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In Fruit Flies, Homosexuality Is Biological But Not Hard-Wired (Newswise)
A team of neurobiologists led by UIC researcher Dave Featherstone has discovered that homosexuality in fruit flies is controlled by a novel regulator of synapse strength. By harnessing this discovery, the researchers are able to use either genetics or drugs to turn fly homosexual behavior on and off within hours.
(Dec 9, 2007)
Feeders gather to learn ways to produce better beef efficiently (Tri-State Neighbor)
Efficiency and quality are two important words in the beef industry. Both were covered during the Feeding Quality Forum Nov. 15 in South Sioux City, Neb.
(Dec 9, 2007)
EU-IndiaGrid Conference (Eu Business)
Attendants can also benefit from ample networking opportunities, interacting with peers from both regions and discussing future innovative R&D co-operation.
(Dec 9, 2007)
Paternity tests available at pharmacies (Dayton Daily News)
So you've got this nagging feeling that maybe, just maybe, that cute little baby in the arms of your girlfriend might not be yours.
(Dec 9, 2007)
Secrets Of Alcohol's Effect On Brain Cells Revealed (Science Daily)
Alcohol triggers the activation of a variety of genes that can influence the health and activity of brain cells, and new research sheds light on how that process occurs.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Swedish biotech Vironova eyeing region for U.S. hub (BizJournals)
As one European biotechnology company prepares to leave Baltimore by early 2008, another is eyeing the region as a future site for its U.S. presence.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Researchers Develop 4-D Hologram (The Morning News)
WASHINGTON -- It's no giant lying flayed on the floor at the University of Calgary in Alberta; it's a 4-D hologram generated by a new medical research tool called CAVEman.
(Dec 10, 2007)
UMass biomedical program (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
University of Massachusetts Medical School has established a new program to handle the growing amount of biomedical information being discovered in the age of genomics.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Alcohol's Effect On Brain Cells - Activates A Stress-Linked Pathway In Neurons To Release Key Genes, Weill Cornell ... (Medical News Today)
Alcohol triggers the activation of a variety of genes that can influence the health and activity of brain cells, and new research from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City sheds light on how that process occurs. The findings, published in the Nov. [click link for full article]
(Dec 10, 2007)
Market Checkup: Turmoil and Opportunity (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Morningstar analysts take the temperature of the market, sector by sector.
(Dec 10, 2007)
SQI Diagnostics Announces Positive Results from SQiDworks(TM) Internal Performance Study (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
SQI Diagnostics Inc. , a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based biomarker testing, today announced positive results from an internal performance study of SQiDworks, its proprietary automated multiple-biomarker test platform and QuantiSpot, its corresponding microarray consumable.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Xilinx Powered SGI RC100 Reconfigurable Computing Platform Accelerates Bioinformatics Application Over 900X (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Xilinx, Inc. , the world's leading provider of programmable solutions, today announced that an SGI® RASC enabled SGI® Altix system from Silicon Graphics, Inc. , featuring Xilinx® Virtex-4 high performance FPGAs, can accelerate the Blast-n bioinformatics application by more than 900 times compared to a traditional cluster.
(Dec 10, 2007)
NanoString Technologies Launches Early-Access Program for the nCounter(TM) Analysis System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SEATTLE----NanoString Technologies today announced the launch of the Early Access Program for the nCounter Analysis System for digital gene expression. NanoString has shipped a system to the first Early Access customer, Professor Eric Davidson, at the California Institute for Technology and has begun accepting orders from other customers.
(Dec 10, 2007)
NanoString Technologies Launches Early-Access Program for the nCounter(TM) Analysis System (wallstreet:online AG)
NanoString Technologies today announced the launch of the Early Access Program for the nCounter Analysis
(Dec 10, 2007)
Invitrogen Exclusively Licenses Novel Click Chemistry-Based Cell Proliferation Assays from Harvard University (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, announces the exclusive license of unique cell proliferation assays based on "click" chemistry from Harvard University.
(Dec 10, 2007)
ChemGenex Investigators Report Activity of Omacetaxine in Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients With ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MELBOURNE, Australia & MENLO PARK, Calif.----ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals announced today that positive clinical data from the first 21 patients enrolled in its ongoing phase 2/3 trial of omacetaxine mepesuccinate were presented over the weekend at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
(Dec 10, 2007)
ChemGenex Investigators Report Activity of Omacetaxine in Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients With ... (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals (ASX:CXS) (NASDAQ:CXSP) announced today that positive clinical data from the first 21 patients enrolled in its ongoing phase 2/3 trial of omacetaxine mepesuccinate (formerly known as Ceflatonin(R)) were presented over the weekend at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
(Dec 10, 2007)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter and Six-Months (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOBOKEN, N.J.----John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced that revenue for the second quarter and first-half of fiscal year 2008 advanced 49% and 48% to $423 million and $812 million, respectively.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Paternity tests available at pharmacies (Springfield News-Sun)
So you've got this nagging feeling that maybe, just maybe, that cute little baby in the arms of your girlfriend might not be yours.
(Dec 10, 2007)
New Microbial Genome-to-Array Service (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Partnering with Prognosys Biosciences febit offers a new Genome-to-Array Service. This Service gives scientists access to the latest technology and know-how in sequencing and microarrays even for DNA where no standard microarrays are available.
(Dec 10, 2007)
In Fruit Flies, Homosexuality Is Biological But Not Hard-wired, Study Shows (Science Daily)
Neurobiologists have discovered that homosexuality in fruit flies is controlled by a novel regulator of synapse strength. By harnessing this discovery, the researchers are able to use either genetics or drugs to turn fly homosexual behavior on and off within hours.
(Dec 10, 2007)
House chemical might lead to breast cancer (UPI)
A U.S. study suggests a chemical found in household fittings affects development of the mammary gland in rats and might cause human breast cancer.
(Dec 10, 2007)
House chemical might lead to breast cancer (EARTHtimes.org)
A U.S. study suggests a chemical found in household fittings affects development of the mammary gland in rats and might cause human breast cancer. Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers in Philadelphia said their study is the first to suggest butyl benzyl ph...
(Dec 10, 2007)
Decision Biomarkers Awarded U.S. Patent for Protein Array Surface Chemistry (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Decision Biomarkers Inc , a leading developer of protein biomarker analysis systems for pharmaceutical research and development, today announced the company's PATH® technology has been awarded United States Patent 7,297,497 by the U.S.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Feeders gather to learn ways to produce better beef efficiently (Tri-State Neighbor)
Efficiency and quality are two important words in the beef industry. Both were covered during the Feeding Quality Forum Nov. 15 in South Sioux City, Neb.
(Dec 10, 2007)
New Microbial Genome-To-Array Service (BioresearchOnline)
Partnering with Prognosys Biosciences febit offers a new Genome-to-Array Service. This Service gives scientists access to the latest technology and know-how in sequencing and microarrays even for DNA where no standard microarrays are available. Using this service, scientists can go from biological genetic material to a working microarray experiment in weeks
(Dec 10, 2007)
Semrock And Invitrogen Introduce Qdot Nanocrystals (PhotonicsOnline)
Semrock, Inc. and Invitrogen Corp. have jointly announced the introduction of two new products that work optimally together: the Molecular Probes Qdot 625 nanocrystal fluorescent label, and a perfectly matched BrightLine fluorescence filter set from Semrock
(Dec 10, 2007)
Genome study places modern humans in the evolutionary fast lane (EurekAlert!)
MADISON — Countering a common theory that human evolution has slowed to a crawl or even stopped in modern humans, a new study examining data from an international genomics project describes the past 40,000 years as a time of supercharged evolutionary change, driven by exponential population growth and cultural shifts.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Sugary drinks may increase Alzheimer's risk (News-Medical-Net)
Excess drinking of sugary beverages like soda may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, suggests new research in mice.
(Dec 10, 2007)
Stories indexed under: Anthropology (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Genome study places modern humans in the evolutionary fast lane Dec. 10, 2007 Countering a common theory that human evolution has slowed to a crawl or even stopped in modern humans, a new study by UW-Madison researchers examining data from an international genomics project describes the past 40,000 years as a time of supercharged evolutionary change.
(Dec 10, 2007)
New understanding of biological effects of alcohol on genes within cells (News-Medical-Net)
Alcohol triggers the activation of a variety of genes that can influence the health and activity of brain cells, and new research from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City sheds light on how that process occurs.
(Dec 10, 2007)
MMRC Genomics Initiative Selected for Two Presentations At American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2007 -- The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium , presented two abstracts, including one that was selected for oral presentation, based on data from the MMRC Multiple Myeloma Genomics Initiative at the 49th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, held here December 8-11.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Dosage Compensation In The Mouse Balances Up-Regulation And Silencing Of X-Linked Genes (Medical News Today)
In organisms such as fruit flies and humans, major chromosomal differences exist between the sexes: females have two large, gene-rich X chromosomes and males have one X and one small, gene-poor Y. [click link for full article]
(Dec 11, 2007)
Human evolution speeding up - study (Adelaide Now)
THE world may feel more and more like a global village, but its residents are increasingly genetically diverse thanks to the rapidly accelerating pace of human evolution, a study says.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Watson ancestory questions exposes race enigmas (Newsday)
News that geneticist James Watson inherited 16 percent of his DNA from an African ancestor may provide the Nobel Prize winner with a new perspective on his ancestry.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Human evolution speeding up: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The world may feel more and more like a global village, but its residents are increasingly genetically diverse thanks to the rapidly accelerating pace of human evolution, a study said Monday.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Genome Study Places Modern Humans In Evolutionary Fast Lane (Science Daily)
Countering a common theory that human evolution has slowed to a crawl or even stopped in modern humans, a new study examining data from an international genomics project describes the past 40,000 years as a time of supercharged evolutionary change, driven by exponential population growth and cultural shifts.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Human evolution speeding up: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The world may feel more and more like a global village, but its residents are increasingly genetically diverse thanks to the rapidly accelerating pace of human evolution, a study said Monday.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Decision Biomarkers Awarded U.S. Patent For Protein Array Surface Chemistry (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Decision Biomarkers Inc. (DBI), a leading developer of protein biomarker analysis systems for pharmaceutical research and development, recently announced the company's PATH technology has been awarded United States Patent 7,297,497 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent applies to a novel, ultra-thin nitrocellulose surface chemistry that enables the detection of low-abundance ...
(Dec 11, 2007)
Humans Evolving 100 Times Faster Than Ever (Slashdot)
John Hawks writes "A new genomics study in PNAS shows that humans have been evolving new adaptive genes during the past 10,000 years much faster than ever before. The study says that evolution has sped up because of population growth, making people adapt faster to new diseases, new diets, and social changes like cities. Oh, and I'm the lead author. I've been reading Slashdot for a long time, and ...
(Dec 11, 2007)
Gene Logic Shareholders Approve Genomics Assets Sale and Company Name Change to Ore Pharmaceuticals (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Gene Logic Inc. announced today that the Company's shareholders have approved both the sale of its Genomics Assets to Ocimum Biosolutions and the renaming of the Company as Ore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Dec 11, 2007)
AnaSpec Introduces Eight New Catalog Peptides and One Unusual Amino Acid AnaSpec Inc. Posted on: 05 Dec 07 (PharmiWeb)
This week AnaSpec, one of the world’s largest providers of custom and catalog peptides, introduced eight (8) new catalog peptides and one new unusual amino acid.
(Dec 11, 2007)
DNAPrint Genomics Establishes Non-Profit Foundation to Help Police Solve Cases Involving DNA Evidence (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. today announced that it has created a not-for-profit foundation to award grants, both in cash and in-kind donations of services from DNAPrint Genomics and other biotechnology companies, to law enforcement agencies having unsolved cases involving DNA evidence.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Ocimum listed in Deloitte Technology fast 500 Asia Pacific ranking (PharmaBiz)
Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated life sciences solutions company, has been listed in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific ranking, for the third consecutive year. Ocimum had featured in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific ranking in the years 2005 and 2006 as well.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Modern Humans Placed In The Evolutionary Fast Lane By Genome Study (Medical News Today)
Countering a common theory that human evolution has slowed to a crawl or even stopped in modern humans, a new study examining data from an international genomics project describes the past 40,000 years as a time of supercharged evolutionary change, driven by exponential population growth and cultural shifts.In a study published in the Dec. [click link for full article]
(Dec 11, 2007)
Rosetta Genomics Selects PCR as Platform for its microRNA-based Diagnostics to be Launched in 2008, Licensed Nanogen's ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announced today it has selected the technological platform for its line of microRNA-based diagnostic products, the first of which are expected to launch in 2008.
(Dec 11, 2007)
InforSense Extends Collaboration With Cambridge University (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of embedded enterprise intelligence, today announced that it has extended its existing relationship with Cambridge University, Department of Pathology, to include renewing licenses for the InforSense platform and BioSense, and the addition of new licenses for TextSense for text analytics, and GenSense for Genome Wide Association study analysis.
(Dec 11, 2007)
SGI Introduces the SGI BioCluster Life Sciences Workflow Solution (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
With clusters the fastest growing segment of the computer market in biosciences according to the IDC industry analyst report "HPC Market and Research Overview: 2006 and Beyond", SGI introduces the SGI® BioCluster, a powerful and accelerated workflow solution for pharmaceutical, life sciences and higher education researchers.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Human evolution speeding up (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The world may feel more and more like a global village, but its residents are increasingly genetically diverse thanks to the rapidly accelerating pace of human evolution, a study said Monday.
(Dec 11, 2007)
Decision Biomarkers Awarded U.S. Patent For Protein Array Surface Chemistry (BioresearchOnline)
Decision Biomarkers Inc (DBI), a developer of protein biomarker analysis systems for pharmaceutical research and development, today announced the company's PATH technology has been awarded United States Patent 7,297,497 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(Dec 11, 2007)
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