The world’s first cloned horse is born

In Archive by Fredy Ore

New Scientist reports that the first cloned horse is born. Although genetically engineered horses are currently banned against competing in horse racing, some are speculating that soon the rules might …

Today is national Jeans for Genes Day

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Today, Friday August 1 is National Jeans for Genes Day in Australia, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The event is a great cause to help find cures for …

The Haplotype Map

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Gene Expression, a weblog on Genetics and it’s connection to cultural & social issues, has posted a full copy of the interesting Technology Review article from last month titled, Genes, …

Catalyst – The Genius of Junk (DNA)

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Here is the transcript of last weeks (Thurs 10 July) ABC’s Catalyst science programme, Genius of Junk, which covered the patenting of Junk DNA. The television programme commented on Dr. …

The Genome of the SARS virus

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Science Centre have released a copy of the SARS Genome for you to download and look at. There are also several interesting links to SARS related …

Scientists complete the Human genome

In Science by Fredy Ore

Scientists have finally completed the Human Genome (also known as the genetic blueprint) three years after a working draft was completed and 2 years ahead of it predicted schedule. BBC …