THE TRANSLATIONAL Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has announced it is assisting the American state and federal authorities in an effort to prevent a swine flu pandemic in the country.
30/04/2009
A team of international researchers claim to have mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, saying this could lead to better breeding techniques and improve vaccine development against diseases such as swine flu.
05/11/2009
RESEARCHERS from the University of Maryland have suggested the novel 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may outcompete human seasonal influenza viruses.
11/09/2009
DIFFERENCES in the DNA among Mexico’s 65 ethnic populations must be identified to significantly advance that developing nation’s public health.
12/06/2009
THE UNIVERSITY of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have launched Biocatalogue.org, a centralised registry of curated life sciences web services.
06/07/2009