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'An opportunity to just dive into the research world'
When you think of an apprenticeship program, working in a biotechnology lab at UW-Madison doesn 't immediately come to mind. But such opportunities reflect the diversity of the Youth Apprenticeship Program coordinated by the Dane County School Consortium. Stuart Ballard, 17, a senior at West High School and a participant in the apprenticeship program, is working in the UW-Madison biochemistry ... (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:46:06 GMT)
Mobile phone radiation 'affects human skin'
Cell phone use is already linked to an increased risk of brain tumour. Now, a new study claims that radiation from mobiles affects human skin too. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:40:39 GMT)
Scientists find some new mechanisms of HBV virulence
Washington, February 24 : Scientists at France's National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) say that they have uncovered a novel molecular mechanism by which the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes liver diseases. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:41:45 GMT)
Mobile phone radiation affects human skin: Study
A new study claims that radiation from mobiles affects human skin too. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:47:12 GMT)
New Book Gives A Human Face To Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Despite the fact that congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect in the United States, pediatric cardiology receives relatively little attention compared to adult cardiology. But a new photodocumentary volume entitled My Heart vs. the Real World gives a human face to children with CHD. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:05:08 GMT)
Frost & Sullivan Honours Healthcare Leaders At 2008 Excellence In Healthcare Awards Banquet
Global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan presented fifteen awards at its prestigious 2008 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet held in Berlin. Among the awards conferred were those for product innovation, technology leadership, customer service leadership and market leadership. Delivering the keynote speech, Dr. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:07:49 GMT)
News From The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
Sodium, Calcium, Potassium and Skin ColorSkin color is one of the most visible indicators that helps distinguish human appearance, and a new study provides more detail as to how one protein helps produce this wide palette.In 2005 researchers identified a gene called SLC24A5 as a key determinant of skin color. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:05:58 GMT)
A Collection of Articles on Separation Technology from the Kirk Othmer Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Kirk-Othmer Separation Technology, 2 Volume Set, 2nd Edition" to their offering. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:46:00 GMT)
A Collection of Articles on Separation Technology from the Kirk Othmer Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets has announced the addition of "Kirk-Othmer Separation Technology, 2 Volume Set, 2nd Edition" to their offering. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:08:15 GMT)
Invitrogen and Chroma Therapeutics Extend Kinase Screening Partnership
CARLSBAD, Calif. & ABINGDON, England----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, today announced an extension to its partnership with Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT)
GenomeQuest, Inc. Announces Anthony Salerno Joins as Vice President, Strategic Business Development
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.----GenomeQuest, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its leadership team by hiring veteran life sciences industry executive Anthony Salerno as Vice President, Strategic Business Development. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT)
Attagene's Breakthrough Transcription Factor Profiling Technology to be Described in Nature Methods
Attagene Inc., a biotechnology company that develops innovative tools for signal transduction analysis, announced today that one of the Nature Research Journals highlights their flagmanship technology, the FACTORIAL. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT)
InforSense Launches Translational Research Solution
HIMSS 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition -- InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of embedded enterprise intelligence, today announced the InforSense Translational Research Solution. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT)
Crosslinks BV and InforSense Announce Partnership
HIMSS 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition -- InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of embedded enterprise intelligence, and Crosslinks B.V. today announced a strategic partnership to support Translational Medicine research initiatives, and that Crosslinks has joined the InforSense Open Partner Network as a certified InforSense Solutions Provider. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:01:00 GMT)
Mobile radiations harms human skin
LONDON: Cell phone use is already linked to an increased risk of brain tumour. Now, a new study claims that radiation from mobiles affects human skin too. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:39:02 GMT)
Going global with genomics gets serious
If you talk to Dr. Tomas Kara of the International Clinical Research Center in the Czech Republic, there's no end to the possibilities. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:13:06 GMT)
Mobile phone radiation may affect proteins in the human tissues
Washington, Feb 25: Mobile phones may also alter proteins in the body tissues besides causing tumour and other problems, a research claims. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:23:52 GMT)
Researchers Help Piece Together the Corn Genome's First Draft
Iowa State University's Patrick Schnable, left, and Srinivas Aluru contributed their expertise in corn genetics and supercomputing to a $32 million, three-year project to assemble the corn genome sequence. The first draft of the corn genome sequence will be announced Thursday, Feb. 28, at the 50th Annual Maize Genetics Conference in Washington, D.C. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:32:23 GMT)
Signature Receives Florida Clinical Laboratory License
Signature Genomic Laboratories, LLC, announced that is has received its Florida Clinical Laboratory License. The license permits Signature to receive specimens drawn by clinical laboratories in the state of Florida, under Florida Statutes Chapter 483, Part 1. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:53:15 GMT)
Expression Analysis Adopts Illumina's GoldenGate(R) Platform for DNA Methylation Profiling Services
DURHAM, N.C.----Expression Analysis, Inc., the industry's leading provider of genomic services for clinical trails and research, announced today that it has initiated service for Illumina's Assays for DNA Methylation profiling. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:04:00 GMT)
Expression Analysis Adopts Illumina´s GoldenGate(R) Platform for DNA Methylation Profiling Services
Expression Analysis, Inc., the industry´s leading provider of genomic services for clinical (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:15:30 GMT)
Expression Analysis Adopts Illumina's GoldenGate(R) Platform for DNA Methylation Profiling Services
Expression Analysis, Inc., the industry's leading provider of genomic services for clinical trails and research, announced today that it has initiated service for Illumina's Assays for DNA Methylation profiling. The assays are highly reproducible and multiplexed methods for the high-throughput quantitative measurement of DNA methylation. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:26:18 GMT)
Mobile phone radiation 'affects human skin'
London, Feb 25: Cell phone use is already linked to an increased risk of brain tumour. Now, a new study claims that radiation from mobiles affects human skin too. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:58:09 GMT)
NHGRI to Back New Genomics Centers with up to $2M per Year
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China gene experts search for answers on diabetes
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Chinese scientists are trying to find out which errant genes are responsible for diabetes and certain forms of cancer that have long plagued Chinese populations, a geneticist said. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:34:12 GMT)
China gene experts search for answers on diabetes
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Chinese scientists are trying to find out which errant genes are responsible for diabetes and certain forms of cancer that have long plagued Chinese populations, a geneticist said. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:40:59 GMT)
More News
Formerly known as Gene Logic and for its reputation in genomics, Ore now identifies new medical uses for drug candidates that have gotten bumped out of other companies’ development pipelines for one reason or another. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:07:25 GMT)
Blood testing for mood disorders
There are to date no objective clinical laboratory blood tests for mood disorders. The current reliance on patient self-report of symptom severity and on the clinicians’ impression is a rate limiting step in effective treatment and new drug development. (Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:17:53 GMT)
Scientists unravel the genetic coding of the pea
The pea is one of many important crop species that is unsuited to the Agrobacterium-based genetic modification techniques that are commonly used to work with crops. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:02:18 GMT)
SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
Iowa State University researchers helped write the first draft of the corn genome sequence that will be announced Thursday, Feb. 28, at the 50th Annual Maize Genetics Conference in Washington, D.C. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:37:57 GMT)
Mysterious Bacterial Microcompartments Revealed By Biochemists
Biochemists have answered an important question about the structure of microcompartments -- mysterious molecular machines that seem to be present in a wide variety of pathogens and other bacteria. In the journal Science, the biochemists report how the structure closes, forming a shell around enzymes that are encased inside. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:21:57 GMT)
Mood Markers Isolated In Blood Open Informative Window Into Brain Functioning And Disease
Researchers have isolated biomarkers in the blood that identify mood disorders, a breakthrough that may change the way bipolar illness is diagnosed and treated. The panel of markers is present in differing amounts in individuals suffering from high or low mood states. The concentration of the blood markers also varies depending on the severity of the depression or mania the individual ... (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:22:07 GMT)
InforSense Launches Translational Research Solution
InforSense Ltd., the leading provider of embedded enterprise intelligence, recently announced the InforSense Translational Research Solution. The new solution provides out-of-the-box tools and capabilities to integrate basic scientific research data and techniques with clinical research to improve disease understanding and patient care. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:52:53 GMT)
New Study Confirms That Living Tissue is Affected by Mobile Phone Radiation
A new study completed by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) on effects of the mobile phone radiation on human skin strengthens the results of the human cell line analyses: living tissue responds to mobile phone radiation. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:58:40 GMT)
CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics Announces the Validation and Launch of the HerScan Test for Assessment of Newly ...
MUKILTEO, Wash., Feb. 26, 2008 -- CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics , has completed clinical validation and has commercially launched the HerScan test, the first Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Comparative Genomic Hybridization array-based test for breast cancer. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT)
Althea Technologies Announces the Spin-Out of an Independent Company, Althea Diagnostics
Althea Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative technologies and pharmaceutical services, announced today that it has spun-out an independent company to commercialize its breakthrough genetic testing technology through a variety of laboratory services and gene expression products for use in monitoring and managing cancer treatment. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT)
The Genetic Coding Of The Pea Unravelled By Scientists
The pea is one of many important crop species that is unsuited to the Agrobacterium-based genetic modification techniques that are commonly used to work with crops. Researchers, reporting in the open access journal Genome Biology have now discovered the first high-throughput forward and reverse genetics tool for the pea (Pisum sativum), could have major benefits for crop breeders around the world. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:06:49 GMT)
Scientists crack genetic coding of the pea plant
Washington, Feb 26 : For the first time, scientists have given a proper insight into the DNA of the pea, by unravelling its genetic coding. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:25:22 GMT)
Scientists unravel the genetic coding of the pea
The pea is one of many important crop species that is unsuited to the Agrobacterium-based genetic modification techniques that are commonly used to work with crops. Researchers, reporting in the open access journal Genome Biology have now discovered the first high-throughput forward and reverse genetics tool for the pea (Pisum sativum), could have major benefits for crop breeders around the world. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:39:47 GMT)
GeneGo Products Available on Mac, Linux
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that its data analysis products MetaCore, MetaLink, MapEditor and MetaRodent are now supported by Mac and Linux operating systems and multiple web browsers. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT)
Adnavance Technologies Completes $3.7 Million Financing; Appoints Veteran Diagnostics Executive V. Randy White, Ph.D. ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SAN DIEGO----Adnavance Technologies Inc., a developer of new direct detection molecular diagnostic tests for medical applications, announced today that it completed a Series B financing totaling $3.7 million CAD. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT)
Scientists offer new approach in studying mood disorders
Washington, Feb 26 : Researchers from Indiana have proposed a new approach in identifying blood biomarkers resulting in mood disorders. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:26 GMT)
Smoking's Effects On Genes May Play A Role In Lung Cancer Development And Survival
Smoking plays a role in lung cancer development and now scientists have shown that smoking also affects the way genes are expressed, leading to alterations in cell division and regulation of immune response. Notably, some of the changes in gene expression persisted in people who had quit smoking many years earlier. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:06:39 GMT)
Adnavance Technologies Completes $3.7 Million Financing; Appoints Veteran Diagnostics Executive V. Randy White, Ph.D. ...
Adnavance Technologies Inc., a developer of new direct detection molecular diagnostic tests for medical applications, announced today that it completed a Series B financing totaling $3.7 million CAD. The proceeds will fund continued development and expansion of the Company's ultra-sensitive proprietary metalized-DNA (M-DNA(TM)) technology. The Company also announced that veteran industry ... (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:25:16 GMT)
Automation Of A Kinetic Fluorescence Whole Cell Assay
Velocity11, an Agilent Technologies company, have announced a technical poster that describes how a labour-intensive, multi-step kinetic fluorescence whole cell assay was automated using its BioCel Automation Platform, providing significant time savings and enhanced assay consistency (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:34:29 GMT)
STOP Terrorism Software
Researchers at the University of Maryland's Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) have developed the SOMA Terror Organization Portal (STOP) allowing analysts to query automatically learned rules on terrorist organization behavior, forecast potential behavior based on these rules, and, most importantly, to network with other analysts examining the same subjects. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:33:32 GMT)
GeneGo biology apps reach Macs
Having previously limited itself to PCs, GeneGo now says that several of its biological analysis applications are compatible with Mac and Linux systems; this stems partly from support for alternatives to Internet Explorer, namely Firefox 2 and Safari 3.0. MetaCore is used to analyze experiment data for gene expressions and pathways, and lets users... (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:47:37 GMT)
HTG Appoints Jonathan Sheridan VP of Commercial Operations
HTG, Inc., a provider of novel array-based gene expression assay technology and services for the life sciences industry, today announced it has named Jonathan M. Sheridan to the position of Vice President of Commercial Operations. In addition to Sheridan's appointment, the company also announced the opening of a second office location in Madison, Wisconsin which Sheridan will manage. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:08:32 GMT)
February 25, 2008 Source: Genome Biology via
The pea is one of many important crop species that is unsuited to the Agrobacterium-based genetic modification techniques that are commonly used to work with crops. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:53:17 GMT)
Opinion Articles
A recent article has suggested that YU is doing itself a disservice by not offering a human anatomy course in place of comparative anatomy, the former being much more relevant to the many pre-med students than the currently-offered latter. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:16:18 GMT)
Tarlton to build Phase I of Danforth Center research park
Tarlton Corp. was selected to manage the $36.1 million first phase of construction at the new Bio-Research and Development Growth Park (BRDG) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur, Mo., Tarlton said Tuesday. (Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:29:17 GMT)
First Draft Of Corn Genome Completed
The corn genome has be sequenced. It is hoped that this basic research will lead to the development of crops that can withstand global climate change, add nutritional value to grain, sequester more atmospheric carbon in agricultural soils, or boost yields so crops can meet growing demands for food, feed, fiber and fuel. The genome of corn is very similar to the genomes of rice, wheat, sorghum, ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:36:27 GMT)
Treatment Of First Patient In Phase I Clinical Trial Of Bionomics' Anti-Cancer Drug BNC105
Bionomics Limited (ASX: BNO) announced the initiation of treatment for the first patient in the Phase I trial of its anti-cancer drug, BNC105. The BNC105 Phase I clinical trial involves treatment of patients with advanced cancer. Patients will be treated with BNC105 on days 1 and 8 of a 21 day cycle, over two cycles. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:04:58 GMT)
27 February 2008
(Amherst, NH) – As the number and types of therapeutic drugs for treating a growing list of ailments continue to proliferate, the pharmaceutical industry and the drug development processes at its core are evolving. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:33:39 GMT)
UI professor Logsdon publishes work on algae
An associate professor of biology at the University of Iowa announced in the journal Nature the discovery of a new kind of eukaryotic algae that provides an evolutionary connection between two separate branches on the tree of life. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:40:24 GMT)
SQI Diagnostics Reports Results for the Fiscal First Quarter Ended December 31, 2007
SQI Diagnostics Inc. , a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based biomarker testing, today announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2007. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT)
Invitrogen Teams with Genisphere to Advance Epigenetic Research
CARLSBAD, Calif. & HATFIELD, Pa.----Invitrogen Corporation , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, will become the exclusive provider of fluorescent microRNA microarray labeling kits using Genisphere Inc.'s 3DNA® dendrimer signal amplification technology, based on the terms of a new license agreement. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT)
Invitrogen Teams with Genisphere to Advance Epigenetic Research
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, will become the exclusive provider of fluorescent microRNA microarray labeling kits using Genisphere Inc.'s 3DNA(R) dendrimer signal amplification technology, based on the terms of a new license agreement. This technology, combined with Invitrogen's Alexa Fluor(R) ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:26:25 GMT)
Genedata and Roche Join Forces in Proteomics Process
Basel, Switzerland, February 14, 2008 Genedata, a leading provider of in silico solutions for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, today announced an agreement with Roche for the company`s Genedata Expressionist® Refiner MS module. As integral part of the Genedata Expressionist platform for biomarker discovery, Refiner MS performs automated quality assessment and pre-processing of ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:03:13 GMT)
NCGA Applauds Scientists For Completing Corn Genome Draft Sequence
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) applauds the research of the scientific community for its work in completing a draft sequence of the corn genome, the first mapping of the corn genome in the world. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:10:57 GMT)
Researchers investigate link between fungal proteins, innate immunity and asthma
Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) have received a second grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance understanding of the role of environmental fungi in chronic airway disorders. Recently NIAID awarded the researchers a further $1.8 million for these studies over a five-year period to investigate how the ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:54:48 GMT)
Springer launches new e-Product: Springer Protocols
NEW YORK----Springer Science+Business Media has announced the release of Springer Protocols, a protocol database of more than 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:08:00 GMT)
Springer launches new e-Product: Springer Protocols
Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) has announced the release of Springer Protocols, (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:15:46 GMT)
St. Louis, Missouri February 27, 2008 The National Corn Growers Association
(NCGA) applauds the research of the scientific community for its work in completing a draft sequence of the corn genome, the first mapping of the corn genome in the world. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:22:53 GMT)
Springer launches new e-Product: Springer Protocols -- Researchers' tool delivers laboratory protocols across 15 ...
Springer Science+Business Media ( www.springer.com ) has announced the release of Springer Protocols, a protocol database of more than 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine. The protocols provide step-by-step "recipes," that can be executed in a controlled laboratory environment. Springer Protocols is a subscription product published under the Humana Press ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:24:00 GMT)
Springer launches new e-Product: Springer Protocols
Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) has announced the release of Springer Protocols, a protocol database of more than 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine. The protocols provide step-by-step "recipes," that can be executed in a controlled laboratory environment. Springer Protocols is a subscription product published under the Humana Press imprint, ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:25:12 GMT)
Gender tests sometimes wrong
Amid the tumult of the delivery room, Rohit and Geeta Jain were calm about one thing: Their new baby was sure to be a boy. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:36:51 GMT)
Innovations and Opportunities
Innovations in genomics and nanotechnology lead this week's advances. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:13:11 GMT)
AUS Tertiary Update
Culture clash at Victoria Victoria University’s change proposal to disestablish its film programme and create a new visual culture “cluster”, tying a truncated cinema studies programme to the university’s art history and museum and heritage programmes and its Adam Art Gallery, is a huge leap backwards, say staff and students. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:37:29 GMT)
Tecan Platforms Improve Microarray Throughput and Research Quality in South Africa
DURHAM, N.C.----Researchers at the Centre for Proteomics and Genomics Research in Cape Town, South Africa, have established a high throughput biological research platform with a number of automated microarray processing systems from Tecan, including an HS 4800™ Pro Hybridization Station with the new QuadChamber™, a HydroFlex™ system and an LS Reloaded™ laser scanner. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:07:00 GMT)
Tecan Platforms Improve Microarray Throughput and Research Quality in South Africa
Researchers at the Centre for Proteomics and Genomics Research (CPGR) in Cape Town, South Africa, (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:14:50 GMT)
Tecan Platforms Improve Microarray Throughput and Research Quality in South Africa
Researchers at the Centre for Proteomics and Genomics Research (CPGR) in Cape Town, South Africa, have established a high throughput biological research platform with a number of automated microarray processing systems from Tecan, ... (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:22:18 GMT)
Tecan Platforms Improve Microarray Throughput and Research Quality in South Africa
Researchers at the Centre for Proteomics and Genomics Research (CPGR) in Cape Town, South Africa, have established a high throughput biological research platform with a number of automated microarray processing systems from Tecan, including an HS 4800(TM) Pro Hybridization Station with the new QuadChamber(TM), a HydroFlex(TM) system and an LS Reloaded(TM) laser scanner. (Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:25:27 GMT)
Basically, DNA is a computing problem
The revolution of genome sequencing has spawned a parallel revolution in computing, as scientists in Cambridge have found (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:19:35 GMT)
Markets in Brief
Underwear maker Delta Galil has received a global licensing agreement from Tommy Hilfiger Group. The Israeli company will be marketing Tommy Hilfiger-brand women's "intimates" in the U.S. and elsewhere starting in August.(TheMarker) (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:31:25 GMT)
Genetic Coding Of The Pea Unraveled
The pea is one of many important crop species that is unsuited to the Agrobacterium-based genetic modification techniques that are commonly used to work with crops. Researchers have now discovered the first high-throughput forward and reverse genetics tool for the pea, could have major benefits for crop breeders around the world. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:36:07 GMT)
Marine Biotech Revenues Projected to Reach $3.78 Billion by 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, ...
Driven by growing interest from the medical, pharmaceutical, aquaculture, nutraceutical and industrial sectors, the global market for marine biotechnology is projected to reach a value of US$3.78 billion by 2012. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:01:00 GMT)
Tucson genomics company expands
High Throughput Genomics Inc. opens second location in Madison, Wis. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:26:27 GMT)
Correction: Laura Castillo
Laura Castillo was the Sorenson Genomics technician working with DNA samples in a photo that ran in the Deseret Morning News on Sunday. The person in the photo was misidentified in the caption. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:44:48 GMT)
Marine Biotech Revenues Projected to Reach $3.78 Billion by 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, ...
Driven by growing interest from the medical, pharmaceutical, aquaculture, nutraceutical and industrial sectors, the global market for marine biotechnology is projected to reach a value of US$3.78 billion by 2012. (PRWeb Feb 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:37:02 GMT)
Clinical Data, Inc. Announces Expanded Reimbursement for Its FAMILION(R) Long QT Syndrome Genetic Test
Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA), a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, today announced that its PGxHealth(TM) division has achieved significant growth in positive reimbursement policies for its FAMILION(R) genetic test for Long QT Syndrome (LQTS). (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:53:18 GMT)
Adnavance Technologies Inc. Appoints Anthony P. Bihl III to its Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SAN DIEGO----Adnavance Technologies Inc., a developer of direct detection molecular diagnostic tests for medical applications, announced today that the company appointed Anthony P. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT)
Investigating Link Between Fungal Proteins, Innate Immunity And Asthma
Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) have received a second grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance understanding of the role of environmental fungi in chronic airway disorders. Recently NIAID awarded the researchers a further $1. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:07:09 GMT)
Adnavance Technologies Inc. Appoints Anthony P. Bihl III to its Board of Directors
Adnavance Technologies Inc., a developer of direct detection molecular diagnostic tests for medical applications, announced today that the company appointed Anthony P. Bihl III to its Board of Directors. Mr. Bihl served as CEO of Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics until his retirement in November 2007. He also served as president of Bayer Healthcare's Diagnostic Division, which was acquired ... (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:40:25 GMT)
Siemens and National Jewish Medical and Research Center Form Strategic Alliance to Advance ...
Institute for Advanced Biomedical Imaging to Be Constructed at National Jewish MALVERN, Pa., and DENVER, Feb. 13 - With a shared vision of a more personalized medicine, Siemens Healthcare and National Jewish Medical and Research Center have formed a strategic alliance to improve and develop novel imaging and diagnostic technologies using genomics, proteomics, and integrated research and clinical ... (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:46:56 GMT)
BioReference Laboratories, Inc. Announces Earnings Date for First Quarter for Fiscal Year 2008
BioReference Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRLI) announced today it plans to issue earnings results for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 before the open of market trading on Thursday, March 6, 2008. The Company's earnings conference call is to take place the same day at 10:30 a.m. EST. The call will be hosted by Marc D. Grodman M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:53:59 GMT)
Researchers discover genetic cancer link between humans and dogs
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. Furthermore, the researchers say that because of the way the genomes have evolved, getting cancer may be inevitable for some humans and dogs. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:55:35 GMT)
With just 3 affected individuals, researchers find gene behind rare form of epilepsy
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. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:02:53 GMT)
DNA can help determine cattle potential
Every steer in a feedlot is different. To get the most out of each one, a producer would have to individualize each animal's finished weight, diet and even marketing method. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:28:40 GMT)
With just 3 affected individuals, researchers find gene behind rare form of epilepsy
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. What`s more, the new findings, which begin to “crack open the cell biology of the problem,” were made with ... (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:10:48 GMT)
BioInformatics, LLC Studies Trade Show Exhibition Strategies in the Life Science Market
BioInformatics, LLC -- the leading market research and consulting firm serving the life science industry -- announces the publication of its latest report, "Conferences & Exhibits in the Life Sciences: What's Working Now." (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:10:00 GMT)
BioBlower Closer to Protecting Soldiers from Biological Attack
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. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:32:23 GMT)
Adnavance Technologies Completes $3.7 Million Financing; Appoints Veteran Diagnostics Executive V. Randy White, Ph.D. ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adnavance Technologies Inc., a developer of new direct detection molecular diagnostic tests for medical applications, announced today that it completed a Series B financing totaling $3.7 million CAD. The proceeds will fund continued development and expansion of the Company's ultra-sensitive proprietary metalized-DNA (M-DNA) technology. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:52:25 GMT)
Strategic Diagnostics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - reported that total revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, were $7.3 million, an increase of 4% over the fourth quarter of 2006. Revenues for the 2007 fourth quarter were positively impacted by a 28% increase in sales of antibody products and 21% growth in the sales of food pathogen testing methods, in both cases as compared to the fourth quarter of 2006. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:15:00 GMT)
High Throughput Genomics Opens Wisconsin Sales Office
GenomeWeb Daily News You are not logged in. Existing subscribers login here . New to GenomeWeb Daily News? Register quickly here for your free subscription. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:15:32 GMT)
Luminex and Abbott Sign Agreement for Global Distribution of the xTAG(TM) Respiratory Viral Panel
AUSTIN, Texas----Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, a division of Luminex Corporation , the worldwide leader in multiplexing solutions, has signed a global sales and distribution agreement with Abbott's molecular diagnostics business. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:13:00 GMT)
Luminex and Abbott Sign Agreement for Global Distribution of the xTAG(TM) Respiratory Viral Panel
Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, a division of Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexing solutions, has signed a global sales and distribution agreement with Abbott's (NYSE: ABT) molecular diagnostics business. Under the terms of the agreement, Abbott will have exclusive rights to distribute Luminex's new xTAG(TM) Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP) worldwide outside the ... (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:25:41 GMT)
Springer launches 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine
Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) has announced the release of Springer Protocols, a protocol database of more than 18,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine. (Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:16:10 GMT)
Genome sequencing and computer advances
The revolution of genome sequencing has spawned a parallel revolution in computing, as scientists in Cambridge have found The computing resources of the Sanger Institute at Hinxton, near Cambridge in southern England, are almost unfathomable. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:23:05 GMT)
Researchers find gene behind rare form of epilepsy
Washington, Feb 29 : A gene prompting a particularly debilitating type of epilepsy besides engendering kidney failure has been identified by researchers. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:21:32 GMT)
At TED, Venter talks about cell creation
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... (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:18:51 GMT)
At TED, Venter talks about cell creation
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... (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:33:32 GMT)
Receptor Revealed That Turns On Genes After Consuming Unsaturated Fats
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:04:49 GMT)
Rosetta Genomics Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Financial Results
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT)
Air-Pump Technology Has Potential Applications In Health-Care And Hospital Settings To Ensure A Sterile Environment
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:06:59 GMT)
Targeted Agents Active Against HER2-positive Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:30:34 GMT)
Biomarkers uncovered by Essex team
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:23:12 GMT)
University Of Minnesota Researchers Discover Genetic Cancer Link Between Humans And Dogs
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 (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:34:42 GMT)
Gene behind rare epilepsy found
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:54:45 GMT)
Rosetta Genomics' Q4 Spending Swells in Preparation for 2008 Dx Launches
GenomeWeb Daily News You are not logged in. Existing subscribers login here . New to GenomeWeb Daily News? Register quickly here for your free subscription. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:15:22 GMT)
Media Invited to Attend International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation Meeting in Boston, April 9-12
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:25:00 GMT)
Story ideas from the Journal of Biological Chemistry
Following chronic nicotine exposure, nicotine receptors increase in number, an upregulation that contributes to nicotine's addictive properties. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:02:18 GMT)
Researchers Find Gene Behind Rare Form Of Epilepsy, Only 3 Known Affected Individuals
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:05:19 GMT)
Two-protein Complex Protects Nerve Cells
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:32:33 GMT)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors
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, ... (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:15:00 GMT)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors
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 ... (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:27:59 GMT)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors
The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (NMBio) elected the 2008 Board of Directors (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:29:10 GMT)
NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (3º)
29/02/2008 18:15:00 Business Wire and joined the first iteration of NMBBA. Richard S. Larson, MD, Ph.D. Dr. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:31:35 GMT)
Two-protein Complex Protects Nerve Cells
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. ... (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:34:16 GMT)
Study shows Darwin was wrong about the origins of chickens
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:32:15 GMT)
A screening strategy using zebrafish targets genes that protect against hearing loss
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:45:23 GMT)
Receptor Revealed That Turns On Genes After Consuming Unsaturated Fats
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:34:57 GMT)
Google Wins Intranet Journal's Semantic Award
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. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:52:17 GMT)
Planning Team Holds First Meeting to Develop Business Plan for Kansas Innovation Center for Advanced Plant Design in ...
The first meeting of the planning team for the Kansas Innovation Center for Advanced Plant Design was held Feb. 25, 2008 in Manhattan, KS. (Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:16:06 GMT)
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