August 1, 2007
USC College biologists have developed a method for sequencing both chromosomes of an organism.
Their study appears in a recent issue of Genome Research.
The statistical method is significant because when researchers announce… more>
tags: biology, chromosome sequencing, genome
March 1, 2007
USC College computational biologist Peter Calabrese has developed a new model to simulate the evolution of so-called recombination hotspots in the genome.
Published this month in the online edition of the Proceedings of the… more>
tags: genome, science
January 29, 2007
How many genes influence a complex trait, like weight, height or body type? And why does the answer matter? Among other reasons, because the “Green Revolution” that multiplied crop yields has to be followed by a… more>
tags: genome, traits
April 24, 2006
Biologists seeking elusive proof of natural selection at the single-gene level have a powerful new tool at their disposal. Chris Toomajian, postdoctoral researcher in molecular and computational biology in USC College, led… more>
categories: research
tags: biology, genome, study
February 1, 2005
Demystifying genomics opens field to under-represented minority students and undergrads By Eva Emerson February 2005 Genomic science is still new enough that many people don’t have a clear idea of what the… more>
categories: undergraduate, research
tags: biology, cegs, genome, professor