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ACMG Recommendations for Reporting of Incidental Findings in Clinical Exome and Genome Sequencing
May 20, 2013 - National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research Speaker: Robert Nussbaum More: http://www.genome.gov/27553774.

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Brian Cox Preview - The Incomplete Map of the Cosmic Genome
A preview clip from the upcoming app The Incomplete Map of the Cosmic Genome featuring Professor Brian Cox discussing the role of electrons. The app features hours and hours of extensive,...

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Striking a blow at foodborne diseases, the 100K Pathogen Genome Project at UC Davis announced that it has sequenced the genomes of its first 10 infectious microorganisms, including strains of Salmonella and Listeria.

"We are creating a free, online encyclopedia or reference database of genomes so that during a foodborne disease outbreak, scientists and public health professionals can quickly identify the responsible microorganism and track its source in the food supply using automated information-handling methods," said Professor Bart Weimer, director of the 100K Genome Project and co-director of BGI@UC Davis, the Sacramento facility where the sequencing is carried out.

Weimer estimates that the availability of this genomic information will cut in half the time necessary to diagnose and treat foodborne illnesses, and will enable scientists to make discoveries that can be used to develop new methods for controlling disease-causing microorganisms in the food chain.

The project is dedicated to sequencing the genomes of 100,000 bacteria and viruses that cause serious foodborne illnesses in people around the world.

In the United States alone, foodborne diseases annually sicken 48 million people and kill 3,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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UCDavis Genome Project maps infectious microbes