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By: Kevin Zeese (Al Jazeera)
"You will do well to try to innoculate the Indians by means of blanketts, as well as to try every other method that can serve to extirpate this execrable race..."
(Jun 3, 2006)
Biology Rising (Forbes)
Biologics rule the roost in the recent spate of acquisitions by big drug companies.
(Jun 3, 2006)
Lilly Breast Cancer Studies Explore Potential Role of Pharmacogenomics in Customizing Chemotherapy (FinanzNachrichten)
ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the 42nd American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., Eli Lilly ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and Company, a leader in thoracic cancer, unveiled two breast cancer studies involving pharmacogenomics and its chemotherapies GEMZAR(R) (gemcitabine HCl) and ALIMTA(R) (pemetrexed).
(Jun 3, 2006)
Lilly Breast Cancer Studies Explore Potential Role of Pharmacogenomics in Customizing Chemotherapy (RedNova)
ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At t
(Jun 4, 2006)
Lilly Breast Cancer Studies Explore Potential Role Of Pharmacogenomics In Customizing Chemotherapy (Medical News Today)
At the 42nd American Societyof Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., Eli Lilly andCompany, a leader in thoracic cancer, unveiled two breast cancer studiesinvolving pharmacogenomics and its chemotherapies GEMZAR(R) (gemcitabineHCl) and ALIMTA(R) (pemetrexed). [click link for full article]
(Jun 4, 2006)
Racing puts hope in technology (Lexington Herald-Leader)
When the $1 million Belmont Stakes takes place without Barbaro this Saturday, his fans at least can be assured that he is responding to high-tech care for his fractured hind leg.
(Jun 4, 2006)
Karnataka Cabinet approves setting up of Bio Tech Park (Deccan Herald)
The Karnataka Cabinet today approved setting up of a Bio Tech Park at a cost of Rs 103 Crore, Minister for Transport Chaluvarayaswamy said today.
(Jun 4, 2006)
Cabinet gives nod for Rs 103 crore biotech park in Bangalore (New Kerala)
Bangalore: Karnataka Cabinet today approved a proposal for setting up a biotech park on a 106-acre plot at the Electronic City at an approximate cost of Rs 103 crore, in a move to give a fillip to the sector.
(Jun 4, 2006)
Cabinet gives nod to biotech park in B'lore (Hindustan Times)
Karnataka Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal for setting up a biotech park on a 106-acre plot at the Electronic City at an approximate cost of Rs 103 crore, in a move to give a fillip to the sector.
(Jun 4, 2006)
First comprehensive analysis of human microbes completed (New Kerala)
New York: US researchers have for the first time completed the analysis of the genes of a community of human microbes, which will have far-reaching implications for clinical diagnosis and treatment of many human diseases.
(Jun 4, 2006)
Gene Silencing Directs Muscle-derived Stem Cells To Become Bone-forming Cells (Science Daily)
Using short interfering RNAs to turn off genes that regulate cell differentiation, University of Pittsburgh researchers have demonstrated that they can increase the propensity of muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) to become bone-forming cells. Based on these results, the investigators believe that by turning off specific genetic factors they can control the differentiation capacity of MDSCs as a
(Jun 4, 2006)
Biotechs' outsourcing produces 'virtual company' (Baltimore Sun)
William A. Haseltine had a 55-acre, half-billion-dollar compound and a manufacturing plant built for his former biotech company, Human Genome Sciences, despite its having never brought a single product to market.
(Jun 4, 2006)
Researchers identify protein associated with severe preeclampsia (EurekAlert!)
BOSTON -- Building on their earlier discovery which found that elevated levels of the sFlt1 placental protein leads to the onset of preeclampsia, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in collaboration with a research team from The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, have identified a second protein which, in combination with sFlt1, escalates preeclampsia to a severe – and
(Jun 4, 2006)
Antisoma announces positive phase I data, new trial plans and regaining of rights for R1550 (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Atlanta, Georgia, and London, UK: 4 June 2006 Antisoma announces the successful completion of a phase I trial of R1550 and presentation of its results today at the ASCO meeting in Atlanta.
(Jun 4, 2006)
Cabinet approves Rs. 103-cr Biotech Park (The Hindu)
Recommendation of Vision Group on Biotechnology accepted
(Jun 4, 2006)
Antisoma announces positive phase I data, new trial plans and regaining of rights for R1550 (SYS-CON Media)
Atlanta, Georgia, and London, UK: 4 June 2006 Antisoma announces the successful completion of a phase I trial of R1550 (huHMFG1) and presentation of its results today at the ASCO meeting in Atlanta.
(Jun 4, 2006)
Antisoma announces positive phase I data, new trial plans and regaining of rights for R1550 (SYS-CON Media)
Atlanta, Georgia, and London, UK: 4 June 2006 Antisoma announces the successful completion of a phase I trial of R1550 (huHMFG1) and presentation of its results today at the ASCO meeting in Atlanta.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Health care helps boost development (The Arizona Republic)
Normally, hospitals are thought of as places to heal the sick, and as big employers that offer good paychecks.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Some north campus faculty bemoan move of computing center (BizJournals)
On June 2, the University at Buffalo opened its long-awaited downtown bioinformatics center to much fanfare, but not to universal applause.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Hot options for science students (rediff.com)
Today, science students have a wide array of options, right from microbiology to journalism to fashion design to the defence services and more.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Sciarabba, Santelli named principals at T.G. Miller (This Ithaca Journal)
T.G. Miller P.C., Engineers and Surveyors of Ithaca has named Andrew J. Sciarabba, P.E. and long-time employee Frank L. Santelli as principals of the firm.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Karnataka Cabinet nod for Biotech Park at Rs. 103 crore (PharmaBiz)
Karnataka government has approved a proposal for a Biotech Park at an approximate cost of Rs 103 crore.
(Jun 5, 2006)
MacroArray Technologies Presents Data on a Diagnostic Test for Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN) at 2006 ASCO (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MacroArray Technologies, LLC, and GTx, Inc., announced that MacroArray Technologies is presenting data from its development of a diagnostic test for prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in a general poster session today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists .
(Jun 5, 2006)
PrecisionMed, Inc. and Dx INNOVATIONS, Inc. Announce Patent Filing Describing Novel Diagnostic Procedures for (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----June 5, 2006--PrecisionMed, Inc. and Dx INNOVATIONS, Inc. are pleased to announce the results of a collaborative effort that enabled novel diagnostic procedures based on extracellular nucleic acids identified in cerebrospinal fluid.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Belly blubber is deadliest kind, health experts say (Honolulu Advertiser)
Having a little paunch is just no good with a Speedo or bikini. Health-wise, it's none too pretty, either.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Ciphergen Reports Positive Results From Multi-Center Validation Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Study (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. announced today results of a multi-center study evaluating the performance of a set of seven biomarkers for the detection of ovarian cancer. 607 patient samples taken from five international medical centers were evaluated for each of the seven markers. 234 women had benign gynecologic disease and 373 patients had invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, including 101 with
(Jun 5, 2006)
Med BioGene Inc. appoints Bruce Cousins as a director (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Med BioGene Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce Cousins, C.A., as a director of MBI.
(Jun 5, 2006)
GenoMed, West Nile Virus, and Counting Crows (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GenoMed , a Next Generation Disease Management company whose business is public health, today underscored the discovery by Connecticut scientists that robins are the vector for West Nile virus in their state, not crows.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Emergent BioSolutions Signs Agreement With sanofi pasteur for Development of Novel Meningitis B Vaccine (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Emergent BioSolutions Inc, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has signed an agreement with sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group .
(Jun 5, 2006)
New Online Course Offers Insight into the Importance of Sex and Gender Differences in Human Health (National Institutes of Health)
Bethesda, Maryland — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH), announces the launch of a new online course, “The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health.”
(Jun 5, 2006)
Nonlinear Dynamics Announce Appointment of Christian Stahlberg as Applications Specialist (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England----June 5, 2006--Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, a leading global provider of bioinformatics solutions, today announced the appointment of Christian Stahlberg as Applications Specialist.
(Jun 5, 2006)
A new kind of mutation could explain numerous phenotypic variations in various species (EurekAlert!)
The authors describe the discovery of a novel class of mutations that disrupt the function of a gene and thereby cause a specific phenotype. The mutation created the appearance of an "illegitimate" microRNA (miRNA) recognition site in a gene that did not have it in its normal form.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Bangalore Biotech Park in 18 months (CIOL)
BANGALORE: The much-touted Bangalore Biotech Park is slated to see the light of day in around 18 months.
(Jun 5, 2006)
New Online Course Offers Insight into the Importance of Sex and Gender Differences in Human Health (U. S. Food and Drug Administration)
The course offers participants a basic scientific understanding of the major physiological differences between the sexes, their influence on illness and health outcomes, and their implications for policy, medical research, and health care.
(Jun 5, 2006)
PerkinElmer acquires C&A Services (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
PerkinElmer Inc. has acquired Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd., a British firm that provides maintenance on lab equipment used by life sciences companies.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Clinical Data's Cogenics Division Announces Renewed DNA Sequencing Contract with Medical Research Council (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----June 5, 2006--Clinical Data, Inc. , a worldwide leader in providing comprehensive molecular and pharmacogenomics services as well as genetic tests to improve patient care, announced today that it is pleased to have been re-selected as an official supplier to the Medical Research Council for DNA sequencing along with two other DNA sequencing companies.
(Jun 5, 2006)
Center Of Excellence Opens (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)
They came to claim credit, as well they should, many in attendance told us. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Congressman Tom Reynolds, Governor George Pataki,as well as local representatives, in Buffalo to launch a revolution.
(Jun 5, 2006)
The science of sex and gender in human health (News-Medical-Net)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health (OWH), have announces the launch of a new online course, "The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health."
(Jun 5, 2006)
Surprising symbiosis: Glassy-winged sharpshooter eats with friends (EurekAlert!)
Rockville, MD--Like a celebrity living on mineral water, the glassy-winged sharpshooter consumes only the dilute sap of woody plants--including grapevines in California, which is feverishly working to prevent the insect's flight into prized vineyards.
(Jun 6, 2006)
Patient's generosity after death leads to possible clues for lung disease (EurekAlert!)
PITTSBURGH– Thanks in large part to a dying patient's generosity, researchers have for the first time begun to analyze the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a degenerative illness distinguished by lung inflammation, scarring and diminished breathing capacity that typically leads to death within about five years of diagnosis.
(Jun 6, 2006)
Surprising Symbiosis: Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Eats With Friends (Newswise)
Like a celebrity living on mineral water, the glassy-winged sharpshooter consumes only the sap of woody plants--including grapevines in California, where it threatens prized vineyards. Now researchers at The Institute for Genomic Research and colleagues report that the sharpshooter's deprivation diet is sneakily supplemented by two co-dependent bacteria living inside it.
(Jun 6, 2006)
Dharmacon and amaxa Collaborate to Improve siRNA Delivery into Cells (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LAFAYETTE, Colo. & COLOGNE, Germany----June 6, 2006--Dharmacon, Inc., a business unit of the Fisher Biosciences group and the world's leading supplier of innovative RNA and RNA interference research products, and amaxa, a global leader in the development and commercialization of non-viral gene transfer products, today announced an agreement to co-promote data generated using Dharmacon's siRNA
(Jun 6, 2006)
Biotech sector to generate 1 million jobs by 2010: Kiran Mazumdar (Deccan Herald)
The bio-technology sector in the country is expected to generate over a million jobs in agriculture, pharmaceutical and medical segments by 2010, BT major Biocon India Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shah said today.
(Jun 6, 2006)
Solexa to Present at Pacific Growth Equities 2006 Life Sciences Growth Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HAYWARD, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, U.K.----June 6, 2006--Solexa, Inc. today announced that John West, chief executive officer of Solexa, will make a presentation to the investment community at the Pacific Growth Equities 2006 Life Sciences Growth Conference on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 11:00 a.m.
(Jun 6, 2006)
Medcenter Solutions Appoints Paul J. Kelly President and Chief Executive Officer (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Medcenter Solutions, a leading global pharmaceutical marketing company specialized in providing online solutions for physicians, patients and sales representatives, today announced the appointment of Paul J.
(Jun 6, 2006)
Discovery of protein associated with severe preeclampsia (News-Medical-Net)
Researchers have identified a second protein which, in combination with sFlt1, escalates preeclampsia to a severe - and life-threatening - state.
(Jun 6, 2006)
CombiMatrix Invited to Participate in Joint USDA/DHS Diagnostic Development Roadmap Update Meeting at the DHS Plum (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----June 6, 2006--Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its CombiMatrix group has been invited to attend the Joint United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Homeland Security Diagnostic Roadmap Meeting to be held on June 8, 2006 at the DHS Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
(Jun 6, 2006)
GeneGo's MetaCore Data Mining Platform Now Fully-Compatible With Agilent's GeneSpring GX Bioinformatics Solution (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of software and databases for systems biology, today announced the ability to integrate GeneGo's MetaCore and Agilent Technologies Inc.'s GeneSpring software applications.
(Jun 6, 2006)
ChemGenex To Present At Pacific Growth Equities 2006 Life Sciences Growth Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MELBOURNE, Australia & MENLO PARK, Calif.----June 6, 2006--ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals will present at the Pacific Growth Equities 2006 Life Sciences Growth Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday June 14, 2006.
(Jun 6, 2006)
Clinical Data Announces 2006 Launch of Genetic Test for Warfarin Response (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----June 6, 2006--Clinical Data, Inc. , a worldwide leader in providing comprehensive molecular and pharmacogenomics services as well as genetic tests to improve patient care, announced today that its PGxHealth division will provide a genetic test to clinicians that is associated with response to warfarin, a commonly prescribed drug to treat and prevent blood clots associated with
(Jun 6, 2006)
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