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Pig Genome Newsletter #035
P I G G E N O M E U P D A T E
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A Bimonthly Newsletter of the U.S. Pig Genome Coordination Program
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* March 1, 1999 *
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1. New grant funds are being made available.
2. New Tools: A new set (set VI) of 51 primer pairs is now available.
3. AFLPs primers may be available in the future.
4. The RH panel for swine will soon be available.
5. The Plant and Animal Genome VII meetings were a real success.
6. Other excellent meetings were recently held.
7. Database and web site changes are continuing.
8. New U.S. node for PIGBASE is fully functioning.
9. It is not too late to register for a special conference.
10. Upcoming meetings.
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New grant funds are being made available. Thanks to some great efforts by
many people, the NRI grant program included a section for larger,
collaborative efforts to develop new tools for mapping. While this is a
great start, we continue to need to talk to our administrators, commodity
groups and our colleagues to make animal genomics an important issue for
more future funding. Take some time and visit with people who make these
decisions.
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New Tools: A new set (set VI) of 51 primer pairs is now available. This
makes the total of fluorescent primers now to be 304 pairs. Please
continue to make use of them and also be sure to acknowledge their source
as it helps to improve cooperation and coordination activities.
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AFLPs primers may be available in the future. The Genome Coordinators are
working together to determine the level of interest in obtaining AFLP
primers. If you are interested in such primers, please contact M.F.
Rothschild by no later than March 15. Other ideas for additional tools
are encouraged.
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The RH panel for swine will soon be available. Developed at INRA in
Toulouse and tested extensively by the University of Minnesota the panel
is now ready for distribution. To obtain aliquots please contact Larry
Schook at schoo009@maroon.tc.umn.edu. Some funding will be provided by
the US Pig Genome Coordinator to support this distribution activity.
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The Plant and Animal Genome VII meetings were a real success. A total of
over 1,350 people attended PAGVII of which 285 were animal genome
scientists. The meeting featured some excellent plenary talks on subjects
like linkage disequilibrim mapping (D. Cohen), micro laboratories on a
chip (A. de Mello), MAS techniques (J. Dekkers), plant breeeding dogma
(W. Beavis), pine genome status (C. Williams), DNA analysis of Zea mays
(J. Messing), padlock probes for high capacity genetic analysis (U.
Langren) and comparative genomics, bioinformatics and protein sequences
(A. Kerlavage, N. Young, A. Mushegian). In addition, we heard from a
biotechnology critic of advances made through biotechnology (M.Mellon) and
even a political report on new initiatives from Sen. Harkin's aide. An
excellent set of workshops included those on computer techniques, DNA
sequencing, animal coat color and one especially informative one on
comparative QTL for body composition traits in pigs, cattle, mice and
humans. Results from this workshop will eventually placed at the Pig
Genome WWW home page. The meetings also provided excellent opportunities
to meet and discuss issues with our colleagues.
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The swine species committee met in two sessions at PAGVII. The sessions
included talks on the RH panel evaluation (L. Alexander), comparative
mapping (C. Ernst), horizontal gene transfer (C. Bidwell), and RN
evaluation (K. Miller). The meeting also included station reports from
nearly all the stations and adviser and coordinator reports.
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Other excellent meetings were recently held. The AAAS meetings in
Anaheim, CA were quite good and included sections on genetics and
reproduction and genomics. The Gordon Conference on Quantitative Genetics
and Biotechnolgy also met with talks on genetic theory, MAS, comparative
genomics, detection of QTLs and fine mapping.
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Database and web site changes are continuing. The new site is at
http://www.genome.iastate.edu. The old URL will still function for a few
months. During this transition period, however, we urge you to update your
bookmarks. The new address for ANGENMAP will be:
angenmap@db.genome.iastate.edu. With the new list service software, we are
able to configure the list to automatically filter out unwanted mails,
mass commercial mailings, list sub/unsub requests, and restrict the
postings to those from the list subscribers.
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New U.S. node for PIGBASE. The U.S. node for PIGBASE is fully functioning
and ready to accept queries. Now the North American users can use this
site for faster transmission speed. You can access the U.S. node for
PIGBASE through the U.S. PIG GENE MAPPING Coordination Program web site:
http://www.genome.iastate.edu . Please email to
webmaster@db.genome.iastate.edu if you observe any broken links or encounter
any difficulties on this site. The new U.S. node for the Chicken Genome
Database is also now completed and can be reached at the above address.
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It is not too late to register for a special conference: From Jay Lush to
Genomics: Visions for Animal Breeding and Genetics which will be held
May 16-18, 1999 at Iowa State University Ames, Iowa. This not-to-be-missed
conference will bring together quantitative and molecular geneticists from
industry, government, and academe to discuss the future of animal breeding
and genetics in light of changes in the fields of molecular genetics and
bioinformatics. The program will feature eleven plenary lectures by
renowned international scientists and a poster session of current research
by participants. The schedule is arranged to encourage participant
interaction and discussion. Information on the program and speakers can be
found at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ans/graduate/visions.html .
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Upcoming meetings:
Human Genome Meeting (HGM'99): Brisbane, Australia, March 27-30, for
details contact: hgm99@cmcb.uq.edu.au or can be found at
http://www.cmcb.uq.edu.au/hgm99 .
From Jay Lush to Genomics: Visions for Animal Breeding and Genetics: May
16-18, 1999 at Iowa State University Ames, IA. Information at:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ans/graduate/visions.html.
50th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production
(EAAP): August 22 - 26, 1999 in Zurich (Switzerland). Information at:
http://eaap-1999-zurich.ethz.ch.
International Society of Animal Genetics: Minneapolis, MN, USA will be
held July 24-27, 2000. Contact Brian Kirkpatrick at
bwkirkpat@facstaff.wisc.edu.
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Contributions to Pig Genome Update 36 including short meeting announcements
are always welcome. Please send by April 10.
Max Rothschild
U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator
2255 Kildee Hall, Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-6202, Fax: 515-294-2401
mfrothsc@iastate.edu
cc: cc: Dick Frahm, CSREES and Caird Rexroad II, ARS
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