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TIGR investigators announced today that they have determined the complete genome sequence of a green-sulfur bacterium, Chlorobium tepidum
TIGR's new publication, the TIGR Triptych, features articles about Bacillus anthracis research and the new Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center
An Arabidopsis whole genome chip jointly developed by TIGR and Affymetrix Inc. has been completed and is now being tested
Scientists Find New Markers For Anthrax Isolates
In a pioneering use of genomics as a tool for the forensic analysis of microbes, TIGR scientists have found new genetic markers to distinguish the Bacillus anthracis isolate that was used in last fall's bioterror attack in Florida from closely related anthrax strains.
TIGR has partnered with MdBio, Inc. and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) to launch the MdBioLab in 2003
TIGR has partnered with MdBio, Inc. and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) to launch the MdBioLab in 2003, a mobile laboratory designed to enhance bioscience curricula for high school students and their teachers throughout the state of Maryland.
TIGR announces the first release of data from genome sequencing of Toxoplasma gondii, an important eukaryotic parasite associated with AIDS.
TIGR's founder and its Board chairman, J. Craig Venter, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., Announces Formation of Three Not-for-Profit Organizations
Organizations will Focus on Ethical and Social Issues Surrounding Genomics and Developing New Biological Energy Sources
Information about the April 17th, 2002 TIGR/UMBI Minisymposium is available.
Information about the April 17th, 2002 TIGR/UMBI Minisymposium is available.
Information about the 14th Annual Genome Sequencing and Analysis Conference is available.
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After a hiatus this summer, the Mobile Laboratory hit the road again today for a trip to Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Driving through the rolling hills of northern Maryland into southeastern Pennsylvania, it passed small towns and beautiful foliage. Tomorrow and Tuesday, we will be...
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As part of the Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, JCVI will be sequencing a large number of high yield influenza reassortants created in the lab of Dr. Doris Bucher at New York Medical College. Dr. Bucher’s lab has prepared the type A H3N2 high yield reassortants (hyrs) for the...
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The last time I wrote a Sorcerer II blog was in November when we set sail from Spain to cross the Atlantic Ocean. For all of you that have been worried that we have been at sea for 8 months, relax we made it!! Over the next few days I will update everyone on what has happened and the upcoming...
Podcast on Human Genomics
The 2011 Festival of Ideas themed, The Pursuit of Identity, Landscape, History, and Genetics, is held every other year in Melbourne, Australia to inspire scholars and citizens alike in topics ranging from literature and art to science and foreign policy. JCVI Professor of Genomic...
Summit on Systems Biology, June 15-17, 2011
I attended the Summit on Systems Biology hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA June 15-17. So, judging from the talks given, what is systems biology? Systems biology is non-linear and/or multi-step. Heavy math does not make something systems biology if...
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The advent of large amounts of influenza genomic sequence data produced by the Influenza Genome Sequencing Project (IGSP) has led to new concepts regarding influenza viral diversity. It was previously believed that a single influenza lineage entered a human population at the start of an...
NASA and JCVI host symposium on the evolution of Earth and Life
On May 12th and 13th, the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego will be hosting a NASA Astrobiology Institute-funded symposium titled “Paleobiology in the genomics era.” Paleobiology is the study of the origins and evolution of life and, by nature, is interdisciplinary. The goal is to...
JCVI Supports Human Mircrobiome Body Site Experts with Shotgun Data Analysis
Members of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium (see http://commonfund.nih.gov/hmp and http://www.hmpdacc.org for more information on the project and partners) including human microbiome body site experts gathered for a virtual Jamboree January 19th. The fully online-based Jamboree...
The Microbiome of Esophageal Cancer
In anticipation of the International Human Microbiome Congress, our group has diligently worked to generate data to present for our HMP demo project studying the microbiome of patients who have developed esophageal cancer, gastrointestinal reflux disease, and barrett’s esophagus. We...
A Look Back at 2010 at the JCVI…
As the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) soars into its 19th year, we reflect on the past year of highlights and accomplishments to mark the close 2010 and look forward to more significant scientific advances in 2011. JCVI Top 10 of 2010 ... 1. First Synthetic Cell: Fifteen years in the...
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Scientists Create the Smallest-Ever Moving Cell
Just two genes get tiny synthetic cells moving, offering clues to life’s evolution.
From Sequencing to Sailing: Three Decades of Adventure with Craig Venter
In a plenary public appearance at the Molecular and Precision Med TRI-CON event in San Diego, a relaxed Venter reflected on his career highlights, controversies and future priorities for genomic medicine.
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Several JCVI scientists will be contributing to the newly launched Long Covid Research Initiative — a collaboration of researchers, clinicians, and patients working to rapidly study and treat long Covid.
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Through the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, National Deep Submergence Facility, JCVI's Erin Garza, Ph.D. joins a deep sea expedition to search for ocean plastics aboard the HOV Alvin.
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