Oksana Lukjancenko on "PanFunPro: bacterial pan-genome analysis based on the functional profiles" at the 2012 Sequencing, Finishing, Analysis in the Future Meeting held June 5-7, 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Matthew Ross on "Metagenomics for etiological agent discovery" at the 2012 Sequencing, Finishing, Analysis in the Future Meeting held June 5-7, 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

ABSTRACT Background: Artificially sweetened (AS) and sugar-sweetened (SS) beverages are commonly consumed during pregnancy. A recent Danish study reported that daily intake of AS beverage was associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery. Objective: We examined the intake of AS and SS beverages in pregnant women in order to replicate the Danish study and examine whether AS intake is indeed associated with preterm delivery. Design: This is a prospective study of 60 761 pregnant...

This video illustrates a search of the ICGC, International Cancer Genome Consortium, for a gene lost in tumor samples. For more details see the blog post: http://blog.openhelix.eu/?p=13404

Endogenous formation of carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds (NOC) occurs in the human gut. Red meat is considered the most important dietary component linked to NOC formation, although nitrate and vitamin C (VitC) also contribute. We previously showed that high-protein weight-loss diets increased fecal NOC and this was enhanced by simultaneous carbohydrate restriction. Although previous studies have focused on the effect of either 1 or 2 dietary components on endogenous NOC formation, no...

by Robert Carroll