Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A free public lectured titled "Ten years after the sequencing of the first human genome: where are we and where are we going?" will be given at 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 23 in Room 101 Osmond Laboratory on the University Park campus. The lecture will be given by Brendan Keating, co-director of the Joint Genome Center, with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Keating will discuss the impact of his work with next-generation DNA sequencing and other molecular approaches on personalized medicine, identification of new drugs and the forensic science arena. (more)
Thursday, July 21, 2011
A software program developed by a Penn State synthetic biologist could provide biotechnology companies with genetic plans to help them turn bacteria into molecular factories, capable of producing everything from biofuels to medicine. (more)
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Chimpanzees and humans are minimally different genetically, but the small differences are what make us human, according to a team of researchers who identified segments of non-coding DNA missing in humans that exist in chimpanzees and other animals. "The technology now lets us look at the genomes of humans and other mammals and find sites where humans are unique," said Philip Reno, assistant professor of anthropology, Penn State. "We can now correlate that information with specific human physical characteristics." (more)
