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Cell separation is key to sexed semen technology Farmers Weekly (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Sexed semen is heading for the pig industry, thanks to a new semen sorting technology developed in Wales. Ovasort, a Welsh start-up company has signed an exclusive global licensing deal with Dansk Svineproduktion (Danish Bacon) to provide new semen sexing technology.
(Sep 15, 2006)
News in brief from Philadelphia (phillyburbs.com)
PHILADELPHIA - The historic Reading Terminal Market will try opening from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays starting Oct. 15, the market announced Thursday.
(Sep 15, 2006)
Researchers Image Molecular Motor Structural Changes (Science Daily)
An international team of researchers has shed new light on how tiny molecular motors that transport materials within cells generate the energy that powers their movements.
(Sep 15, 2006)
Distinct Genetic Profiles Found For Northern, Southern Europeans (Science Daily)
An international team of scientists lead by researchers at the University of California, Davis, Health System has found that, with respect to genetics, modern Europeans fall into two groups: a Northern group and a Southern, or Mediterranean one. The findings are important because they provide a method for scientists to take into account European ancestry when looking for genes involved in
(Sep 15, 2006)
New study pinpoints unique genetic susceptibility for viral encephalitis (EurekAlert!)
The study is being published September 14 in Science X-Press, an advanced, online edition of the journal Science.
(Sep 15, 2006)
External RNA Controls Consortium Names Testing Sites for Initial Phase of RNA Control Testing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Sept. 15, 2006--The External RNA Controls Consortium announced today that eight testing sites have registered for the initial phase of the RNA control testing.
(Sep 15, 2006)
The Entrepreneur Center to Host Pavilion at NBC4 Connected Expo (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Seventeen start-up companies based in the Greater Washington area and representing a wide range of technology innovation in the region will demo their products to consumers at The Entrepreneur Center Pavilion at the NBC4 Connected Expo this weekend -- Sept. 16 - 17 -- at the Washington Convention Center.
(Sep 15, 2006)
What's Really Propping Up The Economy (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
If you really want to understand what makes the U.S. economy tick these days, don't go to Silicon Valley, Wall Street, or Washington. Just take a short trip to your local hospital. Park where you don't block the ambulances, and watch the unending flow of doctors, nurses, technicians, and support personnel. You'll have a front-row seat at the health-care economy.
(Sep 15, 2006)
SA defends planned GM crop ban extension (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The South Australian Government has defended its plan to extend a moratorium on growing genetically modified (GM) crops, saying it has benefits in the global market.
(Sep 15, 2006)
In Business Q and A (In Business Las Vegas)
Sitting in an elegant conference room with art chosen for its healing properties — like all the pieces throughout the Nevada Cancer Institute research building — Heather Murren talks about how the project is poised to become a standout in the national research scene.
(Sep 15, 2006)
The Entrepreneur Center to Host Pavilion at NBC4 Connected Expo (SYS-CON Media)
at the Washington Convention Center.
(Sep 15, 2006)
The Entrepreneur Center to Host Pavilion at NBC4 Connected Expo (SYS-CON Media)
at the Washington Convention Center.
(Sep 16, 2006)
Unexpected Effect Of Direct-to-consumer Drug Ads (Medical News Today)
Television ads for prescription drugs are everywhere, enticing people to ask their doctors for this drug or that one, but the effect this type of ad has on American healthcare may be more complicated than simply inducing patients to choose one brand or the other, according to a team of researchers. [click link for full article]
(Sep 16, 2006)
High-throughput Oncogene Mutation Detection In Human Cancers By Mass Spectrometry-based Genotyping (Medical News Today)
Researchers have devised a new method to detect a spectrum of known gene mutations in a variety of cancer genes that they say is both sensitive and cost-effective. They say that if validated, this method of genotyping might ultimately be used in "real time" to match patients to available targeted therapies. [click link for full article]
(Sep 16, 2006)
Prtotection For Nerve Cells - Eating Up Defective Proteins (Medical News Today)
Nerve cells in the Central Nervous System can defend against and recover from damage by proteinlike clusters which are associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington`s Chorea. The neurons are able to eat up and digest defective proteins by specialized processes within each cell. Dr. Ron R. [click link for full article]
(Sep 16, 2006)
Shorter Distance On Six-minute Walk Test Points Up A Greater Risk Of Death (Science Daily)
For idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients awaiting lung transplantation, a simple walk test can predict mortality rates. A new study found that individuals with IPF who cover less than 680 feet during the six-minute test are four times more likely to die than those who can walk greater distances.
(Sep 16, 2006)
Rodent's Bizarre Traits Deepen Mystery Of Genetics, Evolution (Science Daily)
A shadowy rodent has potential to shed light on human genetics and the mysteries of evolution. Purdue University research has shown that the vole, a mouselike rodent, is not only the fastest evolving mammal, but also harbors a number of puzzling genetic traits that challenge current scientific understanding.
(Sep 16, 2006)
Purdue dedicates building to promote high-tech research (The Indianapolis Star)
West Lafayette -- Purdue University dedicated a new computer science building Friday, a 100,000-square-foot complex equipped with high-tech equipment that school officials said would push the boundaries of science.
(Sep 16, 2006)
Craig Mello Named Winner Of The Dr. Paul Janssen Award For Biomedical Research (Medical News Today)
Johnson & Johnson today announced that Craig C. Mello, Ph. D., a professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been named the inaugural recipient of The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. Dr. [click link for full article]
(Sep 16, 2006)
Gaps in our history books (The Manila Times)
HISTORY is no longer a career of choice among young college students. A cursory check on enrollments in four of the biggest universities in Metro Manila showed that there were even fewer majors in history than in physical education.
(Sep 16, 2006)
Gene Signature Assesses Breast Cancer Outcomes (Science Daily)
A test that looks at the expression of 70 genes linked to breast cancer can accurately assess a patient's risk of recurrence or death, according to an article in the Sept. 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
(Sep 16, 2006)
Technovators TR-iumph (Hindustan Times)
India-connect: Born to Keralite parents settled in the US. Patents and papers: Has five patents awarded or pending. Published more than 16 papers. TR-iumph factor: As a TR35, Maliakal continues the trend of at least one Bell Labs scientist being named annually in the list.
(Sep 17, 2006)
Genomics And Cancer 2006, September 13-16, 2006 -Conference Report III: Cancer And Infections - Are There Common (Medical News Today)
Researchers in Italy have demonstrated how Helicobacter pylori triggers the first step of cancer development in cells of the gastric mucosa. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) are investigating a key molecule in the development of cancer, infection and inflammation. [click link for full article]
(Sep 17, 2006)
National Institutes Of Health To Map Genomic Changes Of Lung, Brain And Ovarian Cancers (Medical News Today)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the first three cancers that will be studied in the pilot phase of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project. The cancers to be studied in the TCGA Pilot Project are lung, brain (glioblastoma), and ovarian. [click link for full article]
(Sep 17, 2006)
College's move to Phoenix in limbo (The Arizona Republic)
Time constraints, coupled with a lack of money, have killed a plan to locate the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in a signature high-rise development in downtown Phoenix.
(Sep 17, 2006)
International genome scientists and clinicians met in Berlin (09/17/2006) (Campus Germany)
Around 200 scientists from Europe, Japan and North America took part in the first international conference on the topic of ‘Neurodegenerative Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms in a Functional Genomics Framework’, which took place in Berlin from 6-9 September 2006. The genome researchers and clinicians discussed the recent findings as to the causes of such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer’s,
(Sep 17, 2006)
Architects Of The Envelope: Scientists Discover An Essential Nucleus-building Protein (Science Daily)
Every time a cell divides, the protective envelope that surrounds the nucleus is broken down and rebuilt into two new ones. Envelopes are highly complex structures of membranes and proteins which must be precisely reassembled for the nuclei to function. Scientists at the IRB in Barcelona, the EMBL and the Pasteur Institute have discovered a protein that plays a crucial role in the assembly and
(Sep 17, 2006)
Modeling The Movement Of Electrons At The Molecular Scale (Science Daily)
Marshall Newton, a theoretical chemist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory will give a talk about the theoretical techniques used to understand the factors affecting electron transfer at the 232nd national meeting of the American Chemical Society. The talk will be held at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, September 11, 2006, at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco.
(Sep 17, 2006)
What's Next For Gene Therapy? Plastics Researchers Design Polymer Macromolecules As Gene ... (Science Daily)
Gene therapy depends upon foreign DNA, even viruses, to deliver genes, therapeutic proteins or medicine to cells within the body. Many scientists are looking for better chaperones across the cell membrane. Virginia Tech researchers think polymer molecules can be created to do the job.
(Sep 17, 2006)
Purdue dedicates computer science building (Mooresville/Decatur Times)
Purdue University dedicated a new computer science building on Friday, a 100,000-square-foot complex equipped with high-tech equipment that school officials said would push the boundaries of science.
(Sep 18, 2006)
$100M cancer deal shines light on Arizona bio (BizJournals)
Leading a $100 million pilot project to collect and analyze cancer tissue samples not only is putting the International Genomics Consortium on the map, but Arizona's burgeoning biotech industry as well.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Dabur OncQuest receives NABL accreditation (PharmaBiz)
Dabur OncQuest, a leader in Indian oncology medical testing market, has recently been accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) in accordance with ISO 15189:2003, which is specific to medical testing laboratories.
(Sep 18, 2006)
University unveils plans for new era in chemistry (Daily Princetonian)
The University will break ground next fall on a sleek new chemistry building, pending approval by the regional planning board in the coming weeks. The new, cutting-edge building will be funded largely by royalties from the sale of Alimta, a potent cancer drug developed by chemistry professor emeritus Edward Taylor and patented by the University, President Tilghman wrote to alumni last year.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Novel Biomarker For Prediction Of Survival In Colorectal Carcinomas Revealed (Medical News Today)
Levels of a protein called thymidylate synthase (TS) within two separate compartments of a tumor cell-the nucleus and the cytoplasm-may be critical markers predicting survival in colorectal cancer, according to a study at Yale University School of Medicine.The study revealed two different and independent predictors of survival in colorectal cancer. [click link for full article]
(Sep 18, 2006)
Public Library Of Science To Launch New, Open Access Journal On Neglected Tropical Diseases (Medical News Today)
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) announced the creation of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the first open access journal devoted to the world's most neglected diseases.PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (http://www.plosntds. [click link for full article]
(Sep 18, 2006)
New Insights Into The Cause Of Alzheimer's Disease - Possible Starting Points For Developing Causative Therapies (Medical News Today)
Scientists are gaining ever more insight into the causative mechanisms involved in Alzheimer's disease. [click link for full article]
(Sep 18, 2006)
Vatican Believes in Pfizer Spinoff (Los Angeles Times)
A church group bought the firm, a specialist in experimental cancer treatments.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Two Copies Of A Parkinson's Gene Mutation Doesn't Lead To More Severe Disease (Science Daily)
Parkinson's disease researchers found no observable differences between those who have two copies of the most common mutation of the recently discovered LRRK2 gene and those who have only one copy. In most diseases with a genetic component, two copies of a bad gene lead to earlier or more severe symptoms. Researchers did not find that to be true in a group of individuals with two copies of the
(Sep 18, 2006)
Electric Jolt Triggers Release Of Biomolecules, Nanoparticles (Science Daily)
Researchers have devised a way to use a brief burst of electricity to release biomolecules and nanoparticles from a tiny gold launch pad. The technique could be used to dispense small amounts of medicine on command from a chip implanted in the body.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Food technologists debate processing techniques in Nantes (Food Production Daily)
18/09/2006 - Food technologists are meeting this week in Nantes, France, to debate the latest scientific discoveries in processing, health and safety.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Affymetrix Signs First Translational Medicine Agreement in China (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Sept. 18, 2006--Affymetrix Inc. and Zhejiang California Nanosystem Institute at Zhejiang University announced today that they have entered into a collaboration to develop clinical applications using GeneChip® technology.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Clinical Data Named For Second Year in Row as One of New England's Fastest Growing Life Sciences Companies in (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWTON, Mass.----Sept. 18, 2006--Clinical Data, Inc. has been named for the second year in a row to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for New England, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations.
(Sep 18, 2006)
HTG Appoints William Radany CEO (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TUCSON, Ariz.----Sept. 18, 2006--HTG, Inc., a provider of novel array-based gene expression assay technology and services for the life sciences industry, today announced the appointment of Dr.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Accelerator speeds bioinformatics data processing. (ThomasNet)
BioBoost bioinformatics data processing accelerator for Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger provides hardware processing for computationally intensive applications. By utilizing field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology, processor is able to rewire itself on-the-fly according to application that needs to be accelerated, allowing single hardware accelerator to speed up any number of supported applications.
(Sep 18, 2006)
NuGEN Launches Two New Products: The WT-Ovation(TM) Pico RNA Amplification System and the FL-Ovation(TM) cDNA Biotin (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN CARLOS, Calif.----Sept. 18, 2006--NuGEN Technologies, Inc.: Built on NuGEN's proprietary Ribo-SPIA technology for gene expression analysis of small and challenging samples; enables amplification and microarray analysis across the entire transcriptome with picogram levels of total RNA
(Sep 18, 2006)
Affy, Chinese University Pen Translational Genomics Alliance; Will Create Lab to Support GeneChip Research (GenomeWeb News)
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(Sep 18, 2006)
Nobel Prize winner to speak at Campbell (Campbell University)
Dr. Richard J. Roberts, Nobel Prize winner for Medicine, will speak on Friday, Sept. 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Turner Auditorium of the D. Rich Memorial building.
(Sep 18, 2006)
Single Molecular 'Mark' Seen As Pivotal For Genome Compaction In Spores And Sperm (Science Daily)
In animals, genes are passed from parents to offspring via sperm or eggs. In some single-celled organisms, such as yeast, genes can be passed on in spores. In both strategies, the genomic material becomes dramatically compacted during the process, reduced in volume to as little as five percent of its original volume. A new study identifies a single molecule required for genome compaction and
(Sep 18, 2006)
High-value Chemicals Produced From Ethanol Feedstocks Could Boost Biorefinery Economics (Science Daily)
Biorefineries developed to produce ethanol from cellulose sources such as trees and fast-growing plants could get a significant economic boost from the sale of high-value chemicals -- such as vanillin flavoring -- that could be generated from the same feedstock. Revenue from these "side stream" chemicals could help make ethanol produced by biorefineries cost competitive with traditional fossil
(Sep 18, 2006)
Food technologists debate processing techniques in Nantes (Nutraingredients.com)
9/18/2006 - Food technologists are meeting this week in Nantes, France, to debate the latest scientific discoveries in processing, health and safety.
(Sep 18, 2006)
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