The living world runs on genomic software – what Dawn Field and Neil Davies call the ‘biocode’ – the sum of all DNA on Earth. In Biocode, they tell the story of a new age of scientific discovery: the growing global effort to read and map the biocode, and what that might mean for the future.
Genomic Medicine
Regents’ Lecture, 1/24/13
The field of medicine is changing rapidly, and Genomic Medicine is at the forefront of that change.
Most researchers believe genomics is the key to dealing with cancer, heart disease, diabetes and more. Since much of the research that is done at UC Berkeley is basic scientific research, the field of genomics is heavily studied on campus.
The Story of You: Encode
Ever since a monk called Mendel started breeding pea plants we’ve been learning about our genomes. In 1953, Watson, Crick and Franklin described the structure of the molecule that makes up our genomes: the DNA double helix. Then, in 2001, scientists wrote down the entire 3-billion letter code contained in the average human genome.
Human Genome Project (2013)
The Secret of Our Lives: The Human Genome Project –
http://y2u.be/nhoEvAY0ToM
Welcome to PGC!
Welcome to the Philippine Genome Center, a genomics-focused multidisciplinary research unit of the University of the Philippines. PGC combines basic and applied research for the development of health diagnostics and therapeutic products and process, and improved agriculture and aquatics resources. It was established during the 1246th UP Board of Regents meeting on July 31, 2009 […]
What is DNA & How Does It Work? (for Beginners)
Issues of genetics and DNA are constantly cropping up in the news from food production and health, to legal cases and ethics. We hear about DNA in movies like Jurassic Park and X-men, we learn bits and pieces about it from TV shows like Dexter and and CSI, but what exactly is DNA, and how does it work?
Read more about Dr. Raul Destura’s projects in NIMBB-UP Manila
NIMBB UP-NIH Projects Improving Molecular Diagnosis of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (2016) Funding: US-NIH (RO1) Role: Principal Investigator Collaborators: University of California San Francisco Status: On-going Project 3D Targets: The UK-Philippine Research Consortium for Dengue Diagnostics and Drug Targets (2015) Funding: MRC-Newton Fund – PCHRD Role: Principal Investigator Collaborators: University of Glasgow and University of Bristol […]
Read more about Dr. Raul V. Destura
Continued from Program on Health… After his training as Fogarty Fellow at the Center for Global Health, University of Virginia School of Medicine (Dr. Richard Guerrant’s Lab), he returned to his home country to share his knowledge and skills gained from the program for the control of infectious diseases relevant to the Philippines. Despite advancement […]
Training of Experts from Cambodia, Brunei, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Philippines on Genomics and Bioinformatics
The Philippine Genome Center supported by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) organized a workshop for representatives from some of the participating ASEAN countries during the 9th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (IAMMST-9) held in October 2016. Project […]
PGC visits new building
As part of the preparations for the transfer to the new building, PGC ED and staff visits the new building for preliminary inspection.