Links to Genetics this week
October 6, 2008 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Health
It’s Monday, and there’s plenty of catching up to do around the world of genetics. This week month -
The Broad Institute received an astonishing $400 million endowment from the donors that bear its name. The Institute helped mapped the full complement of the human genes. This record-setting gift will fund genomics research.
A melanoma cell line mistakenly identified as breast cancer cell line was used in more than 650 published breast cancer studies. The mistake happened 25 years ago, and could have implications for the cancer studies the cell line was used in.
The NIH awarded $138M to 47 scientists for “deep innovation” in genomics proteomics and other molecular biology research efforts.
Your genes can map your ancestry to your home country.
Joseph Vanden Plas takes a hard look at the hype of stem cell research.
Who owns the genetic data for the avian influenza virus? WHO, Indonesia and other developing nations want a say. Pharmaceuticals use the viral data for vaccine research, so whoever owns the intellectual property right gets a share of the cash.
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