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Rampant Adoption of qRT-PCR and Next Generation DNA Sequencing Technologies Expected to Drive the U.S. Genomics Markets (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PALO ALTO, Calif.----While the days of high market growth, driven by the human genome project, are behind us, the era of personal genomics is yet to begin. Next generation genomics technologies are breathing new life into the market, and are expected to contribute to the robust growth of the U.S. genomics market between 2005 and 2012.
(Aug 20, 2007)
QUT Accelerates Research Productivity through New SGI Supercomputer and Storage Facilities (ThomasNet)
State-Of-The-Art SGI Computing and Storage Infrastructure to Support Researchers at Queensland's University Of Technology SYDNEY, Australia and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 4 / / - Delivering the assurance of a fast, reliable and future-proof solution for a new era of scientific and computational research, SGI (NASDAQ:SGIC) today announced it has been selected to provide the high-performance computing ...
(Aug 20, 2007)
Health Discovery Corporation Receives Notice of Acceptance of Australian Patent Application Covering Biomarker ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAVANNAH, Ga.----Health Discovery Corporation today announced that IP Australia, the Australian patent office, has published the Notice of Acceptance of HDC's patent application covering the use of recursive feature elimination in support vector machines for identification of determinative genes for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Common virus may contribute to obesity in some people, new study shows (EurekAlert!)
BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2007 — Scientists today reported new evidence that infection with a common virus may be a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic sweeping through the United States and other countries.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Adelaide, South Australia August 20, 2007 The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (SeedQuest)
(ACPFG) has secured funding for the next five years, with the South Australian Government, through Bio Innovation SA, awarding an extra $9.3 million on top of the $28 million pledged by the centre’s other funders in April.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Common Virus May Contribute to Obesity in Some People (Newswise)
A common virus may cause obesity in some people, according to new evidence in a controlled laboratory study. Scientists showed that infection with human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36), long recognized as a cause of respiratory and eye infections in humans, transforms adult stem cells obtained from fat tissue into fat cells. The study, which might lead to new treatments for obesity, will be reported in ...
(Aug 20, 2007)
Research and Markets: Protein Bioinformatics - An Algorithmic Approach to Sequence and Structure Analysis (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Protein Bioinformatics: An Algorithmic Approach to Sequence and Structure Analysis to their offering.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Revealing Estrogen's Secret Role in Obesity (Newswise)
Research on the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging: Menopause can make you fat. In animal experiments, researchers showed how estrogen receptors in the brain serve as a master switch to control food intake, energy expenditure and body fat distribution.
(Aug 20, 2007)
St. Jude influenza survey uncovers key differences between bird flu and human flu (EurekAlert!)
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Local News Genesis Genomics attracts investment (Thunder Bay Post)
Efforts to capitalize on the work of Thunder Bay's Genesis Genomics got another shot in the arm Monday. The company announced the successful closing of the second round of its efforts to generate private financing for it's line of products based on the firm's mitochondrial DNA research.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Influenza Survey Uncovers Key Differences Between Bird Flu And Human Flu (Science Daily)
Scientists have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans. Specific mutations linked to immune suppression and viral replications differ between bird and human flu viruses could be used to monitor emerging pandemics.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Study provides hope that some transplant patients could live free of antirejection drugs (EurekAlert!)
STANFORD, Calif. - People with organ transplants, resigned to a lifetime of anti-rejection drugs, may now have reason to hope for a respite, say researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine.
(Aug 20, 2007)
New Hope That Some Transplant Patients Could Live Free Of Anti-rejection Drugs (Science Daily)
People with organ transplants, resigned to a lifetime of anti-rejection drugs, may now have reason to hope for a respite. Using a simple blood sample, the scientists have identified for the first time a pattern of gene expression shared by a small group of patients who beat the odds and remained healthy for years without medication.
(Aug 20, 2007)
St. Jude researchers make discovery about bird flu (Memphis Business Journal)
Researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have new information about bird flu that could help officials differentiate between an outbreak and a pandemic.
(Aug 20, 2007)
Archives (The Daily Tar Heel)
Construction abounds as the University continues its $1.8 billion capital improvements program. Several buildings are receiving internal renovations, and the University is continuing two large projects - the Arts Common and the science complex.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Computers may help chemists tackle infection outbreaks better (New Kerala)
Washington, Aug 20 : Researchers have revealed that computer analysis of existing drugs may be key to fighting new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant pathogens like deadly tuberculosis strains and staph 'superbugs', making it easier to tackle sudden outbreaks.
(Aug 21, 2007)
St. Jude Influenza Survey Uncovers Key Differences Between Bird Flu And Human Flu (Medical News Today)
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans. The St. [click link for full article]
(Aug 21, 2007)
Computers help chemists in superbug battle (vnunet.com)
Robert Jaques, vnunet.com , Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 00:00:00 Technology allows 'reprofiling' of existing drugs to fight new infections Computer analysis of drugs could revolutionise the fight against new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists believe. Researchers in Canada claim that the use of such computer-based "emergency discovery" technology... > ...
(Aug 21, 2007)
Computers help chemists in superbug battle (Personal Computer World)
Computer analysis of drugs could revolutionise the fight against new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists believe.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Technology tests cheese with ease, says manufacturer (Food Production Daily)
21/08/2007 - A new system of screening and testing cheese can offer processors a cost effective way of driving large-scale innovation within their products, its manufacturer claims.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Cartesian Gridspeed Opens Subsidiary Operation in North America (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Supporting the growing demand for its innovative genomic search technology in North America, Cartesian Gridspeed, Ltd. announces the opening of its new sales, marketing and technical support subsidiary, SLIM Search, Inc. in Mission Viejo, California.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Selexis Announces Advanced Approach to Maximize Power of Genetic Elements for Rapid Development of High Performance ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Researchers at Selexis SA and The University of Lausanne have reported the identification of novel high-performance Genetic Elements also known as matrix attachment regions . Data are presented using these novel high-performance Genetic Elements for increased gene expression in mammalian cells.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Chromosome 21 and Down syndrome: from genomics to pathophysiology (Nature)
The sequence of chromosome 21 was a turning point for the understanding of Down syndrome. Comparative genomics is beginning to identify the functional components of the chromosome and that in turn will set the stage for the functional characterization of the sequences.
(Aug 21, 2007)
$250K boost for life sciences (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The University at Buffalo has received a $250,000 gift from Bank of America to create a training program for entry and mid-level workers in the life sciences industry.
(Aug 21, 2007)
BofA donates $250K for life sciences (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The University at Buffalo in western New York has received a $250,000 donation from Bank of America Corp.'s charitable foundation to create a training program for entry- and mid-level workers in the life-sciences industry.
(Aug 21, 2007)
ETF Teardown: Top Australian Stocks (The Motley Fool)
Check out these potential investments from the land Down Under.
(Aug 21, 2007)
$5.2M Grant Extends UW-Madison's Bioinformatics Training Program Five Years (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 21, 2007)
USPTO Validates Multilyte's Basic Microarray IP Portfolio (GenomeWeb News)
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(Aug 21, 2007)
The Government of Quebec and the New Canadian Government Invest in the Creation of an International Biobank (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development, Mr. Raymond Bachand, Quebec Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Montreal region, Mr.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Researcher testing new varieties of rice (Daily Dunklin Democrat)
MALDEN, Mo. - 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.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Medical deans, professors to be trained in leadership (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
For the first time, deans and senior professors of government and private medical colleges will be trained in fostering leadership, administration and finance management skills by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik. The varsity has also planned 20 departments of excellence and will release guidelines along with the Director of Health Services on the management of ...
(Aug 21, 2007)
Computers help chemists in superbug battle (iTNews)
Computer analysis of drugs could revolutionise the fight against new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists believe.
(Aug 21, 2007)
Biobank to be built in Saguenay, Que. to house 20,000 samples from Quebecers (CNews)
MONTREAL (CP) - The Quebec and Canadian governments are pooling their finances to build a new international Biobank in Saguenay, Que., which could help the region become a centre for international genomics research.
(Aug 22, 2007)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Named Readers' Choice Winner For Informatics Portfolio (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, announces that its informatics solutions have won Scientific Computing's 2007 Readers' Choice Awards in four categories - more than any other vendor. The awards represent the company's end-to-end informatics offering including CDS (Chromatography Data Systems), Spectroscopy Software, LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems) ...
(Aug 22, 2007)
Improving IVF (Technology Review)
New non-invasive screening techniques aim to identify the healthiest embryos.
(Aug 22, 2007)
Computer-Aided System To Help In The Fight Against Emerging Infections Or Bioterrorism Attack (Medical News Today)
Computer analysis of existing drugs may be key to fighting new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant pathogens like deadly tuberculosis strains and staph 'superbugs.' Researchers in Canada say the use of such "emergency discovery" technology could save time, money and lives during a sudden outbreak or a bioterrorism attack. [click link for full article]
(Aug 22, 2007)
Scientists find key differences between bird flu and human flu viruses (New Kerala)
Washington, Aug. 21 : Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have uncovered key differences between bird flu and human flu viruses.
(Aug 22, 2007)
This isn't your grandmother's mass spectrometer (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
UA chemistry and biochemistry researchers are giddy about a big new machine. The university will buy a new mass spectrometer this year, thanks to a $924,995 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Vicky Wysocki, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, wrote in an e-mail.
(Aug 22, 2007)
Physical Map Of The Bovine Genome Revealed (Medical News Today)
The recent publication of a paper in Genome Biology describing a physical map of the bovine genome provides cattle researchers with a tool to aid their search to improve cattle production and health and decrease the environmental footprint of the industry. The physical map is like a framework of a house in that it allows all the fine details to be positioned and placed in order. [click link for ...
(Aug 22, 2007)
Systems Medicine (SM), a Subsidiary of Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI), Announces Execution of CRADA with NCI/NIH to ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Systems Medicine, LLC , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cell Therapeutics, Inc. , today announced they have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health .
(Aug 22, 2007)
Consumer and Physician Awareness of Nutrigenomic Tests Is Low (Newswise)
Just 1 in 7 Americans has even heard of direct-to-consumer (DTC) nutrigenomic testing--genetic tests used to make individualized recommendations for disease prevention, according to survey data reported in the August issue of Genetics in Medicine. The journal is published by the American College of Medical Genetics and by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, provider of ...
(Aug 22, 2007)
Bird flu and human flu are differentiated (UPI)
A U.S. study has found specific key differences between bird flu and human flu that might be used to monitor emerging pandemics.
(Aug 22, 2007)
Bird flu and human flu are differentiated (EARTHtimes.org)
A U.S. study has found specific key differences between bird flu and human flu that might be used to monitor emerging pandemics. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators found mutations linked with immune suppression and viral replications diff...
(Aug 22, 2007)
Bird flu and human flu are differentiated (Moldova.org)
A U.S. study has found specific key differences between bird flu and human flu that might be used to monitor emerging pandemics.St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators found mutations linked with immune suppression and viral replications differ between bird and human flu viruses and might distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans.The St. Jude team used ...
(Aug 22, 2007)
Why Bad Things Can Happen to the Heart when "Good" Cholesterol Goes Bad (Newswise)
It's yet another example of how a good thing can go bad: Researchers have found evidence in laboratory studies that 'good' cholesterol, renowned for its ability to protect against heart disease, can undergo detrimental changes in protein composition that make it 'bad' for the heart. The study could lead to new lab tests and treatments for heart disease, they say. It will be presented in August at ...
(Aug 22, 2007)
High Tech: Highest Resolution Computer Screen Ever, 220 Million Pixels (Environmental News Network)
University of California, San Diego - Engineers at the UC San Diego have constructed the highest-resolution computer display in the world - with a screen resolution up to 220 million pixels.
(Aug 22, 2007)
Sponsored Listing (Growth Company Investor)
Imminent interims from Medical Solutions should confirm the bombed-out diagnostic group’s progress in the direction of profitability.
(Aug 22, 2007)
Systems Medicine (SM), a Subsidiary of Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI), Announces Execution of CRADA with NCI/NIH to ... (The San Francisco Examiner)
Aug 22, 2007 7:00 AM (6 hrs ago) From Cell Therapeutics, Inc., Distributed by PR Newswire
(Aug 22, 2007)
Thermo Fisher Nalgene Announces Single Source For Tanks And Liners In Single-Use Applications (BioresearchOnline)
Thermo Fisher announces a series of Tank Liners created specifically for use with NALGENE Brand Cylindrical Tanks applicable to single use biopharmaceutical and diagnostic reagent fluid processing
(Aug 22, 2007)
Promega Plexor(R) HY Most Sensitive Tool for DNA Quantitation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----In response to DNA analyst's requests for more sensitive quantitation, Promega announces the release of the Plexor HY System. Plexor HY provides ultra-sensitive quantitation results down to 6.4pg of autosomal or Y-chromosomal DNA.
(Aug 22, 2007)
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