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The NIAID-Supported Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center at the J. Craig Venter Institute Offers New Affymetrix Array for Faster Identification of E. Coli and Shigella
Custom microarray allows scientists to identify different strains of the potentially fatal foodborne pathogens
NIH Expands Human Microbiome Project; Funds Sequencing Centers and Disease Projects
J. Craig Venter Institute Awarded $43 Million, Five Year Contract from NIAID to Continue to Develop and Provide Sequencing, Genotyping, and Bioinformatics Expertise and Services in Infectious Diseases
Genes from Tiny Algae Shed Light on Big Role Managing Carbon in World's Oceans & Coping with Environmental Change
International Team of Researchers Develops New Tool to Elucidate the Epigenome
Technology has potential application for personalized cancer therapies
Venter Institute Launches the J. Robert Beyster and Life Technologies 2009-2010 Research Voyage of the Sorcerer II Expedition
Team will sail to Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas, sampling water and cataloguing microbial diversity
Expedition funded by local San Diego supporters Beyster Family Foundation Fund and matching grants from Life Technologies and others
J. Craig Venter Institute's Professional Development Program to Train USDA Scientists on Latest Tools and Methods for Eukaryotic Genome Analysis
PFGRC announces the deployment of a new web ordering system for Gateway® clones
Complete Genomes of All Known Human Rhinoviruses Are Published
First comprehensive sequencing and analysis of strains responsible for common cold and other respiratory illnesses, give clues to evolution and diversity of the virus
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