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STUDY TEAMl: Couple who started career at Duke translate research results into usable information (Winston-Salem Journal)
Get the scoop on Trail Mix, the Journal's new political blog. » Read more Drs. Margaret Pericak-Vance and Jeffery Vance could have spent their careers quietly doing genetics research in labs, content with working behind the scenes to solve puzzles that could eventually reach doctors treating people.
(Mar 1, 2008)
Unconventional husband-wife team head Miami genetics institute (7 News Miami)
MIAMI -- Drs. Margaret Pericak-Vance and Jeffery Vance could have spent their careers quietly doing genetics research in labs, content with working behind the scenes to solve puzzles that could eventually reach doctors treating people.
(Mar 1, 2008)
Week in review (Post-Bulletin)
ter Water main break floods John Adams basement A water main break caused flooding last week at John Adams Middle School in Rochester. The Rochester Fire Department was called to the school and water was 3 to 5 inches deep in the school's basement
(Mar 1, 2008)
Duke Graduates Form Unconventional Team at Miami Genetics Institute (Local Tech Wire)
MIAMI — Drs. Margaret Pericak-Vance and Jeffery Vance could have spent their careers quietly doing genetics research in labs, content with working behind the scenes to solve puzzles that could eventually reach doctors treating people.
(Mar 1, 2008)
DNA can help determine cattle potential (Tri-State Neighbor)
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.
(Mar 1, 2008)
Genetic cancer link between humans and dogs discover (New Kerala)
Washington : Oncologists at the University of Minnesota and North Carolina State University have found one more association between dogs and humans other than friendship and companionship -the same basis for certain type of cancers.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Intensive blood glucose treatment doesn't raise diabetics' death risk (New Kerala)
Washington : The largest-ever clinical trial of diabetes treatments has found no evidence that receiving intensive treatment to lower blood glucose raises the risk of death among diabetics.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Genetic Cancer Link Between Humans And Dogs Discovered (Science Daily)
Cancer researchers 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.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Ergotron Continues to Drive Healthcare, Government Business in China Signing on Galaxy as New Distribution Partner (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Building upon the already successful business partnerships between Ergotron and two leading IT supply chain companies in China-Ingram Micro and Datumstrut-Ergotron has added a third distribution partner-Beijing-based Galaxy, known as Beijing SUO XIONG Medical Technology Company-to address the unique challenges posed by the public sector.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Ergotron Continues to Drive Healthcare, Government Business in China Signing on Galaxy as New Distribution Partner (PRWeb)
Building upon the already successful business partnerships between Ergotron and two leading IT supply chain companies in China-Ingram Micro and Datumstrut-Ergotron has added a third distribution partner-Beijing-based Galaxy, known as Beijing SUO XIONG Medical Technology Company-to address the unique challenges posed by the public sector. With the relationship already in place, Ergotron is now ...
(Mar 2, 2008)
Non Invasive Markers Of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - This study by Decramer, et al in the October 2007 issue of World Journal of Urology looked at non-invasive markers for ureteropelvic junction obstruction to predict the necessity of pyeloplasty. It evaluated both non-invasive urinary biomarkers for UPJ obstruction as well as proteomics.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Unconventional husband-wife team head Miami genetics institute (Miami Herald)
Drs. Margaret Pericak-Vance and Jeffery Vance could have spent their careers quietly doing genetics research in labs, content with working behind the scenes to solve puzzles that could eventually reach doctors treating people.
(Mar 2, 2008)
UM Husband & Wife Team Lead Genetics Research (CBS4 Miami)
A husband and wife genetics research team now head the University of Miami's efforts to become a genetics research hub dedicated to using their lab findings to produce real world medical care.
(Mar 2, 2008)
UM Husband & Wife Team Lead Genetics Research (CBS4 Miami)
A husband and wife genetics research team now head the University of Miami's efforts to become a genetics research hub dedicated to using their lab findings to produce real world medical care.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Genetic Cancer Link Discovered Between Humans And Dogs (Medical News Today)
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.Jaime Modiano, V.M.D.
(Mar 2, 2008)
DNA can help determine cattle potential (Tri-State Neighbor)
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.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Open Lab (Express India)
If you thought the adoption of open source was restricted to only software-web servers, code development, and operating systems- then think again.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Unconventional husband-wife team head Miami genetics institute (7 News Miami)
MIAMI -- Drs. Margaret Pericak-Vance and Jeffery Vance could have spent their careers quietly doing genetics research in labs, content with working behind the scenes to solve puzzles that could eventually reach doctors treating people.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Ciliary neurotrophic factor protects nerve cells (News-Medical-Net)
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.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Ag deans see promising future (High Plains Journal)
Over the years, the agriculture industry has gone from draft horses and a moldboard plow to 425 horsepower four-wheel drive tractors with global positioning and auto-steering. Land grant universities have long played an important role in research, Extension and training.
(Mar 2, 2008)
Ag deans see promising future (High Plains Journal)
Over the years, the agriculture industry has gone from draft horses and a moldboard plow to 425 horsepower four-wheel drive tractors with global positioning and auto-steering. Land grant universities have long played an important role in research, Extension and training.
(Mar 2, 2008)
With Just Three Affected Individuals, Researchers Find Gene Behind Rare Form Of Epilepsy (Science Daily)
Researchers have found a gene responsible for a particularly debilitating form of epilepsy that also leads to kidney failure. Epilepsy is overall a common condition, affecting some two percent of people. The genetics behind the seizure disorder are often complex. However, progressive myoclonus epilepsies, which Berkovic said can be quite disabling and tend to get worse over time, usually have a ...
(Mar 3, 2008)
BioBlower Closer To Protecting Soldiers From Biological Attack (Science Daily)
A powerful air sterilization technology 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.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Smoking's Effects On Genes May Play A Role In Lung Cancer Development And Survival (Science Daily)
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.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Consequences follow flawed science's early reads on baby's sex (The Standard-Times)
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.
(Mar 3, 2008)
UA scientists crack corn genome (Arizona Daily Star)
Corn. You should care about corn.
(Mar 3, 2008)
UA scientists crack corn genome (Arizona Daily Star)
Corn. You should care about corn.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Bruker Introduces A Broad Range of New Life Science and Analytical High-Performance Systems and Innovative Solutions ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW ORLEANS----Bruker Corporation today introduces numerous innovative high-performance systems and breakthrough solutions for life science and materials research, for molecular imaging research, for homeland security and environmental monitoring, as well as for applied and industrial analysis at Pittcon 2008.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Cancer Theory Stands The Test Of Time -- Rediscovering Boveri A Century Later (Medical News Today)
Rarely has a book in the biological sciences proved as prescient as Theodor Boveri's 1914 monograph Concerning the Origin of Malignant Tumours. Out of print for decades and previously almost impossible to track down, the book is now available as a new and authoritative translation, co-published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and The Company of Biologists.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Darwin Was Wrong About The Origins Of Chickens, Study Finds (Medical News Today)
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. The study, published February 29 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, reveals the genetic basis for the appearance of yellow skin in billions of chickens raised worldwide.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Survival Rates Exceed National Averages For UCSF Heart, Liver And Lung Transplant Programs (Medical News Today)
One-year survival rates for patients receiving heart, liver and lung transplants at UCSF Medical Center exceed national averages at statistically significant levels, according to new data compiled by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).
(Mar 3, 2008)
News From The Journal Of Biological Chemistry (Medical News Today)
Nicotine's Effects are Receptor SpecificFollowing chronic nicotine exposure, nicotine receptors increase in number, an upregulation that contributes to nicotine's addictive properties.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. and Buck Institute Partner to Develop Novel Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. and the Buck Institute for Age Research announced today they have entered into a collaboration and exclusive license agreement to develop a novel therapy for Alzheimer's Disease .
(Mar 3, 2008)
WaferGen Announces Management Team Promotions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. , a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced the promotion of two members of the company's management team.
(Mar 3, 2008)
New FTMS System From Varian, Inc. Offers Switchable LC and GC Sources and True Triple Quadrupole Capabilities (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Varian, Inc. announced today its new 920-MS Triple Quadrupole Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer , available with both LC and GC interfaces for ionization. The ultra-high resolution and mass accuracy of these instruments provide detailed information to chemists in application areas including proteomics, metabolomics, petrochemical and environmental analyses.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Clinical Data, Inc. Announces Expanded Reimbursement For Its FAMILION® Long QT Syndrome Genetic Test (Medical News Today)
Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA), a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, announced that its PGxHealth™ division has achieved significant growth in positive reimbursement policies for its FAMILION® genetic test for Long QT Syndrome (LQTS).
(Mar 3, 2008)
Rosetta Genomics Announces Allowance of Two Additional microRNA Patents (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for two of the company's patent applications on human and viral microRNAs.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Highlight: Five Companies New to Invest Northwest(TM) 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SEATTLE----Invest Northwest will feature nearly twenty innovative life sciences companies presenting for the first time ever at the annual CEO & Investor Forum in Seattle March 18 - 19.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Cheaters beware! Tool sniffs out plagiarism (MSNBC)
A Dallas research group has set its sights on questionable documents published by fellow academics, revealing some startling examples of unethical behavior in the process.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Digging into DNA (BusinessWeek)
A surge in innovation is shaking up the DNA sequencing market. Young companies such as Illumina are introducing breakthrough technologies
(Mar 3, 2008)
DNA can help determine cattle potential (Tri-State Neighbor)
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.
(Mar 3, 2008)
March 12: IPY Day focusing on changing Earth (EurekAlert!)
This release is available in French and Spanish .
(Mar 3, 2008)
Fujifilm Life Science Launches Its Flagship, Multi-Purpose Imaging System for Proteomics Research (wallstreet:online AG)
Fujifilm Life Science, the leading provider of scientific imaging systems, today introduced FLA-9000,
(Mar 3, 2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Product Innovation at PITTCON 2008 (The San Francisco Examiner)
NEW ORLEANS , March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO ), the world leader in serving science, today launched significant new technologies at PITTCON 2008 that are designed to make advanced analytical techniques available to a wider range of end users and applications.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Fujifilm Life Science Launches Its Flagship, Multi-Purpose Imaging System for Proteomics Research (Centre Daily Times)
Fujifilm Life Science, the leading provider of scientific imaging systems, today introduced FLA-9000, the first modular image scanner capable of unparalleled proteomic applications in radioisotopic, fluorescent, chemiluminescent, and digitized imaging.
(Mar 3, 2008)
NIA uses Genomatix in stem cell research, suggests novel transcription factors for stemness (EurekAlert!)
Genomatix Software with businesses in Munich, Germany and Ann Arbor, Michigan released today that the group of Kenneth R. Boheler at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Md published some remarkable work on embryonic stem (ES) cells.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Invitrogen Teams With Genisphere To Advance Epigenetic Research (BioresearchOnline)
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. This technology, combined with Invitrogen's Alexa Fluor fluorescent dyes, is ...
(Mar 3, 2008)
Accelrys Releases Three New Component Collections for SciTegic Pipeline Pilot(TM), the Scientific Operating Platform ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Accelrys, Inc. , a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, today announced the release of three new component collections for SciTegic Pipeline Pilot™, the platform for scientific discovery and development.
(Mar 3, 2008)
Accelrys Releases Three New Component Collections for SciTegic Pipeline Pilot(TM), the Scientific Operating Platform ... (Centre Daily Times)
Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific business intelligence software and services, today announced the release of three new component collections for SciTegic Pipeline Pilot(TM), the platform for scientific discovery and development. The new component collections feature functionality in the areas of advanced image analysis, chemical mining and gene expression that make ...
(Mar 3, 2008)
Waters UPLC and HDMS Ignite Scientific Ingenuity with New System Solutions at Pittcon 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Driven by the vision of scientists worldwide to address challenges that couldn't previously be solved, Waters Corporation today unveiled new innovative solutions at the 59th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, March 2 - 6, 2008 in New Orleans that expand the boundaries of its platform technologies.
(Mar 3, 2008)
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