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Bio-IT World August 18, 2004 Kevin Davies |
Bio IT World President's Award: Francis Collins The director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) spoke of collaboration and computation during his acceptance speech. |
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 Malorye Branca |
Beyond the Blueprint How will the wealth of data emanating from the human genome and allied technologies impact research on health and disease? |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Guiding a Revolution in Science Francis Collins led the genomic revolution as director of the International Human Genome Project and director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH from 1993 to 2008. |
Fast Company November 2009 David H. Freedman |
The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens. |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 John Carey |
The NIH's Roadmap for Research Charting the human genome was just the beginning. Now the focus is creating pathways that will lead to practical applications. |
Bio-IT World November 12, 2002 Kevin Davies |
DNA for Dummies? The journal Nature Genetics has just published a user's guide to the human genome -- and none too soon. |
Science News April 24, 2004 |
DNA Day An ivitation to commemorating the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the description of DNA's structure as a double helix in 1953. |
Bio-IT World October 2005 Dennis A. Gilbert |
The DNA Sequencing Race: From Sprint to Marathon To create faster, cheaper, and better solutions for DNA analysis, we must remain committed to improving both current and new sequencing technologies. Research that just a short while ago might have been considered too complex, too expensive, or just inconceivable is now well within our grasp. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2013 Susan Hassler |
Genome to Go It's already possible to have your own genome sequenced. But personalized medicine based on sequencing still has a way to go |
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 John Carey |
Dr. Francis S. Collins: On The Trail Of Disease Genes Collins is leading the search for DNA variations that can result in illnesses. |
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 |
A Genome Pioneer Looks Forward Dr. Francis Collins discusses the end of the Human Genome Project and says an "outpouring of discoveries" is coming soon. |
Bio-IT World February 10, 2003 Kevin Davies |
With a Click of the Mouse What do Eminem and Mus musculus have in common? About 30,000 genes, for a start. The author mulls over the second mammalian genome. |
Bio-IT World December 15, 2003 Zachary Zimmerman |
Learning the Language of Systems Biology Geneticist par excellence David Botstein talks about his philosophy, science, his mission for integrative science, and what he deems a success for systems biology. |
Bio-IT World August 13, 2002 Kevin Davies |
Hughes Offers a Helping Hand Under the assured leadership of Nobel Laureate Tom Cech, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is increasingly applying its considerable resources to foster imaginative, interdisciplinary biomedical research and education. |
Salon.com June 26, 2000 Ralph Brave |
The great gene race A tiny private company and the giant public genome project jointly crossed the finish line. But the upstart really won. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2013 Eliza Strickland |
The Gene Machine and Me Ion Torrent's chip-based genome sequencer is cheap, fast, and poised to revolutionize medicine |
Knowledge@Wharton |
From Skin Creams to Life Insurance to Medical Care, Biosciences Are the New Frontier of Business Opportunity Research in the biological sciences holds the potential for breakthroughs that could transform the world. But scientific advances also can be baffling and more than a little intimidating, especially for business people... |
Salon.com June 27, 2000 Tabitha M. Powledge |
Book of life? Hosanna! The Human Genome Project has been completed. We will now cure diseases, weed out defective genes and create a new supergeneration in the near future. Not. |
Fast Company September 2000 John Ellis |
The Secret of Life The mapping of the human genome, says Craig Venter, will change science, research, medicine, politics, health insurance, and the way biology looks at the last 3 billion years of evolution. And that's just the beginning. |
Bio-IT World February 10, 2003 Salvatore Salamone |
Made in Manhattan A talk with the new head of the Computational Biology Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. |
Bio-IT World September 16, 2004 Kevin Davies |
Computing the Genome Boston University's Charles DeLisi explains his involvement with the human genome project and why he has recently turned his attention to systems biology and an AIDS vaccine. |
Wired August 2000 Jennifer Hillner |
Area 22 The inside story of the first fully sequenced chromosome. |
Salon.com January 9, 2001 Ralph Brave |
Decoding the genome Six new books tackle human biology's Holy Grail, but each fights its own crusade... |
Salon.com February 13, 2001 Arthur Allen |
Size doesn't matter As scientists unveil the human genome findings, it turns out we have a lot fewer genes than we'd thought, and not many more than a fruit fly... |
BusinessWeek August 12, 2010 Arielle Fridson |
Innovator: George Church Synthetic biologist George Church says he can create living things faster than nature can, essentially speeding up evolution. And he says he can do it cheaply. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
James Watson and Francis Crick: Cracking The Code Of Life The 1953 discovery of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, the building block of all life, transformed biology. And the Cold War and male chauvinism played roles in solving the DNA riddle |
Bio-IT World November 12, 2002 Davies et al. |
John Craig Venter Unvarnished The former Celera CEO talks about that company's politics, the future of sequencing technology, and his own genome. |
Bio-IT World March 17, 2004 |
Systems Biology: Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Systems biology involves the representation and analysis of an intact biological system. Like many of the technological developments over the past 20 years, such as genomics, proteomics, combinatorial chemistry, and bioinformatics, pharma and medical communities hold high hopes that systems biology will help move molecular research closer to the practice of medicine. |
BusinessWeek October 23, 2008 John Carey |
Reading the Entire Genetic Code Pioneers such as 23andMe and Navigenics use snips of genes to make medical predictions. Now new tools from more start-ups are on the horizon. |
Bio-IT World December 10, 2002 |
Craig Venter Unvarnished (part II) The former Celera CEO covers privacy, ESTs, and his new research institutes. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2012 Sarah C. P. Williams |
Opening the Floodgates Researchers are using exome sequencing -- zeroing in on the genes that encode proteins -- to explore the biology of certain diseases. |
Bio-IT World November 19, 2004 Kevin Davies |
The Book on Bioinformatics Research director David Mount talks about his new book "Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome Analysis," sequence analysis, and teaching bioinformatics |
Chemistry World September 17, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
US genomics lead being lost to China The head of the National Institutes of Health is warning that the US is lagging behind China in genomics. |
Bio-IT World October 9, 2002 Kevin Davies |
Cracking the 'Druggable Genome' How many potential drug targets are encoded in the human genome? It is a crucial question for every biopharma business. |
Chemistry World July 2010 Anna Lewcock |
Medicine made to measure Healthcare tailored to suit the genetic makeup of the patient is finally coming to fruition. |
Bio-IT World August 15, 2005 Kevin Davies |
Hood Hails 'Century of Biology' Leroy Hood won the 2005 Bio-IT World President's Award for his work on the synthesis of DNA and protein, and on the genome project. |
Salon.com May 1, 2000 Arthur Allen |
Listening to DNA The genome project is getting the buzz. But the real breakthroughs may come from labs out of the limelight, like Gene Logic. |
Bio-IT World July 2005 Kevin Davies |
Synthetic Biologists Assemble Codon Devices Company Emerging leaders in the new discipline of synthetic biology have raised $13 million in first-round venture funding for the field's first commercial entity - a startup company called Codon Devices. |
Bio-IT World August 15, 2005 Kevin Davies |
Pimp My Genome As costs plummet, the ability to rapidly synthesize and customize longer, more intricate fragments of genomic DNA opens up a plethora of applications in basic and applied biology. A commercial synthetic biology industry is beginning to take shape. |
Chemistry World May 22, 2014 Philip Ball |
Is junk DNA all garbage? It would be hard to find a recent scientific study that has excited more controversy than that of the international collaboration Encode. They suggested that up to 80% of our DNA was functional. |
Industrial Physicist Jennifer Ouellette |
Bioinformatics moves into the mainstream An explosion of data is being tamed with new systems |
Chemistry World July 13, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Naked mole-rat genome holds clue to beating cancer The recently published draft sequence of the naked mole-rat genome promises to reveal the secrets of its long and remarkably cancer-free existence, potentially providing new targets for anti-cancer drugs. |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: DNA With human cloning and other controversial bombshells waiting just around the corner, expect DNA to remain in the public eye for decades to come. |
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 Beth Schachter |
Informatics Moves to the Head of the Class The race is on to increase the quantity and quality of bio-IT training programs as government and academia bet the need will be great. Will the job market back up that bet? |
Bio-IT World February 2007 |
Bio*IT World's Coming Attractions 2007 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo preview -- Meet the Keynotes... Oracle Users... Systems are Go... Candid Camera... A Vital IT Alliance... Next Generation Informatics... etc. |
Chemistry World July 2008 Ananyo Bhattacharya |
Sparks of creation Chemists are at the forefront of synthetic biology, the burgeoning field that could soon create artificial life. |
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 |
Elementary, My Dear Watson The world celebrates the golden anniversary of the double helix. |
Bio-IT World September 2005 |
News Blast Cancer Signs... Arizona Award... Nhgri Grant... Product Pact... |
Wired July 21, 2008 Thomas Goetz |
How the Personal Genome Project Could Unlock the Mysteries of Life The project will turn information from 100,000 subjects into a huge database that can reveal the connections between our genes and our physical selves. Here's how. |
Wired November 17, 2007 Thomas Goetz |
23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics A much-anticipated Silicon Valley startup called 23andMe offers a thorough tour of your genealogy, tracing your DNA back through the eons. |