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Genomics Study Provides Insight Into The Evolution Of Unique Human Traits, Including Endurance Running (Medical News Today)
Researchers from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, along with colleagues from Stanford University, report the results of a large-scale, genome-wide study to investigate gene copy number differences among ten primate species, including humans. [click link for full article]
(Aug 1, 2007)
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Completes Acquisition of SMi (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of Systems Medicine, Inc. , a privately held oncology company, in a stock for stock merger valued at $20 million.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Acquires Rights to Patent for Multi-Dimensional Database Compression Technology (Broadcast Newsroom)
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 a patent relating to multi-dimensional database compression technology.
(Aug 1, 2007)
MMRF, MMRC Launch Multiple Myeloma Genomics Portal (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) today announced the launch of the MMRC Multiple Myeloma Genomics Portal, the world's only myeloma-specific repository of genomic data. The MMRC Multiple Myeloma Genomics Portal provides the scientific community with open access to high-resolution genomic data from the MMRC Multiple Myeloma Genomics ...
(Aug 1, 2007)
Hygiene Monitoring System targets food industry. (ThomasNet)
Designed to assess both cleanliness and sanitation in facilities, Lumitester®PD-10N/LuciPac(TM)W utilizes enzymatic recycling technology to enable detection of AMP and ATP. System sees residual biological materials other methods can miss when cleaning chemicals interfere with sample detection. In addition to food market, hygiene monitoring is conducted in personal care, beverage, and ...
(Aug 1, 2007)
Biomarker Discovery Simplified with Innovative Technology from Sigma-Aldrich (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sigma-Aldrich is pleased to announce its new ProteoPrep®20 LC Column that will simplify biomarker discovery by removing more biological "noise". With this innovative tool, proteomic researchers will be able to delve deeper into the plasma proteome and save significant time with less fractions to assess in the analysis phase.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Taming the Anthrax Threat (Newswise)
University of Michigan scientists have produced the first detailed profile of the wily anthrax microbe as it invades the body. They uncovered numerous active genes that can be targeted in new drugs, ones without the big drawbacks of drugs currently available if another anthrax attack occurs.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Mitrionics Names HPC Industry Veteran Mike Calise as Executive Vice President and U.S. General Manager (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mitrionics(TM) Inc., developer of the Mitrion(TM) Software Acceleration Platform and the Mitrion Virtual Processor, today named Mike Calise as executive vice president and head of its U.S. operation. Mr.
(Aug 1, 2007)
U-M researchers find family of 'on switches' that cause prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered how genes turn on the switch that leads to prostate cancer.
(Aug 1, 2007)
LI-COR Biosciences and Aloka Co. Ltd. to Conclude Distribution Agreement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LI-COR Biosciences and Aloka Co. Ltd. announce the conclusion of their distribution agreement for LI-COR Biotechnology Products effective August 31, 2007.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Dr. Lubert Stryer Awarded 2006 National Medal of Science (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. today announced that the Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board, Lubert Stryer, M.D., was presented with the 2006 National Medal of Science from President George W.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics and Ben Gurion University to Develop Microrna-Based Therapeutic Applications for Key Infectious ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SHEVA, Israel and NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, August 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics , a leading RNAi company, announced today it has signed a collaboration agreement with Ben Gurion University, through B.G Negev Technologies, focusing on the development of microRNA-based therapeutic applications for several key viruses including the Epstein-Barr virus and Herpes Simplex Viruses .
(Aug 1, 2007)
Invitrogen Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results; $500 Million Share Repurchase Authorization (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Revenues for the second quarter were $322 million, an increase of 13 percent over the $285 million for 2006, excluding the impact of discontinued operations.
(Aug 1, 2007)
deCODE genetics Announces Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
deCODE genetics today announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. A conference call to discuss the quarter's results and recent operating highlights will be webcast live tomorrow, Thursday, August 2, at 8:00am Eastern Time/12 noon GMT/1pm British Summer Time .
(Aug 1, 2007)
Gene Fusions Trigger Cancer Growth (Science Daily)
Researchers have discovered how genes turn on the switch that leads to prostate cancer. The team discovered that pieces of two chromosomes can trade places with each other and cause two genes to fuse together. The fused genes then override the "off" switch that keeps cells from growing uncontrollably, causing prostate cancer to develop.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Cost-effective method for gene silencing is featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (EurekAlert!)
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (Wed., Aug. 1, 2007) – Nearly a decade ago, now-Nobel laureates Craig Mello and Andrew Fire discovered that they could insert short RNA molecules into worms and shut down specific genes.
(Aug 1, 2007)
TGen finds genetic links to Lou Gehrig's disease (BizJournals)
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix have discovered 10 genes connected to Lou Gehrig's disease.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Researchers find family of 'on switches' that cause prostate cancer (PhysOrg)
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered how genes turn on the switch that leads to prostate cancer.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Symposium on Nutrition, Genes and Health (UC Davis)
The Second International Bruce Ames Symposium on Nutritional Genomics will be held at UC Davis, Oct. 12-14, 2007.
(Aug 1, 2007)
Alpha Innotech Adds Independent Directors to Board, Including Former CEO of Molecular Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.----Alpha Innotech Corp. , a leading provider of bioanalytical systems for drug discovery and life science research, announced that two life sciences industry veterans have been added to their Board of Directors.
(Aug 2, 2007)
New target for Hodgkin lymphoma (News-Medical-Net)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have identified a protein that prevents the body's immune system from recognizing and attacking Hodgkin lymphoma cells.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Neighbor clustering better identifies functionally related genes on the bacterial chromosome (News-Medical-Net)
The moment a bacterial pathogen makes contact with its host, its goal is simple: to infect.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Taming The Anthrax Threat (Science Daily)
Scientists have developed the first complete picture of how anthrax-causing bacteria survive and grow inside immune cells during the first moments of infection, the key stage at which the disease can be halted. They have also identified gene candidates to pursue for more effective drugs.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Doggie DNA (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)
Did you ever wonder what breeds make up that mutt you fell in love with and took home from the SPCA? DNA can now target a dog's genetic make up. A California-based company, Metamorphix, MMI Genomics, can test the DNA of canines, up to 38 breeds. We decided to put it to the test.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Asuragen Launches Powerful New microRNA Analysis Tool (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Asuragen, Inc., a molecular biology service provider and oncology molecular diagnostic company, announced today the launch of its new high-content microRNA service.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Multiple Sclerosis 'Risk' Genes Discovered, UK (Medical News Today)
A large-scale study of the human genome has uncovered new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis (MS).Led by an international consortium of clinical scientists and genomics experts, it is the first comprehensive study to investigate the genetic basis of MS and the researchers claim it provides the most significant genetic advancement in understanding MS for 30 years. [click link ...
(Aug 2, 2007)
Illumina Introduces the Infinium(R) HumanHap550-Duo BeadChip (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced the introduction of the Infinium HumanHap550-Duo BeadChip, the Company's fourth multi-sample DNA Analysis solution for genome-wide association studies.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Applied Biosystems to Webcast Interview at Leerink Swann Roundtable Conference on August 9 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Applied Biosystems Group , an Applera Corporation business, announced today that it will participate in the Leerink Swann Roundtable Conference on Emerging Products and Applications of Life Science Tools on Thursday, August 9.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Power3 Medical Products, Inc. Provides Results from 60 Patient Blinded Validation Study of BC-SeraPro(TM) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON----Power3 Medical Products, Inc. , a leading proteomics company specializing in the development and commercialization of early detection diagnostic tests for breast cancer and neurodegenerative disease, has concluded a 60 patient blinded validation study of its BC-SeraPro early detection blood serum breast cancer test.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a global leader in the field of microRNA and RNAi, reported today its consolidated financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007, and business highlights.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Systems Medicine acquisition completes: Cell Therapeutics (PharmaBiz)
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) has completed the acquisition of Systems Medicine, Inc. (SMi), a privately held oncology company, in a stock for stock merger valued at $20 million.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Gene Fusion Subtypes in Prostate Carcinoma Have Clinical Implications (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Building on an earlier study that used Oncomine to identify ETS-fusion proteins in prostate cancer , Tomlins et al. today report the identification of four additional classes of ETS rearrangements in prostate cancer, each of which activates ETV1 by a different genetic mechanism .
(Aug 2, 2007)
Kerala's biotech institute transferred to central government (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (IANS) The Thiruvananthapuram-based Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), the only institution of its kind in the country, will now be run by the central government, the union cabinet decided Thursday.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Top inventor is strategic hire for UB (UB Reporter)
The renowned inventor of the tiny batteries that have helped make implantable cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical devices a life-saving reality for millions of patients has accepted a faculty position in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
(Aug 2, 2007)
UB scientist discovers novel iron-copper alliance (UB Reporter)
Iron is the workhorse of trace minerals. An essential component of red blood cells, disruption of iron levels in the body will result in a myriad of serious conditions, and life cannot be sustained without it.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Some solvents found to alter chemical bonds (UB Reporter)
New UB research demonstrates that some solvents can significantly enhance certain acid-base interactions and strengthen the bonding interaction between two molecules when one is electron-deficient and one is electron-rich.
(Aug 2, 2007)
BioSolveIT and Molecular Networks Announce Collaboration for Joint Marketing on the North American Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ST. AUGUSTIN & ERLANGEN, Germany----BioSolveIT GmbH and Molecular Networks GmbH today announced that they are intensifying their collaboration and marketing activities on the US-American and Canadian market.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Kerala's biotech institute transferred to central government (Lead) (Calcutta News)
New Delhi/The Thiruvananthapuram-based Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), the only institution of its kind in the country, will now be run by the central government, the union cabinet decided Thursday.
(Aug 2, 2007)
BIOKE and Fluidigm Announce Benelux Distributorship for BioMark System for Real-Time PCR and Genotyping (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LEIDEN, Netherlands----Fluidigm Corporation and BIOKE have announced an agreement in which BIOKE is appointed as exclusive distributor for the BioMark System for real-time PCR and genotyping in the Benelux.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at Leerink Swann Life Sciences Tools Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that Doug Farrell, Vice President of Investor Relations, will provide a company overview at the Leerink Swann Emerging Products and Applications of Life Sciences Tools Roundtable Conference on August 9, 2007 in New York City, NY.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics Posts Higher R&D Costs, Widened Loss in Q2; Inks Co-Development Pact with Ben Gurion University (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 2, 2007)
Lumera Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results and Updates on Product Development Progress (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOTHELL, Wash.----Lumera Corporation , a leader in the emerging field of nanotechnology, today reported financial results for the second quarter 2007 and released information regarding its current product development progress.
(Aug 2, 2007)
BioMicro To Distribute Kreatech's Microarray Labeling Technology in North America (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 2, 2007)
Strategic Diagnostics Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, Del.----Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - today announced that revenues for the second quarter of 2007 increased 19.2% to $6.7 million, compared to $5.6 million for the same period in 2006.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Discovery of new protein could provide new understanding of male fertility (EurekAlert!)
Bethesda, Md. – Scientists have discovered a new enzyme involved in the degradation of proteins inside cells, a process that helps eliminate or recycle proteins that are no longer needed.
(Aug 2, 2007)
New Protein Could Provide Insight into Male Fertility (Newswise)
Scientists have discovered a new enzyme involved in the degradation of proteins inside cells, a process that helps eliminate or recycle proteins that are no longer needed. The new enzyme is very highly expressed in the testis, which could provide a new understanding of male fertility.
(Aug 2, 2007)
Researchers Hope To Neutralize Molecular 'Bodyguard' That Helps Hodgkin Cells Survive (Medical News Today)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have identified a protein that prevents the body's immune system from recognizing and attacking Hodgkin lymphoma cells. Based on this finding, the researchers are now investigating targeted therapies to disable this molecular "bodyguard" and boost a patient's ability to fight the blood cancer. [click link for full article]
(Aug 2, 2007)
Wayne State Announces $2.4 Million Research Enhancement Program (Michigan Technology News)
DETROIT - Wayne State University has awarded nearly $2.4 million in investments in four programs, including seed grants for interdisciplinary research in Computational Biology - part of WSU's efforts to develop an institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award proposal for the National Institutes of Health.
(Aug 3, 2007)
International conference on milk genomics and human health set (Dairy Herd)
The program for the 4th International Symposium on Milk Genomics & Human Health has been released. The event is slated for Nov. 7-9 at the COPIA Center for Wine, Food & the Arts in Napa , Calif.
(Aug 3, 2007)
Gene Fusion Subtypes In Prostate Carcinoma Have Clinical Implications (Medical News Today)
Building on an earlier study that used Oncomine(TM) to identify ETS-fusion proteins in prostate cancer (Science, Oct 28 2005), Tomlins et al. today report the identification of four additional classes of ETS rearrangements in prostate cancer, each of which activates ETV1 by a different genetic mechanism (Nature, Aug 2 2007). Tomlins et al. [click link for full article]
(Aug 3, 2007)
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