Bioinformatics News: bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, microarray, etc.

Ceres Inc. makes effort to develop new bioenergy crops
As the food versus fuel conversation continues, forward-looking companies and individuals are finding ways to supply both food and energy. A genomics technology firm, Ceres, Inc., is making a big effort to develop new bioenergy crops. (Mon, 12 May 2008 18:04:01 GMT)

Noubar Afeyan Receives 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Noubar B. Afeyan, Ph.D., managing partner and CEO of Flagship Ventures, was among this year's recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor given by the National Ethnic Coalition (NECO) on May 10th in New York City. The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is awarded to outstanding Americans who have distinguished themselves as citizens of the United States and have enabled their ancestry groups to ... (Mon, 12 May 2008 17:44:38 GMT)

Midland's Romer to run for Loyola Greyhounds
While Loyola University track and cross country coach Rick Wemple recruited Midland High senior Zach Romer because of his athletic abilities, Romer ultimately decided to become a Greyhound because of the school's total appeal. (Mon, 12 May 2008 17:37:48 GMT)

Noubar Afeyan Receives 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Noubar B. Afeyan, Ph.D., managing partner and CEO of Flagship Ventures, was among this year´s (Mon, 12 May 2008 17:34:38 GMT)

Africa: Continent Must Re-Adjust Economies to Compete Globally
Africa must move with double speed to catch-up and re-adjust their poor economies in order to compete favourably in the cut-throat global economy, says Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena. (Mon, 12 May 2008 16:25:46 GMT)

NCSU names University of Illinois scientist to lead N.C. Research Campus effort
Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina State’s efforts to staff its new center at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis are starting to bear fruit. (Mon, 12 May 2008 16:01:11 GMT)

Cancer IVD market expands to meet customer demand
In an effort to analyze the current IVD market for cancer detection and treatment, Kalorama Information conducted a study that examined how the global diagnostic community can expand to diagnose cancer patients as their numbers increase in the next 5–10 years. (Mon, 12 May 2008 15:10:11 GMT)

LineaGen Selects Affymetrix Technology to Discover Genes Associated With Autism and Multiple Sclerosis
SANTA CLARA, Calif., & SALT LAKE CITY----Affymetrix Inc. and LineaGen Inc. today announced that a team of prominent researchers at the University of Utah and Vanderbilt University are leveraging Utah's deep domain expertise in human genetic research and the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0 to discover genetic markers associated with Multiple Sclerosis and Autism. (Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT)

SIGA Technologies Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2008
NEW YORK----SIGA Technologies, Inc. , a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight biowarfare pathogens, today announced its results of operations for the first quarter of 2008. (Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT)

Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. Provides Update on Normal Course Issuer Bid & Provides Company Updates
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that as of the date of this release the Company has purchased 80,000 shares under its normal course issuer bid. (Mon, 12 May 2008 11:30:00 GMT)

Gain Insight in to Personalized Medicine
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Personalized Medicine - Scientific and Commercial Aspects" to their offering. (Mon, 12 May 2008 11:23:00 GMT)

Data Domain Introduces Industry's Highest Performance Inline Deduplication Storage System
Data Domain, the leading provider of deduplication storage systems, today announced the DD690, the industry's highest performance inline deduplication storage system for backup and other nearline applications. With aggregate throughput up to 1.4 TB/hour, and single-stream throughput up to 600 GB/hour to enable protection of large databases in short backup windows, the DD690 establishes ... (Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

From Engineering Solutions To Extending Human Healthspan To Developing Socially Assistive Robotics For Physical And ...
The National Academies Keck FUTURES INITIATIVE has announced the recipients of its 2007 FUTURES grants, each awarded to support interdisciplinary research on aging and healthspan -- the period of life that is free from serious or chronic illness. (Mon, 12 May 2008 10:13:09 GMT)

Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Identified By Study
It's an unfortunate fact backed by studies of former professional football and soccer players: injury to joint cartilage escalates the risk of developing of osteoarthritis (OA). However, why this occurs - the details of how joint cartilage cells respond to acute trauma and how this response leads to progressive cartilage degradation - remains open to investigation. (Mon, 12 May 2008 10:12:39 GMT)

Studying Regulation Of Genes To Understand The Underpinnings Of Most Human Diseases
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies a critical stop sign for transcription, the first step in gene expression, and has implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes. (Mon, 12 May 2008 10:11:58 GMT)

Yale University Purchases Sequenom MassARRAY Platform
Sequenom, Inc. (314357;NASDAQ:SQNM), a leading provider of genetic analysis solutions, today announced the (Mon, 12 May 2008 08:18:50 GMT)

Yale University Purchases Sequenom MassARRAY Platform
SAN DIEGO----Sequenom, Inc. , a leading provider of genetic analysis solutions, today announced the purchase by the W.M. Keck Foundation Biotechnology Resource Laboratory at Yale University of Sequenom's MassARRAY® system. (Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT)

San Miguel graduates 1st class
OnnaLee Terraza knows how to identify organisms through a DNA sample. (Mon, 12 May 2008 07:16:05 GMT)

Lab employees get preview of super-powerful data center
BAR HARBOR — Once all of the computer equipment has been installed in the new data center at Jackson Laboratory, the place will be as secure as a NASA control room. (Mon, 12 May 2008 06:10:37 GMT)

Gene Linked To Alcohol And Cocaine Dependence
The search for genes associated with alcohol dependence has recently been extended to the tachykinin receptor 3 gene, located within a broad region on chromosome 4q. Researchers have found that seven of the nine single nucleotide polymorphisms -- DNA sequence variations -- in the 3' region of TACR3 have a significant association with AD as well as cocaine dependence. (Mon, 12 May 2008 01:29:07 GMT)

Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Discovered
It's an unfortunate fact backed by studies of former professional football and soccer players: injury to joint cartilage escalates the risk of developing of osteoarthritis (OA). However, why this occurs --- the details of how joint cartilage cells respond to acute trauma and how this response leads to progressive cartilage degradation --- remains open to investigation. (Mon, 12 May 2008 01:26:36 GMT)

Summer's cool: Summer camp opportunities
• Border Book Festival, Inc., Mesilla Cultural Center, has workshops and special activities for kids. Info: www.borderbookfestival.org, (575) 523-3988. (Sun, 11 May 2008 11:10:25 GMT)

Variable change in the life of J.P. Massar
PLATTSBURGH -- It's not every day that a two-time Oscar winner portrays a character based on the high-roller life of Mount Assumption Institute alum J.P. Massar. (Sun, 11 May 2008 08:41:50 GMT)

Backward districts to have 370 new degree colleges: Sonia
NEW DELHI: Underlining the Union government’s commitment to uplift the traditionally disadvantaged sections of society, United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday announced that 370 new degree colleges would come up ... (Sat, 10 May 2008 19:42:16 GMT)

Sequencing Of The Platypus Genome Reveals The Early History Of Mammals
UK-based researchers at the Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit in Oxford and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge have revealed the genetic makeup of the one of the world's strangest mammals. (Sat, 10 May 2008 17:10:38 GMT)

Crucial roadblock to gene expression identified
London, May 10 : In a first-of-its-kind study on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, scientists at the Penn State University have identified a key roadblock to gene expression, which they say, could have implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes. (Sat, 10 May 2008 09:23:22 GMT)

I Had a Funny Farm in Africa
The author?s childhood in Botswana was anything but conventional. (Sat, 10 May 2008 04:59:41 GMT)

SomaLogic and Otsuka Enter Into Research Collaboration
SomaLogic, Inc. announced today that SomaLogic and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. entered into a collaboration agreement to use SomaLogic's proprietary aptamer technology to discover and develop novel diagnostic products and to design research tools that will enhance Otsuka's pharmaceutical discovery and development efforts. (Fri, 09 May 2008 21:03:00 GMT)

Consumer Genomics Leaders Talk Ethics and More at CSHL Meeting
GenomeWeb Daily News You are not logged in. Existing subscribers login here . New to GenomeWeb Daily News? Register quickly here for your free subscription. (Fri, 09 May 2008 19:59:50 GMT)

Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing new malaria drugs. (Fri, 09 May 2008 18:35:27 GMT)

Platypus' wacky genome a window to evolution / Quirks include 10 chromosomes instead of usual two, X and Y, to ...
When British naturalist George Shaw received a weird specimen from Australia in 1799 - one with a mole's fur, a duck's bill and spurs on its rear legs - he did what any skeptical scientist would do: He looked for the stitching and glue that would reveal it... (Fri, 09 May 2008 17:32:03 GMT)

Microsoft Telescope will Bring Universe to the Desktop
Having conquered much of planet Earth, Microsoft is turning at least some of its attention to the sky. WorldWide Telescope (WWT), a free tool that allows users to explore images of the night sky, will become available at the end of this month. (Fri, 09 May 2008 17:26:30 GMT)

Scientists identify molecular response of cartilage to injury
Washington, May 9 : A new study has shed light on how injury to joint cartilage raises a person's risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA), by identifying the molecular response of cartilage to injury. (Fri, 09 May 2008 16:52:44 GMT)

Scientists Identify Key Roadblock To Gene Expression
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster (Fri, 09 May 2008 14:48:13 GMT)

Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world. (Fri, 09 May 2008 14:40:15 GMT)

Enzo Biochem Acquires BIOMOL International, Further Expanding Its Life Sciences Operations
Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) announced the acquisition on May 8th of substantially all of the U.S. based assets of BIOMOL International, LP, of Plymouth Meeting, PA, and all of the stock of its two-wholly-owned United Kingdom subsidiaries. BIOMOL is a privately owned global producer of over 3,300 specialty life science products for the areas of signal transduction, lipid research, apoptosis, ... (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:10 GMT)

Enzo Biochem Acquires BIOMOL International, Further Expanding Its Life Sciences Operations
NEW YORK----Enzo Biochem, Inc. announced the acquisition on May 8th of substantially all of the U.S. based assets of BIOMOL International, LP, of Plymouth Meeting, PA, and all of the stock of its two-wholly-owned United Kingdom subsidiaries. (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:00 GMT)

Stanford University To Study Genomics-Based Diagnostic Test For Uncertain Tumors
Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology, announced that Stanford University School of Medicine has initiated an investigational study of the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:03:13 GMT)

Software provides high-throughput biomarker discovery.
Supporting wide array of omics technologies, Genedata Expressionist v5.0 handles increasing throughput, size, and complexity of datasets to perform truly integrated analysis. Program provides optimized data processing and management features for quantitative and qualitative biomarker development. With ExpressMap(TM), software delivers cross-validation of expression data from different platforms ... (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:03 GMT)

Microsoft's answer to Google Sky to launch at end of May
Microsoft will launch Worldwide Telescope, a tool for exploring images of the night sky, by the end of May, free to anyone who wants to use it, Microsoft's chairman said Friday. Worldwide Telescope is software that allows people to gaze at the universe through the data collected by telescopes all around the world -- and above it: there's even data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope . ... (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:31:08 GMT)

Australian platypus genome a link to evolution
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's unique duck-billed platypus -- an egg-laying, furry animal with web feet that spends most of its time underwater -- is in fact part bird, part reptile and part mammal according to its gene map. (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:12 GMT)

Microsoft's Answer to Google Sky to Launch at End of May
Microsoft will launch Worldwide Telescope, a tool for exploring images of the night sky, by the end of May, free to anyone who... (Fri, 09 May 2008 10:50:11 GMT)

Diagnostic test targets tumor source
U.S. researchers are looking at a new genomics-based diagnostic test developed to determine the origins of hard-to-identify tumors.Stanford University School of Medicine is evaluating the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test, which measures the expression of more than 1,500 genes to compare a tumor's gene expression profile to those of 15 known tissues and provide a probability-based score for each ... (Fri, 09 May 2008 03:04:20 GMT)

Diagnostic test targets tumor source
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are looking at a new genomics-based diagnostic test developed to determine the origins of hard-to-identify tumors. (Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:37 GMT)

Genetic 'Tag Team' Keeps Cells On Cycle
By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to orchestrate one of the most fundamental aspects of all life: the cell cycle. (Fri, 09 May 2008 00:14:27 GMT)

New study shows how genes control blood proteins important to health
A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. The findings are the result of an international collaboration between scientists at the University of Exeter, the National Institute on Aging, and the Tuscany and Florence Health Agencies. (Fri, 09 May 2008 00:05:40 GMT)

Experts Stress Safety of SRM-free Cattle
As the public’s apprehension over the possible health risks from U.S. beef has no signs of abating and even groundless “mad cow scare stories” are spreading since the government’s announcement to resume U.S. beef imports, experts in medical and scientific circles are stepping forward to officially express their opinions in an attempt to dispel unsubstantiated fears. (Thu, 08 May 2008 23:56:50 GMT)

Dirty Purses - Part One
To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. Purses and women: where women go, the purses follow. But do you ever stop to think about exactly what bacteria the purses pick up, when they're out? (Thu, 08 May 2008 23:41:30 GMT)

Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment. (Thu, 08 May 2008 22:34:01 GMT)

Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies a critical stop sign for transcription, the first step in gene expression, and has implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes. The ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 21:20:46 GMT)

Platypus Genome Reflects Animal's Unusual Exterior, Research Finds
With its webbed feet, fur-covered body and venom-shooting spurs, the platypus is one of nature's oddest-looking animals -- a motley mix of bird, mammal and reptile. Now, researchers have found that the genome driving these traits is as diverse as the platypus itself. (Thu, 08 May 2008 20:55:56 GMT)

Luminex Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
Luminex Corporation (9295;NASDAQ:LMNX) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March (Thu, 08 May 2008 20:19:03 GMT)

Luminex Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
AUSTIN, Texas----Luminex Corporation today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Financial and operating highlights include the following: Consolidated total revenue of $23.0 million, a 38.6 percent increase year-over-year Delivery of the Company's 5,000th instrument System shipments of 220 for the first quarter, up 21 percent from the first quarter of 2007, ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 20:01:00 GMT)

Flavrz Beverage Corp. a finalist in business plan contest
Flavrz Beverage Corporation of Gloucester, Differential Proteomics of Beverly, Enterprise Homes LLC of Andover and Meddart of Beverly and were chosen as finalists in the North of Boston Business Plan Competition sponsored by The Enterprise Center, a business incubator at Salem State College. (Thu, 08 May 2008 18:34:22 GMT)

Unixfication II
Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a culture... (Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:20 GMT)

Agri-Tech: Ceres Inc. makes advances in genetic mapping
There's an amazing world hidden inside every corn plant cell. The parts you can see under an electron microscope include the cell wall, the nucleus, the nucleolus, mitochondrion, starch, vacuoles and chloroplasts. (Thu, 08 May 2008 18:03:54 GMT)

Platypus genome reveals wacky evolutionary past
Right down to its DNA, it turns out, the platypus continues to strain credulity, bearing genetic modules that are in turn mammalian, reptilian and avian. (Thu, 08 May 2008 17:52:38 GMT)

A clue on a rare cancer
Using DNA samples donated by thousands of patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors have found a lead in their hunt for the causes of neuroblastoma, the baffling cancer that killed Alex of Alex's Lemonade Stand at age 8. (Thu, 08 May 2008 16:07:35 GMT)

Genome wrestling? Genetic 'tag team' keeps cells on cycle
Editor’s note: WRAL Local Tech Wire recently added more sources for news, including stories, photos and graphics produced by the news services of various universities. Such stories are labeled as UniversityTech and with the appropriate source. (Thu, 08 May 2008 16:01:11 GMT)

SFU: New Facility to Fuel Research in Medicinal Chemistry
Vancouver, BC, May 8, 2008--(T-Net)--A new research facility promises to significantly expand Simon Fraser University's medicinal chemistry capacity - and its role in health and life sciences. (Thu, 08 May 2008 16:00:30 GMT)

QIAGEN to Present At Bank of America 2008 Health Care Conference
VENLO, The Netherlands, May 8, 2008 -- QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will present at Bank of America 2008 Health Care Conference at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. (Thu, 08 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT)

Invitrogen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells
Invitrogen Corp. , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the private, nonprofit patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced today (May 8) that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) patents for the development of research ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 15:36:40 GMT)

Key Roadblock To Gene Expression Identified: Implications For AIDS
For the first time, research has made possible a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies a critical stop sign for transcription, the first step in gene expression, and has implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes. (Thu, 08 May 2008 15:26:19 GMT)

18 faculty, staff receive Chancellor’s Awards
Ten UB faculty members, five professional staff members and three librarians have received 2008 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. (Thu, 08 May 2008 15:14:56 GMT)

Health Discovery Corporation Announces the Issuance of Two New U.S. Patents Covering Applications of Support Vector ...
Health Discovery Corporation (OTCBB: HDVY) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued two new patents to further expand HDC's exclusive intellectual property holdings covering a variety of applications of SVMs to a wide range of technologies. The first patent, Patent No. 7,353,215, claims a method for analysis of any type of data that has a structure. One of the most ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 13:54:14 GMT)

Are Personal Genome Scans Medically Useless? [Scientific American Magazine]
For $1,000 and up, several new companies will scan an individual’s entire genome for clues about ancestry, potential health limitations and the inheritance of traits such as lactose intolerance. Clients can compare their DNA with a celebrity’s or invite friends and family members to share genetic profiles. Despite the comprehensive reports and background data these Web-based services deliver, ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 13:45:54 GMT)

Health Discovery Corporation Announces the Issuance of Two New U.S. Patents Covering Applications of Support Vector ...
SAVANNAH, Ga.----Health Discovery Corporation today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued two new patents to further expand HDC's exclusive intellectual property holdings covering a variety of applications of SVMs to a wide range of technologies. (Thu, 08 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT)

Platypus: Genetic Makeup Mapped
Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus - one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom (Thu, 08 May 2008 12:56:11 GMT)

Neither fish nor fowl: Platypus genome decoded
Arguably the oddest beast in Nature's menagerie, the platypus looks as it if were assembled from spare parts left over after the animal kingdom was otherwise complete. (Thu, 08 May 2008 12:52:40 GMT)

Invitrogen and WARF Sign License Agreement for Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the private, non-profit patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced today that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) patents for the development ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 12:40:07 GMT)

Invitrogen and WARF Sign License Agreement for Human Embryonic Stem Cells
CARLSBAD, Calif. & MADISON, Wis.----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation , the private, non-profit patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced today that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell patents for the ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT)

Now Available: European E-Clinical Trials Markets
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report "European E-Clinical Trials Markets" to their offering. (Thu, 08 May 2008 11:49:00 GMT)

Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus — one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom. (Thu, 08 May 2008 11:39:10 GMT)

Genetic 'Tag Team' Keeps Cells On Cycle
By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to orchestrate one of the most fundamental aspects of all life: the cell cycle. (Thu, 08 May 2008 11:11:16 GMT)

FRIM TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON HERBAL DRUGS
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) plans to conduct research and develop drugs that are made from herbs for medicinal purposes at its facility here. (Thu, 08 May 2008 10:55:41 GMT)

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-08 11:05 Proteome Sciences says wins 571,000 euro Sens-it-iv Framework 6 EU grant award
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Proteome Sciences Plc. said it has won a grant of 571,000 euros over the period to 2010 after it was selected as a partner in the 13.7 million euros Sens-it-iv Framework 6 EU programme. (Thu, 08 May 2008 10:22:32 GMT)

A Short Guide To The Human Genome, Book
How many genes are in the human genome? Which genes are commonly associated with genetic diseases? How many mobile elements, simple sequence repeats, or protein kinases are encoded by the genome? What are the largest genes and proteins? How similar are human proteins to those of mouse, yeast, or (Thu, 08 May 2008 10:10:25 GMT)

Health Discovery Corporation And DCL Medical Laboratories To Develop A Computer Assisted Diagnostic Test For Cervical ...
Health Discovery Corporation (OTCBB: HDVY), a leader in support vector machine (SVM) based molecular diagnostics development, and DCL Medical Laboratories LLC, Indianapolis, IN, a full-service clinical reference laboratory focused on women's health, today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent f (Thu, 08 May 2008 10:08:35 GMT)

Bizarre DNA of Platypus tells a story about us
When British naturalist George Shaw received a weird specimen from Australia in 1799 — one with a mole's fur, a duck's bill and spurs... (Thu, 08 May 2008 09:29:32 GMT)

Neither fish nor fowl: Platypus genome decoded
The world's first platypus twin puggles born in captivity are shown at Taronga Zoo in Sydney in 2003. The task of laying bare the platypus genome of 2.2 billion base pairs spread across 18,500 genes has taken several years, but will do far more than satisfy the curiosity of just biologists, say the researchers. (Thu, 08 May 2008 08:59:42 GMT)

Neither fish nor fowl: Platypus genome decoded
Arguably the oddest beast in Nature's menagerie, the platypus looks as if were assembled from spare parts left over after the animal kingdom was otherwise complete. (Thu, 08 May 2008 08:43:10 GMT)

LC Sciences and DNAVision form Strategic Marketing Alliance
LC Sciences announced today that it has entered into a strategic marketing alliance with DNAVision to increase accessibility to its custom microRNA profiling service and enhance both its customer and technical service to researchers in Europe. LC Sciences' microRNA profiling service is powered by µParaflo® microfluidic technology and makes use of flexible custom microarrays for expression ... (Thu, 08 May 2008 07:31:23 GMT)

Scientists Map The Genome Of The Platypus
Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus _ one of nature's strangest-looking animals with the beak of a duck, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom. (Thu, 08 May 2008 07:11:32 GMT)

Genomics and biology join forces to fight HIV
Understanding more about why patients differ in how well they control the HIV virus has become a priority in the effort to develop new HIV/Aids treatments. (Thu, 08 May 2008 07:00:40 GMT)

Australian platypus genome a link to evolution
Australia's unique duck-billed platypus -- an egg-laying, furry animal with web feet that spends most of its time underwater -- is in fact part bird, part reptile and part mammal according to its gene map. (Thu, 08 May 2008 04:42:58 GMT)

Platypus proves even odder than scientists thought
Platypus a bizarre mix of mammal, bird and reptile, with very complex sexuality, scientists discover (Wed, 07 May 2008 23:51:25 GMT)

Platypus even odder than thought
Science & environment: Platypus a bizarre mix of mammal, bird and reptile, with very complex sexuality, scientists discover (Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:24 GMT)

Genetic tag team orchestrates the cell cycle
By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to orchestrate one of the most fundamental aspects of all life: the cell cycle. (Wed, 07 May 2008 23:14:26 GMT)

All mixed up: Platypus genome decoded
Scientists have for the first time unveiled the unusual genetic make-up of the Australian platypus. (Wed, 07 May 2008 21:19:26 GMT)

Study localizes genetic variations behind childhood cancer
Researchers in Philadelphia have localized the genetic variations that cause a common and often fatal form of childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, according to a study published Wednesday. (Wed, 07 May 2008 21:18:02 GMT)

Amnis and Gene Company, Ltd. Announce Agreement to Market ImageStream Technology in China
Amnis Corporation and Gene Company, Ltd. announced today the completion of an agreement under which Gene Company will sell and service the Amnis ImageStream® system in China. (Wed, 07 May 2008 21:08:00 GMT)

Duck-billed platypus is dismissed by Oxford scientists as daffy
When the first duck-billed platypus specimens were sent from Australia to Europe at the end of the 18th century, the bizarre combination of mammal, bird and reptile features led many zoologists to consider them a hoax. (Wed, 07 May 2008 20:33:37 GMT)

UC Santa Cruz Awarded $7.2 Million Grant For Stem Cell Research Center
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a $7.2 million grant to fund a new stem cell research center at the University of California, Santa Cruz. (Wed, 07 May 2008 20:30:09 GMT)

Mixed-up platypus genome unscrambled
The platypus sports fur like a mammal, paddles its duck feet like a bird and lays eggs in the manner of a reptile. Nature's instruction manual for this oddball, it turns out, is just as much of a mishmash. (Wed, 07 May 2008 20:12:13 GMT)

Platypus Carries Reptile and Mammal Genes, New Analysis Finds
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- The platypus, a furry, duck-billed Australian that lays eggs and dispenses venom, is both mammal and reptile, according to an analysis of its genome by an international team of scientists. (Wed, 07 May 2008 19:46:29 GMT)

Researchers Publish Genome Sequence for Duck-Billed Platypus
WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- An international team of scientists has published the first analysis of the genome sequence of the duck-billed platypus, one of the few mammals that lays eggs. (Wed, 07 May 2008 18:02:52 GMT)

QIAGEN to Present At Baird's 2008 Growth Stock Conference
VENLO, The Netherlands, May 7, 2008 -- QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will present at Baird's 2008 Growth Stock Conference at 10:05 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. The conference is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. (Wed, 07 May 2008 17:51:27 GMT)

World's Strangest Creature? Part Mammal, Part Reptile
The platypus sports fur like a mammal, paddles its duck feet like a bird and lays eggs in the manner of a reptile. (Wed, 07 May 2008 17:15:54 GMT)

Genetic 'tag team' keeps cells on cycle
DURHAM, N.C. -- By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to orchestrate one of the most fundamental aspects of all life: the cell cycle. (Wed, 07 May 2008 17:13:46 GMT)

Platypus genome sequence published
UK-based researchers at the Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit in Oxford and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge have revealed the genetic makeup of the one of the world’s strangest mammals. (Wed, 07 May 2008 17:09:06 GMT)

Detailed Report: Molecular Diagnostics - Technologies, Markets and Companies
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets has announced the addition of the Jain PharmaBiotech report "Molecular Diagnostics - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering (Wed, 07 May 2008 15:55:34 GMT)

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There has been a growing expectation that the biotech industry will deliver ‘second generation’ transgenic crops in the near future. (Wed, 07 May 2008 15:47:19 GMT)

Detailed Report: Molecular Diagnostics - Technologies, Markets and Companies
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Jain PharmaBiotech report "Molecular Diagnostics - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering (Wed, 07 May 2008 15:34:00 GMT)

07 May 2008
Houston, TX – May 6, 2008 – LC Sciences announced today that it has entered into a strategic marketing alliance with DNAVision to increase accessibility to its custom microRNA profiling service and enhance both its customer and technical service to researchers in Europe. (Wed, 07 May 2008 15:30:36 GMT)

Digilab Genomic Solutions(R) Has Entered Into Supply/Reseller Agreement with Applied Biosystems
Digilab Genomic Solutions(R) (DGS) today announced it has entered into a supply and reseller agreement with Applied Biosystems. According to the agreement, DGS will supply HydroShear(R), a DNA shearing device for library preparation, to Applied Biosystems. Applied Biosystems will offer the HydroShear device with its SOLiD(TM) System -- the company's genetic analysis platform. (Wed, 07 May 2008 14:25:23 GMT)

Digilab Genomic Solutions(R) Has Entered Into Supply/Reseller Agreement with Applied Biosystems
HOLLISTON, Mass.----Digilab Genomic Solutions® today announced it has entered into a supply and reseller agreement with Applied Biosystems. According to the agreement, DGS will supply HydroShear®, a DNA shearing device for library preparation, to Applied Biosystems. (Wed, 07 May 2008 14:10:00 GMT)

SIGA Adds Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs to Management Team
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA), a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight bio-warfare pathogens, today announced the appointment of Seane Jones as the new Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, effective April 29, 2008. Ms. Jones will direct the execution of the company's ongoing regulatory strategy and will have responsibility for all ... (Wed, 07 May 2008 12:24:09 GMT)

Invitrogen Scientists Link microRNA Sequences to Cancer Using RNA Samples from BioServe
CARLSBAD, Calif. & BELTSVILLE, Md.----In research demonstrating that RNA previously thought to have no biological relevance may be of use for therapeutic and diagnostic targets, Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, and BioServe, the leading provider of clinically annotated tissue samples and provider of molecular ... (Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT)

Technology meets Science - Representatives of Research and Industry Get Together
Valuable contacts in applied Systems Biology to be made on May 22nd, 2008 in Dresden, Germany At the second Conference on Systems Biology of Mammalian Cells, SBMC, which will take place in the Kulturpalast in Dresden, Germany, representatives of research and industry will meet on May 22nd, 2008. The objective is to bring together potential co-operation partners in order to strengthen the ... (Wed, 07 May 2008 11:14:56 GMT)

CombiMatrix Corporation to Release First Quarter Financial Results On May 14, 2008
MUKILTEO, Wash., May 7, 2008 -- CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that it will release its first quarter financial results on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Results will be released at the close of trading on that day. (Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT)

Genedata Expressionist(R) 5.0 High-Throughput Biomarker Discovery Platform Released
On May 6, 2008, Genedata, a leading provider of solutions for computational biology, announced the release of Genedata Expressionist version 5.0, its enterprise high-throughput biomarker discovery platform. Identifying and validating biomarkers with the highest degree of confidence has become key for drug safety and efficacy prediction in preclinical development. (Wed, 07 May 2008 09:10:28 GMT)

Not All Fat Created Equal
It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, particularly fat inside the belly. Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found that fat from other areas of the body can actually reduce insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity.In a study published in the May issue of Cell Metabolism, a team lead by C. Ronald Kahn, M.D. (Wed, 07 May 2008 08:10:53 GMT)

Professor ferrets out mysteries of biology by giving computers ‘intelligence’
Computer science professor Daphne Koller this week was named the first-ever recipient of the ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences. (Wed, 07 May 2008 07:24:54 GMT)

DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) is allocating RM500 million worth of loans under its new financing programme for biotechnology. (Wed, 07 May 2008 05:43:08 GMT)

You 2.0: Closing the Genetic Gap
So far, DNA websites provide mixed results. But the role of commerce is crucial to push medicine and government to take individual DNA testing seriously. Last in a four-part series. (Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT)

Not All Fat Created Equal: Certain Body Fat Reduces Insulin Resistance
It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, particularly fat inside the belly. Now, researchers have found that fat from other areas of the body can actually reduce insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity. Researchers have found that subcutaneous fat can reduce insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity. (Wed, 07 May 2008 00:39:04 GMT)

San Francisco
NEW YORK , May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Mergent, Inc., administrator for the Healthshares(TM) Indexes, a series of 20 underlying indexes for the HealthShares(TM) Exchange Traded Funds, today announced the following changes with effect from the opening of trade on Friday, May 9, 2008 : Masimo Corporation (Nasdaq: MASI ) will replace Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq: MLNM ) in the HealthShares(TM) ... (Tue, 06 May 2008 21:25:43 GMT)

Mergent, Inc. Announces Changes to the HealthShares(TM) Composite, Enabling Technologies, Autoimmune-Inflammation, ...
Mergent, Inc., administrator for the Healthshares Indexes, a series of 20 underlying indexes for the HealthShares Exchange Traded Funds, today announced the following changes with effect from the opening of trade on Friday, May 9, 2008: Masimo Corporation will replace Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc in the HealthShares Composite Index, Quest Diagnostics Inc will replace Millennium ... (Tue, 06 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT)

Researchers Find Conserved Immune Genes Using RNAi, Comparative Genomics
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Clinical Data, Inc. Presents Vilazodone Data at 2008 Annual Meeting of the APA
PGxHealth, a division of Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA) and a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, announced today that Karl Rickels, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and a prominent clinical investigator who is participating in Vilazodone clinical trials, is ... (Tue, 06 May 2008 19:41:04 GMT)

UC San Diego Receives $2.5 Million NIH Grant To Establish Digestive Diseases Research Center
A $2.5 million basic research core grant to establish a Digestive Diseases Research Development Center (DDRDC) has been awarded to UC San Diego's Division of Gastroenterology. The grant, funded by The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the first-ever NIH Center award for the division. (Tue, 06 May 2008 16:26:54 GMT)

Not All Fat Created Equal
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found that subcutaneous fat can reduce insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity. (Tue, 06 May 2008 16:25:34 GMT)

Not all fat created equal
BOSTON -- May 6, 2008 -- It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, particularly fat inside the belly. Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found that fat from other areas of the body can actually reduce insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity. (Tue, 06 May 2008 16:17:27 GMT)

ExonHit Launches Rat Genome SpliceArray(TM) Products to Expand High Resolution Gene Expression Profiling for use in ...
ExonHit Therapeutics S.A. , a drug and diagnostic discovery company, announces today the availability of its new SpliceArray for use in disease modeling and toxicogenomic applications by the basic and pre-clinical research communities. (Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT)

Strategic Diagnostics Inc. Enters Supply Agreement for Antibody Library for Study of Chromosome Proteins with ...
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: SDIX) - a leading provider of biotechnology-based detection solutions for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, industrial, environmental and life science applications, announced that it will be providing Jason Lieb's Laboratory at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a library of antibodies produced through SDI's proprietary Genomic Antibody ... (Tue, 06 May 2008 15:17:15 GMT)

Health Discovery Corporation and DCL Medical Laboratories to Develop a Computer Assisted Diagnostic Test for Cervical ...
Health Discovery Corporation (OTCBB: HDVY), a leader in support vector machine (SVM) based molecular diagnostics development, and DCL Medical Laboratories LLC, Indianapolis, IN, a full-service clinical reference laboratory focused on women's health, today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent for the companies to jointly develop an SVM-based computer assisted diagnostic (CAD) test for the ... (Tue, 06 May 2008 14:25:37 GMT)

EXACT Sciences Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. (Tue, 06 May 2008 14:14:54 GMT)

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