Tags: Genome sequence

World's Largest Genome: New Caledonian Fern Found To Have 50 Times More DNA in Its Cells' Nuclei Compared to Humans

MEDICINE & HEALTH 06.02.2024 22:53 PM

The Guinness World Records has recognized the New Caledonian fern as having the largest genome in the world. Read to learn more.

Genome Arrangement of Tree Ferns Shows Plant's Evolution From Algae

07.26.2022 10:15 AM

Researchers, for the first time identified the characteristic genome involved in the evolution of tree fern. Read on to understand the biochemistry and evolution of land plants.

DNA Recombination Present in Normal and Diseased Cell States

07.26.2022 08:30 AM

A team of international researchers found that the recombination of specific DNA genome sequences is present in both healthy and diseased cell states. Read on to find out the causality of recombination and DNA sequences.

Strange 14,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Found in South China Reveals Links to Native Americans

07.18.2022 08:00 AM

A 14,000-year-old fossil discovered decades ago in the Yunnan province, China finally gives up its secrets. Read on to find out more about the ancestors of Native Americans.

Ancient DNA from Uruguay Gives a Glimpse of South America's 'Lost' Indigenous People

05.16.2022 10:30 AM

Scholars from Atlanta and Uruguay discovered how most of the indigenous people of Southern America disappeared. Read more about how Uruguay witnessed all of these events for thousands of years prior to the arrival of European colonizers in the new world.

Genomic Data Reveals the Biggest Human Ancestral Tree of 231 Million Lineages

02.25.2022 09:00 AM

Researchers created the largest human ancestral tree that contained millions of genomic sequences. Read on to find out who the oldest genome sequence belonged to a common human ancestor.

New Zealand Prevents COVID-19 Delta Variant Outbreak With Real-Time Genome Sequencing

08.20.2021 02:33 AM

Even though the delta variant was around the corner, New Zealand is equipped with a whole new level of coronavirus testing. New Zealand prevented the transmission of the COVID-19 delta variant through the help of real-time genome sequencing.

AI Innovation 'AlphaFold' May Lead to Human Proteome Revolution!

07.22.2021 23:11 PM

DeepMind and EMBL developed a new AI-powered 3D modeling system to predict protein structures for future biological and medical studies. The protein modeling system, AlphaFold, will be free for public usage.

Neanderthal Genomes of Father, Daughter and 12 Other Relatives Reveal Diverse Family Groups

06.17.2021 08:59 AM

The genomes of a Neanderthal father and daughter, together with their relatives in a 100-year-period timespan, helped reveal the diversity among these prehistoric family setups.

Ebola Outbreak Prevention: Scientists Use First-Ever Large Scale Genomic Sequencing

04.15.2021 09:17 AM

Scientists carried out unprecedented sequencing of Ebola genomes that helped curb the further spread of the virus.

Largest Animal Genome Sequence Found in Australian Lungfish

01.18.2021 22:35 PM

Researchers sequenced the longest genome sequence of any animal from the Australian lungfish - descendants of the first fish that crawled out of the sea.

Scientists Unveil the Complex and 'Highly Unusual' Genetics of Tuataras

08.05.2020 22:44 PM

Tuataras are some of the oldest living species that have existed since the time of the dinosaurs. Researchers from New Zealand and Australia were surprised to discover just how complex the tuatara genome is and its rightful place in the tree of life.

Improved Genome Of Spinach Plants Discovered By Researchers

05.25.2017 18:45 PM

Breeders could improve spinach genome more as researchers conducted genome sequencing in spinach plants.

Genome Sequence Of Water Fleas Known As Daphnia Pulex Has Improved

05.08.2017 18:45 PM

Scientists have recently renewed and improved the genome sequence of water fleas, known as Daphnia Pulex from the earlier model built seven years ago.

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