The Latest Biology News And Medical NewsBiology News 2Health News 2Biology News 3Health News 3
HOME >> BIOLOGY >> NEWS
Scientists decipher genetic code of biothreat pathogen

bly used it during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

TIGR collaborated on the B. mallei study with a research team led by David DeShazer, a glanders expert with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Frederick, MD. The parallel study of B. pseudomallei, which causes the disease melioidosis in humans, was conducted by a team led by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom.

The B. mallei study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

Following up the genome analysis, TIGR is now examining several other strains and isolates of B. mallei and B. pseudomallei under an NIAID microbial sequencing contract.

"Using the tools of comparative genomics, scientists will be able to deepen the understanding of the molecular reasons why these related pathogens have such different impacts, in terms of their target hosts and their pathogenicity," says TIGR President Claire Fraser, the study's senior author.


'"/>

Contact: Robert Koenig
rkoenig@tigr.org
301-795-7880
The Institute for Genomic Research
20-Sep-2004


Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
2. Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biospheres carbon cycle
3. Scientists find nanowires capable of detecting individual viruses
4. Scientists discover potential new way to control drug-resistant bacteria
5. Scientists explore genome of methane-breathing microbe
6. Stuck on you: Scientists lay bare secrets of bacterial attachment proteins
7. Scientists discover proteins involved in spread of HIV-1 infection
8. Scientists fear new Ebola outbreak may explain sudden gorilla disappearance
9. Scientists reinvent DNA as template to produce organic molecules
10. Scientists visualise cellular handmaiden that restores shape to proteins
11. Scientists identify compounds that mimic calorie restriction

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
TAG: Scientists decipher genetic code biothreat pathogen

(Date:11/24/2009)...RI) today named 12 new grant recipients for 2009. ...ative work across a broad spectrum of lupus resear...y, and potential to drive scientific discovery to ...sease of systemic lupus. , The 2009 grants go to... the nation and include interdisciplinary and high...
(Date:11/24/2009)...protein that may help gut bacteria bind to the gas...probiotic producers to identify strains that are l...ics need to interact with cells lining the gut to ...rfaces in the gut they are more likely to stick ar... Nathalie Juge from the Institute of Food Research...
(Date:11/24/2009)...markable class of ring-shaped protein motors has b...keley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) using a s...t the Advanced Light Source (ALS). These protein m...plication, and are vital to the survival of all bi... as the human papillomavirus, which has been linke...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Lupus Research Institute announces 2009 novel research grants 2Lupus Research Institute announces 2009 novel research grants 3A sticky solution for identifying effective probiotics 2Atomic-level snapshot catches protein motor in action 2Atomic-level snapshot catches protein motor in action 3Atomic-level snapshot catches protein motor in action 4Bones May Suffer From Green Tea Consumption 57484 1Swine Flu Loves a Crowd 57482 1Swine Flu Loves a Crowd 57482 2Swine Flu Loves a Crowd 57482 3Swine Flu Loves a Crowd 57482 4Dr Michael Guthrie Named to PerfectServe Advisory Board 57481 1Dr Michael Guthrie Named to PerfectServe Advisory Board 57481 2
(Date:11/25/2009)...25/PRNewswire/-Cytochromatodayannouncedtheappointm...illreplaceMr.UlrikSporkastheNovoA/Srepresentativeo...nchangedatsixmembers. ,, "Weareverypleasedtowel...fromhisexperienceandguidanceasCytochromacontinuest...ypharmaceuticalcompany,"statedAlanLewis,PhD,Chairm...
(Date:11/24/2009)...PRNewswire-FirstCall/--IES(Nasdaq: IESC ),aleading...msandservicesforthecommercial,industrialandresiden...sgrouphasbeenawardedacontractfromManhattanTorconJV...ylab(BSL-4)replacementfacilityattheU.S.ArmyMedical...ortDetrickinFrederick,Md. ,, ThenewUSAMRIIDrepl...
(Date:11/24/2009)...nd,November24/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--deCODE,geneti...vednoticefrom,theNasdaqStockMarketthattradinginthe...,2009andaForm25-NSEwillbefiledwiththe,Securitiesan...tock,fromlistingonNasdaq,unlessthecompanyfilesanap...anyhasfiledsuchanappeal,which,willstaythesuspensio...
(Date:11/24/2009)...,Nov.24/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--NeurogesX,Inc.(Nasd...opingandcommercializingnovelpainmanagementtherapie...efExecutiveOfficer,isscheduledtopresentatthe21stAn...ber1-2,2009atTheNewYorkPalaceHotelinNewYork,NewYor...ialOfficer,willbeavailabletorespondtoquestionsduri...
Breaking Biology Technology:Cytochroma Announces Appointment of Peter Moldt to Board of Directors 2Integrated Electrical Services Awarded Contract to Provide Electrical Systems for U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 2deCODE Receives Delisting Notice From Nasdaq, Plans to Appeal 2deCODE Receives Delisting Notice From Nasdaq, Plans to Appeal 3NeurogesX to Present at Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference 2NeurogesX to Present at Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference 3
Other News:
...a. An international study of Y chromosomal DNA sh...rica and suggests that little or no interbreeding ...e migration.. "Our goal was to test the hypothesis... Africa," says co-author Dr. Mark D. Shriver, assi...
...monstrates need for new birth control pill options...s, Inc., a U.S. affiliate of Schering AG, Germany ... Drug Administration (FDA) approved YASMIN (R) (dr...w, low-dose, monophasic oral contraceptive and the...
...or and Case Western Reserve University physicist L...dyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth ... and ...bout the universe told from the perspective of a s...sculpture garden in Paris sets the stage for what ...
...of higher ranking castes are genetically more simi...lar to Asians, according to a study published in t... from an international team led by Michael Bamshad...e attempt so far to explore the impact of ancient ...
Study supports out-of-Africa origin for East Asians 2Berlex Laboratories announces FDA approval of YASMIN (R), new oral contraceptive with unique progestin 2Berlex Laboratories announces FDA approval of YASMIN (R), new oral contraceptive with unique progestin 3Krauss book explores universe from oxygen atom's perspective 2Krauss book explores universe from oxygen atom's perspective 3Scientists find link between Indian caste rank and genetic similarity to Europeans 2
... of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered...run around the body's defenses, but which may turn...y scientists, working with colleagues at the Unive... the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Sea...
... located the gene that controls the colour of appl...varieties...."The red colour in apple skin is the ...s responsible for blue and red colours in many flo...nt Industry research team, Dr Mandy Walker...."Col...
Starting in 2007 Springer will publish a new journal entitled Genomic Medicine, providing a forum for reporting and discussing issues related to human and medical genomics. The wide scope of this pee
...ent can appreciably slow down the progress of the ... established by researchers from the Universities ...at the Max Planck Institute in Martinsried. To do ...archers Craig Mello and Andrew Fire, for which the...
New finding points way to foiling anthrax's tricks 2New finding points way to foiling anthrax's tricks 3Found -- the apple gene for red 2Springer adds Genomic Medicine to biomedical publishing portfolio 2New approach to BSE successful in lab 2New approach to BSE successful in lab 3