Steinmetz GroupPress Releases
18 March 2010
What makes us unique? Not only our genes (EMBL Press Release)
Source Articles:
Kasowski, M. et al. Variation in Transcription Factor Binding Among Humans. Science 328:232-235 (published online 18 March 2010). Pubmed | DOI
Zheng, W., Zhao, H., Mancera, E., Steinmetz, L.M., Snyder, M. Genetic Analysis of Variation in Transcription Factor Binding in Yeast. Nature 464:1187-1191 (published online 17 March 2010). Pubmed | DOI
1 October 2009
From foe to friend: mosquitoes that transmit malaria may help fight the disease (EMBL Press Release)
Source Article:
Blandin, S.A., Wang-Sattler, R., Lamacchia, M., Gagneur, J., Lycett, G., Ning, Y., Levashina, E.A. & Steinmetz, L.M. Dissecting the genetic basis of resistance to malaria parasites in Anopheles gambiae. Science 326:147-150 (published online 2 October 2009). Pubmed | DOI
25 January 2009
Re-write the textbooks: transcription is bidirectional (EMBL Press Release)
Source Article:
Xu, Z., Wei, W., Gagneur, J., Perocchi, F., Clauder-Münster, S., Camblong, J., Guffanti, E., Stutz, F., Huber, W. & Steinmetz, L.M. Bidirectional promoters generate pervasive transcription in yeast. Nature 457:1033-1037 (published online 25 January 2009). Pubmed | DOI
9 July 2008
Zooming in on genetic shuffling (EMBL Press Release)
Source Article:
Mancera, E., Bourgon, R., Brozzi, A., Huber, W. & Steinmetz, L.M. High-resolution mapping of meiotic crossovers and noncrossovers in yeast. Nature 454:479-485 (published online 9 July 2008). Pubmed | DOI
10 years of the human genome
EMBL scientists mark a decade since the first draft human genome sequence. Click on image to play. Duration: 6 mins.