DNA libraries, like conventional libraries, are used to collect and store information. In DNA libraries, the information is stored as a set of DNA molecules, each of which contains biological sequences that can be used for a variety of applications....

A genomic library is a comprehensive collection of cloned DNA fragments derived from a genome. Each part of the genome is represented in the library several times, and the number of times it is represented on average is called the coverage of a...

In molecular biology, a library is a collection of molecules in a stable form that represents some aspect of an organism. Two common types of libraries are cDNA libraries (formed from Complementary DNA) and genomic libraries. The nucleotide sequences of...

Setting: In summer 2002, the Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) at the University of Pittsburgh initiated an information service in molecular biology and genetics to assist researchers with identifying and utilizing bioinformatics tools. Program Components: This novel information service comprises hands-on training workshops...

Biology, ancestry and the black athlete By RICHARD BERNSTEIN New York Times News Service Sunday, January 23, 2000 Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid toaTalk About It. By Jon Entine. 387 pages. PublicAffairs. $25. Black...

Downtown Brooklyn's gonna look busy soon, with thousands of square feet of residential property going up, as Matthew Schuerman reports in today's Observer. But another nearby development, the Brooklyn Public Library's Visual and Performing Arts branch, at Flatbush and Layfayette avenues in Fort Greene,...

Evangelist Billy Graham held his final crusade two years ago and has made few public appearances since. But the group charged with carrying on the work of the frail, 88-year-old preacher believes he can still have an impact, through a new $27 million museum that...