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DNA analysis could boost accuracy of thyroid tests (News-Medical-Net)
By fine-tuning "fine-needle aspiration" biopsies with a super-fast genetic microarray technology, a team of surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City says they can greatly enhance the accuracy of these tests.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Jordanian scientists in Bridging the Rift project come to Cornell for training in analyzing biological data (Cornell News Service)
A group of 15 prominent Jordanian scientists visited Cornell Nov. 2 to begin work on a long-term project to study life forms that live in extreme conditions.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Study reveals 'signature of heart failure' (Nature)
Tell-tale pattern of RNA expression could lead hunt for better treatments.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Spot-Swap Among The World's Fastest Supercomputers (InternetNews.com)
The Top 500 list of the world's most powerful shows some shakeup -- after No. 1 BlueGene/L.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Johns Hopkins Proteomics Center to Use Ludesi's Gel-Imaging Software (GenomeWeb News)
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(Nov 14, 2006)
ServerWatch > News (Server Watch)
The End of the Proprietary Era Businesses are moving away from proprietary architectures to reduce their TCO and improve performance, scalability, and availability.
(Nov 14, 2006)
RNA Map Provides First Comprehensive Understanding Of Alternative Splicing (Medical News Today)
It's biology's version of the director's cut. In much the same way that numerous films could be stitched together from a single reel of raw footage, a molecular process called alternative splicing enables a single gene to produce multiple proteins. [click link for full article]
(Nov 14, 2006)
Taking "Chips" to the Next Level of Gene Hunting (Newswise)
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins' High Throughput Biology Center have invented two new gene "chip" technologies that can be used to help identify otherwise elusive disease-causing mutations in the 97 percent of the genome long believed to be "junk."
(Nov 14, 2006)
DNA Analysis Could Boost Accuracy of Thyroid Tests (Newswise)
By fine-tuning "fine-needle aspiration" biopsies with a super-fast genetic microarray technology, a team of surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City says they can greatly enhance the accuracy of these tests.
(Nov 14, 2006)
New Technology Expected To Help Rapidly Identify Avian Flu Strains (PhysOrg)
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta have developed a novel "gene chip" based on a single influenza virus gene that is expected to allow scientists to quickly identify specific flu viruses, including avian influenza H5N1.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Sun Bulks Up HPC Offerings (eWeek)
At the Supercomputing 2006 show, the OEM rolls out a host of hardware, software and services aimed at the high-performance computing space.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Free article by Nobel laureate available (PhysOrg)
The U.S. journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics has made an article published by Nobel Laureate Andrew Fire available free to the public.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Panasas Launches New ActiveStor Storage Cluster Solutions (Linux World)
Panasas announced the third generation of the company's operating environment, ActiveScale 3.0. The ActiveScale 3.0 operating environment adds several new features to the established PanFS parallel file system that Panasas has deployed in top companies and scientific organizations around the world.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Stanford Gets $20M Cancer-Stem Cell Site (RedNova)
Stanford University has received a $20 million grant to establish a new research center specializing in cancer-stem cell research. The cells are believed to be at the heart of most cancers, and learning to destroy them could yield potential cancer treatments, the university said Tuesday.
(Nov 14, 2006)
Johns Hopkins Bayview Proteomics Center chooses Ludesi (Antara News)
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(Nov 15, 2006)
Bio-Rad acquires Ciphergen's ProteinChip systems business (PharmaBiz)
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, has completed the purchase of Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.'s ProteinChip Systems business and worldwide technology rights to its Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption/Ionization (SELDI) for approximately $20 million in cash.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Talent leads dancer in all directions (Gretna Breeze)
Twenty-year-old Kyan Unstad has been dancing nearly her whole life.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Herzenberg accepts Kyoto Prize (Stanford Report)
The Inamori Foundation presented its 22nd annual Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology on Nov. 10 to Leonard Herzenberg, PhD, professor of genetics, emeritus (active).
(Nov 15, 2006)
Ludwig Fund gives $20 million for cancer research (Stanford Report)
The medical school has received a $20 million gift to establish a world-class research enterprise to study cancer stem cells, which are believed to be at the heart of most cancers.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Illumina Technology Selected by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for Major Public Health Study (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. announced today an agreement with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at the National Human Genome Center at Howard University, to utilize the Infinium® HumanHap650Y BeadChip for an asthma study of over 2,000 individuals and their families.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Gene Silencing Technology Is Quietly Moving Toward The Clinic (Science Daily)
The gene silencing technology showcased in the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is on an amazingly fast track toward use in treating a variety of serious diseases, according to an article scheduled for the Nov. 13 issue of the ACS's weekly newsmagazine, Chemical & Engineering News.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Gene Machine: Cells Engineered To Prevent Sepsis Win Synthetic Biology Competition (Science Daily)
A team of eight undergraduates from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia won the grand prize earlier this Month at the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition at MIT. The group explored a way to use engineered cells to intercept the body's excessive response to infection, which can lead to a fatal condition called sepsis.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Newly Discovered Proteins Associated With Cystic Fibrosis (Science Daily)
Researchers have found a highly unusual distribution of proteins in the lungs and airways of people with cystic fibrosis. The discovery is preliminary, but intriguing: Finding out more about the proteins could help sort out the immune system's role in the disease. The study will be presented at a meeting of the American Physiological Society, "Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung
(Nov 15, 2006)
New Insights on Metastasis Formation in Colon Cancer (uniprotokolle)
The prognosis for colon cancer depends on whether the tumor develops metastases.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Pathbreaking Research Initiatives in the Nanobiotechnology Field (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "NanoBioTechnology: Trends and Technological Developments" to their offering.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Los Alamos National Laboratory Completes Successful Analysis of Antibodies Using Lumera Corporation Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOTHELL, Wash.----Lumera Corporation , an emerging leader in the field of nanotechnology, announced today that its proprietary Heterodimer Protein Technology and ProteomicProcessor were both successfully used to analyze single chain antibodies from Los Alamos National Laboratory .
(Nov 15, 2006)
Purdue University Explores SGI RASC Technology to Lower Costs in Scientific Production Environments (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SUPERCOMPUTING 2006, Booth #905 -- How do you run more code for more users and lower your electric bill at the same time? How do you economically serve science gateways with tens of thousands or perhaps a hundred thousand users?
(Nov 15, 2006)
DNA Print Genomics Recommends Several Federal Sources For Funding of DNA "Cold Case" Tests (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. today announced that, in order to encourage the use of DNA testing in the solving of so-called "cold cases," the National Institute of Justice has awarded grants to 38 police agencies across the U.S., enabling these agencies to petition the NIJ through the Grant Adjustment Notice to include DNAWitness(TM) and other DNAPrint products and services in their efforts.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Lungs Try To Repair Damaged Elastic Fibers (Science Daily)
The lungs of patients suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attempt to repair damaged elastic fibers, a new finding that contradicts the conventional wisdom on the capabilities of the adult lung. The researchers found that synthesis of elastin, a gene linked to elastic fiber growth, is increased in the moderately diseased tissue of COPD patients. Elastic fibers allow the lung to
(Nov 15, 2006)
Los Alamos National Laboratory Completes Successful Analysis of Antibodies Using Lumera Corporation Technology (RedNova)
Lumera Corporation (Nasdaq:LMRA), an emerging l
(Nov 15, 2006)
In Brief (D-Lib Magazine)
As successive file formats are superceded and become obsolete, there is a danger that information held in such older formats may become difficult or impossible to retrieve – resulting in the loss of vast amounts of unique and valuable information.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Sun Bulks Up HPC Offerings (Baseline)
Sun Microsystems is lengthening its list of high-performance computer offerings with new hardware, software and services designed to let users quickly deploy the necessary technologies to build compute-intensive environments.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Solving the Riddle of Crystalline Life Patterns (RedNova)
Over the last half century, researchers have found that mineral surfaces may have played critical roles organizing, or activating, molecules that would become essential ingredients to all life, such as amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) and nucleic acids (the essence of DNA).
(Nov 15, 2006)
Scientists mapping Neanderthal genome from long-ignored bone (USA Today)
A bone fragment that scientists had initially ignored has begun to yield secrets of the Neanderthal genome, launching a new way to learn about the stocky and muscular relative of modern humans, scientists say. Genetic material from the bone will let researchers identify most of the genome in the next two years.
(Nov 15, 2006)
DNA Print Genomics Recommends Several Federal Sources For Funding of DNA "Cold Case" Tests (RedNova)
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (OTCBB: DNAG) today ann
(Nov 15, 2006)
Mobious Genomics Launches ExtendaSeq(TM) SBS Chemistry Plug-in: Application Will Increase Read Lengths by a Factor of (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Mobious Genomics, in association with Mobious Biosystems, is pleased to announce the availability of its ExtendaSeq chemistry plug-in for next generation Sequencing-by-Synthesis chemistry platforms.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Neanderthal bone gives DNA clues (CNN.com)
NEW YORK (AP) -- A bone fragment that scientists had initially ignored has begun to yield secrets of the Neanderthal genome, launching a new way to learn about the stocky and muscular relative of modern humans, scientists say.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Purdue University Explores SGI RASC Technology to Lower Costs in Scientific Production Environments (SYS-CON Media)
How do you run more code for more users and lower your electric bill at the same time? How do you economically serve science gateways with tens of thousands or perhaps a hundred thousand users? Purdue University seeks to answer those questions using recently purchased SGI high performance compute and storage technology from the SGI(R) Scientific Workflow Solutions portfolio.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Neanderthal DNA Shows No Interbreeding With Humans (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting-edge analysis of Neanderthal bone DNA indicates that the now-extinct species shared a common ancestor with modern humans, but that the two groups parted ways about 370,000 years ago and did not interbreed.
(Nov 15, 2006)
DNA Print Genomics Recommends Several Federal Sources For Funding of DNA "Cold Case" Tests (SYS-CON Media)
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (OTCBB: DNAG) todayannounced that, in order to encourage the use of DNA testing in the solvingof so-called 'cold cases,' the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) hasawarded grants to 38 police agencies across the U.S., enabling theseagencies to petition the NIJ through the Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) toinclude DNAWitness(TM) and other DNAPrint products and services in
(Nov 15, 2006)
'Gene chip' test could speed H5N1 diagnosis (CIDRAP)
Nov 15, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – Scientists say they have developed an inexpensive "gene chip" test that can quickly identify a variety of influenza A viruses, including H5N1, and is less apt to be confused by viral mutations than other tests are.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Wild chicken genome soon to be published (UPI)
CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- European scientists say they expect the soon to be published draft genome sequence of the wild chicken to provide insights into the human genome.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Accelrys to Release SciTegic Pipeline Pilot(TM) 6.0, the Scientific Operating Platform for Discovery and Development (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Accelrys, Inc. , a leading provider of scientific software and services, today announced the sixth generation of SciTegic Pipeline Pilot, a platform for scientific discovery and development.
(Nov 15, 2006)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (UPI)
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led team of biologists has captured one of the last members of a species that is the world's most endangered big cat: a Far Eastern leopard.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Scientists mapping Neanderthal genome (AP via Yahoo! News)
A bone fragment that scientists had initially ignored has begun to yield secrets of the Neanderthal genome, launching a new way to learn about the stocky and muscular relative of modern humans, scientists say.
(Nov 15, 2006)
Inexpensive Test Detects H5N1 Infections Quickly, Accurately (U.S. Department of State)
Scientists from the University of Colorado-Boulder and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce development of an inexpensive “gene chip” test based on a single influenza virus gene that could let scientists quickly identify flu viruses, including H5N1 avian influenza. The advance is announced as the total number of human cases of H5N1 bird flu rises to 258, with the
(Nov 16, 2006)
Test of Insomnia Drug Bolsters Vanda's Plan (Washington Post)
A few years ago, drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced it was retooling its strategy, meaning a drug it was developing for insomnia was probably headed for the sidelines. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. pounced.
(Nov 16, 2006)
New Study Segments the Life Science Market by Media Engagement Level (PR Web)
BioInformatics, LLC announced today the availability of a new report "Marketing to Life Scientists 2006: Capitalizing on Media Engagement." As a basis for the report, 1300 scientists worldwide were surveyed to determine their media preferences and preferred suppliers. (PRWeb Nov 16, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/SW5zZS1GYWx1LUVtcHQtSGFsZi1NYWduLVplcm8=
(Nov 16, 2006)
The Genome Institute of Singapore, in Partnership with a Top-Ten Pharmaceutical Company, Selects Illumina's HumanRef-8 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. announced today that in collaboration with a prominent pharmaceutical company, the Genome Institute of Singapore will utilize the HumanRef-8 Expression BeadChip to analyze up to 3,000 samples.
(Nov 16, 2006)
First Light Shed On Gene Repair By Nanoscale Microscope (Medical News Today)
Proteins called H2AX act as "first aid" to DNA, among other roles. For the first time, scientists using the world's most powerful light microscope (the only one of its kind in the Americas) have seen how H2AX is distributed in the cell nucleus: in clusters, directing the first aid/repair after DNA injuries to the region where it is really needed. [click link for full article]
(Nov 16, 2006)
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