Dr Jozef Gecz, from the hospital's Department of Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, led the research.
At the microscopic scale, molecular genetics connects the various parts of the grand family tree with fantastic detail and accuracy.
The Singapore National Health Sciences Hospital advised us to get molecular genetics testing done from U.K. or U.S. since the children could benefit from latest research studies being conducted there.
In collaboration with Elena Pasyukova at the Institute of Molecular Genetics, in Moscow, and Trudy Mackay of North Carolina State University at Raleigh, he has been studying a transposable element known as copia.
What we were interested in doing back in those early days of human molecular genetics was just trying to find out some basic information about inherited variation in our DNA. And it was purely by accident in those studies that we generated, totally out of the blue, what proved to be the very first DNA fingerprint.
The prize rewards the efforts of an individual, an institution, a non-governmental organisation or another entity which, through research and development, has made an outstanding contribution to the field of microbiology (including immunology, molecular biology, genetics, etc.) and its applications.
"This is the first evidence that myostatin regulates muscle mass in people as it does in other animals, " said Dr Se-Jin Lee, professor of molecular biology and genetics at Johns Hopkins University and one of those involved in the study.
Several companies are already seeking to take advantage of the new field, called synthetic biology, which combines chemistry, computer science, molecular biology, genetics and cell biology to breed industrial life forms that can secrete fuels, vaccines or other commercial products.
The identification of molecular markers linked to loci affecting leaf morphology traits resolves conflicting hypotheses on the genetics of these complex traits and has potential for molecular breeding improvement of white clover.
Intersecting advances in cloning, genetics, instrumentation, and molecular and structural biology have allowed researchers to see beyond the exterior morphology of cells and tap their component molecules for solutions.
Myriad Genetics (MYGN), a leading developer of molecular diagnostic and therapeutic products, is predictably on track to expand its pipeline and broaden its markets in the U.S. and overseas.
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