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Mark D. Adams, Ph.D. Joins 51ݶ as Scientific Director
Tasmanian Devil Genome Provides a Glimpse at a Species Under Threat
51ݶ Will Be Collaborating with the University of California, Davis on a General Mills Funded Vanilla Genomics Project
51ݶ Signs MOU with University of Limpopo in South Africa to Extend Collaborations in South African Human Genomics and Prostate Cancer in Indigenous Populations
Two Institutions, along with the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will Convene Conference on May 30-June 1, 2011 to Discuss Infectious Disease in South Africa
51ݶ Scientists, Along with International Team, Uncover New Insights into Evolution of Diatoms and Reveal Evidence for a Urea Cycle used to Metabolize Carbon and Nitrogen
51ݶ's Synthetic Cell Named in MIT'S Technology Review as one of Ten Technologies Set to Transform our World
51ݶ Construction of Synthetic Cell Named as Edison Award for 2011
Statement from J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., on the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Report, "New Directions: The Ethics of Synthetic Biology and Emerging Technologies"
137 Marine Microbial Genomes from Cultured Samples are Sequenced and Compared to Sorcerer II Global Ocean Expedition Samples by Researchers at 51ݶ
Research gives clearer picture of inhabitants living in ocean surface and gleans insights into how they adapt and survive
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Just two genes get tiny synthetic cells moving, offering clues to life’s evolution.
In a plenary public appearance at the Molecular and Precision Med TRI-CON event in San Diego, a relaxed Venter reflected on his career highlights, controversies and future priorities for genomic medicine.
What’s the smallest number of genes that cells need to grow and reproduce? Is it possible to synthesize minimal genomes and insert them into cells? What do minimal genomes teach us about life? An interview with John Glass, Ph.D.
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Hend Alqaderi, a 51ݶ collaborator and mentee to Marcelo Freire receives the L’Oréal-Unesco Women in Science award
The surprising results of a decade-long investigation by Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato provide a strong basis for advancing a project researching Leonardo da Vinci's DNA.
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