Scientists from 33 European countries join forces to generate reference genomes for the continent's rich biological diversity

19-Sep-2024 - The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) pilot project reports its success in uniting scientists from across Europe to produce high-quality reference genomes for 98 species. This marks a significant milestone in the quest to create a high-quality reference genome database for all European ...

Time travel through genomics

Reconstruction of a 1,300-year-old phage genome shows similarities to a modern virus that infects intestinal bacteria

02-Feb-2024 - Viruses adapt quickly to new conditions, which is accompanied by a change in their genome. This also applies to a special group of viruses, the bacteriophages. A research team from Poland, the Netherlands and Germany has now successfully reconstructed numerous old phage genomes. These include a ...

Unraveling female resilience

Leveraging organ-on-chip technology to study the impact of menopause on immunological and metabolic resilience

04-Oct-2023 - Dynamic resilience, the ability of humans to withstand unexpected changes and stressors, is pivotal for maintaining bodily functions and overall health. Aging adults and especially women after menopause are at higher risk of adverse health outcomes (including frailty) in response to external ...

A Small Piece Of Jurassic Park

DNA extracted from insects embedded in resin

01-Oct-2020 - For the first time, Senckenberg scientist Mónica Solórzano-Kraemer, together with lead authors David Peris and Kathrin Janssen of the University of Bonn and additional colleagues from Spain and Norway, successfully extracted genetic material from insects that were embedded in six- and ...

Analytik Jena enters Ultra-High Throughput Market

Access provided by Co-Marketing agreement with Illumina

09-Mar-2017 - Analytik Jena has entered a partnership with Illumina, Inc. headquartered in San Diego. In so doing Analytik Jena gains access to the growing genotyping market currently being served by Illumina’s technologies by offering a production scale solution to provide ultra-high throughput sample ...

Genomatix gets Patent for Comparative Genomics Method

Identification and assignment of functionally corresponding regulatory sequences throughout different eukaryotic genomes

16-Mar-2009 - Genomatix Software announced that it was issued patent No. EP 1 800 232 B1, “Identification and assignment of functionally corresponding regulatory sequences for orthologous loci in eukaryotic genomes” by the European Patent Office. The Patent relates to a method for identification of networks ...

Agilent Technologies Appoints IMGM Laboratories Certified Service Provider for Gene Expression Microarrays

21-Aug-2008 - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that IMGM Laboratories GmbH has achieved Certified Service Provider status for the Agilent microarray platform. IMGM achieved Agilent-certified status after completing training and passing a rigorous series of assessments. "By switching to this powerful ...