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“Genetics just got personal. Don’t worry. We’re here to help.” This is a slogan for personal genomics. Over a year ago, Iceland’s deCODE Genetics kicked off a new era in personalised genetics with the launch of a direct to consumer service dubbed deCODEme. And a few days later, California’s 23andMe launched its own service. In November 2008, that company’s service was named Time magazine’s invention of the year.

For web researching, all of us need quality links. the following is a list of some of my favorite Biology links. In order to facilitate to find the academic resources in the network, I post it. With the expansion of different targets, from time to time update.

From today, I will collect any references about RNA silencing. RNA silencing is a remarkable type of gene regulation based on sequence-specific targeting and degradation of RNA. The term encompasses related pathways found in a broad range of eukaryotic organisms, including fungi, plants, and animals. In plants, it serves as an antiviral defense, and many plant viruses encode suppressors of silencing. The emerging view is that RNA silencing is part of a sophisticated network of interconnected pathways for cellular defense, RNA surveillance, and development and that it may become a powerful tool to manipulate gene expression experimentally.

A man has been shot near a Harvard University dormitory. The man was wounded in his stomach Monday outside an entrance to Kirkland House, one of a dozen dorms on the university’s campus in the Boston suburb of Cambridge. He’s hospitalized in stable condition.

The situation of Influenza A(H1N1) remain serious. Updated to 06:00 GMT, 18 May 2009, 40 countries have officially reported 8829 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 74 deaths.

I am sorry to hear that China mainland confirms first case of A/H1N1 influenza. The Chinese mainland male surnamed Bao, he returned from the United States in May 8, and had tested positive for the A/H1N1 influenza. Now Bao was at the Chengdu Infectious Disease Hospital in Sichuan’s provincial. Those who had close contact with him were isolated for observation.

Keep updated, the situation of Influenza A(H1N1) until 07:30 GMT, 10 May 2009, 29 countries have officially reported 4379 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.

A genetic study of Africa suggests that the origin of humanity lies in a sandy, inhospitable region near the coastal border of Namibia and Angola. The Bushmen, or San people, who populated in the area may be the closest thing to a biblical Adam and Eve. The research paper published in 《Science》journal.

Let you know the situation of Influenza A(H1N1) until 06:00 GMT, 6 May 2009. 22 countries have officially reported 1516 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.

Mexico has reported 822 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection, including 29 deaths. The United States has reported 403 laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death.

A way to save time, money and frustration in searches for specific genes have been found by researchers at Purdue University, It can shed light on the biological processes associated with all forms of life. The work finished by Andrew DeWoody, a professor of genetics, and postdoctoral associate Matthew C. Hale, they have provided evidence that a step called normalization is no longer necessary with recent advances in DNA sequencing technology. Instead, they used a theoretical approach called rarefaction for gene discovery, a process developed for ecological surveys to determine the abundance of a species in an ecosystem. The results were published in the journal BMC Genomics.