Microbial ecology is a field that applies molecular techniques to analyze genes and
communities associated with a plethora of unique environments on this planet. In the past …

In many situations there may not be sufficient DNA collected from patient or population
cohorts to meet the requirements of genome‐wide analysis of SNPs, genomic copy number …

Metatranscriptomes generated by pyrosequencing hold significant potential for describing
functional processes in complex microbial communities. Meeting this potential requires …

Background Folic acid taken in early pregnancy reduces risks for delivering offspring with
several congenital anomalies. The mechanism by which folic acid reduces risk is unknown …

Noninvasive genetics based on microsatellite markers has become an indispensable tool for
wildlife monitoring and conservation research over the past decades. However …

The present disclosure provides methods for determining the ploidy status of a chromosome
in a gestating fetus from genotypic data measured from a mixed sample of DNA comprising …

Highly specific amplification of complex DNA pools without bias or template-independent
products (TIPs) remains a challenge. We have developed a method using phi29 DNA …

Background Flow cytometry facilitates sorting of single chromosomes and chromosome
arms which can be used for targeted genome analysis. However, the recovery of microgram …

BACKGROUND Whole genome amplification (WGA) is required for single cell genotyping.
Effectiveness of currently available WGA technologies in combination with next generation …

A requirement for performing robust genetic and statistical analyses on twins is correctly
assigned zygosities. In order to increase the power to detect small risk factors of disease …