Bioinformatics News Mar 2007: bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, microarray, etc.

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Broad Institute Receives Large Gift For Psychiatric Research
The Broad Institute, the genomics powerhouse in Cambridge, Mass., announced Wednesday that it will receive what it believes is the biggest gift ever for psychiatric research to a single US institution: $100 million to decipher the genetics of severe mental illnesses. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:37:26 GMT)

Asian Biosecurity Policies and Practices Highlighted by BioInformatics at Global Biosecurity Conference
Dr. Tamara Zemlo, Director of Syndicated Research at BioInformatics, LLC, highlighted biosecurity policies and practices of Asian life science labs at the recent conference "Developing Options for Global Biosecurity: Assessing Progress and Evaluating New Mechanisms." The event, held March 6 and 7, was sponsored by the Partnership for Global Security and supported by The Carnegie Corporation of ... (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:17:57 GMT)

$100M boosts Harvard/MIT psychiatric research
CAMBRIDGE - A joint Harvard/MIT genomics research venture is getting a $100 million private grant to gather and analyze thousands of DNA samples from people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to determine the genetics behind severe mental illnesses. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:58:21 GMT)

Migao Corporation Appoints Paul Haber to the Board of Directors
Migao Corporation, a leading producer of specialty potash fertilizers for the Chinese market, is pleased to announce that Mr. Paul Haber has been appointed to the Board of Directors. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:02:00 GMT)

Migao Corporation Appoints Paul Haber to the Board of Directors
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Migao Corporation , a leading producer of specialty potash fertilizers for the Chinese market, is pleased to announce that Mr. Paul Haber has been appointed to the Board of Directors. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:02:48 GMT)

Thermo Fisher Scientific's New ETD Mass Spectrometry Technology Wins Silver Award At PITTCON 2007
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, received the Silver Editors' Award at PITTCON 2007, the largest North American conference and exposition on laboratory science and instrumentation (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:53:00 GMT)

BIOBASE ExPlain(TM) Analysis Platform Selected for Top Honors
WOLFENBUTTEL, Germany & BEVERLY, Mass.----BIOBASE announced today that their ExPlain analysis platform was chosen as Best of Show at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 14 Annual Molecular Medicine Conference in San Francisco, CA USA. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:00:00 GMT)

BioTeam Names SGI, Mitrionics and Accelerated BLAST in Top Ten BioIT Trends for 2007
SGI, manufacturer of FPGA-based SGI® Altix® family servers with SGI® RASC(TM) RC100 computation blades, and Mitrionics(TM), Inc., developer of the Mitrion(TM) Virtual Processor and software-centric Mitrion-C programming language for FPGA Supercomputing acceleration, were named as one of the Top Ten BioIT Trends for 2007 that was published in the industry publication BioIT World. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:00:00 GMT)

Cross-Talk Between Probiotic Bacteria and the Host Immune System1,2
By Corthsy, Blaise; Gaskins, H Rex; Mercenier, Annick Abstract Among the numerous purported health benefits attributed to probiotic bacteria, their capacity to interact with the immune system of the host is now supported by an increasing number of in vitro and in vivo experiments. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:04:38 GMT)

Franklin Institute Honors Outstanding Achievements in Science and Technology
Uncommon insight and out- of-the-box thinking will be acknowledged and celebrated this April, during a week-long series of events and activities, culminating in the prestigious 2007 Franklin Institute Awards. Nine preeminent trailblazers in the fields of science, business and technology will be recognized for their significant discoveries and achievements, which directly impact our daily lives ... (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:58:00 GMT)

Broad Institute gets $100M research grant
CAMBRIDGE (AP) — A joint Harvard/MIT genomics research venture is getting a $100 million private grant to gather and analyze thousands of DNA samples from people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to try and determine the genetics behind severe mental illnesses. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:07:39 GMT)

Hydrogel Particles Pave Way For New Bedside Diagnostics
MIT researchers have created an inexpensive method to screen for millions of different biomolecules (DNA, proteins, etc.) in a single sample-a technology that could make possible the development of low-cost clinical bedside diagnostics. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:11:56 GMT)

Biotech training program exceeds goals, plans to expand
An Alameda County Workforce Investment Board program slated to train 190 new biotechnology manufacturing and quality control workers by December 2006 ended up preparing 242 local workers at companies like Novartis AG and Amgen Inc. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:14:16 GMT)

Lung cancer screening test called exciting
Scientists may be close to being able to predict who will develop lung cancer, a development that could prevent tens of thousands of deaths a year in the U.S. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:14:46 GMT)

Thermo Fisher Scientific's ETD Mass Spectrometry Technology Wins Silver Award At PITTCON 2007
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the North American conference and exposition on laboratory science and instrumentation. PITTCON editors voted the new Thermo Scientific LTQ XL linear ion trap mass spectrometer featuring Electron Transfer Dissociation (ETD) technology, one of the best new product innovations of the event, which featured more than 1000 exhibitors (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:28:09 GMT)

Growing Medical Jobs Careersite Partners with GeneEd to Offer Online CME and CE Courses
BioHealthRx, a fast-growing medical jobs careersite announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with GeneEd, a leading provider of continuing medical education, to offer CME and CE courses for the biotechnology, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:01:00 GMT)

Gene Transfer Between Species Is Surprisingly Common
Bacteria are known to share genes, spreading drug resistance, for example. But how common is it in other organisms, including mammals like us? Two new studies show that most bacteria have genes or large groups of genes shared by other bacteria. Even among higher organisms, shared genes are the rule rather than the exception, UC Berkeley and LBNL researchers say. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:12:37 GMT)

Mine Runoff Continues to Provide Clues to Microbial Diversification
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- Pink slime at the surface of water trickling through an old mine in California is proving to be a treasure for researchers in their quest to learn more about how bacterial communities exist in nature. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:56:42 GMT)

Illumina Launches the Human CNV370-Duo DNA Analysis BeadChip for Copy Number Variation Research
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of a new DNA Analysis BeadChip developed in collaboration with deCODE genetics. The new product, called the HumanCNV370-Duo, is the world's first microarray designed to specifically target novel regions of the genome that show copy number variation . (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT)

The Portland Group Announces PGI 7.0 Optimizing Compilers for Multi-core 64-bit Processors
The Portland Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics, today announced the general availability of Release 7.0 of its suite of Fortran, C and C++ compilers and development tools. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT)

Acacia Technologies Acquires Rights to Patents for Encrypted Media &
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) (Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that Acacia Patent Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has acquired rights to patents relating to encrypted media and playback devices. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:23:12 GMT)

Alethia Biotherapeutics Inc. Announces Collaborative Agreement With Biosite for Antibody Development in Ovarian Cancer
Alethia Biotherapeutics Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, announced today that it has signed an exclusive collaborative agreement with Biosite Incorporated of San Diego for the development of recombinant monoclonal antibodies against validated targets in ovarian cancer. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:30:00 GMT)

Renewable Petroleum Company LS9 Announces Series A Funding and Scientific Advisory Board Members
In a series of announcements today, LS9 Inc., the Renewable Petroleum Company, announced it secured $5 million in Series A funding from Flagship Ventures and Khosla Ventures, two top-tier early-stage investment firms, and has established its Scientific Advisory Board . (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:30:00 GMT)

Rosetta Genomics Announces Allowance of Patents Covering Human and Viral MicroRNAs
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a 'Notice of Allowance' for two of the company's patent applications on human and viral microRNAs. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:43:00 GMT)

BioSystems International Announces Appointment of a New CEO
EVRY, France----BioSystems International is a French biotechnology company with research laboratories in France and Hungary . BSI's business is focused on the discovery and diagnostic development of biomarkers, based on its proprietary high throughput monoclonal antibody technology. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:16:00 GMT)

Broad Institute’s Psychiatric Genomics Center Topped Most-Read GenomeWeb News Stories Last Week
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A Proposed Standard for the Scholarly Citation of Quantitative Data
An essential aspect of science is a community of scholars cooperating and competing in the pursuit of common goals. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:22:53 GMT)

DiaGenic ASA 2007 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award on DiaGenic ASA in the European Molecular Diagnostics Market
Frost & Sullivan honours DiaGenic ASA with the 2007 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award in the European molecular diagnostics market for its superior entrepreneurial ability in the in vitro diagnostics industry. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:29:00 GMT)

Cosmic Log: Five frontier technologies
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: How is the technological frontier shaping up for the next five years? Prognosticating progress is a popular pastime among high-tech types. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:30:06 GMT)

Incoming GW President Addresses Loudoun Science Cabinet
The George Washington University trustees are interested in having its 95-acre Virginia campus in Ashburn "live up to its promise," Steve Knapp said in one of his first public events as the university's incoming president. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:49:10 GMT)

State's bioscience gains capture national attention
At first, the idea of nurturing cutting-edge science and research in the land of cattle, citrus and cotton seemed like a real stretch. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:31:34 GMT)

Connecting Computing to Science
March 12, 2007 | Perhaps the two most important technologies of the 21st century will be information technology and biotechnology. Certainly they have become the most rapidly expanding domains of our era. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:55:36 GMT)

Keeping the body in sync -- The stability of cellular clocks
A study in Switzerland uses the tools of physics to show how our circadian clocks manage to keep accurate time in the noisy cellular environment. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:12:27 GMT)

Infection Detectives Use Disease 'Fingerprints' to Track Common Infections in Children
Infectious disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new method for identifying suspect viruses and bacteria that cause some of the most common acute infections in children. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:15:39 GMT)

Darwin's Famous Finches and Venter's Marine Microbes
Although the Galapagos finches were to play a pivotal role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection, he had no inkling of their significance when he collected them during his voyage on the HMS Beagle. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:21:13 GMT)

5 local businesses honored
Medical-device businesses dominated the field of first-phase winners in this year's EnterPrize Business Plan Competition, managed by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:27:36 GMT)

Onsemble 2007 Spring Conference Highlights Opportunities to Work Together
For people concerned with excellence in cancer clinical research operations, the third face-to-face gathering of Onsemble built on past successes with more content, new breakout sessions, and the highest attendance to date. Presentations highlighted key industry trends affecting the community along with several opportunities for collaboration that are evolving. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:01:00 GMT)

Tilghman: Capital campaign to begin in fall
The University will launch a capital campaign this fall, President Tilghman said yesterday at the monthly meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC). (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:35:40 GMT)

Schools applause
EWU scholars (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:25:36 GMT)

CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics Launches Nationally Its Technical Only Program for Reference Laboratories
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that, after a successful beta test, its CombiMatrix group's subsidiary, CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics , has launched its innovative, Bacterial Artificial Chromosome array Comparative Genomic Hybridization Technical Only Program for reference laboratories and other clients. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT)

GeneGo Wins Frost & Sullivan Award for Bioinformatics Outsourcing and Competitive Strategy Yielding Significant ...
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that they have been awarded a 2006 competitive strategy and bioinformatics outsourcing leadership award from Frost & Sullivan, competing with 150 other companies in Life sciences. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

Cellzome Receives First Milestone Payment for Alzheimer's Program from Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Cellzome Inc. announced today that it has received the first milestone payment for its Gamma Secretase Modulator program in connection with the selection of a lead compound by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. under its agreement with Cellzome. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:13:00 GMT)

More than Six Million New Genes, Thousands of New Protein Families, and Incredible Degree of Microbial Diversity ...
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced the publication of several studies from the Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling Expedition (GOS) in PLoS Biology ( www.plosbiology.org ) detailing the discovery of millions of new genes, thousands of new protein families and specifically the characterization of thousands of new protein kinases from ocean microbes using whole ... (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:26:00 GMT)

X PRIZE Taps Marc Hodosh to Lead $10 Million Genomics Competition
LOS ANGELES----Marc Hodosh has joined the X PRIZE Foundation as senior director. He will lead the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for genomics that is challenging teams of scientists and entrepreneurs to develop high-speed genome sequencing to enable personalized medicine. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:00:00 GMT)

Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at Lehman Brothers Healthcare Conference
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced it will webcast its presentation at the Lehman Brothers Healthcare Conference in Miami Beach, FL. Doug Farrell, Vice President of Investor Relations, will provide a company overview at 4:45 p.m. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:00:00 GMT)

First phase of business plan competition held
The Pittsburgh Technology Council announced the winners Monday of the first round of its EnterPrize Business Plan Competition at a banquet held at the James Centre. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:20:48 GMT)

A New Unique Book Gives an In-Depth Description of the Many Different Applications of MALDI MS, Along With a Detailed ...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of MALDI MS: A Practical Guide to Instrumentation, Methods and Applications to their offering (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:28:00 GMT)

Luminex Corporation Launches xPONENT(TM) Software and MagPlex(TM) Magnetic Microspheres
Luminex Corporation introduces two new key products -- xPONENT, a new, more intuitive software interface which simplifies the user experience, and MagPlex microspheres, which add a magnetic component to the company's core xMAP microsphere technology, enabling use on automation equipment. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:00:00 GMT)

Genedata Releases ToxPedia For Systems Toxicology
Genedata announces the release of Genedata ToxPedia, a computational solution supporting organizations to adopt systems toxicology for drug safety prediction (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:38:08 GMT)

Integrated Genomics Awarded EPA Butanol Production SBIR
CHICAGO----Integrated Genomics has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency to develop methods to improve the bio-production of butanol. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:08:00 GMT)

Reich Warns of UC-BP Deal’s Consequences
UC Berkeley professor and former cabinet officer Robert Reich must be feeling prophetic today, since the warning he issued about the use of a university’s good name to greenwash an oil industry giant has just cost Stanford $2.5 million. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:32:19 GMT)

Lumera's ProteomicProcessor Enables Researchers To Find Novel Biomarkers In Liver Serum
Lumera Corporation, a leader in the emerging field of nanotechnology, announced that collaborators at The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have used Lumera's ProteomicProcessor beta instrument to identify a novel biomarker panel associated with liver toxicity in mice (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:38:32 GMT)

Ecopia And Caprion Complete Combination and Announce Closing of $45 Million Private Placement: New entity called ...
Ecopia BioSciences Inc. and privately-held Caprion Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that earlier today, the Superior Court of Quebec approved the arrangement involving the amalgamation of Ecopia and Caprion to form a new corporation to be named Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. following yesterday's approval of the transaction by the respective shareholders of Ecopia and Caprion. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:29:00 GMT)

Infection Detectives Use Disease 'Fingerprints' To Track Common Infections In Children
Infectious disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new method for identifying suspect viruses and bacteria that cause some of the most common acute infections in children. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:11:56 GMT)

Yacht voyage turns up abundant sample of genes
A yacht voyage that genome pioneer Craig Venter took around the world has turned up a startling array of new genes and new gene families, his team reported on Tuesday. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:13:57 GMT)

Dyadic: Enzymes Made to Order
The genomics company provides custom enzymes for unexpected markets. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:24:54 GMT)

Biofuels start-up nabs $5 million in funding
LS9 wants to make fake fuel out of synthetic plants to run real cars. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:03:32 GMT)

Illumina Announces Outcome of First Phase of Its Patent Litigation against Affymetrix
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. announced today that a federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware found that Illumina infringed the five patents asserted by Affymetrix and ordered Illumina to pay approximately $16.7 million in damages to Affymetrix for sales by Illumina through the end of 2005. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:31:00 GMT)

EPA Gives Integrated Genomics $70K Grant to Build Better Bugs for Butanol Biofuel
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Global ocean sampling expedition
Can we ever know the true measure of microbial diversity in the sea or of proteins in nature? (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:03:49 GMT)

Darwin's famous finches and Venter's marine microbes
LA JOLLA, CA -- Although the Galápagos finches were to play a pivotal role in the inception of Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection, he had no inkling of their significance when he collected them during his voyage on the HMS Beagle. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:42:27 GMT)

Affymetrix Granted Favorable Verdict in Patent Infringement Case Against Illumina
Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced that the United States District Court for the District of Delaware returned a verdict in favor of Affymetrix in its patent infringement suit against Illumina Inc. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:37:29 GMT)

New Studies Find a Wealth of Oceanic Diversity
Scientists usually like to tout how much they know about a topic. But three new papers in the journal PLoS Biology underscore how much scientists don't know about the life contained in the Earth's oceans. By analyzing the DNA of microorganisms found in a range of water samples, the scientists found many new species and proteins. (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:45:36 GMT)

X PRIZE Foundation Appoints Genomics Director
Los Angeles-based X PRIZE Foundation, the nonprofit which was behind the Ansari X Prize, said Tuesday that it has appointed Marc Hodosh as senior director. Hodosh will head the group's $10M Archon X PRIZE for genomics.... (more) (Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:57:21 GMT)

The Ocean's Unforeseen Genomic Bounty
Craig Venter sails his yacht around the world and returns with the genetic code for 6,000 never-before-seen proteins. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:09:27 GMT)

Applied Biosystems Helps Drive Life Sciences Innovation in China with Asia Pacific Application Support Center Opening
SHANGHAI, China----Applied Biosystems, , an Applera Corporation business, today announced the official opening of its Asia Pacific Application Support Center in the heart of Shanghai, China. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:01:00 GMT)

Name Change: AnaSpec’s EnzoLyte is now SensoLyte™
AnaSpec, a worldwide provider of integrated proteomics solutions, announced today that the name of their flagship line of high-performance assay kits has been changed from EnzoLyte to SensoLyte™. AnaSpec sales & marketing manager, Violeta Rajkovska, MBA, noted, “The new name demonstrates AnaSpec’s commitment to providing assay kits with the highest sensitivity available in the industry. We expect ... (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:01:53 GMT)

Yacht voyage yields array of new genes
WASHINGTON -- A yacht voyage that genome pioneer Craig Venter took around the world has turned up a startling array of new genes and new gene families, his team reported yesterday. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:23:31 GMT)

CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics Launches HemeScan(TM) Prognostic for the Management of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its CombiMatrix group's subsidiary, CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics , has completed the clinical validation of the first of its HemeScan suite of BAC array CGH based tests. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT)

CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics Launches HemeScan(TM) Prognostic for the Management of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) (Nasd (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:03:45 GMT)

MDS Extends Cash Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of Molecular Devices Corporation
MDS Inc. , a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, announced today that the initial expiration date for the cash tender offer for outstanding shares of Molecular Devices Corporation by MDS's wholly-owned subsidiary Monument Acquisition Corp., has been extended until 5:00 pm EDT on March 19, 2007, unless further extended. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

Sixth Annual Five Ventures Competition Underway
CHARLOTTE, N.C.----Five Ventures has announced the launch of the sixth annual business plan competition and conference. Local entrepreneurs throughout the Charlotte region have submitted business plans in order to compete for over $100,000 in cash and in-kind services. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

Quantification System provides RNA detection.
Comprised of assay kit and probe set, QuantiGene® 2.0 RNA Quantification System detects gene expression knockdown. Assay avoids variation errors commonly seen when extracting and amplifying target sequences, enabling pharmaceutical and academic researchers to maximize efficiency. System is suited for variety of life science applications, including predictive toxicology and microarray validation. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:02:51 GMT)

Van Andel Institute, Spectrum Health Create Lab to Study Genomics, Proteomics of Disease
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German Environmental Health Center Buys a Partek's Genomics Suite
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Biomarkers, Omics, and Species Comparisons
By Sumner, Susan C J; Fennell, Timothy R INTRODUCTION Understanding the potential for chemicals to induce adverse human health outcomes is complicated by unavailable human-derived data or by confounding factors in epidemiology studies. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:26:43 GMT)

Darwin's Famous Finches And Venter's Marine Microbes
Although the Galapagos finches were to play a pivotal role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection, he had no inkling of their significance when he collected them during his voyage on the HMS Beagle. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:12:16 GMT)

Eli Lilly and Company CEO Says Biomedical Breakthroughs Are Transforming Medicine and Promise to Radically Ease the ...
In a speech at the Chief Executives Club of Boston, Eli Lilly and Company chairman and chief executive officer, Sidney Taurel, today predicted that the coming biomedical revolution will move medicine from its current state of treating symptoms to predicting and preventing diseases. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:00:00 GMT)

Microsoft Announces Synthetic Biology Grants
March 14, 2007 | Microsoft Research (MSR) has announced the six winners of its inaugural grants in synthetic biology. The company issued a request for proposals a few months ago, seeking to identify outstanding research projects aimed at tackling the computational challenges in two areas of synthetic biology: (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:11:12 GMT)

GenTel partnership with Glaxo "a business-changing event"
A local biotech company is eyeing major growth after acquiring platform technology from global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:51 GMT)

Biosite(R) Incorporated to Webcast Presentation of Early Investigational Data at International Symposium on Intensive ...
Biosite Incorporated announces the following webcast: (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:12:00 GMT)

Stories this week at Wake Forest University
UNEARTH ROOTS OF APPALACHIAN CULTURE AT 10TH IRISH FESTIVAL – Wake Forest University will celebrate its 10th annual Irish Festival Community Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 17 on Davis Field in front of Scales Fine Arts Center. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:10:45 GMT)

Eli Lilly and Company CEO Says Biomedical Breakthroughs Are Transforming Medicine and Promise to Radically Ease the ...
BOSTON, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:19:13 GMT)

Cornell University Establishes New Global Health Research and Training Program
In order to address some of the world's pressing health challenges such as HIV/AIDS and malnutrition in developing nations, Cornell has established the unique and innovative Global Health Program, a collaborative effort between Cornell's Ithaca and New York City campuses. (Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:15:43 GMT)

No Carrier Necessary: This Drug Delivers Itself
The problem of efficiently delivering drugs, especially those that are hydrophobic or water-repellant, to tumors or other disease sites has long challenged scientists to develop innovative delivery systems that keep these drugs intact until reaching their targets. Now scientists in the University at Buffalo's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and Roswell Park Cancer Institute have ... (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:11:36 GMT)

Cancer center coming
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, for-profit chain of cancer hospitals, will build its newest facility at Thomas Road and Loop 101. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:20:41 GMT)

CombiMatrix to Webcast Presentation at Invest Northwest 2007 Conference
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its CombiMatrix group will present at the Invest Northwest 2007 Conference at the Bell Harbor Conference Center, located in Seattle, Washington. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT)

Acacia Technologies Licenses Pop-Up Advertisement Technology to The Washington Post Company
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that InternetAd Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a license with The Washington Post Company, covering a portfolio of patents that apply to Pop-Up Advertising. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:01:00 GMT)

Acacia Technologies Enters into Settlement with McAfee
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its Disc Link Corporation subsidiary, which is part of its Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a settlement agreement with McAfee, Inc. covering patents relating to portable storage devices with links. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:02:00 GMT)

Acacia Technologies Licenses Pop-Up Advertisement Technology to The Washington Post Company
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Acacia Technologies Enters into Settlement with McAfee
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QIAGEN to Present at Lehman Brothers 10th Annual Global Healthcare Conference
QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will present at the Lehman Brothers Tenth Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 4:45 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 19, 2007. The conference is being held at Loews Miami Beach Hotel in South Beach, Florida. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

'X-Ray Crystallography of Biomacromolecules' Covers the Theory, Practice and Latest Achievements in X-Ray ...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of X-Ray Crystallography of Biomacromolecules: A Practical Guide to their offering. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:02:00 GMT)

Med-tech firm makes N.C.-to-Buffalo move
A young North Carolina medical-technology company is moving to Buffalo next month to further grow its business by plugging into computer, corporate and medical expertise in the region. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:28:57 GMT)

FTMS Systems feature high resolution and mass accuracy.
With greater than 500,000 resolution and less than 1 ppm mass accuracy, Series 900-MS Fourier Transform mass spectrometers (FTMS) suit metabolomics, petrochemical, and environmental analyses. Series includes Model 901-MS hybrid electrospray ionization instrument, Model 902-MS MALDI instrument, and Model 903-MS dual-cart instrument that allows both electrospray and MALDI ionization sources to ... (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:58:46 GMT)

Low Virulent Strains of Candida Albicans: Unravelling the Antigens for a Future Vaccine and Highly Phosphorylated ...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Proteomics of Microbial Pathogens to their offering. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:30:00 GMT)

Low Virulent Strains of Candida Albicans: Unravelling the Antigens for a Future Vaccine and Highly Phosphorylated ...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets has announced the addition of Proteomics of Microbial Pathogens to their offering. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:18:57 GMT)

Power3 Medical Engages Noble Financial Group for Financial Advisory and Investment Banking Services
HOUSTON----Power3 Medical Products, Inc. , a leading proteomics company specializing in the development and commercialization of early detection diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative disease and breast cancer, said today that it has hired Noble International Investment Services and its Noble Financial Group of Boca Raton, Florida, for financial advisory and investment banking services. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:48:00 GMT)

Bio-IT Briefs
March 15, 2007 | Illumina Inc . launched a new DNA Analysis BeadChip developed in collaboration with deCODE genetics . The new product, called the HumanCNV370-Duo, is the world's first microarray designed to specifically target novel regions of the genome that show copy number variation (CNV), according to the vendor. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:55:13 GMT)

DOE JGI releases enhanced Genome Data Management System IMG 2.1 marking 2-year anniversary
WALNUT CREEK, CA -- As interest in the rising number of newly characterized microbial genomes mounts, powerful computational tools become critical for the management and analysis of these data to enable strategies for such challenges as harvesting the potential of carbon-neutral bioenergy sources and coping with global climate change. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:54:28 GMT)

Exonhit Identifies a Panel of Genes to Diagnose, From Blood, Alzheimer's Disease
ExonHit Therapeutics, a drug and diagnostic discovery company, today announces that it has reached an important milestone in the differentiation, from blood, of patients with Alzheimer's disease from patients with no cognitive impairments. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:00:00 GMT)

Scientist sees rich promise in tiny organisms
(AP) - Marine microbes are among the most abundant life form on the planet and among the most mysterious. Now, results from the first phase of a global expedition are expected to provide a glimpse into this long-hidden world while potentially leading to new drugs and even fighting climate change. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:38:08 GMT)

Sigma-Aldrich Launches Market-Leading Content Antibody Array That Enables Expression Profiling of 725 Proteins in a ...
Sigma-Aldrich , a leading $1.8 billion Life Science and High Technology company, is pleased to announce the launch of the Panorama Antibody Microarray XPRESS Profiler725 , a high-throughput tool for multiplex protein expression profiling of serum, cell or tissue extracts. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:00:00 GMT)

Biotechnology Study Center Honors Joan Ruderman, Salvador Moncada, Charles Serhan
On Monday, March 26, The Biotechnology Study Center of NYU School of Medicine will hold its annual awards symposium to honor three outstanding pioneers in biomedical research. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:15:48 GMT)

Invitrogen and ScienceXperts Launch Software to Demystify Multicolor Flow Cytometry
CARLSBAD, Calif. & PALO ALTO, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, and ScienceXperts, Inc., a provider of software tools for bioscience studies, today announced the launch of CytoGenie, a knowledge-based software tool that simplifies the design of flow cytometry experiments, including multicolor protocols ... (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:00:00 GMT)

Finnish scientists discovered a new approach to treat virus-induced lymphomas
Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human tumor virus and an etiological agent for Kaposi’s sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL). PELs are aggressive lymphomas with reported median survival time shorter than six months after diagnosis. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered that activation of the p53 pathway offers a novel effective treatment modality for ... (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:17:16 GMT)

Interleukin Genetics Postpones Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2006 Financial Results Conference Call
Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (AMEX: ILI) today announced that it has postponed its year-end conference call as a result of a delay in the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:05:09 GMT)

Sigma-Aldrich Launches Market-Leading Content Antibody Array That Enables Expression Profiling of 725 Proteins in a ...
ST. LOUIS, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:16:19 GMT)

CSHL Scientists Confirm Genetic Distinction Between Heritable and Sporadic Cases of Autism
Autism is thought to be the most highly heritable of all neuro-psychiatric disorders. Yet, most cases of this childhood developmental disorder that severely affects social interaction and communication are "sporadic" and come with no family history. (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:03:00 GMT)

Finnish Scientists Discover New Approach To Treat Virus-induced Lymphomas
Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human tumor virus and an etiological agent for Kaposi's sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL). PELs are aggressive lymphomas with reported median survival time shorter than six months after diagnosis. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered that activation of the p53 pathway offers a novel effective treatment modality for ... (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:11:36 GMT)

A Healthy Respect for Science at PTPL
IT is crucial that students choose the most appropriate field to study at the tertiary level. The mushrooming of public and private institutions has not only provided more alternatives for the students but also caused more confusion. (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:19:08 GMT)

CombiMatrix Awarded New US Air Force Contract to Advance Influenza-Detection System
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its CombiMatrix group has been awarded a new contract worth $869,000 by the Air Force Research Laboratory to advance its Influenza Genotyping System. (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT)

Study seeks key to memory in genes
RALEIGH, N.C. Maura Styczynski sat ramrod straight before a computer screen at Duke University and tried hard to memorize where a series of colored squares flashed. Such tests have long been used to assess people's short-term memory. But before finishing, Styczynski walked from the past to the future. In a nearby genetics laboratory, a researcher pricked Styczynski's arm and extracted two vials ... (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:04:13 GMT)

Nominees Announced for 2007 Life Science Industry Awards
The nominees for the 2007 Life Science Industry Awards have been announced, and 559 life science suppliers were nominated across 20 Award categories. In all, over 3,000 scientists voted between January 3, 2007 and February 16, 2007. (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

DiaGenic ASA Presents Prototypes of the First Early Bloodtest for Alzheimer's Disease at AD/PD 2007
SALZBURG, Austria----DiaGenic ASA today presented prototypes for its early diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases at Salzburg, Austria. (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

DiaGenic ASA Presents Prototypes of the First Early Bloodtest for Alzheimer's Disease at AD/PD 2007
DiaGenic ASA today presented prototypes for its early diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases (AD/PD 2007) at Salzburg, Austria. (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:17:32 GMT)

Applied Biosystems Helps Drive Life Sciences Innovation In China With Asia Pacific Application Support Center Opening
Applied Biosystems, an Applera Corporation business, announced the official opening of its Asia Pacific Application Support Center in the heart of Shanghai, China. The Center is expected to help drive China's life sciences industry by providing a facility where researchers will have access to one of the region's most comprehensive displays of life science tools under one roof (Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:22:50 GMT)

Student Shatters Glass Ceiling for Women in Science and Technology
Northeastern University junior Tanya Cashorali leads "CISters," an all-female club that helps young women break into the male dominated field of computer science. Tanya has already held three jobs with cancer scientists at Harvard, Children's Hospital, and Dana Farber -- all by the age of 21. In her free time, she DJs at Boston nightclubs and events. (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:21:23 GMT)

Mayo revenue up 8% last year, clinic reports
The Mayo Clinic on Friday said total revenue in 2006 grew 8 percent, to nearly $6.3 billion. However, the Rochester-based not-for-profit health care system also noted that expenses grew nearly 10 percent, reflecting investment in patient care, research and information technology. Shirley Weis, the Mayo's chief administrative officer, said in a prepared statement that the facility operates on slim ... (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:05:20 GMT)

Carolina North not on Easley's list
CHAPEL HILL ? The $12.2 million UNC is seeking for Carolina North is not among the budget items that Gov. Mike Easley is recommending the state Legislature fund. (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:02:24 GMT)

Schwarzkopf: Finding cancer cure no ‘Impossible Dream’
Don’t try to talk to Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf about world affairs. The only war he’s focused on is the one on cancer. The only politics that interested him on Friday night was how to get Congress to give up some $15 million for cancer research. (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:32:51 GMT)

NimbleGen will offer stock in sale to public
NimbleGen Systems - a Madison biotechnology company that created a new way to make gene chips - plans to raise up to $75 million in an initial public stock offering. (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:01:22 GMT)

Coach says Y. broke deal
A former Brigham Young University football coach is suing BYU, claiming the school breached his contract to work as an exercise science professor when it fired him last year. (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:14:08 GMT)

Well-known expert in health care to offer two local presentations
The public is invited to two special presentations on Tuesday, March 20 featuring Dr. Archelle Georgiou, Executive Vice President at UnitedHealth Group, which serves 70 million members nationwide. She is a leader and well-recognized expert in healthcare. She has spoken at the World Bank, and testified as an expert witness in the U.S. Congress. She is a medical expert for Fox TV News and has ... (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:40:50 GMT)

Improved Computational Tool Lets Researchers Browse Microbial Genomes
As interest in the rising number of newly characterized microbial genomes mounts, powerful computational tools become critical for the management and analysis of these data to enable strategies for such challenges as harvesting the potential of carbon-neutral bioenergy sources and coping with global climate change. The Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system developed by the ... (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:11:36 GMT)

A new enemy from Iraq
Military doctors in Iraq have been fighting a losing battle against a microbial enemy resistant to every weapon in their pharmaceutical arsenals. (Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:12:28 GMT)

Erimos Pharmaceuticals Adds Three Oncology Researchers To Advisory Board
RALEIGH, NC. -- Three oncology researchers have joined the advisory board of Erimos Pharmaceuticals, which is focused on discovery, development and commercialization of cancer drugs. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:34:34 GMT)

Affymetrix Appoints Robert Wayman to Board of Directors
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. announced today that Robert P. Wayman, former executive vice president and chief financial officer at Hewlett-Packard, has been elected to the company's board of directors. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

SIGA's Smallpox Drug Candidate Administered to Critically Ill Human Patient
NEW YORK----SIGA Technologies, Inc. announced today that a toddler who inadvertently contracted eczema vaccinatum has been treated with ST-246, SIGA's lead smallpox drug candidate, pursuant to an Emergency Investigational New Drug Application granted by the U.S. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

Med BioGene Announces Collaboration to Develop Genetic Biomarkers for Lymphoma and Leukemia for Use in Diagnosis, ...
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Med BioGene Inc. , a biotechnology company developing genetic biomarkers to improve screening, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment decisions for patients suffering from certain cancers and cardiovascular disease, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a research collaboration and option agreement with Duke University to further develop and validate MBI's ... (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:30:10 GMT)

PENN Medicine News: Center for Research on Early Detection and Cure of Ovarian Cancer Launches at PENN Medicine
(PHILADELPHIA) – The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania , the University of Pennsylvania Health System and School of Medicine , and Penn’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have announced today the establishment of the Center for Research on Early Detection and Cure of Ovarian Cancer. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:06:50 GMT)

The Critical Path Institute Adopts the Rosetta Resolver(R) System for the Predictive Safety Testing Consortium
SEATTLE & TUCSON, Ariz.----Rosetta Biosoftware announced today that The Critical Path Institute adopted the Rosetta Resolver® system for C-Path's Predictive Safety Testing Consortium. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:00:00 GMT)

Burnham Institute for Medical Research Appoints Zaugg as Vice President, Business Development
LA JOLLA, Calif.----Burnham Institute for Medical Research has appointed Robert H. Zaugg, Ph.D. to the position of Vice President, Business Development. Dr. Zaugg will be responsible for the business development activities of the Institute, including technology licensing and establishment of strategic alliances in support of our scientists in La Jolla, Santa Barbara and at Lake Nona in Orlando, ... (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:02:00 GMT)

Application of Genomatix in silico methods reveals novel cancer associated genes
Munich, March 19, 2007>> Genomatix Software GmbH, an in silico systems biology company with headquarter in Munich (Germany), released today that researcher in Dublin, Ireland and Boston, U.S.A. identified novel cancer associated genes, based on strategies and products developed and promoted by Genomatix. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:27:27 GMT)

Combing Through HIV's Family Tree for Ways to Block "Immune Escape"
In the battles that rage between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and an infected patient's T cells, the rules of engagement are always changing. The T cells adapt continuously to recognize HIV proteins and alert the immune system to launch an attack. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:00:11 GMT)

Center for Research on Early Detection, Cure of Ovarian Cancer Launches
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania Health System and School of Medicine, and Penn's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have announced today the establishment of the Center for Research on Early Detection and Cure of Ovarian Cancer. Renowned oncologist and research scientist George Coukos, MD, PhD is named Director. (Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:15:57 GMT)

Burnham Institute appoints Zaugg as VP of business development
Burnham Institute for Medical Research has appointed Robert H. Zaugg, Ph.D. as vice president of business development. (Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:06:06 GMT)

Severe mental retardation gene mutation identified
BETHESDA, Md. – Researchers have identified a novel gene mutation that causes X-linked mental retardation for which there was no previously known molecular diagnosis, according to an article to be published electronically on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in The American Journal of Human Genetics. (Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:05:11 GMT)

Student winner to fly experiment in space
ESA's SUCCESS student contest drew to a close last week with an award ceremony at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC), in Cologne, Germany. (Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:37:27 GMT)

Acacia Technologies Licenses Rule-Based Monitoring Technology to Callidus Software
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that Diagnostic Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a license with Callidus Software, Inc. covering a portfolio of patents that apply to rule-based monitoring. (Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:23:40 GMT)

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