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Nature news & Views: "Piercing Insights" by Hagan Bayley Jun 2009
In the 4 June 09 edition of Nature (subscription needed), Hagan Bayley writes on the significance of understanding the structure of pore-forming proteins.
"Pore forming proteins are deadly biological weapons that punch holes in target-cell membranes. The structure of the pore formed by a bacterial toxin suggests that diverse pore formers have similar assembly pathways."
The genetics of Swine Flu May 2009
The understanding of the structure of the swine flu genome is integral to the plans to defend against it.  The virus's 14kb genome was initially sequenced in mid April, however additional information on variants of the virus is being added to GenBank.

In this article in Science, the CDC's Ruben Donis speaks about the genetics of H1N1. The Read more >>-->
The Economist: Technology and Healthcare Apr 2009
In this week's Economist, medicine goes Digital.  The role of technology in healthcare, with specific reference to IT, electronic records, developing countries and of course genomes is explored. 
NEJM: the value of Genome Wide Association Studies Apr 2009
This week, the New England Journal of Medicine has published on Genome Wide Association Studies.  A Review article summarises the progress made over recent years.  Two Perspective articles contemplate these studies' usefulness.  One argues that the SNPs uncovered by these studies do not have enough relevance to ...
Nature Nanotechnology paper reported in the London Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Bio IT World, GenomeWeb/In Sequence, more Feb 2009
A paper published online today in Nature Nanotechnology has shown that nanopores can be used for highly accurate, continuous recognition of DNA bases including methylated cytosine. The work, completed in summer 2008, marks a significant progress towards the first label free single molecule DNA sequencing system.  Click to read coverage in the Times, the Read more >>-->
Wall Street Journal, others. Oxford Nanopore fundraising and strategic alliance Jan 2009
The Wall Street Journal was among many publications reporting Oxford Nanopore's recent announcement that it has raised £13.9 million through a strategic alliance with Illumina, and additional private investment.  Other articles included Bio IT World,
Steven Pinker talks about his personal genome Jan 2009
In the New York Times.
All creatures great and small Jan 2009
The Guardian on the hunt to sequence a broad range of animal genomes.  
Nature: special edition on Genomics, featuring Oxford Nanopore Nov 2008
A special edition of Nature, published the week of the American Society of Human Genetics meeting, includes the publication of two new complete human genomes and several features exploring the status and challenges of genomics.  The edition includes an article on Oxford Nanopore - for the article click here (subscription required).
The Economist highlights the potential of nanopore sequencing Oct 2008
This week's Economist highlights the potential transforming effect of a label-free, single-molecule approach to DNA sequencing.  Read the full article here. 
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