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LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF (Saint George Spectrum)
ST. GEORGE - Dixie State College has announced that it has been awarded a grant worth more than $52,000 from the LI-COR Genomics Education Matching Funds program, which will help bolster the college's biology program.
(May 9, 2007)
NeoGenomics Announces Results for First Quarter of FY 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NeoGenomics, Inc. today announced its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007.
(May 9, 2007)
First comprehensive profile of cell movement (News-Medical-Net)
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have developed new technology which, combined with proteomics, the large-scale study of the structure and function of proteins and their functions, has allowed them to map an extensive network of the signaling proteins that control cell movement.
(May 9, 2007)
Scientists join to seek funding for biotech research deals (Sun-Sentinel)
Leaders of a collaboration of scientists in South Florida and Latin America have begun seeking business partners to license discoveries about human genes that could turn into cures for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and AIDS.
(May 9, 2007)
Cyntellect Awarded $1.3MM Phase II SBIR Grant to Automate Cloning of Cells Based on Protein Secretion (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company, today announced it will receive approximately $1.3MM in funding under a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research grant for continued new application development on its laser-based LEAP system.
(May 9, 2007)
Bio-Rad Receives Three Life Science Industry Awards (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced that it was recognized at The Scientist's Life Science Industry Awards that were announced in April, winning in three different categories.
(May 9, 2007)
Lab-On-A-Chip Device From Berkeley Lab To Speed Proteomics Research (Medical News Today)
In recent years, the science of biology has been dominated by genomics - the study of genes and their functions. The genomics era is now making way for the era of proteomics - the study of the proteins that genes encode. [click link for full article]
(May 9, 2007)
Melanoma Study Using DermTech's Non-Invasive EGIR Technology Wins Top Clinical Research Poster Prize at the Annual ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Today at the 68th Annual Society for Investigative Dermatology Meeting, a poster focusing on DermTech's novel technology for determining the presence of melanoma via non-invasive tape stripping, received the Plenary Poster Prize for Clinical Research.
(May 9, 2007)
09 May 2007 (PharmiWeb)
Dr. Michael Tacke, Director of Proteomics at Roche Diagnostics in Penzberg, Germany will present on “Chances and Hurdes in the Quest for New Cancer Biomarkers Using Proteomic Technologies” at Rediscovering Biomarkers: Detection, Development, and Validation Conference on July 23-24, 2007 in San Diego, CA.
(May 9, 2007)
Rotary Club hosts business people from India (The Sentinel)
So far, Dorey Benjamin has been impressed with America’s infrastructure and cleanliness.
(May 9, 2007)
The opossum genome sequence casts light on evolution, immunity and disease (EurekAlert!)
Genome Research is publishing three papers related to the genome of the gray short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica , a small, nocturnal marsupial found in South America.
(May 9, 2007)
New Arizona Alliance Aims To Boost Technologies For Medical Diagnostics And Human Health (Medical News Today)
Arizona's bioscience efforts continue to grow through an extensive, statewide collaborative network of initiatives. Now, research capabilities are being allied around the state in a new effort to improve medical diagnostics and human health. [click link for full article]
(May 9, 2007)
VWR Names GenScript a CRO Partner for Genomics and Proteomics (GenomeWeb News)
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(May 9, 2007)
Nanogen Reports 2007 First Quarter Financial Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Nanogen, Inc. , developer of advanced diagnostic products, today reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
(May 9, 2007)
Cornell's New Center for Reproductive Genomics (Newswise)
Cornell University has established the Center for Reproductive Genomics, which will combine basic research in reproductive sciences on Cornell's Ithaca campus with one of the country's leading fertility clinics at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City. Infertility affects 10 to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age.
(May 9, 2007)
Scientists Join to Seek Funding for Biotech Research Deals (RedNova)
By Glenn Singer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel May 9--Leaders of a collaboration of scientists in South Florida and Latin America have begun seeking business partners to license discoveries about human genes that could turn into cures for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and AIDS.
(May 9, 2007)
AnaSpec Announces First Commercially Available Beta-Amyloid Peptides (1-44 to 1-49) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Due to challenges in synthesis due to their structure, beta-amyloid peptides with sequences 1-44 to 1-48 have not been commercially available until now. AnaSpec, a leading provider of integrated proteomics solutions, has introduced the industry's first commercially available beta-amyloid peptides for sequences 1-44, 1-45, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48 and 1-49.
(May 9, 2007)
Center established to focus on genetics of infertility, combining strengths of Cornell's Ithaca campus with Weill ... (Cornell News Service)
Cornell University has established the Center for Reproductive Genomics, which will combine basic and clinical research in reproductive sciences on Cornell's Ithaca campus and at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City, which has one of the country's leading fertility clinics.
(May 9, 2007)
Invitrogen to Present at the Bank of America 2007 Health Care Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation announced today that Nicolas Barthelemy, Invitrogen's Senior Vice President, Cell Culture Systems, will present at Bank of America's 2007 Health Care Conference being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
(May 9, 2007)
Now, a true Web of life (Newsday)
From the tiniest viral particles to the loftiest redwood tree -- and every animal, plant and bacterium in between -- scientists are embarking on a massive project to compile everything known about Earth's 1.8 million species and file it on a Web site.
(May 10, 2007)
Approaching A Diagnostic Test for Cerebral Malaria (Medical News Today)
Scientists at CNRS and the Pasteur Institute, collaborating with physicians in Gabon, have just undertaken a study on cerebral malaria in children living in an endemic region. [click link for full article]
(May 10, 2007)
Global Heartbeat Control Suggests Therapy For Beating Heart Failure (Science Daily)
Keeping a healthy heart beating requires the production of a constant supply of energy, a feat depending on the coordination of several genetic programs. Now, researchers report that two closely related receptors can act together or separately to pull all of the strings.
(May 10, 2007)
Test will tie genetics to heart health (The Arizona Republic)
A Phoenix company that offers diagnostic tests based on a person's genes and a Southern California lab have teamed to create a test both say can help patients better manage heart disease.
(May 10, 2007)
Sentinel Morning Uptate:Ex-Middlesex cop goes to jail (The Sentinel)
It's been more than a year since Kenny Ray Johnson was sentenced to prison for bribing an undercover agent posing as a prostitute.
(May 10, 2007)
Rotary Club hosts business people from India (The Sentinel)
So far, Dorey Benjamin has been impressed with America’s infrastructure and cleanliness.
(May 10, 2007)
Biosite Receives Revised Offer From Inverness Medical Regarding Possible Cash Tender Offer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Biosite Incorporated today announced that it has received a letter from Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. contemplating an offer by Inverness to purchase, by way of a cash tender offer, 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Biosite not already owned by Inverness for $92.50 per share in cash.
(May 10, 2007)
Cutting-Edge Science and the Future of Tuberculosis Control (RedNova)
By Brosch, Roland; Vincent, Vronique Tuberculosis (TB) is presenting new challenges as a global public health problem, especially at a time of increasing threats due to HIV infection, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug- resistant (XDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
(May 10, 2007)
UB authors to be recognized (UB Reporter)
More than 150 UB faculty and staff authors will be recognized at a reception to be held from 3-5 p.m. May 30 in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
(May 10, 2007)
CytoGenix and Eurogentec Align on synDNA(TM) Development (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON----CytoGenix, Inc. announced today that it has executed a Letter of Intent regarding synDNA development with Eurogentec S.A.
(May 10, 2007)
Toxoplasmosis Infection Trick Revealed By Scientists (Science Daily)
Scientists have provided new insight into how the parasite which causes toxoplasmosis invades human cells. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease, primarily carried by cats. It is transmitted to humans by eating undercooked meat or through contact with cat faeces.
(May 10, 2007)
Toxoplasmosis infection trick revealed by scientists (EurekAlert!)
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease, primarily carried by cats. It is transmitted to humans by eating undercooked meat or through contact with cat faeces.
(May 10, 2007)
Toxoplasmosis infection trick revealed by scientists (PhysOrg)
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease, primarily carried by cats. It is transmitted to humans by eating undercooked meat or through contact with cat faeces. It is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, whose foetuses can be infected via the placenta, and those with a weakened immune system, such as people infected with HIV. In severe cases, toxoplasmosis can cause damage to the brain and eyes, ...
(May 10, 2007)
Growing Demand for Advanced Data Handling Tools Promotes Need for Bioinformatics in the European Drug Discovery Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets announces the addition of new Frost & Sullivan report Opportunities for Bioinformatics in European Drug Discovery Markets to their offering.
(May 10, 2007)
Blurring the Line Between Science and Art (Newswise)
Armed with a microscope, sharp eye, and knack for design, Caitlin Piette isn't shy about letting her creative side influence her work in the laboratory - and vice versa.
(May 10, 2007)
Biosite Prepared to Enter Into Discussions With Inverness Medical Innovations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Biosite Incorporated today announced that its Board of Directors, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has determined that the offer set forth in the letter received from Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. on May 9, 2007 is reasonably likely to lead to a superior proposal as defined in the merger agreement that Biosite entered into with Beckman Coulter, Inc. on March 24, ...
(May 10, 2007)
Biosite Prepared to Enter Into Discussions With Inverness Medical Innovations (FinanzNachrichten)
SAN DIEGO, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biosite Incorporated ( Nachrichten ) today announced that its Board of Directors, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has determined that the offer set forth in the letter received from Inverness Medical Innovations, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. on May 9, 2007 is reasonably likely to lead to a superior proposal as defined in the merger ...
(May 10, 2007)
Landmark study identifies large number of new proteins implicated in Huntington's disease (EurekAlert!)
Researchers from four organizations have identified more than 200 new proteins that bind to normal and mutant forms of the protein that causes Huntington’s disease (HD). HD is a fatal inherited disease that affects 30,000 Americans annually by laying waste to their nervous system.
(May 11, 2007)
Life As A Dog Means Faster Mutations (Science Daily)
It may be hard to see that the Chinese crested dog is descended from the wolf, but it's easier to grasp that two poodles of different sizes are related. Now there is reason to believe that dogs of the same breed differ more genetically than was previously thought.
(May 11, 2007)
Steering A Moving Cell (Medical News Today)
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have developed new technology which, combined with proteomics - the large-scale study of the structure and function of proteins and their functions - has allowed them to map an extensive network of the signaling proteins that control cell movement. [click link for full article]
(May 11, 2007)
Landmark Study Identifies Large Number of New Proteins Implicated in Huntington's Disease (Newswise)
Researchers from four organizations have identified more than 200 new proteins that bind to normal and mutant forms of the protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD). Buck Institute faculty leads large scale screening of protein interactions to identify drug targets for possible treatment of incurable neurodegenerative disease.
(May 11, 2007)
Celestial to hire over 300 personnel for its upcoming biotech facility (PharmaBiz)
Celestial Labs Limited, a Hyderabad-based biotechnology company, is planning to hire 300 technical and scientific personnel for its upcoming biotechnology facility at Genome Valley in Hyderabad.
(May 11, 2007)
Sentinel Morning Uptate:Ex-Middlesex cop goes to jail (The Sentinel)
It's been more than a year since Kenny Ray Johnson was sentenced to prison for bribing an undercover agent posing as a prostitute.
(May 11, 2007)
Rotary Club hosts business people from India (The Sentinel)
So far, Dorey Benjamin has been impressed with America’s infrastructure and cleanliness.
(May 11, 2007)
Cornell University establishes Center for Reproductive Genomics (News-Medical-Net)
Cornell University has established the Center for Reproductive Genomics, which will combine basic research in reproductive sciences on Cornell's Ithaca campus with one of the country's leading fertility clinics at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City.
(May 11, 2007)
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Announces 2007 First Quarter Financial Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(OTC.BB: SLXCF), a Canadian pharmaceutical developer and marketer of high quality, cost-effective products for select health care markets, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.
(May 11, 2007)
GM crucial to combat global warming impact, researcher (Food Production Daily)
11/05/2007 - As agricultural conditions change as a result of global warming, genetically-modified crops will have an increasing role to play in safeguarding food supply for the future, says a leading researcher who thinks the issue will increase pressure for consumer acceptance.
(May 11, 2007)
SGI Scientific Workflow Solutions with Strategic Software Vendors Demonstrate Accelerated ... (ThomasNet)
BOSTON, April 30: BioIT World, booth #405 -- An exciting, yet logical new approach that enables scientific organizations to deploy the best computing platform for each application workload is being showcased by SGI (NASDAQ:SGIC) this week in Boston at the BioIT World 2007 Conference and Expo. SGI® Scientific Workflow Solutions are application- driven to accelerate discovery in genomics, ...
(May 11, 2007)
Researchers create model of cancer-preventing enzyme, study how it works (PhysOrg)
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia recently created a model of proline dehydrogenase, an important cancer-preventing enzyme in the human body, and analyzed how it works. A paper detailing their results was published today in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
(May 11, 2007)
Scientists Create Model Of Cancer-preventing Enzyme, Study How It Works (Science Daily)
Researchers recently created a model of proline dehydrogenase, an important cancer-preventing enzyme in the human body, and analyzed how it works.
(May 11, 2007)
Gene Logic partners with Abbott on drug-development work (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Gene Logic Inc., which is transforming into a biopharmaceutical drug-development firm through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, has landed its fifth alliance with an industry giant.
(May 11, 2007)
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