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For a quarter century, GenBank has helped advance scientific discovery worldwide. The nucleic acid sequence database was established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1982. Since its creation, the GenBank database has grown at an exponential rate. Amazing as it may seem, in 1984, the entirety [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, the annual Nucleic Acids Research Molecular Biology Database Collection was released. From Michael Y. Galperin’s abstract:
The Nucleic Acids Research online Molecular Biology Database Collection is a public repository that lists more than 1000 databases described in this and previous Nucleic Acids Research annual database issues, as well as a [...]

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I’m intrigued! I came across the researchblogging.org site the other day and I have to admit that I’m excited to see what happens in the next few months. The site is an aggregator which picks up blog entries about peer-reviewed research. If you are a science blogger, you can sign up to [...]

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A new international genome sequencing project was launched today. The “1000 Genomes Project” will sequence the genomes of 1000 people to gain a better understanding of the regions of genetic variation, allowing researchers to get a better understanding of human disease.
Washington University scientists are playing a role in this effort and it [...]

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Here’s something interesting…there appear to be changes in store for the Tree of Life. Check out the write up from sciencedaily.com:
The discovery by Norwegian and Swiss researchers has gained attention from biologists worldwide. The findings come from the largest ever genetic comparison of higher life forms on the planet. Of 5000 genes examined, researchers identified [...]

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National Science Foundation: Science Hard

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