MRC to fund mouse genome centre?

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mouse genome

VL30 genetic elements constitute a murine multicopy gene family that is retrovirus-like, despite the lack of sequence homology with any known retrovirus. Over one hundred copies of VL30 units are dispersed throughout the mouse genome. We report here that the mouse genome also contains 'solo' VL30 long terminal repeats (LTRs). These are structures which contain the LTR detached from the rest of ...

Freedom to Fund

Philanthropists are exerting an unmistakable influence on the research agenda, drawing attention to long-ignored research areas, promoting collaborations, and giving scientists the freedom to explore serendipitous ideas. Unbridled by politics or bureaucracy, philanthropic organizations can fund the riskier projects that could yield the biggest payoffs.

Cluster Evolution at the Genome Sciences Centre

High Performance Computing has become a leading technology in the field of Bioinformatics. This is partly due to the completion of the Human Genome Project and many various other genome projects around the globe. These projects generated a lot of genetic data, which when mined, could improve our understanding of the many mysteries of biology and diseases like cancer. OSCAR has helped us de-myst...

MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, UK