13, 2006
... Over at Roots and Grubs , Matthew made some creamed corn (maize) to pair with sausages and grapes . Sounds like a sumptuous meal even if the adorable Iris didn't seem that impressed.
Matthew...
Wellcome Trust to Issue Sterling Bonds
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 6, 2006
...lth worldwide."
Among the research thrusts of the Wellcome Trust were the human genome sequencing, developing therapeutics for malaria and psychological disorders, as well as sponsoring t...
Authentic Metate y Mano
in Do you like to cook?, on April 24, 2006
...no were the equivalent of today's food processors and were used to grind meat, fish, fruits, maize (corn) and other foodstuff. Check out this thread from eGullet for more details.
Now, ...
Genomic Tags: New Method of Identifying Microbes
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 7, 2006
...slow and error prone as the culture conditions often screen out important members of the community. Sequencing entire genomes, while highly specific and informative, would be too labor intensive and c...
EU Moratorium on Biotech Food Against WTO International Trade Rules
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 9, 2006
...t the EU had breached its commitments with respect to 21 products, including types of oilseed rape, maize and cotton. But it also rejected several other U.S. contentions that Brussels' effective m...
The Crops Research Informatics Lab (CRIL) Launched
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 28, 2006
... boost to researchers developing improved varieties of the world's most important crops - rice, maize and wheat. This should make it easier, faster and cheaper to compare the biology and genetics...
US DA and DOE To Sequence Soybean DNA
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 18, 2006
...f Science for Biological and Environmental Research. "We will enhance coordination of proposed sequencing projects through the Biological and Environmental Research Microbial Sequencing Program o...
The Debate On Genetically Modified Crops Continues
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 25, 2005
...outh Africa is the only country with extensive genetic crops, although Zimbabwe has field trials of maize. According to Florence Wambugu, a Kenyan scientist, much of the resistance and ban on GMO crop...
Genetically Modified Cotton Field Monitoring
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 20, 2005
...otech cotton is genetically modified to include the Bacillus thuringensis Bt gene, also used in maize and rice, conferring resistance to insects. When pink bollworms feed on the cotton, the Bt t...
Free Access to 100 Gigabases of DNA & RNA Sequences
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 24, 2005
The three members of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration -- GenBank (Bethesda, Maryland USA), European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-Bank in Hinxton, UK), and the DNA Data Bank of Japan (Mishima, Japan) -- have col...
Rice Genome Fully Sequenced
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 19, 2005
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In the August 11 issue of Nature , scientists comprising the International Rice Genome Sequencing Project (IRGSP) announced that the full genome of the world's number 1 food crop is now s...
WUSTL Tackles Genome Sequencing of Maize
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 22, 2005
... has been fully sequenced just recently, and now it's maize, or corn 's turn. Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) researchers at the Washington State University will commence an estimated 3 ... ...
The rice genome has been fully sequenced just recently, and now it's maize, or corn 's turn. Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) researchers at the Washington State University will com...