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Ensembl’s 10th year
Ensembl (http://www.ensembl.org) integrates genomic information for a comprehensive set of chordate genomes with a particular focus on resources for human, mouse, rat, zebrafish and other high-value sequenced genomes. We provide complete gene annotations for all supported species in addition to specific resources that target genome variation, function and evolution. Ensembl data is accessible in a variety of formats including via our genome browser, API and BioMart. This year marks the tenth anniversary of Ensembl and in that time the project has grown with advances in genome technology. As of release 56 (September 2009), Ensembl supports 51 species including marmoset, pig, zebra finch, lizard, gorilla and wallaby, which were added in the past year. Major additions and improvements to Ensembl since our previous report include the incorporation of the human GRCh37 assembly, enhanced visualisation and data-mining options for the Ensembl regulatory features and continued development of our software infrastructure
Distinct population structure for co-occurring Anopheles goeldii and Anopheles triannulatus in Amazonian Brazil
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Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution
For 10,000 years pigs and humans have shared a close and complex relationship. From domestication to modern breeding practices, humans have shaped the genomes of domestic pigs. Here we present the assembly and analysis of the genome sequence of a female domestic Duroc pig (Sus scrofa) and a comparison with the genomes of wild and domestic pigs from Europe and Asia. Wild pigs emerged in South East Asia and subsequently spread across Eurasia. Our results reveal a deep phylogenetic split between European and Asian wild boars ∼1 million years ago, and a selective sweep analysis indicates selection on genes involved in RNA processing and regulation. Genes associated with immune response and olfaction exhibit fast evolution. Pigs have the largest repertoire of functional olfactory receptor genes, reflecting the importance of smell in this scavenging animal. The pig genome sequence provides an important resource for further improvements of this important livestock species, and our identification of many putative disease-causing variants extends the potential of the pig as a biomedical model
Cuba Represent: Cuban Arts, State Power, and the Making of New Revolutionary Cultures. By Sujatha Fernandes. Duke University Press, 2006. 218 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-3859-8 - Sounding Salsa, Performing Latin Music in New York City. By Christopher Washburne. Temple University Press, 2008, 254 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-59213-315-4 - From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz. By Raúl Fernandez. University of California Press. 199 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24707-9
Choro, A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music. By Tamara Elena Livingston-Isenhour and Thomas George Caracas García. Indiana University Press, 2005. 253 pp. ISBN 0-253-34541-3 (pb)
Gender in the Music Industry: Rock, Discourse and Girl Power. By Marion Leonard. Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate, 2007. 239 pp. ISBN 978-0-7546-3862-9 - The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era. By Helen Reddington. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007. 220 pp. ISBN 978-0-7546-5773-6 - Pimp’s Up, Ho’s Down: Hip-Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women. By T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting. New York University Press, 2007. 186 pp. ISBN-13 978-0-8147-4014-9
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