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Research    

(9 February 2010)

The use of low coverage genomes in comparative evolutionary analyses to determine gene gain and loss events skews genome estimates.

Method    

(5 February 2010)

An automated method for constructing libraries for 454 sequencing significantly reduces the cost and time required.

Research    

(3 February 2010)

Genomic data together with sequencing of tissue specific small RNA libraries reveals insights into the genome content, small RNA repertoire and evolutionary origins of the grass Miscanthus x giganteus.

Method    

(4 February 2010)

GOseq is a method for Gene Ontology analysis of RNA-seq data that takes into account the length bias inherent in RNA-seq.

Research    

(28 January 2010)

An analysis of X-linked genetic variation in human populations provides insights into population structure and demographic patterns.

Method    

(3 February 2010)

An algorithm for determining networks from gene expression data enables the identification of genes potentially linked to aging in worms.

Research    

(3 February 2010)

Transcriptional profiling of specific regions of inbred rat brains reveals genes associated with alcohol preference in a known QTL locus on chromosome 4

Method    

(28 January 2010)

Expressed Alu repeats are a reliable, accurate and universal reference for use in RT-qPCR normalization of human genes