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Scientists see healing power in milk (The Australian)
MILK'S ability to keep teeth white and bones strong is well known but its benefits could extend to treating gut inflammation and helping skin repair.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Scientists discover milk's healing power (The Age)
Milk's ability to keep teeth white and bones strong is well known but its benefits could extend to treating gut inflammation and helping skin repair. -
(Aug 7, 2006)
StockCar stocks (Los Angeles Daily News)
If you want a broad stock portfolio in a single mutual fund, you might buy a plain-vanilla Standard & Poor's 500 index fund. But if you'd like something quirkier, with more horsepower and much more torque, you might prefer the StockCar Stocks Index fund.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Technology growth is expected to boost the drug discovery industry for Europe (Pharmalicencing)
The drug discovery industry has become such a competitive market that it continually faces a challenge to find better drug discovery technologies.
(Aug 7, 2006)
VASTox PROVIDES GRANT TO SUPPORT DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY PATIENT REGISTRY (PharmiWeb)
The DMD Registry aims to register every person in the UK with DMD and Becker muscular dystrophy, including detailed clinical and genetic data, in a secure, legally protected database that has been endorsed by senior clinicians, health professionals and researchers.
(Aug 7, 2006)
The Australian Genome Research Facility Joins CombiMatrix CombiCore(TM) Access Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Aug. 7, 2006--Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its CombiMatrix group has signed a non-exclusive agreement with the Australian Genome Research Facility under the company's CombiCore access program.
(Aug 7, 2006)
BioStorage Technologies Secures $5 Million Series A Financing Led by Radius Ventures and Appoints George M. Milne, Jr., (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioStorage Technologies, Inc. a premier provider of advanced biomaterial storage, inventory management and cold chain logistics for the global biopharmaceutical market, today announced that it has secured a $5 million Series A financing led by Radius Ventures and joined by returning investor Twilight Venture Partners.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Relative Genetics' Easy, Inexpensive DNA Tests Generate Ancestry Answers for Family History Hobbyists (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SALT LAKE CITY----Aug. 7, 2006--Relative Genetics Once Stymied by Missing Family History Resources, an Army Physician Who Retired to Arizona and a California Writer Learn Definitively Who Their Extended Family is by Having Their Own DNA Tested.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Nanogen to Host Second Quarter Conference Call and Webcast on August 9, 2006 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern to discuss 2006 second quarter financial results.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Clinical Data Appoints New CFO (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----Aug. 7, 2006--Clinical Data, Inc. today named C. Evan Ballantyne as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ballantyne replaces Israel M. Stein, M.D., who had most recently served as the Company's interim chief financial officer.
(Aug 7, 2006)
NIH Seeks to Out-License Protein Microarray Technology (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 7, 2006)
Wine researchers seek scientific answers to ancient headaches (Jefferson City News Tribune)
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. (AP) - Every growing season, wine makers fight the same battles to protect their grapevines that they have faced for thousands of years. From ancient Mesopotamia to today's vineyards, the eternal enemies include fungus and bugs, extreme heat and unseasonable cold.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Affymetrix: Price Always Matters (The Motley Fool)
When I wrote about Affymetrix (Nasdaq: AFFX) a year ago and suggested that the stock was too expensive and that the company had more competition than some people might realize, you would have thought I'd shot the Easter Bunny and made it into hasenpfeffer.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Farm & Ranch Guide (Farm And Ranch Guide)
North Dakota State University and Monsanto have announced a collaboration between the NDSU AgBiotechnology: Oilseed Development Center of Excellence and the St. Louis-based agricultural company.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Nanogen to Host Second Quarter Conference Call and Webcast on August 9, 2006 (SYS-CON Media)
Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern (1:30 p.m. Pacific) to discuss 2006 second quarter financial results. The financial results press release will be issued at close of market on August 9. Interested investors and others may participate in the conference call by dialing (877) 407-9205 for
(Aug 7, 2006)
Scientists Reverse Evolution: Ancient Gene Reconstructed From Descendants (Science Daily)
University of Utah scientists have shown how evolution works by reversing the process, reconstructing a 530-million-year-old gene by combining key portions of two modern mouse genes that descended from the archaic gene.
(Aug 7, 2006)
'Rule-of-Five' Author Christopher Lipinski Joins Advisory Board of FlexX Developer BioSolveIT (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANKT AUGUSTIN, Germany----Aug. 7, 2006--BioSolveIT, known for its high impact drug design software, has succeeded in winning renowned scientist Christopher A. Lipinski for its Scientific Advisory Board.
(Aug 7, 2006)
BioStorage Technologies Secures $5 Million Series A Financing Led By Radius Ventures and Appoints George M. Milne, Jr., (RedNova)
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- BioStorage Technologies, Inc.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Clinical Data Appoints New CFO (RedNova)
Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA) today named C. Evan Ballantyne as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ballantyne replaces Israel M. Stein, M.D., who had most recently served as the Company's interim chief financial officer.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Celera makes good on human genome project (Medical Device Link)
In 2001, Celera Genomics (Rockville, MD) rocked the scientific community by publishing its findings of the human genome sequence. It appears Celera is seeing the fruits of its labor with the discovery of genetic markers that could be developed into clinical IVDs.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Acting FDA Commissioner to Provide an Overview on the FDA's Initiatives for Protecting and Advancing Public Health (SYS-CON Media)
Acting FDA Commissioner, Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D. will deliver a keynote address on Wednesday, August 9th at IBC's 11th Annual Drug Discovery Technology(R) & Development World Congress. The congress, taking place on August 7-10, 2006 at the World Trade Center in Boston, features over 200 speakers, 6 dedicated conferences and more than 300 booths on the exhibit hall floor, which opens on
(Aug 7, 2006)
QIAGEN Reports Strong Second Quarter 2006 Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
QIAGEN N.V. today announced the results of operations for the second quarter and the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.
(Aug 7, 2006)
QIAGEN Reports Strong Second Quarter 2006 Results (FinanzNachrichten)
VENLO, The Netherlands, August 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QIAGEN ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the results of operations for the second quarter and the six-month period ended June 30, 2006.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Hunt for DNA Amplified in Cancers Uncovers Important Target Gene (Newswise)
Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially involved in breast, liver, and other kinds of cancers. Their discovery that the gene YAP can transform mammary epithelial cells opens the door to understanding how a novel cell growth controlling pathway first discovered in fruit flies might be
(Aug 7, 2006)
Stanford Hosts National Bioinformatics Conference Aug. 14-18 (RedNova)
Want to know how scientists are using the power of computers to devise new ways of diagnosing and treating disease? You can ask the nation's top experts during an Aug. 15 panel discussion at Stanford University.
(Aug 7, 2006)
Cellphones decoded (Hindustan Times)
It's still a big unknown if cellphones are a potential health hazard, but a new study is convinced about one aspect: Effects of cellphone radiation could vary from person to person, depending on a user’s genes.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Technique Used Commonly In Physics Finds Application In Neuroscience (Medical News Today)
To understand how brain cells release compounds (or transmitters) used when the cells communicate with each other, Vladimir Parpura, associate professor of neuroscience, and Umar Mohideen, professor of physics, devised a new technique, used commonly in physics, that can be applied now to the study of a wide range of biological processes and interactions. [click link for full article]
(Aug 8, 2006)
Informatics Researchers Throttle Notion Of Search Engine Dominance (Science Daily)
Search engines are not biased toward popular Web sites, and may even be egalitarian in the way they direct traffic, say Indiana University School of Informatics researchers.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Loosen Up, DNA: Leukemia Gene Changes Genetic Packaging (Science Daily)
A signaling system involved in many forms of leukemia and lymphoma is more powerful than scientists have thought, exerting control over our genes by affecting whole swaths of chromosomes in global fashion. The findings come from a study where mutant fruit flies with either red or white eyes tell the tale of a cellular signaling system known as JAK/STAT. The finding meshes nicely with current
(Aug 8, 2006)
Finding Challenges Scientists' General View Of How A Chromosome Is Functionally Organized (Medical News Today)
A team of scientists headed by Dr. Sara Melville at the University of Cambridge has shown that the parasite known to cause African sleeping sickness has evolved an unusual chromosomal structure as a result of environmental adaptation. [click link for full article]
(Aug 8, 2006)
GenoMed's First Horse Recovers Quickly From Presumed West Nile Virus Encephalitis (Medical News Today)
GenoMed (OTC Pink Sheets GMED), a Next Generation Disease Management company that uses genomics to solve diseases in as many species as possible, today announced that the first horse in its expanded trial for West Nile virus encephalitis recovered completely within 24 hours after starting GenoMed's treatment. [click link for full article]
(Aug 8, 2006)
Gene amplification links growth controlling pathway from Drosophila to human cancers (News-Medical-Net)
Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially involved in breast, liver, and other kinds of cancers.
(Aug 8, 2006)
EcoArray Announces New Technology for Environmental Testing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
EcoArray, Inc. announced today the release of its 22,000-gene microarray in Fathead minnows designed for research and use in environmental toxicology.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Metal Homeostasis Research In Plants Will Lead To Nutrient-rich Food And Higher Yielding Crops (Science Daily)
Deficiencies of micronutrients such as iron and zinc commonly limit plant growth and crop yields. Dartmouth professor Mary Lou Guerinot is conducting research to better understand the mechanisms of micronutrient uptake, distribution and regulation. Guerinot's findings are making it feasible to engineer nutrient-rich plants better able to grow in soils now considered marginal and to increase crop
(Aug 8, 2006)
Fly Genetics Reveal Key Workings Of Atkins Diet (Science Daily)
Metabolic syndrome, an aging-associated group of disorders that includes insulin resistance, heart disease and high lipid levels, may be treatable thanks to a newly discovered role for a regulatory gene, according to a team of scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Display A Unique Pattern Of Chemical Modification To DNA (Medical News Today)
Scientists from the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (BIMR) and Illumina Inc., in collaboration with stem cell researchers around the world, have found that the DNA of human embryonic stem cells is chemically modified in a characteristic, predictable pattern. This pattern distinguishes human embryonic stem cells from normal adult cells and cell lines, including cancer cells. [click link for
(Aug 8, 2006)
DNAPrint Genomics Engages Harvard Physician and Scientist as Consultant to Company (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. today announced that Dr. Arthur Sytkowski, the Director of the Laboratory for Cell and Molecular Biology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, will continue as a consultant for the Company on scientific, medical, regulatory and patent issues.
(Aug 8, 2006)
JMP(R) Genomics Software from SAS Achieves GeneChip-compatible(TM) Status (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOSTON----Aug. 8, 2006--SAS, the leader in business intelligence, today announced that two products in its suite of genomics software, JMP Microarray and JMP Genetics, earned GeneChip-compatible status for use with the Affymetrix microarray platform.
(Aug 8, 2006)
GeneGo is Awarded Phase II SBIR Grant for Systems Proteomics Platform (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of databases, software and services in systems biology, announced today that they have received a $750,000 Phase II SBIR grant from the Department of Defense for the development of a systems biology suite for functional analysis of proteomics data.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Clinical Data to Present at Drug Discovery Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----Aug. 8, 2006--Clinical Data, Inc. today announced that two of its researchers will independently present at the upcoming Drug Discovery Technology and Development 11th Annual World Congress in Boston, Mass.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Wine researchers seek scientific answers to ancient headaches (Jefferson City News Tribune)
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. (AP) - Every growing season, wine makers fight the same battles to protect their grapevines that they have faced for thousands of years. From ancient Mesopotamia to today's vineyards, the eternal enemies include fungus and bugs, extreme heat and unseasonable cold.
(Aug 8, 2006)
BioMachines Inc Adopt Nonlinear Dynamics' SameSpots Approach for 2D Image Analysis (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England----Aug. 8, 2006--Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, a leading global provider of bioinformatics solutions, today announced that BioMachines Inc. have selected SameSpots as the 2D analysis solution to support their new state-of-the-art protein analysis service.
(Aug 8, 2006)
EcoArray Announces New Technology for Environmental Testing (RedNova)
ALACHUA, Fla., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- EcoArray, Inc. announced today the release of its 22,000-gene microarray in Fathead minnows designed for research and use in environmental toxicology. The array is available immediately.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Hunt For DNA Amplified In Cancers Uncovers Important Target Gene (BioresearchOnline)
Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially involved in breast, liver, and other kinds of cancers
(Aug 8, 2006)
MatBase -- A new transcription factor knowledge base released by Genomatix (EurekAlert!)
Munich (Germany) , August 8, 2006 -- Genomatix Software GmbH, a pioneer and leader in the analysis of eukaryotic transcriptional regulation, releases MatBase, a knowledge base of transcription factors (TF).
(Aug 8, 2006)
GeneGo Wins $750K DoD SBIR Grant to Develop Systems Bio Proteomics Tech (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 8, 2006)
BioMachines' New Proteomics Services Arm Will Use Nonlinear Dynamics' 2D-Analysis Tech (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 8, 2006)
Expression Analysis Announces Limited 2006 First Half Financial Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DURHAM, N.C.----Aug. 8, 2006--Expression Analysis, Inc., a full-service microarray processing, analysis and data management organization, has announced limited financial results for the first half of 2006 today.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Invitrogen upgraded to "buy" (New Ratings)
NEW YORK, August 8 (newratings.com) - Analyst Frank Pinkerton of Banc of America Securities upgrades Invitrogen Corporation ( IVGN.NAS ) from "neutral" to "buy," while reducing his estimates for the company. The target price has been reduced from $76 to $70.
(Aug 8, 2006)
Digilab BioVisioN Continues Biomarker Cooperation with a Top 10 Pharmaceutical Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HANNOVER, Germany----Aug. 8, 2006--Digilab BioVisioN and Novartis will continue and expand their cooperation in the field of biomarker discovery in drug treatment studies. Digilab BioVisioN announced the closure of a new agreement applying their Peptidomics® technology in the quantitative characterization of the peptides in biological samples with the aim to discover potential biomarkers.
(Aug 8, 2006)
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