| Glossary |
Molecule
The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance. Molecules are made up of two or more atoms - for example , a molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen.
Articles using this Glossary Item
| 25 October 2009 - by |
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US scientists have identified a genetic trait that is strongly associated with autism. The genetic change does not involve a mutation within the DNA sequence of a gene but instead involves an alteration in the physical structure of the DNA which affects the way a gene is turned on and off. The researchers hope that the new findings will lead to novel ways to diagnose and treat autism....[Read More] |
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Human genome sequenced for $50,000 with third generation technology |
| 17 August 2009 - by |
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Third-generation 'single-molecule' technology has been used for the first time to read a human genome sequence. Professor Stephen Quake, from Stanford University, California, US, is only the eighth person whose genome has been published since the first breakthroughs were made in 2000. When this latest generation of technology is perfected the hope is that it will bring us one step closer to ‘the $1000 genome' that will open the door to personalised medical treatme...[Read More] |
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Events using this Glossary Item
| Bioinformatics for Trainee Cytogeneticists and Molecular Geneticists |
| 07 September 2009 Nowgen Centre, 29 Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9WU, UK |
| A course for trainee cytogeneticists and molecular geneticists...[Read More] |
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| Physics of Cells: From the Edge to the Heart |
| 06 September 2009 Congress Centre, Hotel Zora, Raduća BB, Primošten 22202, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia |
| The 1st European Molecular Biology Organisation conference on Cell Biophysics...[Read More] |
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| Mouse Genetics and Genomics: Development and Disease |
| 02 September 2009 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ, UK |
| The 22nd Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory/Wellcome Trust event on Mouse Genetics and Genomics...[Read More] |
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| School on Biology of Social Cognition |
| 09 August 2009 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ, UK |
| An event addressing the biological underpinnings of social behaviour....[Read More] |
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