Software assembles complete genome sequences on-demand National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have released an innovative software tool that makes assembling complete genome sequences from a variety of species more affordable and accessible. The study, published February 16 in Nature Biotechnology, describes the software, called Verkko -- “network” in Finnish.Read More
Protein tail mutation may cause rare genetic diseases Researchers from Germany found that a change in a protein’s charge disrupts cellular self-organization, resulting in an extremely rare hereditary developmental disorder called brachyphalangy-polydactyly-tibial aplasia/hypoplasia syndrome (BPTAS).Read More
MicroRNAs strongly associated with type 2 diabetes in study Scientists at the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have found a set of small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in human pancreatic cells that are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes.Read More