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A clue on a rare cancer (Philly.com)
Using DNA samples donated by thousands of patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors have found a lead in their hunt for the causes of neuroblastoma, the baffling cancer that killed Alex of Alex's Lemonade Stand at age 8.
(May 8, 2008)
Platypus genome reveals wacky evolutionary past (The Arizona Republic)
Right down to its DNA, it turns out, the platypus continues to strain credulity, bearing genetic modules that are in turn mammalian, reptilian and avian.
(May 8, 2008)
Agri-Tech: Ceres Inc. makes advances in genetic mapping (Tri-State Neighbor)
There's an amazing world hidden inside every corn plant cell. The parts you can see under an electron microscope include the cell wall, the nucleus, the nucleolus, mitochondrion, starch, vacuoles and chloroplasts.
(May 8, 2008)
Unixfication II (ZDNet)
Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a culture...
(May 8, 2008)
Flavrz Beverage Corp. a finalist in business plan contest (The Cape Ann Beacon)
Flavrz Beverage Corporation of Gloucester, Differential Proteomics of Beverly, Enterprise Homes LLC of Andover and Meddart of Beverly and were chosen as finalists in the North of Boston Business Plan Competition sponsored by The Enterprise Center, a business incubator at Salem State College.
(May 8, 2008)
Luminex Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Luminex Corporation today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Financial and operating highlights include the following: Consolidated total revenue of $23.0 million, a 38.6 percent increase year-over-year Delivery of the Company's 5,000th instrument System shipments of 220 for the first quarter, up 21 percent from the first quarter of 2007, ...
(May 8, 2008)
Luminex Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results (wallstreet:online AG)
Luminex Corporation (9295;NASDAQ:LMNX) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March
(May 8, 2008)
Platypus Genome Reflects Animal's Unusual Exterior, Research Finds (The Online NewsHour)
With its webbed feet, fur-covered body and venom-shooting spurs, the platypus is one of nature's oddest-looking animals -- a motley mix of bird, mammal and reptile. Now, researchers have found that the genome driving these traits is as diverse as the platypus itself.
(May 8, 2008)
Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression (PhysOrg)
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies a critical stop sign for transcription, the first step in gene expression, and has implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes. The ...
(May 8, 2008)
Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus (AP via Yahoo! News)
With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment.
(May 8, 2008)
Dirty Purses - Part One (WNCT Greenville)
To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. Purses and women: where women go, the purses follow. But do you ever stop to think about exactly what bacteria the purses pick up, when they're out?
(May 8, 2008)
Experts Stress Safety of SRM-free Cattle (donga.com)
As the public’s apprehension over the possible health risks from U.S. beef has no signs of abating and even groundless “mad cow scare stories” are spreading since the government’s announcement to resume U.S. beef imports, experts in medical and scientific circles are stepping forward to officially express their opinions in an attempt to dispel unsubstantiated fears.
(May 8, 2008)
New study shows how genes control blood proteins important to health (EurekAlert!)
A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. The findings are the result of an international collaboration between scientists at the University of Exeter, the National Institute on Aging, and the Tuscany and Florence Health Agencies.
(May 9, 2008)
Genetic 'Tag Team' Keeps Cells On Cycle (Science Daily)
By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind of genetic tag team to orchestrate one of the most fundamental aspects of all life: the cell cycle.
(May 9, 2008)
Diagnostic test targets tumor source (UPI)
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are looking at a new genomics-based diagnostic test developed to determine the origins of hard-to-identify tumors.
(May 9, 2008)
Diagnostic test targets tumor source (Moldova.org)
U.S. researchers are looking at a new genomics-based diagnostic test developed to determine the origins of hard-to-identify tumors.Stanford University School of Medicine is evaluating the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test, which measures the expression of more than 1,500 genes to compare a tumor's gene expression profile to those of 15 known tissues and provide a probability-based score for each ...
(May 9, 2008)
Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database (Park Hills Daily Journal)
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world.
(May 9, 2008)
Lab employees get preview of super-powerful data center (Bar Harbor Times)
BAR HARBOR — Once all of the computer equipment has been installed in the new data center at Jackson Laboratory, the place will be as secure as a NASA control room.
(May 9, 2008)
Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Identified By Study (Medical News Today)
It's an unfortunate fact backed by studies of former professional football and soccer players: injury to joint cartilage escalates the risk of developing of osteoarthritis (OA). However, why this occurs - the details of how joint cartilage cells respond to acute trauma and how this response leads to progressive cartilage degradation - remains open to investigation.
(May 9, 2008)
Microsoft's Answer to Google Sky to Launch at End of May (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Microsoft will launch Worldwide Telescope, a tool for exploring images of the night sky, by the end of May, free to anyone who...
(May 9, 2008)
Australian platypus genome a link to evolution (Windsor Star)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's unique duck-billed platypus -- an egg-laying, furry animal with web feet that spends most of its time underwater -- is in fact part bird, part reptile and part mammal according to its gene map.
(May 9, 2008)
Microsoft's answer to Google Sky to launch at end of May (InfoWorld)
Microsoft will launch Worldwide Telescope, a tool for exploring images of the night sky, by the end of May, free to anyone who wants to use it, Microsoft's chairman said Friday. Worldwide Telescope is software that allows people to gaze at the universe through the data collected by telescopes all around the world -- and above it: there's even data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope . ...
(May 9, 2008)
Software provides high-throughput biomarker discovery. (ThomasNet)
Supporting wide array of omics technologies, Genedata Expressionist v5.0 handles increasing throughput, size, and complexity of datasets to perform truly integrated analysis. Program provides optimized data processing and management features for quantitative and qualitative biomarker development. With ExpressMap(TM), software delivers cross-validation of expression data from different platforms ...
(May 9, 2008)
Stanford University To Study Genomics-Based Diagnostic Test For Uncertain Tumors (BioresearchOnline)
Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology, announced that Stanford University School of Medicine has initiated an investigational study of the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test
(May 9, 2008)
Enzo Biochem Acquires BIOMOL International, Further Expanding Its Life Sciences Operations (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Enzo Biochem, Inc. announced the acquisition on May 8th of substantially all of the U.S. based assets of BIOMOL International, LP, of Plymouth Meeting, PA, and all of the stock of its two-wholly-owned United Kingdom subsidiaries.
(May 9, 2008)
Enzo Biochem Acquires BIOMOL International, Further Expanding Its Life Sciences Operations (Centre Daily Times)
Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) announced the acquisition on May 8th of substantially all of the U.S. based assets of BIOMOL International, LP, of Plymouth Meeting, PA, and all of the stock of its two-wholly-owned United Kingdom subsidiaries. BIOMOL is a privately owned global producer of over 3,300 specialty life science products for the areas of signal transduction, lipid research, apoptosis, ...
(May 9, 2008)
Ceres Inc. makes effort to develop new bioenergy crops (Tri-State Neighbor)
As the food versus fuel conversation continues, forward-looking companies and individuals are finding ways to supply both food and energy. A genomics technology firm, Ceres, Inc., is making a big effort to develop new bioenergy crops.
(May 9, 2008)
Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database (Park Hills Daily Journal)
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world.
(May 9, 2008)
Scientists Identify Key Roadblock To Gene Expression (BioresearchOnline)
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
(May 9, 2008)
Midland's Romer to run for Loyola Greyhounds (Midland Daily News)
While Loyola University track and cross country coach Rick Wemple recruited Midland High senior Zach Romer because of his athletic abilities, Romer ultimately decided to become a Greyhound because of the school's total appeal.
(May 9, 2008)
Scientists identify molecular response of cartilage to injury (New Kerala)
Washington, May 9 : A new study has shed light on how injury to joint cartilage raises a person's risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA), by identifying the molecular response of cartilage to injury.
(May 9, 2008)
Microsoft Telescope will Bring Universe to the Desktop (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
Having conquered much of planet Earth, Microsoft is turning at least some of its attention to the sky. WorldWide Telescope (WWT), a free tool that allows users to explore images of the night sky, will become available at the end of this month.
(May 9, 2008)
Platypus' wacky genome a window to evolution / Quirks include 10 chromosomes instead of usual two, X and Y, to ... (San Francisco Chronicle)
When British naturalist George Shaw received a weird specimen from Australia in 1799 - one with a mole's fur, a duck's bill and spurs on its rear legs - he did what any skeptical scientist would do: He looked for the stitching and glue that would reveal it...
(May 9, 2008)
Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme (PhysOrg)
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing new malaria drugs.
(May 9, 2008)
Consumer Genomics Leaders Talk Ethics and More at CSHL Meeting (GenomeWeb News)
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(May 9, 2008)
SomaLogic and Otsuka Enter Into Research Collaboration (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SomaLogic, Inc. announced today that SomaLogic and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. entered into a collaboration agreement to use SomaLogic's proprietary aptamer technology to discover and develop novel diagnostic products and to design research tools that will enhance Otsuka's pharmaceutical discovery and development efforts.
(May 9, 2008)
I Had a Funny Farm in Africa (New York Times)
The author?s childhood in Botswana was anything but conventional.
(May 10, 2008)
Lab employees get preview of super-powerful data center (Bar Harbor Times)
BAR HARBOR — Once all of the computer equipment has been installed in the new data center at Jackson Laboratory, the place will be as secure as a NASA control room.
(May 10, 2008)
Crucial roadblock to gene expression identified (New Kerala)
London, May 10 : In a first-of-its-kind study on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, scientists at the Penn State University have identified a key roadblock to gene expression, which they say, could have implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes.
(May 10, 2008)
Midland's Romer to run for Loyola Greyhounds (Midland Daily News)
While Loyola University track and cross country coach Rick Wemple recruited Midland High senior Zach Romer because of his athletic abilities, Romer ultimately decided to become a Greyhound because of the school's total appeal.
(May 10, 2008)
Sequencing Of The Platypus Genome Reveals The Early History Of Mammals (Medical News Today)
UK-based researchers at the Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit in Oxford and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge have revealed the genetic makeup of the one of the world's strangest mammals.
(May 10, 2008)
Ceres Inc. makes effort to develop new bioenergy crops (Tri-State Neighbor)
As the food versus fuel conversation continues, forward-looking companies and individuals are finding ways to supply both food and energy. A genomics technology firm, Ceres, Inc., is making a big effort to develop new bioenergy crops.
(May 10, 2008)
Backward districts to have 370 new degree colleges: Sonia (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Underlining the Union government’s commitment to uplift the traditionally disadvantaged sections of society, United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday announced that 370 new degree colleges would come up ...
(May 10, 2008)
Midland's Romer to run for Loyola Greyhounds (Midland Daily News)
While Loyola University track and cross country coach Rick Wemple recruited Midland High senior Zach Romer because of his athletic abilities, Romer ultimately decided to become a Greyhound because of the school's total appeal.
(May 10, 2008)
Variable change in the life of J.P. Massar (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
PLATTSBURGH -- It's not every day that a two-time Oscar winner portrays a character based on the high-roller life of Mount Assumption Institute alum J.P. Massar.
(May 11, 2008)
Lab employees get preview of super-powerful data center (Bar Harbor Times)
BAR HARBOR — Once all of the computer equipment has been installed in the new data center at Jackson Laboratory, the place will be as secure as a NASA control room.
(May 11, 2008)
Summer's cool: Summer camp opportunities (Las Cruces Sun-News)
• Border Book Festival, Inc., Mesilla Cultural Center, has workshops and special activities for kids. Info: www.borderbookfestival.org, (575) 523-3988.
(May 11, 2008)
Variable change in the life of J.P. Massar (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
PLATTSBURGH -- It's not every day that a two-time Oscar winner portrays a character based on the high-roller life of Mount Assumption Institute alum J.P. Massar.
(May 11, 2008)
Midland's Romer to run for Loyola Greyhounds (Midland Daily News)
While Loyola University track and cross country coach Rick Wemple recruited Midland High senior Zach Romer because of his athletic abilities, Romer ultimately decided to become a Greyhound because of the school's total appeal.
(May 11, 2008)
Summer's cool: Summer camp opportunities (Las Cruces Sun-News)
• Border Book Festival, Inc., Mesilla Cultural Center, has workshops and special activities for kids. Info: www.borderbookfestival.org, (575) 523-3988.
(May 11, 2008)
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