Group offers 10 million for fast sequencing of human genome
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The X Prize Foundation, famous for its 2004 Ansari award aimed at encouraging private space travel, offered 10 million dollars to the team of researchers able to develop technology that can map 100 human genomes in 10 days.
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The terms of the prize require competitors to sequence 100 human genomes of their choice within 10 days, and, within six months, those of a further 100 individuals chosen by the foundation.
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Scientists at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) have finished analysing and sequencing Chromosome 16. This completes the US share of the Human Genome Project, JGI said yesterday.
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The discovery of a new &#39;blindness&#39; gene could help doctors save thousands of people&#39;s sight, UK scientists hope. A team at Leeds University located the faulty DNA code behind a rare form of retinal disease that runs in families.
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Helicos BioSciences Corp. of Cambridge, a 71-person firm trying to develop a faster way to analyze genes, is planning to go public in a $100 million stock offering.
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Scientists plan to map the DNA of 1,000 people worldwide to examine human genetic variation
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - A private firm funded by  Google Inc  launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe  on Tuesday, hoping to build on a successful start in the United  States, where the $999 service went on sale in November.
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A genetic test marketed by Myriad Gentics is causing great concern among cancer and genetics experts.
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A private firm funded by  Google Inc launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe on  Tuesday, hoping to build on a successful start in the United  States, where the $999 service went on sale in November.
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Researchers get a new tool to determine protein structures.
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I.BM plans today to announce a project to harness untapped computing power from millions of personal computers to help unlock the genetic mysteries of illnesses like AIDS, Alzheimer&#39;s disease, malaria and cancer.
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Science & environment: Scientists will this week launch a recruitment campaign aimed at five million members of the British public. Volunteers will be asked to give blood and DNA samples to the UK Biobank, a controversial new national gene database.
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A team of international scientists launched an ambitious project on Thursday to genetically identify, or provide a barcode for, every plant and animal species on the planet.
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The first individual genome ever sequenced -- a complete DNA blueprint of celebrity scientist Craig Venter -- has revealed genetic variation among humans far richer than previously imagined.
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One thousand people around the world are to have their genomes mapped in an effort to understand how genes influence disease.
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Experts to map the genomes of 1,000 people worldwide in a bid to understand how genes influence disease.
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A technology group working on faster data transfer between devices announced a new specification targeted at improving high-performance computing systems.