HUMAN MICROBIOME

ihatesnowihatesnow Member Posts: 859

July 2012 edited June 2014 in Clinical Trials, Research News, Podcasts, and Study Results

http://www.genome.gov/27549400

http://benchmarks.cancer.gov/2012/06/microbes-within-our-bodies-may-cause-or-contribute-to-cancer-3/

http://www.newswise.com/articles/exploring-the-link-between-bacteria-in-the-gut-and-breast-cancer

http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/06/18/a-master-of-the-microbiome-and-his-quest-to-re-publish-his-fathers-papers/?feed=rss_home

the human microbiome project http://commonfund.nih.gov/hmp/

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  jenrio Member Posts: 558

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  Very cool. There's a NYT article on this project too, but less details than these ones.

  As whole genome sequencing becomes affordable ($4000 from Complete Genomics and will be cheaper with new competitors), more research of these kind will accelerate and clinical implications are huge.

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  ihatesnowihatesnow Member Posts: 859

  August 2012 edited August 2012

  http://the-scientist.com/2012/08/17/opinion-what-is-the-human-genome/

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