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At TED, Venter talks about cell creation (San Francisco Chronicle)
Genetics pioneer Craig Venter shook things up at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in Monterey Thursday, announcing that he is getting closer to creating a synthetic form of life. Venter, who famously sequenced his own genome back in...
(Feb 29, 2008)
At TED, Venter talks about cell creation (San Francisco Chronicle)
Genetics pioneer Craig Venter shook things up at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in Monterey Thursday, announcing that he is getting closer to creating a synthetic form of life. Venter, who famously sequenced his own genome back in...
(Feb 29, 2008)
Receptor Revealed That Turns On Genes After Consuming Unsaturated Fats (Medical News Today)
In a paper published in the scientific journal PlosONE scientists from Wageningen University in the Netherlands demonstrate the tremendous importance of dietary fat as a regulator of gene expression.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Rosetta Genomics Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a leading molecular diagnostics company, today reported a narrower operating loss per ordinary share for the fourth quarter of 2007 compared with corresponding period of 2006, and said it remains solidly on target for the launch of the first three diagnostic tests based on the company's proprietary microRNA technology, this year.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Air-Pump Technology Has Potential Applications In Health-Care And Hospital Settings To Ensure A Sterile Environment (Medical News Today)
A powerful air sterilization technology developed at the University at Buffalo has killed every biological agent with which it has been challenged, including airborne spores, viruses and bacteria in independent tests conducted for the U.S. Department of Defense.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Targeted Agents Active Against HER2-positive Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
1. What are the different ways in which breast cancer is treated? Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Targeted therapies for treating breast cancer have helped to reduce the death rate, according to results from clinical studies.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Biomarkers uncovered by Essex team (Business Weekly)
Researchers from Essex have uncovered a panel of protein biomarkers that could lead to better diagnosis of tumour types and improved treatment for cancer sufferers.
(Feb 29, 2008)
University Of Minnesota Researchers Discover Genetic Cancer Link Between Humans And Dogs (BioresearchOnline)
Cancer researchers at the University of Minnesota and North Carolina State University have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and companionship - they also share the same genetic basis for certain types of cancer
(Feb 29, 2008)
Gene behind rare epilepsy found (The Times of India)
WASHINGTON: A gene prompting a particularly debilitating type of epilepsy besides engendering kidney failure has been identified by researchers. The new findings, which begin to "crack open the cell biology of the problem", were made with the help of only three affected individuals.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Rosetta Genomics' Q4 Spending Swells in Preparation for 2008 Dx Launches (GenomeWeb News)
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(Feb 29, 2008)
Media Invited to Attend International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation Meeting in Boston, April 9-12 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The 28th Annual Meeting and Scientific Session of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place and the Hynes Convention Center, April 9-12th.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Story ideas from the Journal of Biological Chemistry (EurekAlert!)
Following chronic nicotine exposure, nicotine receptors increase in number, an upregulation that contributes to nicotine's addictive properties.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Researchers Find Gene Behind Rare Form Of Epilepsy, Only 3 Known Affected Individuals (Medical News Today)
Researchers have found a gene responsible for a particularly debilitating form of epilepsy that also leads to kidney failure, according to a report published online on February 28th and also in the March 7th print issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, a publication of Cell Press.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Two-protein Complex Protects Nerve Cells (Newswise)
Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) has prompted much interest as a potential therapeutic agent. However, numerous experiments have met with limited success, until now; a research team shows that co-administrating CNTF with its receptor promotes the growth and survival of neurons.
(Feb 29, 2008)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.----The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association elected the 2008 Board of Directors at the February Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors works with NMBio to provide a forum for information exchange related to life science activities, develop initiatives to enhance small business success, provide education regarding the NM biosciences, help establish collaborations, ...
(Feb 29, 2008)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (Centre Daily Times)
The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (NMBio) elected the 2008 Board of Directors at the February Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors works with NMBio to provide a forum for information exchange related to life science activities, develop initiatives to enhance small business success, provide education regarding the NM biosciences, help establish collaborations, and publicize ...
(Feb 29, 2008)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (wallstreet:online AG)
The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (NMBio) elected the 2008 Board of Directors
(Feb 29, 2008)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (3º) (InfoBolsa)
29/02/2008 18:15:00 Business Wire and joined the first iteration of NMBBA. Richard S. Larson, MD, Ph.D. Dr.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Two-protein Complex Protects Nerve Cells (Science Daily)
Since its discovery as a protein that gets specifically released in response to brain injury, ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) has prompted much interest as a potential therapeutic agent. However, numerous experiments have met with limited success, until now; a research team shows that co-administrating CNTF with its receptor promotes the growth and survival of neurons. ...
(Feb 29, 2008)
Study shows Darwin was wrong about the origins of chickens (EurekAlert!)
A novel genetic study has revealed why chickens have yellow legs, demonstrating that though Charles Darwin was right about many things, his view on the origins of the chicken was not entirely correct.
(Feb 29, 2008)
A screening strategy using zebrafish targets genes that protect against hearing loss (EurekAlert!)
A small striped fish is helping scientists understand what makes people susceptible to a common form of hearing loss, although, in this case, it’s not the fish’s ears that are of interest.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Receptor Revealed That Turns On Genes After Consuming Unsaturated Fats (Science Daily)
Scientists demonstrate the tremendous importance of dietary fat as a regulator of gene expression. Via a combination of several nutrigenomic tools they reveal that dietary unsaturated fatty acids govern a huge number of genes and do so almost entirely via a special receptor called PPARa.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Google Wins Intranet Journal's Semantic Award (Intranet Journal)
It isn't a Semantic Web application in the capital sense of the words, but Google gained the nod as the Product of the Year in this year's Intranet Journal award in the semantic web category.
(Feb 29, 2008)
Planning Team Holds First Meeting to Develop Business Plan for Kansas Innovation Center for Advanced Plant Design in ... (Grainnet.com)
The first meeting of the planning team for the Kansas Innovation Center for Advanced Plant Design was held Feb. 25, 2008 in Manhattan, KS.
(Feb 29, 2008)
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