Chick embryos provide valuable genetic data for understanding human development

(Kumamoto University) An international collaboration of researchers from Japan, Russia, Spain, and Australia has created the first genome-wide set of avian transcription start sites. Their data have been made available through the web-based, open-access, interactive DNA visualization system, ZENBU. ('Zenbu' means 'all' in Japanese.) The database and their CAGE-based TSS mapping method are expected to greatly facilitate research on the early development of amniotes, a group of vertebrate animals including the mammals, birds and reptiles.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news