Monthly Archives: September 2015

Scarless genome editing and stable inducible expression vectors for Geobacter sulfurreducens

August 2015 Authors: Chi Ho Chan, Caleb E. Levar, Lori Zacharoff, Jonathan P. Badalamenti, Daniel R. Bond Info: Scientists from the University of Minnesota report in Applied and Environmental Microbiology the development of genetic system improvements for Geobacter sulfurreducens. BluePippin … more »

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A multidrug resistance plasmid contains the molecular switch for type VI secretion in Acinetobacter baumannii

July 2015 Authors: Brent S. Weber, Pek Man Ly, Joshua N. Irwin, Stefan Pukatzki, Mario F. Feldman Info: Scientists from the University of Alberta and Washington University published results in PNAS showing that a large plasmid is important to Acinetobacter … more »

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Podcast: Cornell’s Chris Mason on Sequencing, Subways, and Outer Space

If you’re looking for out-there ideas in genomics, there’s no better place to start than with Chris Mason’s lab at Weill Cornell Medical College. We were delighted that Mason was featured in the latest podcast from Mendelspod and its host … more »

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Next generation sequencing to identify novel genetic variants causative of autosomal dominant familial hypercholesterolemia associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease

July 2015 Authors: Faisal A. Al-Allaf, Mohammad Athar, Zainularifeen Abduljaleel, Mohiuddin M. Taher, Wajahatullah Khan, Faisal A. Ba-hammam, Hala Abalkhail, Abdullah Alashwal Info: Scientists from Saudi Arabia published a paper in Gene demonstrating the use of targeted sequencing to detect … more »

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Isolation via next-generation sequencing of microsatellites from the Tasmanian macroalgae Lessonia corrugata (Lessoniaceae)

July 2015 Authors: Halley M. S. Durrant, Christopher P. Burridge, and Michael G. Gardner Info: Scientists from Australia developed microsatellite markers for this macroalgae, an important component of the local marine ecosystem, that will allow for future population genetic studies … more »

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A genomic selection component analysis characterizes migration-selection balance

July 2015 Authors: Patrick J. Monnahan, Jack Colicchio, and John K. Kelly Info: In the journal Evolution, scientists from the University of Kansas report the population study of a plant species in novel habitat, which allowed them to carefully monitor … more »

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Cavitation Enhancing Nanodroplets Mediate Efficient DNA Fragmentation in a Bench Top Ultrasonic Water Bath

July 2015 Authors: Sandeep K. Kasoji, Samantha G. Pattenden, Ewa P. Malc, Chatura N. Jayakody, James K. Tsuruta, Piotr A. Mieczkowski, William P. Janzen, Paul A. Dayton Info: This paper from researchers at the University of North Carolina describes the … more »

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KRAS-dependent sorting of miRNA to exosomes

July 2015 Authors: Diana J Cha, Jeffrey L Franklin, Yongchao Dou, Qi Liu, James N Higginbotham, Michelle Demory Beckler, Alissa M Weaver, Kasey Vickers, Nirpesh Prasad, Shawn Levy, Bing Zhang, Robert J Coffey, and James G Patton Info: Scientists from … more »

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EpiRADseq: scalable analysis of genomewide patterns of methylation using next-generation sequencing

August 2015 Authors: Drew R. Schield, Matthew R. Walsh, Daren C. Card, Audra L. Andrew, Richard H. Adams and Todd A. Castoe Info: University of Texas researchers present a new method for quantifying methylation patterns across whole genomes at low … more »

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