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NIH seeks input on proposed repository for genetic information (News-Medical-Net)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public input on a proposed new policy designed to facilitate the research community's access to data resulting from NIH-funded, genome-wide association studies.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Solexa Appoints Blaine Bowman and Roy Whitfield to Board of Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HAYWARD, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, England----Aug. 31, 2006--Solexa, Inc. today announced the appointment of A. Blaine Bowman and Roy A. Whitfield to its Board of Directors. Mr. Bowman was formerly the chairman, president and chief executive officer and is currently a director of Dionex Corporation .
(Aug 31, 2006)
31 August 2006 (PharmiWeb)
(Amherst , NH ) – Drug delivery is the fastest growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry. The number of companies entering the industry is rapidly increasing, alternative drug delivery methods are being created, and new therapies are emerging.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Opening session celebrates cadets attending Fishburne (News Leader)
WAYNESBORO — Sgt. Maj. Sam Cropp stood erect, admittedly a bit nervous, but ready to take on the honors of flag bearer at Fishburne Military School during the school's 128th opening session Wednesday morning.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Gene-on-gene Interactions May Influence Risk For Developing Alcoholism (Science Daily)
Not only do both genes and environment have an impact on the development of alcohol-use disorders, but now researchers have found that certain genes may influence scientists' ability to interpret other genes' effects. One variant of the alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) gene -- the ADH1B genotype -- appears to be able to influence level of response (LR) to alcohol among non-Asians.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Celera Genomics to Webcast Presentation at Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCKVILLE, Md.----Aug. 31, 2006--The Celera Genomics Group , an Applera Corporation business, will webcast its presentation at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 7, 2006.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Applied Biosystems to Webcast Presentations at Investor Conferences Scheduled for the Weeks of September 4 and 11 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Aug. 31, 2006--Applied Biosystems Group , an Applera Corporation business, will webcast its presentations at two upcoming financial conferences.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Relative Genetics and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation Team up to Crack Family's Ancestry Riddle (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SALT LAKE CITY & MIDLAND, Texas----Aug. 31, 2006--Relative Genetics: Using DNA Testing as a Family History Tool, a Nonprofit Foundation Creating the World's Largest Correlated Genetic Genealogy Database along with One of the Nation's Premier Genetic Testing Companies Provide Key to Resolving Genealogy Problem Passed Down from Father to Son; Surprising Genetic Test Results Point to Colonial
(Aug 31, 2006)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Is the Most Sensitive and Specific Technique for Imaging Molecular Pathways in Vivo (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Aug. 31, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Cytogenetics" to their offering.
(Aug 31, 2006)
CDC Unveils the FluChip (Baseline)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a microchip-based test that distinguishes between flu strains and can even help trace the strains back to their origins.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Drug stocks sluggish; Affymetrix gains on restatements (Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Drug stocks were sluggish early Thursday as Affymetrix gained on news that it has finally filed its earnings restatements with regulators, which should put the genomics toolmaker back in compliance with Nasdaq.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Worm Sperm Points to Fertility Deficits (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
A study of sperm formation in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans may point toward a major cause of infertility in humans. The proteins that package sperm DNA into a compact molecular assemblage known as chromatin are similar in worms and humans, despite the many differences between the two organisms.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Is the Most Sensitive and Specific Technique for Imaging Molecular Pathways in Vivo (RedNova)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41443) has announced the addition of "Cytogenetics" to their offering.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Molecular Motor Helps Cells Tell Which Way Is Up (Science Daily)
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago show how a newly discovered molecular motor helps a cell determine which way is up. The sense of top and bottom is often lost in cells that become cancerous and may be an important factor in metastasis.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Analysing Brain Changes In Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder (Medical News Today)
A Wake Forest University School of Medicine team will try to understand what differences exist in the brains of people diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and how the differences may be related to these diseases.Under a five-year $1. [click link for full article]
(Aug 31, 2006)
In a technical tour de force, Salk scientists take a global view of the epigenome (EurekAlert!)
A collaboration between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California at Los Angeles captured the genome-wide DNA methylation pattern of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana - the "laboratory rat" of the plant world - in one big sweep.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Molecular Devices Announces Webcast of Presentation at Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2006 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Molecular Devices Corporation , a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that Joseph D. Keegan, Ph.D., CEO and President, will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2006 on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 1:30 PM at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Sequences reveal benign origin of deadly plant pathogens (EurekAlert!)
Blacksburg, Va., August 31, 2006 – An international team of researchers has published the draft genome sequences of two deadly plant pathogens, Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora sojae.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentations at Two September Financial Conferences (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Aug. 31, 2006--Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that company management will provide a corporate overview at two upcoming financial conferences.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Agilent joins hands with Genotypic (The Hindu)
BANGALORE: : Agilent Technologies, a leading provider of analytical instruments, on Thursday announced that Genotypic, a genomics and bioinformatics company and authorised Agilent distributor, would provide microarray-based genomics solutions, ...
(Aug 31, 2006)
Waters Corporation to Integrate Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography into Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX Mass (FinanzNachrichten)
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation ( Nachrichten ) announced today that it will work with Applied Biosystems/MDS ( Nachrichten ) SCIEX to develop Waters(R) ACQUITY UPLC(TM) System software controls for use with Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX's Analyst(R) software.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Genome Info from 'Plant Destroyers' Could Save Trees, Beans and Chocolate (PhysOrg)
An international team of scientists has published the first two genome sequences from a destructive group of plant pathogens called Phytophthora--a name that literally means "plant destroyer." The more than 80 species of fungus-like Phytophthora (pronounced "fy-TOFF-thor-uh") attack a broad range of plants and together cost the agriculture, forestry and nursery industries hundreds of billions of
(Aug 31, 2006)
Molecular Devices Announces Webcast of Presentation at Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2006 (SYS-CON Media)
Molecular Devices Corporation , a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that Joseph D. Keegan, Ph.D., CEO and President, will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2006 on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 1:30 PM (EDT) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.
(Aug 31, 2006)
U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute and Virginia Bioinformatics Institute describe evolutionary origin, (SeedQuest)
By comparing the complete genome sequences of two plant-killing pathogens and related organisms, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), in collaboration with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and others, have uncovered crucial aspects of the disease-causing mechanisms of "Sudden Oak Death" (SOD) and soybean root rot disease.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Chronic Alcohol Exposure Can Affect Brain Protein Expression (Science Daily)
Researchers at the University at Buffalo studying the effects of alcohol on the brain, using zebrafish as a model, have identified several novel central nervous system proteins that are affected by chronic alcohol exposure.
(Aug 31, 2006)
Smithsonian offers new tropical biodiversity data and tools on the Web (EurekAlert!)
A new Web site at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute will serve as a clearinghouse for all available STRI scientific data. In addition, the site offers a range of tools including: a GIS make-your-own-map service and a Google-style species search engine. A map library offers maps, satellite images and aerial photographs of Panama and the region.
(Aug 31, 2006)
$18 million grant will boost ASU research into mysteries of fatal diseases (EurekAlert!)
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Microscale Life Sciences Center (MLSC) led by Deirdre Meldrum, new dean of Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, has been awarded a five-year $18 million grant – one of the highest individual grant amounts in the university's history – to continue its role as one of the national Centers for Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS).
(Aug 31, 2006)
Scientists map plant pathogen genomes (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A team of researchers co-led by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has published draft genome sequences of two plant pathogens.
(Aug 31, 2006)
3rd Annual AIBS, BSCS, NESCent Evolution Science and Education Symposium (EurekAlert!)
Dr. Philip Gingerich is Professor of Geological Sciences and Director of the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan. Additionally, Dr. Gingerich holds faculty appointments in the Department of Anthropology, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
(Aug 31, 2006)
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