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High-resolution Genomic Microarrays Allow Rapid Diagnosis Of Birth Defects In Children (Medical News Today)
A pediatric research team has used commercially available gene chips to scrutinize all of a patient's chromosomes to identify small defects that cause genetic diseases. Because currently used genetic tests usually cannot detect these abnormalities, the new research may lead to more accurate diagnosis of congenital diseases, including puzzling disorders that lead to mental retardation. [click link
(Jun 14, 2006)
N.C. House budget-at-a-glance (The Daily Comet)
Highlights of the House's $18.9 billion spending plan for the 2006-07 fiscal year given tentative approval Wednesday. The monetary figures reflect adjustments to the two-year budget the Legislature approved last year.
(Jun 15, 2006)
TGen to fund research (The Arizona Republic)
TGen announces Kristin Hornaday Fund for melanoma research. TGen is committed to a $10 million multi-center ''Manhattan Project'' for melanoma research. The Hornaday fund is expected to provide support for pilot projects.
(Jun 15, 2006)
Is It Time to Reexamine Iron Content in Infant Formula? (Newswise)
Neonatal mice fed the equivalent amount of iron used in human infant formula develop Parkinson's-like neurodegeneration as they age.
(Jun 15, 2006)
Picarro Demonstrates 25x Improvement in Reliability of 488-nm Laser Over Current Industry Standard (PR Web)
Picarro announces the results of a reliability study of its solid-state 488 nm lasers for bio-instrumentation. The study shows a 25x improvement in laser lifetime compared to industry-standard argon-ions lasers. This level of reliability enables the end user to reduce instrument down time and save thousands of dollars on operating costs. (PRWEB Jun 15, 2006)
(Jun 15, 2006)
Banner ousts 2 top execs (The Arizona Republic)
The top two people at the state's largest hospital, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, have been asked to leave.
(Jun 15, 2006)
CombiMatrix Announces $50 Million Equity Financing Commitment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----June 15, 2006--Acacia Research Corporation announced today that it has executed a standby equity distribution agreement for up to $50 million in common stock equity financing from Cornell Capital Partners, LP for its CombiMatrix group.
(Jun 15, 2006)
Bioscience High is open to all kids (The Arizona Republic)
Starting June 21, incoming freshman, regardless of where they live, can apply to attend the new Bioscience High School in Phoenix. Until now, enrollment was limited to students who live within the Phoenix Union High School district students.
(Jun 15, 2006)
Celera Genomics to Webcast Its Analyst and Investor Meeting on Thursday, June 22, 2006 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCKVILLE, Md.----June 15, 2006--Celera Genomics Group , an Applera Corporation business, announced today that it will webcast its Analyst & Investor Meeting in New York, NY, on Thursday, June 22, 2006.
(Jun 15, 2006)
Nanogen Releases Enterovirus Reagent Employing Newly Patented Hybridization Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that it has expanded its product portfolio to include the MGB Alert ENV real-time PCR reagent, designed to detect sequences associated with enteroviruses.
(Jun 15, 2006)
A*STAR and the Australian National University establish immunology research collaboration (EurekAlert!)
A*STAR's Centre for Molecular Medicine (CMM) and The Australian National University's Australian Phenomics Facility (ANU APF) have established an immunology research partnership focusing on autoimmune diseases, including Type 1 Diabetes.
(Jun 15, 2006)
Servicing the Bio-IT sector (Business Standard India)
SPOTLIGHT: Anuradha Acharya, Ocimum Biosolutions' founder, plans to turn it into $100 million company by 2010.
(Jun 15, 2006)
TriMark Publications Announces Release of Its Bioinformatics Markets Report (PR Web)
TriMark Publications (http://www.trimarkpublications.com), a global leader in the biotechnology, healthcare and life sciences publishing, announces the release of its Bioinformatics Markets report. The life science informatics marketplace—known as bioinformatics—is set to expand as high-tech companies infiltrate this arena and biopharmaceutical companies incorporate key informatic solutions into
(Jun 15, 2006)
TriMark Publications Announces Release of Its Bioinformatics Markets Report (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 15, 2006 -- TriMark Publications (http:
(Jun 15, 2006)
Potentially 1000s of 'brain drain' scientists would help home countries if system to do so created (EurekAlert!)
Potentially thousands of expatriate scientists and academics from developing countries would willingly contribute to scientific development and innovation in their countries of origin if simply there were effective mechanisms created to help do so.
(Jun 15, 2006)
Adult Stem Cell Research At UB Targets Damaged Hearts (Medical News Today)
A specialist in stem cell biology at the University at Buffalo has received a $1.98 million grant from National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of bone marrow-derived adult stem cells to treat the serious heart malfunction known as hibernating myocardium. [click link for full article]
(Jun 15, 2006)
Alpha Innotech and CombiMatrix Diagnostics Combine Products in a Marketing Agreement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.----June 15, 2006--Alpha Innotech Corp. , a leading provider of bioanalytical systems for drug discovery and life science research, today announced a marketing agreement with CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics to mutually promote and distribute an integrated analysis solution for Comparative Genomic Hybridization.
(Jun 15, 2006)
N.C. House budget-at-a-glance (The Daily Comet)
Highlights of the House's $18.9 billion spending plan for the 2006-07 fiscal year given final approval Thursday. The monetary figures reflect adjustments to the two-year budget the Legislature approved last year.
(Jun 15, 2006)
LIAI finding gives boost to bioinformatics use in fighting disease (EurekAlert!)
SAN DIEGO – (June 16, 2006) The use of computers to advance human disease research – known as bioinformatics -- has received a major boost from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI), who have used it to successfully predict immune response to one of the most complex viruses known to man – the vaccinia virus, which is used in the smallpox vaccine.
(Jun 16, 2006)
VBI, EML Research launch simulation software for modeling biochemical, systems biology networks (EurekAlert!)
Blacksburg, Va., June 16, 2006 – EML Research and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech today announced the launch of the COPASI simulation software.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Researchers Identify Roles Of Gene Mutations Causing Lupus In Mice (Science Daily)
In two related studies, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have pinpointed defective genes in mice responsible for triggering the mysterious autoimmune disease lupus, which prompts the body's immune system to mistakenly attack healthy organs and tissues.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Cray Signs $200 Million Contract to Deliver World's Largest Supercomputer to Oak Ridge (SYS-CON Media)
Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAYD) announced today thatthey have signed a multi-year contract with the U.S. Department of Energy's(DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to provide the world's firstpetaflops-speed (1,000 trillion floating-point operations per second)supercomputer.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Agencies prepare for pandemic flu (New River Current)
Local experts encourage individual, family and community planning in the case of such a disaster. For many scientists, the question is winding down to when, and not if, the next influenza pandemic will occur. In the New River Valley, clinical psychologist Dorinda Miller is in charge of planning a response to such a disaster. She is the Montgomery-Floyd Chapter of the American Red Cross' board
(Jun 16, 2006)
Nanogen Releases Enterovirus Reagent Employing Newly Patented Hybridization Technology (Medical News Today)
Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq:NGEN), developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that ithas expanded its product portfolio to include the MGB Alert(TM) ENVreal-time PCR reagent, designed to detect sequences associated withenteroviruses. Prevalent in summer and fall, enterovirus infections cause awide spectrum of diseases and are the most common cause of asepticmeningitis. [click link for
(Jun 16, 2006)
DNA test to clear up Confucius confusion (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Chinese claiming Confucius for an ancestor can now use a genetic test to prove a direct blood connection to the grandfather of Chinese social mores, a state newspaper said on Friday.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Chandler planning biotech facility (East Valley Tribune)
Chandler officials don't want to place all of their economic development eggs in one basket - instead, they want to hatch some in a $15 million bioscience technology "incubator."
(Jun 16, 2006)
VLST Corporation Raises $55 Million (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
VLST Corporation, a Seattle-based biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, today announced it has raised $55 million in a Series B financing.
(Jun 16, 2006)
DNA Test to Clear Up Confucius Confusion (RedNova)
SHANGHAI -- Chinese claiming Confucius for an a
(Jun 16, 2006)
DNAPrint Genomics Ancestry Test, Given as Father's Day Present by Detroit Free Press Columnist, Solves Old Family (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. today announced that a newspaper columnist's quest to unravel an old family mystery was solved with a Father's Day gift -- the Company's ANCESTRYbyDNA test.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Bioinformatics Successfully Predicts Immune Response To One Of The Most Complex Viruses Known (Science Daily)
The use of computers to advance human disease research -- known as bioinformatics -- has received a major boost from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LIAI), who have used it to successfully predict immune response to one of the most complex viruses known to man -- the vaccinia virus, which is used in the smallpox vaccine. Immune responses, which are essentially
(Jun 16, 2006)
DNA test to clear up Confucius confusion (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Chinese claiming Confucius for an ancestor can now use a genetic test to prove a direct blood connection to the grandfather of Chinese social mores, a state newspaper said Friday.
(Jun 16, 2006)
New Analytical Techniques Developed To Quantify Composition Of Fake Anti-malarials (Medical News Today)
Researchers led by the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing novel analytical chemistry techniques to detect and quantify the contents of counterfeit anti-malarial drugs and other fake pharmaceuticals. The manufacture and distribution of these fake medications is a growing problem in third-world countries, where the mosquito-borne illness malaria is widespread. [click link for full
(Jun 16, 2006)
LIAI Finding Gives Boost To Bioinformatics Use In Fighting Disease (BioresearchOnline)
The use of computers to advance human disease research - known as bioinformatics -- has received a major boost from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI), who have used it to successfully predict immune response to one of the most complex viruses known to man - the vaccinia virus, which is used in the smallpox vaccine
(Jun 16, 2006)
VLST Corporation Raises $55 Million (RedNova)
SEATTLE, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- VLST Corporation, a Seattle-based biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, today announced it has raised $55 million in a Series B financing.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Bio-IT Briefs (Bio-IT World)
June 16, 2006 | Rosetta Genomics and Rockefeller University have signed a licensing agreement that will allow Rosetta Genomics to access nearly 180 proprietary microRNAs from Rockefeller University.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Biosite Announces Presentation at Nasdaq's 17th Annual Investor Program (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Biosite Incorporated today announced that Gunars Valkirs, Ph.D, senior vice president, Biosite Discovery, will discuss the Company's operating environment, products and research and development activities at Nasdaq's 17th Annual Investor Program.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Research program targets genetic causes of disease (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Teams at two Atlantic Canadian universities have received additional resources to find causes of genetic diseases, including those that afflict children.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press launches CSH Protocols (EurekAlert!)
New Online Methods Site Offers a Community-Driven Resource Featuring the Latest Web Technology. Cold Spring Harbor, New York (June 16, 2006) - Today, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press launched CSH Protocols, a new, online methods journal in molecular and cell biology.
(Jun 16, 2006)
First Lady helps Kyl with campaign fundraiser (The Business Journal of Phoenix)
First Lady Laura Bush helped incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Kyl raise approximately $500,000 at a Scottsdale fundraiser Friday.
(Jun 16, 2006)
Updated - Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at the Nasdaq 17th Investor Program Healthcare Forum (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----June 16, 2006--Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that Greg Schiffman, Executive Vice President and CFO, will provide a company overview at the Nasdaq 17th Investor Program Healthcare Forum in London, UK.
(Jun 16, 2006)
DNA test to clear up Confucius confusion (MSNBC)
Chinese citizens can now get a simple DNA test to see if they have a direct blood connection to Confucius, the fifth-century BC social philosopher.
(Jun 17, 2006)
Rosetta and Rockefeller enter microRNA agreement (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Rosetta Genomics has secured a licensing agreement that will allow it to access nearly 180 microRNAs from Rockefeller University. Rosetta may be able to use the microRNAs to advance its pipeline of diagnostic tools for a variety of diseases.
(Jun 17, 2006)
DNA Test to Identify Confucius' Descendants (Los Angeles Times)
Chinese claiming Confucius for an ancestor can now use a genetic test to prove a direct blood connection to the grandfather of Chinese social mores, a state newspaper said Friday.
(Jun 17, 2006)
It's a tough job to stay current in science (Orange County Register)
WOODS HOLE, MASS. – "Are you reading 'Biology for Dummies'?" A graduate student looks at me in disbelief, incredulous that a science writer from a big newspaper needs a layman's guide to get through a course called "Frontiers in Reproduction."
(Jun 17, 2006)
Clinical Genetic Evaluation of the Child With Mental Retardation or Developmental Delays (RedNova)
By Moeschler, John B; Shevell, Michael ABSTRACT This clinical report describes the clinical genetic evaluation of the child with developmental delays or mental retardation.
(Jun 17, 2006)
Scottsdale dad runs for school board (East Valley Tribune)
A father from Laguna Elementary is the first outside candidate to announce his run for one of two open seats on the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board. Dieter Schaefer, outgoing president of the Scottsdale Parent Council, is gathering signatures to put his name on the Nov. 7 ballot.
(Jun 17, 2006)
WATCHDOG Scientific advances promise personalised, integrated healthcare (The Nation)
Advances in life sciences, especially the successful mapping of the entire human genetic code in 2001, look set to change the face of modern medicine and healthcare in coming decades, according to Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche.
(Jun 17, 2006)
/ National (China Daily)
Chinese claiming Confucius for an ancestor can now use a genetic test to prove a direct blood connection to the grandfather of Chinese social mores, the Shanghai Morning Post said Friday.
(Jun 18, 2006)
Boca Raton resident participating in FSU 2006 Young Scholar program (Boca Raton News)
Diana Li dreams of having a job where she can help others each day. "I would like to be a doctor or have some profession in the science field," said Li, a senior at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach.
(Jun 18, 2006)
Survey: Arizonans see value of science (The Arizona Republic)
Arizonans support a future economy built on science and technology-at least according to one survey out by an Arizona State University think tank.
(Jun 18, 2006)
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