Stem cell individuality, stochastic behavior and drug discovery
Why is it important to consider the individuality of stem cells? Can mathematical equations predict when mutations in stem cells cause potentially fatal… Read more »
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- The diverse world of citation indexing services - 21st July 2014
- From butterfly wing patterns to epigenetic clocks – a year in review from Biome - 7th May 2014
- Discovery notes – brief research findings, published fast - 21st March 2014
Jonathan Eisen: 2011 Benjamin Franklin Laureate
Jonathan Eisen, a renowned open access advocate is awarded the tenth annual Benjamin Franklin award. This award, voted for by members of Bioinformatics.org,… Read more »
Dynamic evolution of Daphnia
Marking today’s publication of the genome of Daphnia pulex in Science, a commentary in BMC Biology by Diethard Tautz, tackles the issue of why and how this… Read more »
Exploring biodiversity
The close of 2010 marks the end of the UN International Year of Biodiversity, but the issues remain, and with them a surprising number of fundamental… Read more »
Optimal engineering for yeast lignocellulose conversion
Evolutionary engineers have created a new strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that can ferment ethanol from the agricultural and timber waste feedstock,… Read more »
Optimal engineering for yeast lignocellulose conversion
Evolutionary engineers have created a new strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that can ferment ethanol from the agricultural and timber waste feedstock,… Read more »
All content on the new-look Genome Biology website free in June
Genome Biology has moved to a new website design, joining its sister journal Genome Medicine on a new platform for BioMed Central journals. To allow all… Read more »
Evolution and cancer: a mathematical biology approach
“Cancer is, in some sense, a condensed-time laboratory of evolution” says Marek Kimmel, in an Editorial to introduce a new thematic series published… Read more »
Mobile DNA – novel insights into DNA rearrangement
In recent years, the impact of mobile genetic elements which can ‘jump’ from one genomic location to another, and in doing so bring… Read more »
Changing patterns of investment in biofuels
The research and development of biofuels is beginning to attract investment from large international companies, including those traditionally associated with… Read more »