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$8.3 million awarded for biofuels research (Moldova.org)
The U.S. Agriculture and Energy departments have selected 11 projects for awards totaling $8.3 million for bio-based fuels research.The projects are designed to accelerate the development of alternative fuel resources.Officials said the awards continue a commitment started last year for fundamental research into biomass genomics that will facilitate and accelerate the use of woody plant tissue ...
(Jun 7, 2007)
Gene relationship may up Alzheimer's risk (UPI)
Scientists at the Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix say having the ApoE4 gene and an unhealthy GAB2 gene may up the risk for Alzheimer's disease.
(Jun 7, 2007)
Gene relationship may up Alzheimer's risk (Moldova.org)
Scientists at the Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix say having the ApoE4 gene and an unhealthy GAB2 gene may up the risk for Alzheimer's disease.WebMD said Dr. Eric Reiman and his colleagues at the institute screened genes from 1,411 participants; 861 had Alzheimer's.A total of 644 people in the group had the ApoE4 gene and most of these participants had the disease.The research team ...
(Jun 7, 2007)
Light shines on authors of earmarks (The Hill)
Members of the House Armed Services Committee have requested millions of dollars in federal earmarks for companies that have contributed thousands of dollars to their reelection funds, according to a review of funding requests made publicly available for the first time.
(Jun 7, 2007)
Scientists find gene link to Alzheimer's (AP via Yahoo! News)
A team of Arizona researchers think they've found a gene that could help better predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
(Jun 8, 2007)
Gene Relationship May Up Alzheimer's Risk (RedNova)
Scientists at the Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix say having the ApoE4 gene and an unhealthy GAB2 gene may up the risk for Alzheimer's disease. WebMD said Dr. Eric Reiman and his colleagues at the institute screened genes from 1,411 participants; 861 had Alzheimer's.
(Jun 8, 2007)
E2e Business Solutions' novel 360-degree programme helps to lower attrition (PharmaBiz)
E2e Business Solutions, a People Management firm, has developed a 360-degree programme which is primarily a skill evaluation process to assess employees across all organizational levels and about the various skill levels they possess.
(Jun 8, 2007)
NIAID Supports Research Into Etiology Of Fungal-Induced Inflammation In Chronic Sinusitis (Medical News Today)
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABPI; Accentia) reports that the Mayo Medical and Graduate Schools and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have been awarded a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant of $2.4 million for a project entitled "The Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis. [click link for full article]
(Jun 8, 2007)
Medical research firm lands $19.1 million (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Singulex Inc. said Thursday that it has raised $19.1 million in venture capital, which will help it develop and market ultrasensitive tests for detecting a broad array of diseases.
(Jun 8, 2007)
Why we are, who we are? (Minnesota Public Radio)
A unique lab in Sioux Falls will take on cutting-edge genomics research to study adolescent mental health. Researchers hope to learn the role that environment and genetics play in influencing the development of behavioral disorders.
(Jun 8, 2007)
Abbott, Caprion extend antibody discovery pact (PharmaBiz)
Abbott and Caprion Proteomics, a general partnership wholly owned by Thallion Pharmaceuticals have extended their discovery partnership to investigate viable human therapeutic antibody targets for oncology using their CellCarta technology platform.
(Jun 8, 2007)
Illumina Announces Publication of the Industry's First Peer-Reviewed ChIP-Seq Studies Using Solexa(R) Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc., today announced that researchers from the California Institute of Technology and Stanford University School of Medicine, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health are the first in the industry to use the Solexa Sequencing technology with the Genome Analyzer to generate significant chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing, ...
(Jun 8, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Acquires Rights to Patents for Purifying Nucleic Acids (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation 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 purifying nucleic acids.
(Jun 8, 2007)
Chr Hansen to untangle bacteria genes (Food Navigator)
08/06/2007 - Chr Hansen has teamed up with researchers from Denmark and Japan in an effort understand the genetic make-up of bacteria and see whether this knowledge can be used to improve probiotic food products.
(Jun 8, 2007)
ITRI Hosts Annual Forum and Career Fair in New Jersey, Championing Innovation and Collaboration Across the Pacific (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ITRI , a global, nonprofit R&D organization engaged in applied research and industrial services, today announced that the ITRI Forum 2007 and Career Fair will be held at the Newark Airport Marriott in New Jersey on June 9, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(Jun 8, 2007)
FPGA Processor Demonstration Heralds Ubiquitous Supercomputing (ThomasNet)
DUBLIN, Ireland, May 21 -- At the IFSEC show today, Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), in collaboration with Dimensional Imaging, Ltd., and the FPGA High Performance Computing Alliance (FHPCA), showcased its latest Virtex(TM)-4 FPGA based technology demonstration for high-speed computing. The new technology leverages the high-performance features of Xilinx Virtex-4 devices to accelerate ...
(Jun 8, 2007)
New Report Suggests That the Discovery-Based Approach is Not the Best Way to Tap the Potential of Protein Biomarkers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Decision Resources new report: Clinical Proteomics: Rethinking Approaches to Protein Biomarker Discovery to their offering.
(Jun 8, 2007)
AB&C adds KFDunn to its healthcare offerings (The Delaware Business Ledger)
Aloysius Butler & Clark ( http://www.a-b-c.com (AB&C)), healthcare marketing and KFDunnhave merged to form KFDunn Life Sciences, a division of AB&C. Kathleen F. Dunn will serve as the president of the new division.
(Jun 8, 2007)
A wider range of sounds for the deaf (EurekAlert!)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More than three decades ago, scientists pursued the then-radical idea of implanting tiny electronic hearing devices in the inner ear to help profoundly deaf people.
(Jun 8, 2007)
USDA, DOE Award $8.3M to 11 Labs to Use Genomics, Proteomic Tools in Biofuel Research (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jun 8, 2007)
Agilent Technologies Adds Strength To Its Life Science Business With Acquisition Of Stratagene (BioresearchOnline)
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Stratagene Corp., developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products
(Jun 8, 2007)
Chr. Hansen and CLC bio in 1.8M USD research project on identifying bacteria genes (Press Release Network)
Chr. Hansen has teamed up with CLC bio and Roskilde University in an effort understand the genetic make-up of bacteria and see whether this knowledge can be used to improve probiotic food products. New bioinformatics solutions will make it possible to further understand why bacteria perform the way they do, and to find undiscovered potential in lactic acid bacteria. This could in time lead to ...
(Jun 8, 2007)
ITRI Hosts Annual Forum and Career Fair in New Jersey, Championing Innovation and Collaboration Across the Pacific (SYS-CON Media)
ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan), a global, nonprofit R&D organization engaged in applied research and industrial services, today announced that the ITRI Forum 2007 and Career Fair will be held at the Newark Airport Marriott in New Jersey on June 9, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Under the theme of 'Innovation and Collaboration Across the Pacific,' the 2007 ITRI Forum ...
(Jun 8, 2007)
A wider range of sounds for the deaf (PhysOrg)
More than three decades ago, scientists pursued the then-radical idea of implanting tiny electronic hearing devices in the inner ear to help profoundly deaf people. An even bolder alternative that promised superior results — implanting a device directly in the auditory nerve — was set aside as too difficult, given the technology of the day.
(Jun 8, 2007)
A Wider Range Of Sounds For The Deaf (Science Daily)
A tiny electrode array placed directly in the auditory nerve could overcome limitations of today's widely used cochlear implants, initial research in animals suggests. Such a device would allow deaf people to hear low-pitched sounds typical in speech, converse in a noisy room and enjoy a symphony.
(Jun 8, 2007)
Venkateswara gets DU's first Bioinformatics laboratory (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
THE study of science is now set to get an edge at Sri Venkateswara College. The South Campus college is the first in Delhi University to be facilitated with a Bioinformatics laboratory. The laboratory has been set up with grant from the Centre's Department of Biotechnology, under its Biotechnology Information System Network (BTISnet) programme. An emerging interdisciplinary area of science and ...
(Jun 8, 2007)
Markets (June 08) (The Hindu)
OVERSEAS BORROWINGS Bartronics raises $25 m through FCCB issue Bartronics India Ltd has announced that it has raised $25 million through zero coupon foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) that bear yield of 7.25 per cent and convertible into equity at Rs 140 per share.
(Jun 8, 2007)
INDUSTRY & ECONOMY (The Hindu)
ENVIRONMENT Tidying effort WASTE DUMPING: On the World Oceans Day (June 8), Mumbai municipal workers fish out garbage from the sea near the famous Gateway of India on Friday. Municipal Corporation workers collect 6,500 tonnes of garbage and another 7,500 tonnes are ...
(Jun 8, 2007)
PU to start new courses (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
Panjab University is introducing new courses in the upcoming academic year. These courses will be offered in three centres: the Centre for Emerging Areas in Social Sciences, Centre for Emerging Areas in Science and Technology and the Institute of Educational Technology and Vocational Education. Many Courses such as Post graduation in Police Administration, Social Work and Human Rights and Duties ...
(Jun 8, 2007)
16 foreign firms want place in Bangalore BT Park (The Hindu)
First phase of project has come up at a cost of Rs. 11 cr.
(Jun 8, 2007)
Scientists find gene link to Alzheimer's (AP via Yahoo! News)
A team of Arizona researchers think they've found a gene that could help better predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
(Jun 8, 2007)
New Alzheimer's gene discovered in genetic marker study (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
A study comparing genetic markers in the DNA of people with and without Alzheimers disease has enabled researchers to identify a common gene, GAB2, which appears to increase a persons risk for developing the memory disabling illness.
(Jun 9, 2007)
10 people who could change the world (MSNBC)
Given the serendipity behind so much innovation, it may seem like folly to predict who will change the world — but Forbes is doing it anyway, if for no other reason than to spark creative discussion.
(Jun 9, 2007)
Items of Interest (Tribune Chronicle)
HIRAM COLLEGE’S summer academies deadline is fast approaching. Nominations are still being accepted for the High School Leadership conference, Theatre Institute, and Genomics Academy.
(Jun 9, 2007)
Bangalore Bio 2007 Concludes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BANGALORE, India----The Bangalore Bio 2007's theme - "Think BIG - Biotechnology Innovation Growth" successfully concluded today with over 81 national and international speakers , 625 conference delegates, 30,000 visitors , 152 exhibitors, from over 12 countries, eleven States of India, convened at this premier annual event for the biotechnology industry.
(Jun 9, 2007)
At last, a cure for everything? (Times Online)
Scientists have pinpointed some of the mutant genes that contribute to our commonest diseases. But when might such breakthroughs have results?
(Jun 10, 2007)
SDSU receives ethanol grant (Rapid City Journal)
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State University will receive a 420,000 federal grant to improve prairie cordgrass as a feedstock for alternative fuel production.
(Jun 10, 2007)
Genomics called key on asthma (Deseret Morning News)
Mold, genetics, ZIP codes scientists and public health officials are looking in all kinds of places to tease out what causes asthma and how to prevent it.
(Jun 10, 2007)
Labradoodle? Pugle? DNA testing is going to the dogs (Louisville Courier-Journal)
A new DNA test out this summer can tell owners if their mutt's a dachhuahua (dachshund and chihuahua), Labradoodle (Labrador retriever and poodle), a dorgi (dachshund and corgi) or a pugle (pug and beagle).
(Jun 10, 2007)
CAL STATE EAST BAY / Registration begins for biotech camp (San Francisco Chronicle)
Registration has opened for Contra Costa County high school juniors and seniors who want to attend a biotech summer science camp in July, but space is limited. The camp, sponsored by the Contra Costa County Office of Education, is from July 9 to 13,...
(Jun 10, 2007)
Borderline Personality Disorder Shows Improvements With Intensive Psychotherapy (Medical News Today)
An intensive form of talk therapy, known as transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), can help individuals affected with borderline personality disorder (BPD) by reducing symptoms and improving their social functioning, according to an article in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, a premier psychiatry journal. [click link for full article]
(Jun 10, 2007)
Genetic 'Fellow Traveler' Discovered In Alzheimer's (Medical News Today)
A new gene that influences susceptibility to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) has been identified by an international research team that analyzed the genomes of more than a thousand people with and without the disorder. [click link for full article]
(Jun 10, 2007)
Genomics Called Key on Asthma (RedNova)
By Elaine Jarvik Deseret Morning News Mold, genetics, ZIP codes -- scientists and public health officials are looking in all kinds of places to tease out what causes asthma and how to prevent it.
(Jun 10, 2007)
In evidenza (Galileo)
14.00– 15.00 Registration 15.00- 16.00 Greetings and welcome (Ministry of Equal Opportunities) (Ministry of Research) (Ministry of Health) Ekaterina Charvalos (European Commission) Annamaria Simonazzi (“G. Brodolini” Foundation) Flavia Zucco (“Donne e Scienza” Association) Opening: Laura Balbo (Former Minister of Equal Opportunities, University of Padua, Italy) An introduction to debate: Wendy ...
(Jun 10, 2007)
USDA, DOE announce biofuels research grants (Agriculture Online)
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman today announced that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy have jointly selected 11 projects for awards totaling $8.3 million for biobased fuels research that will accelerate the development of alternative fuel resources.
(Jun 10, 2007)
Software Notebook: Using code to help curb the spread of disease (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Software alone might not save the world, but some IBM researchers think it could do something pretty important -- predict and help curb the spread of disease.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Karnataka accounts for 55 percent of biotech business in India (PharmaBiz)
Karnataka biotech industry has registered a turnover of Rs 1,991 crore with a growth rate of 35 per cent in 2006-07. The state generated revenues to the tune of Rs. 1,000 crore from exports. Last year, the sector registered earnings to the tune of Rs. 16,000 crore.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Dietary Preferences And Patterns May Be Linked To Genes (Science Daily)
Research indicates that the APOA2 gene is associated with food preferences and dietary patterns. About 15 percent of study participants had the genotype CC, which was linked to higher fat intake and almost two times the risk of obesity, as compared to people with more common genotypes of APOA2.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Breakthrough developments in rheumatoid arthritis reported (EurekAlert!)
MANHASSET, NY -- Peter K. Gregersen, MD, stares at x-rays of hands, searching out the telltale signs of inflamed joints and wrists from his research subjects with rheumatoid arthritis.
(Jun 11, 2007)
Ludesi 2DGE Analysis Service Improves Discovery Potential in Proteomics, Gains Global Leading Research Customers (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ludesi AB, developer and provider of the world's leading 2D Gel Image Analysis Service, today announced results demonstrating that its technology significantly improves discovery potential in 2D gel electrophoresis based on data from its growing customer list of leading global research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, and universities. The Ludesi 2DGE Image Analysis Service offers two ...
(Jun 11, 2007)
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