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The Immune System's Link To Anthrax
Human immune proteins crucial for fighting cancer, viruses and bacterial infections belong to an ancient and lethal toxin family previously only found in bacteria, Australian researchers have found.These proteins, called perforins, are related to bacterial toxins that cause diseases such as anthrax, gas gangrene and scarlet fever. [click link for full article] (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:11:15 GMT)
NEW Labeled Antibodies: Anti-CD-3ε, Anti-CD79α AnaSpec Inc. Posted on: 27 Aug 07
Leveraging its expertise in both detection reagents and antibodies, AnaSpec has introduced a new series of labeled Anti-CD-3ε and anti-CD79α antibodies. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:31:18 GMT)
Schott adds 20 jobs at its Louisville site
Schott North America, maker of specialty glass and other products, has expanded its Louisville operations. It is creating 20 manufacturing jobs and expects to add some seasonal employment. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:43:20 GMT)
PREMIER Biosoft Releases Version 5 of AlleleID with MLPA Support
PREMIER Biosoft International today announced the world wide release of version 5 of AlleleID. AlleleID, which helps design microarrays and real time PCR diagnostic assays for pathogen detection or bacterial identification will now help MLPA® users design custom MLPA® probes. [PR.com - August 28, 2007] (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:59:35 GMT)
IDENTIGENE Becomes First DNA Testing Lab to Promise Fast Results with a Money-Back Guarantee
HOUSTON----In response to rising demand for fast, high-quality paternity testing, IDENTIGENE, a division of Sorenson Genomics and an industry leader in DNA identification testing, today announced the launch of a new service guarantee that the company's clients will receive their paternity test results in three days, or the test is free. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:05:00 GMT)
Ancestry.com Online Community Creates More Than 275 Million Profiles and 3 Million Family Trees In Last Year
Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource, today announced that more than 275 million individual profiles and more than 3 million family trees have been created on the site since it debuted new tree-building and sharing tools in late July 2006. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:08:00 GMT)
Inverness Medical Innovations Agrees to Acquire Matritech, Inc.
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. and Matritech, Inc. today announced that they have entered into an asset purchase agreement pursuant to which Inverness will acquire substantially all of the assets of Matritech for aggregate consideration of $36 million, payable in shares of Inverness common stock. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:15:00 GMT)
Affymetrix and IPSOGEN Collaborate to Develop and Market In-Vitro Diagnostic Cancer Tests
Affymetrix Inc. ( Nachrichten ) (Nasdaq: AFFX) and IPSOGEN, a leading molecular diagnostic company based in France and Connecticut, today announced that they have signed a Powered by Affymetrix â„¢ (PbA) agreement. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:23:14 GMT)
Inverness Medical Innovations Agrees to Acquire Matritech, Inc.
WALTHAM, Mass. and NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inverness Medical Innovations, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. and Matritech, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. today announced that they have entered into an asset purchase agreement pursuant to which Inverness will acquire substantially all of the assets of Matritech for aggregate consideration of $36 million, payable in shares of Inverness common ... (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:37:55 GMT)
Study: Some 11 Gene Variants Tied to Lou Gehrig's Disease
August 24, 2007 | One of the genes linked to ALS, often called Lou Gehrig's disease, makes a protein that appears to poison muscle- stimulating nerve cells in laboratory dishes, said Dietrich A. Stephan, director of discovery research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix, who led the study. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:59:47 GMT)
GenVault Partnership with Genome Quebec Brings $3.3 Million Sale of Dynamic Archive Product
GenVault Corporation, the leader in room temperature biosample management, forged a partnership with Genome Quebec and the Centre hospitalier affilie universitaire de Chicoutimi to support the CARTaGENE project and the PG Consortium. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:30:00 GMT)
Renal Transplant Recipients' Genetic Makeup Does Not Negatively Impact Fluvastatin Use
Scientists report that when people with a transplanted kidney take fluvastatin, a drug against cardiovascular disease, their response to the drug is not influenced by their genetic composition. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:31:19 GMT)
Mitrionics Opens New Offices in Silicon Valley and Seattle as Part of U.S. Expansion in FPGA Accelerated Computing ...
Mitrionics AB, developer of the Mitrion(TM) Software Acceleration Platform and the Mitrion Virtual Processor, today announced it has opened two new offices on the west coast of the United States. Based in Silicon Valley, CA and Seattle, WA, the new offices are part of the company's planned global expansion to be closer to its U.S.-based IC partners, OEM and module suppliers, and end-user ... (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:41:00 GMT)
BioTrove Establishes Second Commercial Agreement for OpenArray(TM) Technology with Charles River Laboratories
BioTrove, Inc. today announced that Charles River Laboratories ( Nachrichten ) will use the BioTrove OpenArray â„¢ system to detect rodent-specific pathogens as part of their effort to evaluate the health of rodent species. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:54:06 GMT)
Affymetrix to license technology for in-vitro cancer tests
Affymetrix Inc. said Tuesday it will provide its microarray technology to Ipsogen SAS to develop and market in-vitro diagnostic tests, initially for breast cancer. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:07:43 GMT)
Gentris Sells Business Unit to San Diego Biotech Entrepreneur
Gentris, a company focused on genetics and individualized medicine, is selling one of its two business units to a San Diego entrepreneur. The Gentris medical diagnostics product unit, formerly called Gentris Diagnostics, is being launched as a new company under the name ParagonDX. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:49:33 GMT)
Researchers test 1,000 varieties for rice suited for Bootheel
MALDEN, Mo. (AP) — More than 1,000 varieties of rice grow in the small plots on a farm west of Malden. Few of those varieties are likely to end up in a saucepan on your stove. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:23:55 GMT)
List of projects obtained by local House members
WASHINGTON - Under new rules enacted by the House of Representatives this year, 2008 federal spending bills include the names of lawmakers who have inserted special project funding requests, commonly referred to as "earmarks." (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:18:48 GMT)
Sigma-Aldrich Announces LentiExpress(TM) Technology for Faster and Easier High-Throughput RNAi Screening
ST. LOUIS ( Map ) - Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL ) is pleased to introduce the LentiExpress shRNA-based system ( http://www.sigma.com/lentiexpr ) for rapid high-throughput RNAi screening with minimal reagent preparation or optimization required. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:21:50 GMT)
News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
In this week’s Journal , Choe et al. used proteomics to identify molecular regulators of neuronal morphogenesis. They detected a ubiquitin ligase mind bomb 1 (Mib1) in the postsynaptic density. Over-expression of Mib1 inhibited neurite outgrowth in cultured neurons. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:10:12 GMT)
C-to-FPGA compiler adds six Xilinx Virtex-5 platforms
The C-to-FPGA compiler from Impulse now supports six new Xilinx Virtex-5-based platforms for embedded and high performance computing. (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:14:19 GMT)
Philips and the Institute of Health Sciences Join Forces in Molecular Medicine
Royal Philips Electronics and the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) today announced an agreement to establish a joint research laboratory within the IHS in Shanghai, China. The IHS is part of the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS) and is also affiliated to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The joint laboratory will conduct advanced research in the field of ... (Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:00 GMT)
Invitrogen Awarded Food Safety Contract at 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, has been awarded a contract to provide kits for detecting possible E. coli O157 contamination in food at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:00:00 GMT)
Letters to the editor
In the Aug. 20 column “Football practice location doing more harm than good,â€- Claire St. Amant did not bother to mention the practice facility is being built through the wonderful donations of the Highers and Simpson families, which seems like an important point when bringing up costs. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:36:50 GMT)
Upstream Biosciences acquires Pacific Pharma Technologies
Upstream Biosciences Inc. has completed the acquisition of Pacific Pharma Technologies Inc., an early stage biopharmaceutical company with a proprietary technology platform that combines artificial intelligence, advanced computational methods and chemical diversity techniques to discover new drugs. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:34:12 GMT)
Philips and the Institute of Health Sciences Join Forces in Molecular Medicine
Royal Philips Electronics ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) today announced an agreement to establish a joint research laboratory within the IHS in Shanghai, China. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:08:30 GMT)
Human Genetics Department at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Adopts Fluidigm BioMark(TM) Real-time PCR System
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LEIDEN, Netherlands----Fluidigm Corporation and BIOKE, distributor of Fluidigm systems in the Benelux, have announced that Leiden University Medical Center has purchased the BioMark Real-time PCR System. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:00:00 GMT)
GeneNews' Chief Scientist Dr. C.C. Liew co-editor of new genomics reference book
GeneNews Limited , a company focused on developing patient-friendly blood-based biomarker tests for the detection and staging of virtually any disease or medical condition, today announced that its co-founder and Chief Scientist Dr. C.C. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT)
Prolexys Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Study
Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its first-in-humans Phase 1 study of PRLX 93936 has begun. This open-label trial is designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of PRLX 93936 in patients with advanced solid tumors. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT)
Applied Biosystems Receives Industrial Design Award for StepOne(TM) Real-Time PCR System
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Applied Biosystems , an Applera Corporation business, today announced that its recently introduced StepOne Real-Time PCR System has received an award for industrial design from the editors of Instrument Business Outlook , an industry newsletter covering the analytical and life-science instruments markets. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT)
GeneNews' Chief Scientist Dr. C.C. Liew co-editor of new genomics reference book
GeneNews Limited , a company focused on developing patient-friendly blood-based biomarker tests for the detection and staging of virtually any disease or medical condition, today announced that its co-founder and Chief Scientist Dr. C.C. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT)
NIH scientists discover novel cause of iron overload in thalassemia disorders
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a novel cause of iron overload in patients with thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that causes anaemia. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:34:01 GMT)
Lung cancer 'risk' for ex-smokers
Even years after quitting, former smokers still have a raised risk of lung cancer - and now scientists believe they know why. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:22:54 GMT)
Lung cancer 'risk' for ex-smokers
Even years after quitting, former smokers still have a raised risk of lung cancer, scientists say. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:23:34 GMT)
Sharing Proteomics Data
Three papers published by EMBL scientists and their collaborators will make it much easier to share and compare information from large-scale proteomics data. The papers were published in Nature Biotechnology. [click link for full article] (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:11:40 GMT)
Applera spinout may put Celera in the M&A hot seat
With analysts forecasting Celera Group's likely spinout as an independent company, the Rockville biotech could become the region's next big acquisition target. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:24:49 GMT)
29 August 2007
LYON France — Someday, users of artificial hands may be able to play the piano, thanks to implanted devices that read and harness subtle control signals in their brain. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:47:36 GMT)
Genomics: Junking the junk DNA
Is most of our DNA really rubbish that doesn't code for anything? The best way to find out is by deleting it (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:50:15 GMT)
Smoking turns on genes -- permanently
Smoking tobacco is no longer considered sexy, but it may prove a permanent turn on for some genes. Research published today in the online open access journal BMC Genomics could help explain why former smokers are still more susceptible to lung cancer than those who have never smoked. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:23:02 GMT)
Gifts to Canisius College adding up
Canisius College announced another $1 million gift to be used toward the creation of a new science center. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:47:25 GMT)
Smoking Turns On Genes -- Permanently
Smoking tobacco is no longer considered sexy, but it may prove a permanent turn on for some genes. Research could help explain why former smokers are still more susceptible to lung cancer than those who have never smoked. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:04:05 GMT)
BC scientists say smokers who quit years ago still at higher risk of lung cancer
VANCOUVER (CP) - Research by scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency suggests heavy smokers who butt out years ago are still at risk of developing lung cancer. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:54:00 GMT)
Tobacco-triggered cancer genes stay active in ex-smokers: study
Kicking the tobacco habit, even young, does not always reset harmful cancer-related genes that have been switched on or off by smoking in the first place, according to a study to be published Thursday. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:49:19 GMT)
Smoking May Turn on Lung Cancer Genes
Heavy, long-time smoking promotes permanent genetic changes that can lead to lung cancer, researchers say. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:56:36 GMT)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentations at Two September Financial Conferences
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that company management will provide a corporate overview at two upcoming financial conferences. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:00:00 GMT)
OSU Three-for-Three in NSF Competition
Stillwater, Okla.—The National Science Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $1.5M to Oklahoma State University scientists for the acquisition and/or development of highly-specialized instruments used in research activities on campus and at Venture I in the Oklahoma Technology and Research Park. (Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:42:36 GMT)
Med BioGene Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2007
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Med BioGene Inc. today reported its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2007. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:53:41 GMT)
Body does not recover even after you quit smoking
Toronto, Aug 30 (IANS) The body does not recover fully from the harmful affects even years after you quit smoking, a new study reveals. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:35:48 GMT)
Prolexys Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Study
Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that its first-in-humans Phase 1 study of PRLX 93936 has begun. This open-label trial is designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of PRLX 93936 in patients with advanced solid tumors. [click link for full article] (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:11:35 GMT)
Renal Transplant Recipients' Genetic Makeup Does Not Negatively Impact Fluvastatin Use
Scientists report that when people with a transplanted kidney take fluvastatin, a drug against cardiovascular disease, their response to the drug is not influenced by their genetic composition. People who receive a transplanted kidney are at risk of developing potentially fatal premature cardiovascular disease. [click link for full article] (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:14:17 GMT)
New Skin-Healing Chemicals
Researchers have made synthetic lipids called pseudoceramides that are involved in skin cell growth and could be used in treating skin diseases in which skin cells grow abnormally. Ceramides are lipids found in the outermost skin layer called the stratum corneum, which is made of dead skin cells and mainly serves as a physical barrier. [click link for full article] (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:14:27 GMT)
New Anti-Inflammatory Compound Discovered
Scientists have discovered that a lipid known to protect the heart from inflammation and to cause skin allergic reactions also reduces inflammation of the kidneys. The discovery could help devise new ways of treating inflammatory kidney diseases. [click link for full article] (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:14:37 GMT)
Understanding How Obese Fat Cells Work
In obese individuals, fat cells are bloated and inflamed because they receive too many nutrients, including lipids. In these cells, various components cannot work properly anymore and, instead, they activate new proteins to cope with the situation. [click link for full article] (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:14:47 GMT)
Mammoth discovery downtown
Workers excavating the site of the old St. Vincent de Paul thrift store downtown just made a stunning discovery – an 8-foot-long fossil thought to be the tusk of a Columbian mammoth. The prehistoric “elephant” tusk, 10 inches in diameter at its thickest end, could be as much as 500,000 years old, said Thomas Demere, curator of paleontology at the San Diego Natural History Museum. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:41:28 GMT)
Illumina to Present at the 2007 Thomas Weisel Partners and Bear Sterns Healthcare Conferences
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. announced today that the Company will webcast its presentations at two upcoming investment conferences. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:00:00 GMT)
AnaSpec Introduces Fifty-Five New Catalog Peptides AnaSpec Inc. Posted on: 29 Aug 07
Today AnaSpec, one of the world’s largest providers of custom and catalog peptides, introduced fifty-five (55) new peptides for drug discovery research. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:01:36 GMT)
Smoking turns on genes
Smoking tobacco is no longer considered sexy, but it may prove a permanent turn on for some genes. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:09:54 GMT)
Guide details the science of keeping meat safe
30/08/2007 - Innovations in fighting food-borne pathogens means that meat products are safer than ever before, according to a new guide designed for the industry.. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:34:42 GMT)
Damage persists, even after smokers quit
VANCOUVER - A new B.C. Cancer Agency study serves as a sobering message why people should never start smoking in the first place, the study's authors said Wednesday. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:26:16 GMT)
Biotechnology To Revolutionise Oil Palm Oil Industry
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Biotechnology offers vast opportunities to energise and revolutionise the oil palm oil industry. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:48:24 GMT)
VisEn Medical Names Tarif Awad, Ph.D., as Director of External Scientific Collaborations
VisEn Medical, Inc., a leader in fluorescence in vivo imaging from research through medicine, today announced the appointment of Tarif Awad, Ph.D., as Director of External Scientific Collaborations. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT)
Inverness Medical Innovations Agrees to Acquire Matritech, Inc.
WALTHAM, Mass. and NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 28 / -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (AMEX:IMA) and Matritech, Inc. (AMEX:MZT) today announced that they have entered into an asset purchase agreement pursuant to which Inverness will acquire substantially all of the assets of Matritech for aggregate consideration of $36 million, payable in shares of Inverness common stock. In addition, Inverness ... (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:11:00 GMT)
GenVault Partnership with Genome Quebec Brings $3.3 Million Sale of Dynamic Archive Product
New Products Expand Customer Base CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 28 / -- GenVault Corporation, the leader in room temperature biosample management, forged a partnership with Genome Quebec and the Centre hospitalier affilie universitaire de Chicoutimi to support the CARTaGENE project and the P(3)G Consortium. The partnership included last week's Dynamic Archive sale and GenVault will implement the system ... (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:13:41 GMT)
Strategic Diagnostics Updates Roth Conference Presentation Time
Scheduled to present at 3 p.m. based on updated agenda NEWARK, Del., Aug. 22 -- Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (NASDAQ:SDIX) -- a leading provider of biotechnology-based detection solutions for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, environmental and life science applications, announced today that due to a change in the conference agenda, SDI's presentation at the Roth Capital Partner's Roth ... (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:17:52 GMT)
MIT Holding Inc. Retains Dr. Thomas M. Kollars, Jr. as Chief Scientific Advisor
SAVANNAH, Ga.----MIT Holding, Inc. has retained Dr. Thomas M. Kollars, Jr. as the Company's Chief Scientific Advisor. Dr. Kollars, who is also President and Chief Executive Officer of MEVLABS Inc., will oversee the recently announced partnership between MEVLABS and MIT Holding to research and develop products that prevent the spread of infectious diseases. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:27:00 GMT)
N.C. State receives plant-breeding grant
Monsanto today announced a $675,000 grant to help N.C. State University's plant breeding program. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:43:24 GMT)
Quest Diagnostics Introduces ClariSure(TM) Test for Identifying Chromosome Abnormalities Associated With 85 ...
A molecular diagnostic test that detects chromosome abnormalities associated with 85 developmental disorders affecting children now is commercially available from a national diagnostic testing company, affording testing and reimbursement by leading health plans across the U.S. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:20:00 GMT)
Cash Test Dummies
Finding cash to stay afloat can't be fun at the moment. We look at three companies whose funds are running low. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:47:20 GMT)
UB launches bicycling initiative
UB cyclists turned a new corner yesterday when the university kicked off Bicycling at UB, an initiative designed to improve bike riding to, from and across the three campuses. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:21:43 GMT)
Novel Cause Of Iron Overload In Thalassemia Disorders Discovered
Researchers have discovered a novel cause of iron overload in patients with thalassemia. According to the study, thalassemia patients overproduce a protein called GDF15, which suppresses the production of a liver protein, hepcidin, which in turn leads to an increase in the uptake of dietary iron in the gut. This finding has implications for iron metabolism in other diseases and may contribute to ... (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:03:54 GMT)
How cancer spreads by aggregating platelets
BETHESDA, Md. – Scientists have provided new details about how cancer cells spread by surrounding themselves with platelets – the blood cells needed for blood clotting. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:37:58 GMT)
Rehovot, Israel August 30, 2007
Evogene Ltd. (TASE: EVGN) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:39:39 GMT)
Quest Diagnostics Introduces ClariSure(TM) Test for Identifying Chromosome Abnormalities Associated With 85 ...
LYNDHURST, N.J. ( Map ) - A molecular diagnostic test that detects chromosome abnormalities associated with 85 developmental disorders affecting children now is commercially available from a national diagnostic testing company, affording testing and reimbursement by leading health plans across the U.S. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX ), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic ... (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:52:00 GMT)
One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's
Scientists at the University of Rochester and the J. Craig Venter Institute have discovered a copy of the entire genome of a bacterial parasite residing inside the genome of its host species. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:28:42 GMT)
How Cancer Spreads by Aggregating Platelets
Scientists have provided new details about how cancer cells spread by surrounding themselves with platelets - the blood cells needed for blood clotting. These results could help design new drugs that prevent cancer cells from metastasizing, or spreading throughout the body. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:30:23 GMT)
Quest Launches Microarray-Based Test for Chromosome Abnormalities
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Finding Better Ways to Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis
In the August issue of Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, scientists provide the first large-scale identification of proteins that are overexpressed in chronic pancreatitis, an inflammatory condition of the pancreas that shares many features with pancreatic cancer. The information will help diagnose the early stages of both diseases. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:30:32 GMT)
How Drones Find Queens: Odorant Receptor For Queen Bee Pheromone Identified
The mating ritual of the honey bee is a mysterious affair, occurring at dizzying heights in zones identifiable only to a queen and the horde of drones that court her. Now a research team has identified an odorant receptor that allows male drones to find a queen in flight. The receptor, on the male antennae, can detect an available queen up to 60 meters away. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:03:34 GMT)
One Species' Entire Genome Discovered Inside Another's
Scientists have discovered a copy of the entire genome of a bacterial parasite residing inside the genome of its host species. The finding suggests that lateral gene transfer -- the movement of genes between unrelated species -- may happen much more frequently between bacteria and multicellular organisms than scientists previously believed, posing dramatic implications for evolution. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:16 GMT)
USDA AWARDS $6 MILLION TO ADVANCE TREE GENOMICS AND BREEDING
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2007 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that $6 million has been awarded to the University of California - Davis to improve breeding technologies for conifer trees. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:38 GMT)
The bacterial invader that rewrites genes
The world’s most successful bacterial parasite has effectively become a part of at least 11 different animals by writing its entire genetic code into theirs, according to research that sheds important light on evolution. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:35:55 GMT)
SGI Completes Fiscal 2007 With Key Customer Wins, Launches New HPC Blade System
With a new CEO at its helm, SGI completed its fiscal year 2007 with the launch of a breakthrough blade system purpose-built for high-performance computing , while racking up significant customer wins across SGI's server and storage product lines. (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:53:00 GMT)
Mechanism By Which Transcription Factor Controls Gene Expression Demonstrated By Conaway Lab
The Conaway Lab -- led by Joan Conaway, Ph.D., and Ron Conaway, Ph.D., Investigators -- has published findings that shed light on the role of the much-studied transcription factor YY1 in gene expression. Yong Cai, Ph.D., Research Specialist I, and Jingji Jin, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, are the paper's coequal first authors. [click link for full article] (Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:11:06 GMT)
Biotech firm's IPO could raise millions
Precision Therapeutics Inc., a South Side-based company that develops and sells tests to help doctors manage cancer treatment, plans to sell its common stock to the public through an initial offering that could raise up to $80.5 million. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:32:01 GMT)
Drone's odorant receptor that detects queen honeybees identified
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): University of Illinois entomologists have identified an odorant receptor on the antennae of male drones that allows them to detect a queen honeybee even 60 metres away during a mating flight. Hugh Robertson, a professor of entomology at the university, said, this is the first time an odorant receptor has been linked to a specific pheromone in honeybees. The "queen ... (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:03:30 GMT)
Quest Diagnostics Introduces ClariSure(TM) Test For Identifying Chromosome Abnormalities Associated With 85 ...
A molecular diagnostic test that detects chromosome abnormalities associated with 85 developmental disorders affecting children now is commercially available from a national diagnostic testing company, affording testing and reimbursement by leading health plans across the U.S. [click link for full article] (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:11:36 GMT)
Finding Better Ways To Diagnose Pancreatic Cancer And Chronic Pancreatitis
In the August issue of Molecular & Cellular Proteomics (http://www.mcponline.org), scientists provide the first large scale identification of proteins that are overexpressed in chronic pancreatitis, an inflammatory condition of the pancreas that shares many features with pancreatic cancer. The information will help diagnose the early stages of both diseases. [click link for full article] (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:14:16 GMT)
AnaSpec Introduces Fifty-Five New Catalog Peptides
AnaSpec, one of the world's largest providers of custom and catalog peptides, introduced fifty-five (55) new peptides for drug discovery research. Beta-Amyloid (1-11)-Lys (Biotin) - Cat# 62135This is a C-terminal Lys(Biotin) modified b-Amyloid peptide; residues 1 to 11. [click link for full article] (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:12:36 GMT)
Seventeen Biotech, Life Science Companies Presenting at SEBIO
ATLANTA — Organizers of the Southeastern Biotechnology Investors Conference (SEBIO) have chosen 17 companies from the region to present at the fourth annual Southeastern BIO Investor Forum. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:04:33 GMT)
Smoking Causes Irreversible Gene Damage
BC Cancer Agency researchers, led by Drs. Stephen Lam and Wan Lam, have discovered new evidence that explains why former smokers are still susceptible to lung cancer after they have stopped smoking for many years. [click link for full article] (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:12:48 GMT)
Study identifies new targets for antibiotics
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new sites on the bacterial cell's protein-generating mechanism, where antibiotics can be delivered to treat infections. So far, the primary challenge has been fighting infections caused by bacteria that show resistance to antibiotics. "The primary challenge of antibiotic therapy has been fighting infections caused by the pathogens ... (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:13:35 GMT)
Applera Executes on $600 Million of $1.2 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization
NORWALK, Conn.----Applera Corporation announced today that, pursuant to an authorization from its Board of Directors announced August 8, 2007, it has entered into an agreement with Morgan Stanley for the accelerated repurchase of $600 million worth of its Applied Biosystems Group common stock. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT)
NIH Scientists Discover Novel Cause Of Iron Overload In Thalassemia Disorders
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a novel cause of iron overload in patients with thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that causes anemia. According to the study, thalassemia patients overproduce a protein called GDF15, which suppresses the production of a liver protein, hepcidin, which in turn leads to an increase in the uptake of dietary iron in the gut. ... (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:12:26 GMT)
Smoking may affect genes -- permanently
Smoking may affect genes and this may explain why former smokers are more susceptible to lung cancer than those who never smoked, a Canadian study found. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:39:57 GMT)
Unique Grape Skin Extract Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in the Laboratory
Laboratory experiments show that an extract of the skin of muscadine grapes can inhibit growth of prostate cancer cells in the laboratory. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:04:04 GMT)
News From The Journal Of Lipid Research
Articles published in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of Lipid Research (Vol. 48, No. [click link for full article] (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:11:05 GMT)
L.A. outfit opens genomics consulting unit in the Hub
A Los Angeles-based genomics research group reports it has expanded into Boston. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:47:13 GMT)
Applera buys back $600M in subsidiary's stock
The Connecticut-based parent of a couple of well-known biotechs has pulled the trigger on half of its planned stock-buyback strategy. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:47:23 GMT)
UC Davis Gets $6M USDA Grant for Genomics-Based Tree Breeding Program
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Two students of BSc I Biotechnology at GNGC allege cheating by college
Recently, the admission of five students of B,Sc I Biotechnology at Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, was cancelled by the college. This was done on the grounds that the college was denied five extra seats by Panjab University. However, two students and their parents have alleged that they were duped by the college, since admission to the course was granted without any permission from the ... (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:53:21 GMT)
The Prairie Star
The Camelina Company recently announ-ced it has entered into a strategic partnership with chemicals major INEOS Enter-prises to produce camelina, an exciting new non-food oilseed crop whose oil is used in alternative fuels. (Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:42:46 GMT)
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