Tagged: Genetics

State of Things
11:23 am
Mon June 11, 2012

Meet Nico Katsanis

genome.duke.edu

What can fish teach us about ourselves? Nico Katsanis thinks there might be quite a bit. He’s planting human genes in zebrafish to see what he can learn about brain development.

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Science & Technology
5:00 am
Thu December 22, 2011

UNC Tests Reliability of Human Genome in Diagnoses

Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are studying how doctors might use human genome sequencing in their private practices. The university is one of five institutions to receive a $6.4 million grant for the project. Scientists have spent the last two decades identifying and mapping each of the three billion groups of molecules that make up human DNA. UNC School of Medicine doctor Jim Evans says the next step is developing genomes as a reliable way to identify genetic diseases.

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