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2,000 influenza virus genomes now completed and publicly accessible
Information critical to developing treatments and vaccines[more]
TIGR Researchers Reveal Tricks of Common Sexually Transmitted Infection
PRESS RELEASE TIGR Researchers Reveal Tricks of Common Sexually Transmitted Infection January 11, 2007 It's the world's most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection. There are an estimated 8 million...[more]
Of Jaws and Man
Initial decoding of elephant shark genome helps uncover ancient DNA in human genome[more]
New! A Eukaryotic Annotation Training Course is being offered for the first time at TIGR.
PRESS RELEASE New! A Eukaryotic Annotation Training Course is being offered for the first time at TIGR. The course is designed to inform the research community and educators about the methods and...[more]
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), J. Craig Venter Institute, J. Craig Venter Science Foundation Consolidate into one Organization — the J. Craig Venter Institute
Research organization formerly known as Venter Institute is renamed The Center for the Advancement of Genomics (TCAG) Claire Fraser-Liggett, Ph.D., is TIGR Division President, Robert Strausberg, Ph.D., is named President of...[more]
X Prize Foundation Announces Largest Medical Prize in History
$10 Million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics Challenges Private Companies to Map 100 Human Genomes in 10 Days[more]
His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, to Tour J. Craig Venter Institute
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, to Tour J. Craig Venter Institute ROCKVILLE, MD — September 27, 2006 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced that His...[more]
What's Shaped Like a Pear and Has Two Genomes? Check The Pond.
Amid the murky water, you'd probably notice an oddly furry, pear-shaped organism gliding along — and gobbling up everything in its path. This tiny predator has a big name--Tetrahymena thermophila--and a big fan club among...[more]
Surf's Up — And One Coastal Microbe Has Adapted
California beachgoers may look lazy. But just a few miles off shore, scientists have discovered that a common coastal strain of cyanobacteria works diligently tothrive in choppy, polluted waters. In a study in this week's early...[more]
Comparative sequence analysis of S. pneumoniae TIGR 4 and a set of diverse S. pneumoniae strains.
PRESS RELEASE Comparative sequence analysis of S. pneumoniae TIGR 4 and a set of diverse S. pneumoniae strains. August 16, 2006 The NIAID sponsored Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC) (NIAID...[more]
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