De-duplication (“de-duping”) is the process of comparing electronic records based on their content and characteristics and removing duplicate records from the data set so that only one instance of an ...

Although it may not be as dramatic as the Big Bang birthing the universe, an explosion of DNA duplication in the common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees and gorillas may be responsible for many of the ...

Segmental duplications are large genomic segments of recent origin and nearly identical sequence. Segmental duplications account for up to 5% of the human genome and they are often involved in genomic ...

Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution. They have pinpointed a previously ...

Data de-duplication technology has emerged as a key technology in the effort to reduce the amount of data backed up on a daily basis, which in many enterprises is growing at more than 100% every year.

Materials from the University Archives' physical collections may be duplicated for use in research and publication. The archives maintains the Copper Country Historical Images database (CCHI), from ...

MECP2 Duplication Syndrome is a progressive neurological disorder due to a chromosomal anomaly. The chromosomal disorder was first reported in 2005 and involves duplication of the methyl CpG binding ...

Genome stability in animal cells requires strict control over the numbers of the organelles called centrosomes. An attractive 'licensing' model now explains how centrosome duplication is restricted to ...