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The Human Genome Project and development of faster, cheaper DNA sequencing revolutionised biological research and the technology is still evolving. 28/07/09
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Progressive hearing loss is a common and debilitating problem in humans, yet relatively little is known about the hundreds of genes thought to be involved. Professor Karen Steel's work work with mice is shedding light on the complex process of hearing. 14/04/09
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Convergent evolution in human populations is revealed by the recent discovery in East Africa of new variants of the lactase gene. 20/01/07
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Research has revealed that the spread of Islam in southern India was down more to culture than to genes. 01/12/06
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Human Epigenome Project generates DNA methylation profiles of three chromosomes. 29/10/06
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The caspase-12 gene may have been inactivated in the human population because the active gene can lead to poorer response to bacterial infection. 09/03/06
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New insights into the role of sex chromosomes in health and disease. 17/03/05
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When two cells meet, they talk to each other through the proteins that stud their surfaces. 16/12/04
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Genome analysis of the red jungle fowl, a wild ancestor of the domestic chicken, is completed by an international consortium. 09/12/04
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Between 1990 and 2003, the Human Genome Project undertook he immense task of sequencing the 3 billion bases of genetic information that resides in every human cell. 01/11/04
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The International Human Genome Sequencing consortium brought together scientists at 20 institutions in six countries: France, Germany, Japan, China, the UK and USA. 01/11/04
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One-tenth of the human genome is unveiled. 27/05/04
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Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have completed the sequence of human chromsome 13. 01/04/04
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The largest chromosome completed to date has many genes for the human immune system. 23/10/03
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The International Human Genome Consortium has announced the successful completion of the Human Genome Project more than two years ahead of schedule. 14/04/03
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An international consortium has published a draft sequence and analysis of the genome of the common mouse, Mus musculus. 05/12/02
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The Cancer Genome Project has identified a major genetic change involved in 70 per cent of cases of malignant melanoma. 09/06/02
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Under the leadership of Sir John Sulston, the Sanger Centre became one of the world's largest contributors to the Human Genome Project. 28/02/01
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