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Monsanto reports growing revenue, profit in Q2 (BizJournals)
Monsanto's second-quarter revenue increased 45 percent and earnings more than doubled, boosted by increased revenue from the company's U.S. corn seed and traits business, its Brazilian corn seed business and increased global revenue of the company's Roundup agricultural herbicides. (SOA) (MON)
(Apr 2, 2008)
Fast way created to ID compound structures (UPI)
U.S. scientists said they've created new computational protocols that can quickly determine the structure of unknown natural compounds.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Fast way created to ID compound structures (Moldova.org)
U.S. scientists said they've created new computational protocols that can quickly determine the structure of unknown natural compounds.The University of California-San Diego researchers said their technology cuts the time it takes to determine the structure of peptides derived from natural compounds from six months or a year to as little as one day.The scientists said it's currently difficult, ...
(Apr 2, 2008)
Expression Analysis Introduces GWAS Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DURHAM, N.C.----Expression Analysis, Inc., the industry's leading provider of genomic services for clinical trails and research, announced today that it has expanded its services to include a Genome-Wide Association Study program.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Signature Genomic Laboratories Introduces Patient Advocacy Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SPOKANE, Wash.----Signature Genomic Laboratories, LLC, has introduced a Patient Advocacy Program to assist patients and their families with obtaining insurance coverage for microarray analysis.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Gene is linked to smoking dependency, inability to quit (Baltimore Sun)
Smoking causes lung cancer, that much is known. But a trio of new studies published today suggests genes may play a role in why some longtime smokers get the deadly disease and others do not.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Gene Variants Linked to Lung Cancer Identified (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have pinpointed an area on chromosome 15 that has three nicotine receptor genes that appear to increase the risk for lung cancer.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Bartow-Fort Meade ACS Unit Follow Cancer Patients' Journey of Hope (Polk County Democrat)
Cancer patients refer to their experiences from diagnosis through treatment as a journey.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool Category: Health News Created: 4/2/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2008
(Apr 2, 2008)
Huge virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases (EurekAlert!)
Blacksburg, Va. – A research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants. The Avh superfamily comprises genes found in the plant pathogens Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora sojae.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Huge virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases (PhysOrg)
A research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants. The Avh superfamily comprises genes found in the plant pathogens Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora sojae. The pathogen genes produce effector proteins that manipulate how plant cells work in such a way as to make the plant ...
(Apr 2, 2008)
Newly identified gene may prompt pancreas cells to form (News-Medical-Net)
Before a pancreas is a pancreas, it?s part of the endoderm, one of three layers of cells in a developing embryo that eventually form its organs.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Gene Variants Linked to Lung Cancer Identified (ABC 7 El Paso)
By Steven Reinberg , HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have pinpointed an area on chromosome 15 that has three nicotine receptor...
(Apr 2, 2008)
Gene Variants Linked to Lung Cancer Identified (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
By Steven Reinberg , HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have pinpointed an area on chromosome 15 that has three nicotine receptor...
(Apr 2, 2008)
APA Co-Sponsors Congressional Briefing On How Genes Influence The Development Of Drug Abuse And Addiction (Medical News Today)
What: Experts from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania will outline the growing body of research that points to genetics as a cause of drug abuse and addiction. They will look at how genetic research can be used to help target medications for people who are trying to quit smoking and how that research can be applied in treatment settings.
(Apr 2, 2008)
Ten of Australia's Top Researchers Honoured at Thomson Scientific Research Day and Citation Awards 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Australia's influence on international scientific research was today recognised by Thomson Scientific, a leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, as it gave Citation Awards to ten of the most pre-eminent researchers working in Australia.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Ten of Australia's Top Researchers Honoured at Thomson Scientific Research Day and Citation Awards 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Australia's influence on international scientific research was today recognised by Thomson Scientific, a leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, as it gave Citation Awards to ten of the most pre-eminent researchers working in Australia.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Incubating the Future: Alabama (TechJournal South)
Rebecca Kaufman surveys the bio-incubator scene throughout the Southeast in this series. Today: Alabama
(Apr 3, 2008)
GeneGo Rolls Out Metaminer Cystic Fibrosis - The First Disease-Specific Software Platform To Advance Drug Discovery (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced recently the release of MetaMiner Cystic Fibrosis, a first of its kind software and database platform designed to help advance drug discovery for cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease
(Apr 3, 2008)
Cooperative Diagnostics to use SC BIO research space (The Index-Journal)
Cooperative Diagnostics, a recently funded start-up company, will lease research space from SC BIO at the South Carolina Biotechnology Incubation Facility in Greenwood to develop novel clinical molecular diagnostic (MDX) assays for FDA approval.
(Apr 3, 2008)
NEWS: Medical experts analyze future of surgery, ethics (The Dartmouth)
After tracing the most lauded and controversial innovations of the medical world -- from the birth of pediatrics to the commercial availability of individual genome maps -- four medical professionals examined the past, present and future of surgery, weighing ethical concerns against the benefits for patients at panel, titled "The Future of Surgery," in the Rockefeller Center on Wednesday.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Genes may affect smokers' craving, cancer risk (Baltimore Sun)
Trait may increase craving, cancer risk Smoking causes lung cancer. That much is known. But three new studies published today suggest that genes might play a role in why some longtime smokers get the deadly disease and others do not.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Features Methods To Screen Genomes And Analyze Evolution (Medical News Today)
Identifying genes that are important in specific tissues or processes in the mouse used to be a monumental task. New technologies and strategies have simplified this search, making it effective for even the smallest laboratories. This month's issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols highlights a method for screening the mouse genome using ENU mutagenesis.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Awards $2.25 Million to Advance Novel Proteomics Initiative (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NORWALK, Conn., April 3, 2008 -- The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation today announced it has awarded $2.25 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Indiana University, and the University of Michigan through its cutting-edge Proteomics Initiative.
(Apr 3, 2008)
PsychoGenics Appoints Mark Day, Ph.D. as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.----PsychoGenics Inc., announced the appointment of Mark Day, Ph.D., as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience. This appointment reflects the company's expansion and commitment to the cognitive neurosciences.
(Apr 3, 2008)
PsychoGenics Appoints Mark Day, Ph.D. as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience: This New Appointment Reflects the ... (PRWeb)
PsychoGenics Inc., announced the appointment of Mark Day, Ph.D., as Senior Director, Cognitive Neuroscience. This appointment reflects the company's expansion and commitment to the cognitive neurosciences. (PRWeb Apr 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/
(Apr 3, 2008)
New Web Portal to Advance Wide Range of Protein Studies (National Institutes of Health)
The Protein Structure Initiative (PSI), an effort supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched an online resource that will enable scientists from across biomedical disciplines to easily access a wealth of information about proteins and to speed discovery about these molecules.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Columbia University Medical Center and Rosetta Genomics Announce Columbia University's Submission of the First Cancer ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. and Columbia University Medical Center announced today that the first molecular test based on Rosetta Genomics' proprietary microRNA technology, developed by CUMC, has been submitted for approval by the New York State Department of Health.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Invitrogen Sets First Quarter Earnings Release Date for Tuesday, April 22, 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Invitrogen Corporation will announce its first quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, after markets close. Following the earnings release, Invitrogen senior management will hold a live webcast at 4:30 PM to discuss financial and other business results.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Migao Corporation Appoints Paul Haber as Interim Chief Financial Officer (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Migao Corporation, a China-based leading specialty potash fertilizer producer, today announced that Mr. Paul Haber has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Mr.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Migao Corporation Appoints Paul Haber as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Migao Corporation , a China-based leading specialty potash fertilizer producer, today announced that Mr. Paul Haber has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Roche Applied Science Selects the Technology of NuGEN WT-Ovation(TM) as RNA Amplification Product for LightCycler(R) ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PENZBERG, Germany & SAN CARLOS, Calif.----Roche Applied Science and NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that develops and commercializes highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification and labeling systems, announced today an agreement that will enable Roche to market and sell an RNA amplification product based on the technology of NuGEN's proprietary WT-Ovation™.
(Apr 3, 2008)
U.S. Preventive Medicine and deCODE Genetics Sign Letter of Intent to Expand Personalized Medicine Platform (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
U.S. Preventive Medicine®, the leader in prevention, and deCODE Genetics, the global leader in gene discovery, today announced they have signed a letter of intent to add genetic testing to expand both companies' personalized medicine services in the U.S. and internationally.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Blazing new trails (Medical Device Link)
When the idea of personalized medicine first came into vogue, some people thought it would always remain the child of big pharma.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Awards $2.25M to Three Proteomics Research Groups (GenomeWeb News)
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(Apr 3, 2008)
SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest)
A research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants. The Avh superfamily comprises genes found in the plant pathogens Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora sojae.
(Apr 3, 2008)
A Place in the Sun (Newswise)
Those spindly plants that desperately try to reach for a break in the canopy formed by larger plants all suffer from the same affliction: Shade avoidance syndrome or SAS. Now, the molecular details of SAS have been brought to light by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. Selected as Key Supplier to SAIC-F and the National Cancer Institute for the Development of ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. -- a leader in providing advanced antibody products and services to the life sciences industry announced that it has been selected by Science Applications International Corporation - Frederick , to develop monoclonal antibodies for the Proteomics Reagents & Resources component of the National Cancer Institute Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer initiative .
(Apr 3, 2008)
Helicos BioSciences Announces Single Molecule DNA Sequence Data Published in Science Magazine (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Helicos BioSciences , a life science company focused on innovative genetic analysis technologies, today announced the publication of a report in Science Magazine demonstrating the first single molecule sequencing of an organism.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Live-Cell, Real-Time Monitoring of cAMP Kinetics with Promega GloSensor(TM) Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Promega Corporation announces the launch of a breakthrough cell-based biosensor technology, termed GloSensor™ Technology. The non-lytic, live-cell GloSensor cAMP Assay is the first application of the patent-pending technology, which features a genetically engineered form of firefly luciferase.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Helicos: single molecule DNA sequence data published Science Magazine (Sharewatch)
SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Helicos BioSciences Corp. said Thursday a report in the April 4 edition of Science Magazine will demonstrate the first single molecule sequencing of an organism.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Survival Of The Fattest: TB Accumulates Fat To Survive, And To Spread (Science Daily)
Medical scientists have made an important discovery on TB. They have identified for the first time that the TB bug lays down body fat that may help it survive passing from one person to another and, in the process, the bacteria increase their resistance to the action of anti-TB drugs. This finding challenges the established view that the TB bacteria coughed up in sputum by infected individuals ...
(Apr 3, 2008)
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-03 19:24 GMT: Helicos: single molecule DNA sequence data published Science Magazine (Interactive Investor)
SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Helicos BioSciences Corp. said Thursday a report in the April 4 edition of Science Magazine will demonstrate the first single molecule sequencing of an organism.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Gene Variants Linked to Lung Cancer Identified (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Gene Variants Linked to Lung Cancer Identified Category: Health News Created: 4/3/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/3/2008
(Apr 3, 2008)
Sequencing single molecules of DNA (Nature)
Machine is the first of a new generation to hit the market.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Who's your daddy? $30 over-the-counter DNA paternity test on sale in California might help (San Jose Mercury News)
Stores already are putting up their gift displays for Mother's Day. And consumers have turned their fashion attention to the latest in spring and summer wear.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Health Briefs (4/4) (Ahwatukee Foothills News)
Physicians from St. Joseph's Hospital will present the latest findings on diagnosis, treatments, side effects and the future implications of the research that is being performed today on colorectal cancer at Conversations about Colorectal Cancer from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 5.
(Apr 3, 2008)
Researchers uncover new genetic links to psoriasis (EurekAlert!)
In a comprehensive study of the genetic basis of psoriasis, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered seven new sites of common DNA variation that increase the risk of this troublesome skin condition. They also found that variations in one genetic region link psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to other autoimmune disorders. These results appear April 4 ...
(Apr 4, 2008)
AlphaSpec(TM) uL Spectrophotometer Now Available from Alpha Innotech Corp. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.----The new AlphaSpec™ uL Spectrophotometer is now available from Alpha Innotech Corp. , a leading provider of innovative bioimaging solutions for a broad range of life science applications.
(Apr 4, 2008)
Psoriasis Linked To Seven New Genetic Variations (Medical News Today)
Seven new sites of common DNA variation have been discovered thatincrease the risk of psoriasis. Some of these variations, in one areaof the genome, link psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to otherautoimmune disorders. This work was published on April 4, 2008 in theopen-access journal PLoS Genetics.
(Apr 4, 2008)
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