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News From Molecular And Cellular Proteomics (Medical News Today)
Tracking a Deteriorating HeartResearchers have conducted a detailed molecular survey of how heart muscle proteins change over time in diseased tissue, revealing clues that may lead to earlier diagnosis of heart disease.Despite great progress in reducing mortality, cardiomyopathies (diseases affecting heart muscle) remain one of the leading killers in the developed world.
(Mar 7, 2008)
Jivan Awarded US Patent #7,340,349 for Splice Array Analysis (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Jivan Biologics Inc., a privately held corporation located in Berkeley, CA, has been awarded US Patent #7,340,349, "Method and System for Identifying Splice Variants of a Gene." The issued claims cover mathematical algorithms for determining the expression levels of splice isoforms of a gene in a sample using microarrays with exon junction probes.
(Mar 7, 2008)
SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest)
Rewarding professional efforts to improve the soybean industry allows the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff to thank those who are working to make soybeans more profitable for soybean farmers.
(Mar 7, 2008)
Giant Panda Genome To Be Sequenced (Science Daily)
The giant panda is a much loved animal all over the world and is considered a symbol of China. Now, the panda genome will be sequenced. Such data will aid in understanding the genetic and biological underpinnings of this unique species, especially with regard to its very specific niche in the environment and the molecular mechanisms of its evolution.
(Mar 7, 2008)
Next IT expects to double in size (Spokane Journal of Business)
Next IT Corp., the Spokane developer of artificial intelligence technologies, says it tripled its work force and revenues last year, and expects to at least double in size this year.
(Mar 7, 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 7, 2008)
Genomics research speeds up rice variety improvement (High Plains Journal)
Plant breeders who develop improved rice varieties are getting new tools to speed up the process of combining genes for higher yield, disease resistance, better quality and other desirable traits in new commercial varieties.
(Mar 7, 2008)
Genomics research speeds up rice variety improvement (High Plains Journal)
Plant breeders who develop improved rice varieties are getting new tools to speed up the process of combining genes for higher yield, disease resistance, better quality and other desirable traits in new commercial varieties.
(Mar 7, 2008)
Small company has big plans to market its GeneIndexer (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
As scientific journals worldwide constantly publish articles about genes and their role in human health, a small Memphis company has used University of Tennessee research to create a computer program to help scientists sift through that mountain of information.
(Mar 8, 2008)
Outcome Of Isolated Antenatal Hydronephrosis: A Prospective Cohort Study (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - A study by Coelho, et al in the October 2007 issue of Pediatric Nephrology evaluated the outcome of infants with a diagnosis of antenatal hydronephrosis between May 1999 and June 2006 who were prospectively followed after a diagnosis of isolated fetal renal pelvic dilatation.
(Mar 8, 2008)
Society For Biomolecular Sciences 14th Annual Conference & Exhibition (Medical News Today)
More than 2,500 researchers and professionals in the area of biomolecular science and drug discovery are expected to attend the 14th Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) April 6-10, in St. Louis at America's Center to discuss advances in biotechnology, challenges and automation solutions in the field.
(Mar 8, 2008)
Week in review (Post-Bulletin)
tville Van with 16 occupants rolls Several injuries were suffered and two people were hospitalized when a van carrying 16 people rolled Feb. 29 on an icy, snow-swept stretch of Interstate 90
(Mar 8, 2008)
Politics might be in your genetics (The Champaign News-Gazette)
If you felt compelled to go to the polls and vote for Hillary Clinton, John McCain or Barack Obama last month, there may have been more to it than your concern for the fate of the nation. Your genes may have been whispering.
(Mar 8, 2008)
Some Branches On Animal Tree Of Life Rearranged Following Brown-Led Study (Medical News Today)
A study led by Brown University biologist Casey Dunn uses new genomics tools to answer old questions about animal evolution. The study is the most comprehensive animal phylogenomic research project to date, involving 40 million base pairs of new DNA data taken from 29 animal species.
(Mar 8, 2008)
President Patil asks women scientists to work at grassroot (New Kerala)
The participation of women in the dynamic field of science is central not only in our efforts for gender equality, but also to make women stakeholders of the future construct of the world, she told a gathering at the National Conference on Showcasing Cutting Edge Science & Technology by Women at Vigyan Bhawan.
(Mar 8, 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 8, 2008)
Level-playing field for women scientists (The Hindu)
Annual research grant up to Rs. 10 lakh to Academy associates
(Mar 8, 2008)
Method for diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer (FreshPatents.com)
Disclosed are methods for detecting non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using differentially expressed genes KIF11, GHSR1b, NTSR1, and FOXM1. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing NSCLC, based on the
(Mar 8, 2008)
Portable ultrasound device for the treatment of wounds (FreshPatents.com)
Device and methods for the treatment of wounds using ultrasound energy are disclosed. The portable wound treatment device may deliver ultrasound energy to a wound through direct contact with the ultrasound tip and/or
(Mar 8, 2008)
Engineered Protein Shows Potential As A Strep Vaccine (Science Daily)
Immunization with a stabilized version of a protein found on Streptococcus bacteria can provide protection against Strep infections, which afflict more than 600 million people each year and kill 400,000.
(Mar 8, 2008)
RNCOS Releases Report on Global Bioinformatics Market Outlook (PR.com)
“Global Bioinformatics Market Outlook” is the new addition in the report gallery of the leading market research firm RNCOS. The report provides detailed overview of the worldwide Bioinformatics industry. It examines the emerging trends of the market and provides exclusive forecasts, market revenue of different product categories, and snapshots of different players in the industry. The global ...
(Mar 8, 2008)
Research program passes for MU, WVU (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
CHARLESTON -- A higher education research program that is expected to attract dollars and faculty to West Virginia's two research universities, generate new businesses and create thousands of jobs passed the Legislature on Saturday night.
(Mar 9, 2008)
PhillyDeals: The global reality of the credit crunch (Philly.com)
Stealthy money: The credit crunch is driving deals underground as investment banks and commercial lenders reduce, reprice and reclassify loans and investments, says Philip Perkins, senior portfolio manager at Delaware Diversified Income Fund in Philadelphia.
(Mar 9, 2008)
WPI science fair awards listed (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
WORCESTER - Students from across Central Massachusetts competed Friday in the 53rd annual Worcester Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Top finishers were:
(Mar 9, 2008)
Sequencing Of The Giant Panda Genome (Medical News Today)
BGI-Shenzhen is pleased to announce the launch of the International Giant Panda Genome Project. This announcement follows on the heels of the Panda Genome workshop held on January 21-22, 2008, in Shenzhen, China. Dr. Hongmei Zhu, a scientist from BGI-Shenzhen, stated that, "The goal of this project is to finish the sequencing and assembling of the draft sequence within six months.
(Mar 9, 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 9, 2008)
QSTP plans to set up robotic surgery centre (Gulf Times)
Staff Reporter QATAR Science & Technology Park (QSTP), the first phase of which is fast nearing completion, is pursuing a number of programmes including a robotic surgery centre, managing director Eulian Roberts said yesterday.
(Mar 9, 2008)
Sidra clinical care facility set to open in November 2011 (Gulf Times)
Staff Reporter QATAR Foundation’s $7.9bn Sidra Medical and Research Center, intended to offer world-class clinical care, medical training and biomedical research, is set to open for patients in November 2011 upon commissioning of its first phase.
(Mar 9, 2008)
Innovation corridors (Express India)
Even as software technology parks face a sunset, biotech hubs are rising all over the country. And these clusters are leading to 'mini' domain hubs in the industry. Already, analysts are beginning to identify certain bio-clusters with a clear focus on a specific segment of biotechnology.
(Mar 9, 2008)
DIARY OF EVENTS COVER BY BERNAMA ECONOMIC SERVICE: MONDAY, MARCH 10 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
1. EWEIN BHD''S PROSPECTUS LAUNCH AND MEDIA BRIEFING IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS LISTING ON SECOND BOARD, BINTANG 1 & 2, JW MARRIOT HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR. -- 9.30 AM 2. MALAYSIAN GENOMICS RESOURCE CENTRE SDN BHD AND MALAYSIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION TO REVEAL LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN IDENTIFYING AND TREATING CANCER, ROOM 405, LEVEL 4, KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE. -- 9.45 AM 3. PETRONAS DAGANGAN ...
(Mar 10, 2008)
Tracking A Deteriorating Heart (Science Daily)
Researchers have conducted a detailed molecular survey of how heart muscle proteins change over time in diseased tissue, revealing clues that may lead to earlier diagnosis of heart disease.
(Mar 10, 2008)
Understanding Our Saliva (Science Daily)
Researchers have developed a novel technique to separate and analyze all the proteins found in human saliva, not just the soluble ones, providing an approach that may reveal protein markers for oral cancer and other disorders in the oral cavity.
(Mar 10, 2008)
WPI science fair awards listed (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
WORCESTER - Students from across Central Massachusetts competed Friday in the 53rd annual Worcester Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Top finishers were:
(Mar 10, 2008)
Gender-specific? (Knoxville News Sentinel)
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 10, 2008)
Arizona making strides on Flinn's Bioscience Roadmap (BizJournals)
According to Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap, commissioned and coordinated by the Flinn Foundation, the state needs to focus on four main strategies to create a strong bioscience hub. Here are those strategies and how Arizona is faring in the first quarter of 2008.
(Mar 10, 2008)
PV has first finalist in 16 years (Centre Daily Times)
SPRING MILLS — Allyson Edington took the practice SATs like most high school students, but in the fall she received something she wasn’t expecting.
(Mar 10, 2008)
Jobs for life(sciences) (BizJournals)
A tour through PersonaDX LLC's Michigan Street offices goes rather quickly, with only about half a dozen employees working in various capacities. But as the tour of the life sciences firm winds through a big, vacant room, it's hard to miss all the lab equipment and dozens of power hook-ups dangling from the ceiling.
(Mar 10, 2008)
Professor's breast cancer message gets personal (The Post and Courier)
Marvella Ford knows that black women's breast cancer survival rates are lower than those of white women. But for the associate director for cancer disparities and associate professor in the department of biostatistics/bioinformatics and epidemiology at the Medical University's Hollings Cancer Center, sharing the message and actually experiencing the battle are very different things.
(Mar 10, 2008)
New DNA test can reveal a tumor's ID (Boston Globe)
Joyce Hansen found herself going round and round in a circle of indecision that many cancer patients know all too well. Should she get chemotherapy or not? It promised only a slightly better prognosis for her breast cancer, and the list of potential side effects terrified her: nausea, vomiting, and exhaustion, possibly even permanent organ damage. On the other hand, ...
(Mar 10, 2008)
BIONEXUS FIRMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 70 BY YEAR-END (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- BioNexus-status companies are expected to increase to 70 by year-end from 42 last year, Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp)'s chief executive officer Datuk Iskandar Mizal Mahmood said today.
(Mar 10, 2008)
NCI has Acquired a Site-License for BioDiscovery's Nexus Copy Number Software (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
BioDiscovery Inc., the leading developer of integrated software solutions for microarray-based research announced today that the National Cancer Institute has obtained a site-license for Nexus Copy Number, a powerful tool for analysis and visualization of chromosomal aberrations from microarray data.
(Mar 10, 2008)
Novel Features Three Generations of a Family Versed in Deception and Intrigue (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The latest book in Jacqueline Randolph's Deception Series, "Deception's Legacy," is simultaneously a work of historic and futuristic fiction, surrounding the biracial family of headstrong, beautiful DEA agent, Skye Matthews.
(Mar 10, 2008)
Bionexus Firms Expected To Increase To 70 By Year-end (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- BioNexus-status companies are expected to increase to 70 by year-end from 42 last year, Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp)'s chief executive officer Datuk Iskandar Mizal Mahmood said Monday.
(Mar 10, 2008)
Novel Features Three Generations of a Family Versed in Deception and Intrigue (PRWeb)
The latest book in Jacqueline Randolph's Deception Series, "Deception's Legacy," is simultaneously a work of historic and futuristic fiction, surrounding the biracial family of headstrong, beautiful DEA agent, Skye Matthews. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/
(Mar 10, 2008)
NCI has Acquired a Site-License for BioDiscovery's Nexus Copy Number Software (PRWeb)
BioDiscovery Inc., the leading developer of integrated software solutions for microarray-based research announced today that the National Cancer Institute has obtained a site-license for Nexus Copy Number, a powerful tool for analysis and visualization of chromosomal aberrations from microarray data. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2008) Read the full story at ...
(Mar 10, 2008)
New DNA test can reveal a tumor's ID (Boston Globe)
Joyce Hansen found herself going round and round in a circle of indecision that many cancer patients know all too well. Should she get chemotherapy or not? It promised only a slightly better prognosis for her breast cancer, and the list of potential side effects terrified her: nausea, vomiting, and exhaustion, possibly even permanent organ damage. On the other hand, ...
(Mar 10, 2008)
Bioptigen, Inc. Receives 2008 Frost & Sullivan North America Award for Excellence in Research (Centre Daily Times)
Bioptigen, Inc. announced today that the company has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2008 North American Excellence in Research Award for its work in ophthalmic optical coherence tomography.
(Mar 10, 2008)
AutoGenomics to Present at Cowen Health Care Conference on March 17, 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
AutoGenomics, a leader in developing automated molecular testing solutions, announced today that it will be among the leading healthcare and biotechnology companies presenting at the 28th Annual Cowen Health Care Conference that will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Mar 10, 2008)
AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte™ Cathepsin D Activity Assay Kits AnaSpec Inc. Posted on: 07 Mar 08 (PharmiWeb)
While the detection of cathepsin activity plays a crucial role in the research of a number of pathological processes, the sensitivity of traditional cathepsin assay kits has been significantly hampered by autofluorescence interference at lower wavelengths.
(Mar 10, 2008)
St. Louis Commerce Magazine (St Louis Commerce Magazine)
Compiled by Bill Beggs Jr. The monthly technology column featuring timely tech trends, tips and updates. Washington University and Pfizer Inc. have inked a $25 million, five-year biomedical research agreement that could move discoveries from the laboratory bench to patients’ bedsides more quickly, officials say.
(Mar 10, 2008)
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