A class of biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins University have found a way to predict which karyotypic traits will cause certain conditions and which will not.The study, published online in the journal PLoS ONE, uses a genetic algorithm to determine the health status of individuals.The results, from the team led by Dr. Tarek Jabbari, lead…
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Researchers discover a new type of marine biologist’s secret weapon: DNA
A new type.A new technique.An entire new field.What would you do if you found a new way to study fish?That’s exactly what a team of scientists at Harvard University, including a professor of marine biology, have done with a newly discovered technique.The technique is called genome sequencing, and it allows researchers to sequence the genomes…
