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ExonHit Produces a New Map for Human Genome Expression as Well as Tools for its Study (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ExonHit Therapeutics S.A. , a drug and diagnostic discovery company, today announces the completion of a new messenger RNA map coming from human genome expression. This achievement is the outcome of many years of research, including, in particular, the discovery of alternative splicing events, key components of transcriptome diversity .
(Sep 5, 2006)
Biotech revolution: Dept shortlists 12 novel projects (rediff.com)
Department of Biotechnology is considering 12 novel research projects, initiated by leading bitechnology companies, in the country under the second round of Small Business Innovation Research Initiative funding.
(Sep 5, 2006)
The man who knew two much (CIOL)
Vivek Kulkarni, chairman and CEO of BrickWork, has had a career that is undoubtedly different and enriching compared to his peers in the industry.
(Sep 5, 2006)
CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics Announces Commercial Launch of Its First Genetic Test from Its CLIA Certified (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Sept. 5, 2006--Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its CombiMatrix group's subsidiary, CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics has commercially launched its first molecular diagnostic service.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Researcher Studies Gene Families To Explore Diversity And Evolution (Science Daily)
Iowa State University theoretical biologist Stephen Proulx uses tools and computer models to determine how environmental and evolutionary factors structure a genome. One path to diversity in a genome involves the proliferation of genes into multi-gene families. In a recent paper in the journal Evolution, Proulx and a colleague show that the process of gene family expansion can begin even before a
(Sep 5, 2006)
New map for human genome expression (News-Medical-Net)
ExonHit Therapeutics has announced the completion of a new messenger RNA (transcripts) map coming from human genome expression.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Applied Biosystems Announces Settlement of Legal Disputes with Promega Corporation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Sept. 5, 2006--Applied Biosystems Group , an Applera Corporation business, today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Promega Corporation resolving outstanding legal disputes between the two companies.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Affymetrix Selected to Genotype More Than 9,000 Framingham Heart Study Samples (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Sept. 5, 2006--Affymetrix Inc. announced today that it has been selected by the SHARE project for a large-scale whole-genome association study. As part of the project, Affymetrix will collaborate with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institutes of Health to identify genetic variants
(Sep 5, 2006)
A bellyful of trouble (NorthJersey.com)
Having a little paunch is just no good with a Speedo or bikini. From a health perspective, it's none too pretty, either.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Invitrogen to Present at Bear Stearns 19th Annual Healthcare Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Sept. 5, 2006--Invitrogen Corporation announced it will present at the Bear Stearns Healthcare Conference on Monday, September 11, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in New York City.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Water cooler (EETimes)
What's the latest and greatest news heard around the water cooler?
(Sep 5, 2006)
Disposable Microchips Suitable for Breast Cancer Screening (Newswise)
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have developed a disposable microchip that replaces space-consuming instrumentation with fast, cost-effective, lab-on-a-chip technology.
(Sep 5, 2006)
A bellyful of trouble (NorthJersey.com)
Having a little paunch is just no good with a Speedo or bikini. From a health perspective, it's none too pretty, either.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Zesty peppers are an eyeful, too: versatile vegetables pack a double punch (SeedQuest)
Since 1991, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists John Stommel and Robert Griesbach have bred peppers to please both the eye and the palate.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Power3's Biomarkers 'Show Great Promise' For Alzheimer's Diagnostics And Therapeutics (BioresearchOnline)
Power3 Medical Products, Inc., announced that preliminary results of tests using biomarkers it discovered have shown greater than 90% sensitivity in identifying patients with Alzheimer's disease
(Sep 5, 2006)
Affymetrix Selected To Genotype More Than 9,000 Framingham Heart Study Samples (BioresearchOnline)
Affymetrix Inc. announced today that it has been selected by the SHARE (SNP Health Association REsource) project for a large-scale whole-genome association study
(Sep 5, 2006)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Is The Most Sensitive And Specific Technique For Imaging Molecular Pathways In Vivo (BioresearchOnline)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Cytogenetics" to their offering
(Sep 5, 2006)
NYU biologists identify gene that coordinates two cellular processes (EurekAlert!)
A team of biologists at New York University's Center for Comparative Functional Genomics has uncovered a dual role for the gene mel-28. The gene plays a part in ensuring that chromosomes are divided properly during cell division and it is required for nuclear envelope function. The findings appear in the journal Current Biology.
(Sep 5, 2006)
CCG and BioSolveIT Integrate FlexX Docking Into Life Science Modeling Suite MOE (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MONTREAL & ST. AUGUSTIN, Germany----Sept. 5, 2006--Chemical Computing Group and BioSolveIT announce the introduction of a graphical interface to BioSolveIT's high speed/high precision docking program FlexX within CCG's leading-edge life science modeling software MOE.
(Sep 5, 2006)
IEEE Fellows Survey (Spectrum Online)
As our population ages and needs more care, there will be fewer young people to provide it. But don’t expect to fill the personnel gap with humanoid robotic nurses, say a majority of the more than 700 IEEE Fellows surveyed in a joint study by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) and IEEE Spectrum .
(Sep 5, 2006)
Scientists crack genetic secrets of human egg (EurekAlert!)
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The human egg's ability to transform into a new life, or into new cells that may someday save lives, is well documented. The mystery lies in the mechanics - in how a single cell can transform so nimbly.
(Sep 5, 2006)
LI-COR Biosciences Announces Environmental Education Fund Program for Undergraduate Institutions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LI-COR Biosciences is offering $500,000 in funding for colleges and universities through its LI-COR Environmental Education Fund .
(Sep 5, 2006)
Learn the Secrets of Genomics on ‘Talk to America’ (Voice of America)
The science of genomics has the potential of offering new therapeutic methods for the treatment of some diseases, as well as new diagnostic methods. Other applications are in the food and agriculture sectors.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Putting the DNA Into Dance (Duke University)
Durham, N.C. -- The idea of exploring genomics through modern dance is unusual, but dancer Liz Lerman thinks art has a role to play in understanding science.
(Sep 5, 2006)
Amorfix achieves technical milestone in development of a blood test for Alzheimer's disease (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Amorfix Life Sciences Inc. and the Ontario Genomics Institute announced today the achievement of the technical milestone of demonstrating that Amorfix's Epitope Protection technology is able to detect protected sites within Abeta amyloid aggregates which are formed in Alzheimer's disease.
(Sep 5, 2006)
College series brings free concerts to Payson (The Payson Roundup)
Culture is alive and well in the Rim Country with the support of Gila Community College's "Edu-tainment" series -- a group of events designed to keep the community informed about local science and arts projects.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Bioterrorism no match for natural selection (Montana Standard)
In this age of terrorist plots, the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to build a super-secret institute to study possible bioterrorist agents seems natural.
(Sep 6, 2006)
BIo-IT Briefs (Bio-IT World)
September 06, 2006 | ExonHit Therapeutics S.A . announced the completion of a new messenger RNA (transcripts) map coming from human genome expression.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Researchers Develop Mouse Model For Poorly Understood Human Myopathy (Science Daily)
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have identified the importance of a gene critical to normal muscle function, resulting in a new mouse model for a poorly understood muscle disease in humans.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Scientists Crack Genetic Secrets Of Human Egg (Science Daily)
Scientists at Michigan State University report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have identified genes unique to the human egg. The identification opens the way to understanding these genes' functions, which may lead to solving problems from infertility to degenerative diseases.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Applied Biosystems to Webcast Its Analyst Day on September 20 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Sept. 6, 2006--Applied Biosystems Group , an Applera Corporation business, will webcast its Analyst Day on Wednesday, September 20. The live webcast is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Galapagos and OneWorld Health collaborate to develop new drugs for the treatment of diarrheal diseases (SYS-CON Media)
Mechelen, Belgium and San Francisco, California, USA; 6 September 2006 - Galapagos NV (Euronext & LSE: GLPG) announced today that its service division BioFocus DPI has entered into a drug discovery collaboration with the Institute for OneWorld Health, a non-profit pharmaceutical company headquartered in San Francisco, California.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Bladder Cancer Screening Underway in Communities across the Country Using the NMP22(R) BladderChek(R) Test (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----Sept. 6, 2006--Bladder cancer is curable when found early, but few recognize the symptoms early enough to seek testing. Unfortunately, one in four bladder cancers is diagnosed when it is already advanced, reducing the chances of survival and requiring expensive treatment.
(Sep 6, 2006)
New Patent Expands Nanogen's Core Nanotechnology Position (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that it has been granted United States Patent No. 7,060,224 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for an application of its core technology in nanofabrication and nanomanufacturing.
(Sep 6, 2006)
QIAGEN to Present at the Bear Stearns 19th Annual Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will present at the Bear Stearns 19th Annual Healthcare Conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, September 11, 2006. The conference is being held at The Grand Hyatt, Park Avenue at Grand Central Station, New York City.
(Sep 6, 2006)
BioForce Appoints Gabor Bethlendy Manager Of European Sales (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioForce Nanosciences , a leader in nanotechnology tools and products, has named Gabor Bethlendy Sales Manager for Europe.
(Sep 6, 2006)
New Handbook of Receptors and Biological Effects for Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Sept. 6, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators: Handbook of Receptors and Biological Effects, 2nd Edition to their offering.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Power3 Identifies Early-Detection Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON----Sept. 6, 2006--Power3 Medical Products, Inc. , said today it has discovered 11 biomarkers which have demonstrated the ability to identify Parkinson's disease in its early stages through serum-based testing, as well as differentiate between Parkinson's and Parkinson's-like diseases.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Aviva Systems Biology Launches New Mouse Promoter Array (M8K) for Its ChIP-GLAS Assay (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aviva Systems Biology announced today the immediate availability of new mouse promoter array system, M8K ChIP- GLAS .
(Sep 6, 2006)
Global Market for DNA Oligos Tops $700 Million Annually (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
According to the findings of a new report from BioInformatics, LLC, total spending by research scientists on synthetic DNA oligonucleotides is over US$700 million annually.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Within The Next 10 Years It Is Anticipated That Metabolomics Will Become A Standard Tool In The Pharma Industry (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "The Future of Metabolomics: Building Competitive Advantage in Drug Discovery, Clinical Development and Diagnostics" to their offering
(Sep 6, 2006)
Lipomics Technologies Hires Chief Medical Officer (RedNova)
Lipomics Technologies, Inc., a company specializing in the comprehensive and quantitative profiling of lipid metabolites, announced today that Dr. Meeta Patnaik, MD has joined the company in the newly created position of Chief Medical Officer. Dr.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Nanofabrication, Nanomanufacturing Applications Claimed (Wireless IQ)
Nanogen, Inc.has been granted United States Patent No. 7,060,224 from the...
(Sep 6, 2006)
Quietly dedicated Tempe activist Ruiz dies (The Arizona Republic)
A longtime Tempe activist has died, taking with him years of experience and passion for the city and its people.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Kapil Sibal’s China visit to strengthen S & T cooperation (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Sep 6 : Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Kapil Sibal is visiting China to explore possibilities to enhance bilateral interactions to strengthen cooperation.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Amine Modified Random Primers for Microarray Detection (Pharmalicencing)
Available for licensing and commercial development is a new method for labeling nucleic acid molecules for use in hybridization reactions, and kits employing these methods.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Methods for Manipulating Nucleic Acids (Pharmalicencing)
Available for licensing and commercial development are methods of labeling nucleic acid probes for the detection of nucleic acids molecules, for instance producing labeled probes for detecting hybridization signals, such as those from a microarray.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Genome on-off switches mapped (New Scientist)
To understand a sequenced genome, scientists need to know where and when the genes are switched on - that has come closer for the "lab rat" of the plant world
(Sep 6, 2006)
Cattle study aims to pinpoint genes that affect milk, meat quality (Agriculture Online)
Few give much thought to what ultimately determines the quality of the steak or hamburger they eat or the milk they drink. It all begins with the source: cattle. Beyond the physical appearance of a cow or bull is a more critical underlying factor: genetic makeup.
(Sep 6, 2006)
Amorfix Achieves Milestone in Developing Alzheimer's Test (RedNova)
Amorfix Life Sciences and the Ontario Genomics have demonstrated that Amorfix's Epitope Protection (EP) technology, is able to detect amyloid, an accumulation of protein aggregates, which are also formed in Alzheimer's disease.
(Sep 6, 2006)
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