Bioinformatics News Jul 2008: bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, microarray, etc.

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Newly Formed Bank of Scottsdale Plans to Raise the Bar for Authentic, Personalized Service with a Hometown Flavor
Bank of Scottsdale, an independent community bank with a hometown style, is now being formed to serve local Scottsdale businesses and residents from its Hilton Village Office Park location on McDonald and Scottsdale roads. The bank's management team of proven executives, with more than 70 years combined banking knowledge, will bring local focus and banking experience to a market that is ... (Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:40:46 GMT)

Laziness your vice? Blame it on mice
If you hate to exercise, don't automatically blame it on laziness. It could be in your genes. Researchers at UNC Charlotte say experiments with mice show some are more energetic than others, based on heredity. “Can you be born a couch potato?” asked Tim Lightfoot, professor of kinesiology at UNCC. “In exercise physiology, we didn't used to think so, but now I would say most definitely you ... (Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:33:47 GMT)

Enrollment leads to building boom at UNC-Charlotte 5:25 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Summer classes are under way at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. But go onto campus right now, and construction workers likely outnumber students. The campus is changing year to year and getting ready for even more growth. (Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:09:03 GMT)

Latha Jishnu: GSK`s big bang on open drug discovery
It was unexpected and went almost unnoticed. (Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:52:28 GMT)

Sleckman named director of Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
July 21, 2008 -- Barry P. Sleckman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology, has been named director of the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. (Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:22:09 GMT)

donga.com[English donga]
Dokdonella koreensis and Dokdonia donghaensis are the names of new bacteria types discovered on the Dokdo islets. Their Korean discoverers have used the word “Dokdo” to name the new bacteria. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:29:46 GMT)

Making Genetic Testing Useful
A project aims to convert the slew of newly identified disease-risk genes into useful medical information. Presented By: Intel presents Tales of IT Utopia See how the IT Guy deals with the Boss’s hot air in “Ballooning Mobility.” See more talesofitutopia.com Ads by Pheedo (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:18:31 GMT)

CombiMatrix's Newly Updated Autism Test Gains Market Attention
MUKILTEO, Wash., July 22, 2008 -- CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that it has launched an updated version of its ATScan test for pre-disposition screening for autism, through its wholly owned subsidiary CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics . (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT)

My Pharmiweb.com
AnaSpec Offers Custom Peptide-Aminoluciferin Synthesis AnaSpec Inc. Posted on:22 Jul 08 Aminoluciferin (aLuc) is luciferin with its 6-position hydroxyl group substituted with an amino group. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:07:51 GMT)

Digging Deep Into Pet Nutrition - Advances In Understanding The Dog And Cat Genomes
While it's no secret that proper nutrition usually means a healthier pet, advances in understanding the dog and cat genomes have opened new doors for veterinarians and scientists who are constantly looking at how nutrition can help improve the health and quality of lives of our pets. Their efforts are beginning to pay dividends in studying everything from arthritis to obesity and aging. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:10:16 GMT)

GeneNews Launches World's First Blood Test For Colorectal Cancer Screening
GeneNews Limited (TSX: GEN), a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, announced the launch of ColonSentry(TM), the world's first blood-based molecular test for colorectal cancer screening. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:11:36 GMT)

Surprising Truths About Fruits and Vegetables
Tomatoes, japaleño peppers, serrano peppers and now avocadoes are all under scrutiny due to the recent Salmonella outbreak, making many Americans nervous about eating their vegetables. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:02:45 GMT)

Applied Biosystems Adds New Members to Software Development Community to Advance Genomic Analysis Research
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Applied Biosystems Inc. today announced the addition of new members to its Software Development Community by forming relationships with InteRNA Genomics B.V. and Biotique Systems, Inc. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:30:00 GMT)

InteRNA Genomics Joins Applied Biosystems' SOLiD(TM) Software Community Program
InteRNA Genomics B.V. and Applied Biosystems Inc. announce signing of a Software Community Commercial Membership Agreement regarding the exchange of InteRNA's information and software tools related to Applied Biosystems' SOLiD technology, InteRNA and Applied Biosystems will co-market InteRNA's small RNA bioinformatics pipeline, miR-Intess, for users of Applied Biosystems' SOLiD System that ... (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:45:00 GMT)

Applied Biosystems Adds New Members to Software Development Community to Advance Genomic Analysis Research
Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) today announced the addition of new members to its Software Development Community by forming relationships with InteRNA Genomics B.V. and Biotique Systems, Inc. The commercial software solutions offered by these companies are intended to advance data analysis and management for researchers utilizing Applied Biosystems' SOLiD(TM) System, the company's ... (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:53:44 GMT)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Mass Spectrometry Instruments Used By Harvard University To Identify Proteins In Dinosaur ...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that Harvard Medical School (HMS) is using a range of its mass spectrometry instrumentation for cutting-edge targeted proteomics applications (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:07:48 GMT)

First Cancer Diagnostic Test Based on Rosetta Genomics' Proprietary MicroRNA Technology Receives Regulatory Approval
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. announces today that the first molecular test based on Rosetta Genomics' proprietary microRNA technology, developed and validated by Columbia University Medical Center , has been approved for clinical use by the New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT)

QSI's QTERM-G55 Selected for New Innovative Teach Pendant for Peak Robotics
The QTERM-G55 rugged operator interface, manufactured by QSI, has been selected as the teach pendant system for the KiNEDx robots, manufactured by Peak Robotics. The KiNEDx is used primarily in laboratory automation applications including drug discovery, genomics, and high throughput screening. The introduction of the QTERM-G55 to the robotic training process substantially impacts the ... (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

Biotechnology Initiative and Professional Science Master's Degrees Underscored by New Federal Report
A new report from the NRC suggests that policymakers, universities, and employers should work together to speed the development of professionally oriented master's degree programs in the natural sciences. Titled "Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World," the report underscores Northeastern's commitment to interdisciplinary science and research through its Biotechnology ... (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:15:14 GMT)

New England's Leading Innovators to Speak at IDEAS Boston 2008 Conference
BOSTON----IDEAS Boston is proud to announce the speakers for its 2008 conference to be held on Thursday, October 30th from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This day-long conference celebrates the depth and breadth of innovation in this region. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:42:00 GMT)

New England's Leading Innovators to Speak at IDEAS Boston 2008 Conference
IDEAS Boston is proud to announce the speakers for its 2008 conference to be held on Thursday, October 30th from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This day-long conference celebrates the depth and breadth of innovation in this region. The program consists of sixteen speaker presentations on topics ranging from photojournalism to astrophysics, interspersed with artistic ... (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:54:44 GMT)

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' Workflow Chosen by Metabolomics Australia for Major Initiative
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced a major strategic sale to Metabolomics Australia , which will provide metabolomics services to Australian researchers. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT)

University of Florida ICBR Selects Geospiza for Next Generation Expansion
Geospiza, Inc., the market leading developer of genetic analysis software, today announced that the University of Florida has selected Geospiza's FinchLab(TM) to manage its systems for the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) Next Generation DNA Sequencing Laboratory. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:23:50 GMT)

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' Workflow Chosen by Metabolomics Australia for Major Initiative
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced a major strategic sale to Metabolomics Australia (MA), which will provide metabolomics services to Australian researchers. Valued at approximately $2.5 million, the order includes multiple HPLC, LC/MS, GC, GC/MS and CE instruments, plus specific software to facilitate analysis of metabolomic data. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:26:21 GMT)

Surprising Truths About Fruits and Vegetables
Americans are nervous about eating their vegetables. Or is it fruits? (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:52 GMT)

Salmonella scare about fruits, not vegetables
Tomatoes, japaleño peppers, serrano peppers and now avocadoes are all under scrutiny due to the recent Salmonella outbreak, making many Americans nervous about eating their vegetables. Or make that, their fruits. Oh, drat. Which is it? Actually, all four of these produce items are classified as fruits by scientists, regardless of what consumers, grocers and nutritionists think. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:14:25 GMT)

Florida Genomics Lab Buys Geospiza's FinchLab
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Illumina Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2008
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008, the acquisition of Avantome Inc., and a two-for-one stock split. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:01:00 GMT)

New international wine genomics project launched
Genome BC is pleased to announce the launch of WineGen, a unique international wine genomics research and development program with an investment of $5 million. (Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:14:29 GMT)

Galapagos transfers predictive drug discovery databases to EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute
Wellcome Trust grant makes software publicly available to researchers (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:03:00 GMT)

Ceres Nanosciences To Develop Nanotechnology Products For Health Care, Industry And Government Applications
A unique affiliation of national and international scientists, university and government research laboratories, and entrepreneurs has launched Ceres Nanosciences LLLP, a Virginia biotechnology company created to introduce innovative nanotechnology products that address immediate needs in health care, industry and government. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:11:16 GMT)

CLC bio release white paper on the world's fastest Next Generation Sequencing assembly algorithm
CLC bio has just released a scientific white paper which confirms, that, in benchmarking tests, CLC bio's new algorithm for assembly of Next Generation Sequencing data is the fastest one available. Not only is CLC bio's algorithm considerably faster, but it also provides a better quality of the results, compared to other algorithms benchmarked in the white paper. [Wired by: ... (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:05:19 GMT)

First Cancer Diagnostic Test Based On Rosetta Genomics' Proprietary MicroRNA Technology Receives Regulatory Approval
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG) announces that the first molecular test based on Rosetta Genomics' proprietary microRNA technology, developed and validated by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), has been approved for clinical use by the New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:13:27 GMT)

Research and Markets: Essentials Of Chemical Biology Explores Structure and Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Essentials Of Chemical Biology: Structure and Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules" report to their offering. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:10:00 GMT)

SuperArray Bioscience Changes Name to SABiosciences and Moves Into New Larger Facility on Verge of Tenth Anniversary
SuperArray Bioscience Corporation announced today it has changed its name to SABiosciences Corporation and moved to a brand new facility three times larger than the previous location. The changes reflect both its phenomenal growth over the last few years and its continuing expansion into other additional technologies besides gene expression analysis. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

UH oceanographer receives $3.79M grant
A University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanographer has been awarded a $3.79 million grant to continue and expand research on the microbial inhabitants of the world's oceans, school officials said yesterday. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:30:02 GMT)

Affymetrix in new patents row
MIT files suit over GeneChip technology. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:15:09 GMT)

Molecular biology gets wikified
Crowdsourcing comes to biology databases. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:28:28 GMT)

Open access to large-scale drug discovery data
The Wellcome Trust has awarded £4.7 million (€5.8 million) to EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) to support the transfer of a large collection of information on the properties and activities of drugs and a large set of drug-like small molecules from publicly listed company Galapagos NV to the public domain. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:25:09 GMT)

New Zealand, Canada to Work on $5M Wine Genomics Collaboration
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Young scientists
A state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory in a higher secondary school! That’s Birla High School’s way of initiating students to the new subject that Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has added to its curriculum. (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:12:22 GMT)

Dr. Victor A. McKusick, 86; Johns Hopkins physician pioneered genetics research
The visionary doctor linked diseases to specific genes, established one of the nation's first departments of medical genetics and was one of the first to propose sequencing the human genome. He was 86 Dr. Victor A. McKusick, the Johns Hopkins University physician who is widely regarded as the father of medical genetics, died Tuesday at his home in Baltimore. He was 86 and died from ... (Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:15:22 GMT)

B.C. tech company guilty of racial profiling after 9-11
An Arab man employed at a biotech company on the UBC campus has been awarded $11,599 in damages after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found he was a victim of racial profiling by colleagues, which led to him being reported to the RCMP as a suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:15:10 GMT)

McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86
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McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86
Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:38:19 GMT)

Victor McKusick, 86, Dies; Medical Genetics Pioneer
Mr. McKusick was a cardiologist who went on to become a founder of medical genetics and helped make the discipline a central part of medicine. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:26 GMT)

B.C. Muslim man wins human rights case
When Ghassan Asad immigrated to Canada from Saudi Arabia ten years ago, the 28-year-old biochemistry student was hoping for a new life free of the strict political constraints found in his home country. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:15:51 GMT)

Rosetta Genomics Completes Acquisition of Parkway Clinical Laboratories Inc.
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. , a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Parkway Clinical Laboratories Inc. , a privately-held company owning a CLIA-certified lab located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, for an aggregate purchase price of $2,900,000, consisting of $1,900,000 in cash and $1,000,000 of ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT)

Victor A. McKusick, 86; Johns Hopkins physician pioneered genetics research
The doctor linked diseases to specific genes, established one of the nation's first departments of medical genetics and was one of the first to propose sequencing the human genome. He was 86. Dr. Victor A. McKusick, the Johns Hopkins University physician who is widely regarded as the father of medical genetics, died Tuesday at his home in Baltimore. He was 86 and died of complications from ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:05:59 GMT)

Kinaxo Biotechnologies Awarded Grant to Expand Applications for its Chemical Proteomics Platform
Martinsried, Germany, 24thJuly 2008. Kinaxo Biotechnologies GmbH announced today that it was awarded a 575,000 Euro grant by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology to help expand the applications for its chemical proteomics platform. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:11:43 GMT)

Genetics pioneer dies at 86
Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:05:00 GMT)

CLC Bio Release White Paper On The World's Fastest Next Generation Sequencing Assembly Algorithm
CLC bio has just released a scientific white paper which confirms, that, in benchmarking tests, CLC bio's new algorithm for assembly of Next Generation Sequencing data is the fastest one available. Not only is CLC bio's algorithm considerably faster, but it also provides a better quality of the results, compared to other algorithms benchmarked in the white paper. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:09:47 GMT)

Tribunal says man was victim of racial profiling
A Muslim Canadian employed at a biotech company on the University of B.C. campus has been awarded nearly $12,000 after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found he was a victim of racial profiling by colleagues. The profiling led to him being reported to the RCMP as a suspect in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:11:54 GMT)

TheraGenetics Expands Research and Development Team with the Appointment of Two Industry Veterans
TheraGenetics Limited, a personalized medicine diagnostics company that is developing and commercializing a portfolio of pharmacogenetic diagnostic tests to guide and improve the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, announced today the appointment of two industry veterans to newly created positions: Susan E. Bromley, Ph.D., to Global Head of R&D and Kenneth B. Milne, Ph.D., to UK ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:48:22 GMT)

OPOTEK Offers New OPO Tunable Laser System
OPOTEK, Inc., manufacturer of compact, OPO tunable laser systems, announces the new OpoletteT HR series. These highly-stable, integrated tunable laser systems incorporate a diode-pumped, true solid state (DPSS) laser as the pump source (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:43 GMT)

Data On Drugs And Small Molecules Is Placed In The Public Domain, Helping The Discovery And Development Of New Medicines
The Wellcome Trust has awarded 4.7 million pounds [5.8 million euros] to EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute [EMBL-EBI] to support the transfer of a large collection of information on the properties and activities of drugs and a large set of drug-like small molecules from the publicly listed company Galapagos NV to the public domain. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:17 GMT)

Statin Side Effect Test: Worth the Price?
Researchers have found a gene linked to the most common side effect of statins. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:59:22 GMT)

DNA LAB IN MELAKA
MELAKA, July 24 (Bernama) -- Melaka will be housing a RM4.2 million DNA laboratory which will be the first to research spoit DNA in Malaysia. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:02:20 GMT)

Invitrogen Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenues for the second quarter were $368 million, an increase of 14.3 percent over the $322 million reported for the second quarter of 2007. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:55:13 GMT)

New Computer Assisted Diagnostic Tests for Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer and Endometrial Cancer to Be Jointly ...
Health Discovery Corporation (OTCBB: HDVY), a leader in support vector machine (SVM) based molecular diagnostics, and DCL Medical Laboratories, LLC, Indianapolis, IN, a full-service, clinical reference laboratory, today announced the signing of a Development and License Agreement for the collaborative development and commercialization of SVM-based computer assisted diagnostic (CAD) tests for the ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:10:31 GMT)

New system may ‘sneak’ drugs, diagnostics into brain
A unique nanoparticle system developed by UB scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents across the blood-brain barrier, according to recent in vitro findings. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:59:56 GMT)

Rosetta Genomics Completes Acquisition Of Parkway Clinical Laboratories Inc.
Rosetta Genomics Ltd., a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Parkway Clinical Laboratories Inc., a privately-held company owning a CLIA-certified lab located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, for an aggregate purchase price of $2,900,000, consisting of $1,900,000 in cash and $1,000,000 of ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:40:58 GMT)

Plant steroids offer new paradigm for how hormones work
Stanford, CA—Steroids bulk up plants just as they do human athletes, but the playbook of molecular signals that tell the genes to boost growth and development in plant cells is far more complicated than in human and animal cells. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:06:30 GMT)

Predictive Test for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Asymptomatic Individuals
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of severe, irreversible vision loss for those over the age of fifty in the United States and in other developed countries. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:10:24 GMT)

ICSI Spins out Venture-Backed XORP, Inc.
The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) announced today that it has transferred its eXtensible Open Router Platform (XORP) technology to XORP, Inc. (http://xorp.net), a startup founded by the leaders of the XORP.org project. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:20:32 GMT)

Plant steroids offer new paradigm for how hormones work
Steroids bulk up plants just as they do human athletes, but the playbook of molecular signals that tell the genes to boost growth and development in plant cells is far more complicated than in human and animal cells. A new study by plant biologists at the Carnegie Institution used an emerging molecular approach called proteomics to identify key links in the steroid signaling chain. Understanding ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:32:14 GMT)

Affymetrix Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc., today reported its operating results for the second quarter of 2008. Total revenue for the quarter was $86.9 million, as compared to total revenue of $88.3 million in the second quarter of 2007. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT)

Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium and Affymetrix Expand World's Largest Study of Genetic Diseases
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that the Wellcome Trust of Great Britain has awarded to Affymetrix the second phase of its Case Control Consortium project, the world’s largest-ever study of the genetics behind common diseases. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:05:00 GMT)

Strategic Diagnostics to Report Second Quarter Results on July 31, 2008
NEWARK, Del.----Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - a leading provider of biotechnology-based detection solutions for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, industrial, environmental and scientific applications, expects to release its second quarter 2008 results at approximately 4 p.m. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:15:00 GMT)

Affymetrix Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Affymetrix Inc., (Nasdaq:AFFX) today reported its operating results for the second quarter of 2008. Total revenue for the quarter was $86.9 million, as compared to total revenue of $88.3 million in the second quarter of 2007. (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:23:33 GMT)

Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium and Affymetrix Expand World's Largest Study of Genetic Diseases
Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) today announced that the Wellcome Trust of Great Britain has awarded to Affymetrix the second phase of its Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) project, the world's largest-ever study of the genetics behind common diseases. The second phase will analyze the genetic information of 60,000 additional individuals, 30,000 of them with the Affymetrix(R) Genome-Wide Human SNP ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:26:03 GMT)

Strategic Diagnostics to Report Second Quarter Results on July 31, 2008
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: SDIX) - a leading provider of biotechnology-based detection solutions for a broad range of food, water, agricultural, industrial, environmental and scientific applications, expects to release its second quarter 2008 results at approximately 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31, 2008. The Company has scheduled an investor conference call for 4:30 p.m. ET on the same ... (Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:40:13 GMT)

Obituaries in the news
Victor A. McKusick (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:28:00 GMT)

Obituaries in the news
Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:46:32 GMT)

Karnataka govt sets aside Rs 5 cr for IBAB to promote biotech initiatives
Karnataka government has earmarked an amount of Rs 5 crore to the Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBAB) to further support the biotechnology initiatives. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:46:42 GMT)

Deaths Elsewhere / Cop who helped arrest JFK's assassin dies
Dallas police Detective Paul Bentley, who helped arrest presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theater, had a ready retort for those who didn't accept the official story that Oswald acted alone. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:20:34 GMT)

Victor A. McKusick, genetics pioneer, dies
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86. Officials at Johns Hopkins University, where McKusick was a professor of genetics, said he died Tuesday in Towson, Md. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:00:32 GMT)

Scientific Leadership Opportunities
Animal Bioscience Centre, Grange, Co. Meath A highly skilled Animal Bioscientist is required to support the key research area of farm animal health and well-being. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:16:23 GMT)

AutoGenomics, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering
AutoGenomics, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:05:00 GMT)

Shared DNA Sequencing Instrumentation Established At UI And ISU
The University of Iowa and Iowa State University are pooling their resources to significantly enhance both institutions' genetic research capabilities. The two institutions have each purchased a massively parallel DNA sequencer - an instrument capable of deciphering DNA sequences at the rate of millions to billions of bases in a single run. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:10:46 GMT)

Africa: Investing in Cassava Research And Development Could Boost Yields And Industrial Uses
The tropical root crop cassava could help protect the food and energy security of poor countries now threatened by soaring food and oil prices, FAO said today. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:48:38 GMT)

Affymetrix shares dive to new low on 2Q results
Shares of Affymetrix Inc. plunged Friday after the company's second-quarter loss widened on lower revenue and the genetic analysis company cut its full-year outlook on a forecast for weaker sales to pharmaceutical companies. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:47:41 GMT)

Scientists Open Columbia's New Computational Biology Lab
In early May scientists at Columbia University gathered in room 607 of the Sherman Fairchild building on Morningside campus to celebrate the new Pe'er/Bussemaker Lab for Systems Biology—the first of its kind at the University. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:21:35 GMT)

Latha Jishnu: GSK`s big bang on open drug discovery
It was unexpected and went almost unnoticed. (Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:37:31 GMT)

How the Personal Genome Project Could Unlock the Mysteries of Life
George Church is dyslexic, narcoleptic, and a vegan. He is married with one daughter, weighs about 210 pounds, and has worn a pioneer-style bushy beard for decades. He has elevated levels of creatine kinase in his blood, the consequence of a heart attack. He enjoys waterskiing, photography, rock climbing, and singing in his church choir. His mother's maiden name is Strong. He was born on ... (Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:15:27 GMT)

Plant Steroids Offer New Paradigm For How Hormones Work
Steroids bulk up plants just as they do human athletes, but the playbook of molecular signals that tell the genes to boost growth and development in plant cells is far more complicated than in human and animal cells. A new study by plant biologists at the Carnegie Institution used an emerging molecular approach called proteomics to identify key links in the steroid signaling chain. (Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:10:16 GMT)

Medical genetics began with Victor McKusick
Dr. Victor McKusick, the Johns Hopkins University physician widely regarded as the father of medical genetics, died Tuesday at his home... (Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:21:56 GMT)

The race against gene doping
Past controversy has not made this year's Tour de France scandal-free. Cycling's premier event, which ends today, has again been marred by busts for illegal doping, with at least three riders thrown out and entire teams quitting. The Summer Olympics begin Aug. 8, and rumors of illicit drug use are likely to be rampant there, too. (Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:42:09 GMT)

The race against gene doping
Officials expect a new form of sports cheating to appear: gene transfer ... and they have turned to this UCSD researcher to help detect it. (Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:53:05 GMT)

DNA 11's DNA Art Portraits Now Offer More Insight Into Your Genes
NEW YORK, NY.- DNA 11, originators of DNA art and pioneers in the industry, are excited to announce that they have created the GenePak™ that allows customers to identify specific genetic traits in their custom DNA-portraits. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:10:22 GMT)

Bacteria Reveal Secret Of Adaptation At Evolution Canyon
Bacteria living on opposite sides of a canyon have evolved to cope with different temperatures by altering the make-up of their 'skin,' or cell membranes. Scientists have found that bacteria change these complex and important structures to adapt to different temperatures by looking at the appearance of the bacteria as well as their genes. The researchers hope their study, published in the August ... (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:24:36 GMT)

Plant Steroids Offer New Paradigm For How Hormones Work
Steroids bulk up plants just as they do human athletes, but the molecular signals that tell the genes to boost growth and development in plant cells is far more complicated than in human and animal cells. Understanding how these plant hormones activate genes could lead not only to enhanced harvests but also to new insights into how steroids regulate growth in both plant and animal cells. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:26:04 GMT)

David.Smoller@Sigma-Aldrich
A self-proclaimed "scientist by birth," David Smoller thrives as president of the research biotech business unit at Sigma-Aldrich Corp., even if he said the job was a "stretch" for him initially. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:52:38 GMT)

Defining DNA differences to track and tackle typhoid
For the first time, next-generation DNA sequencing technologies have been turned on typhoid fever - a disease that kills 600,000 people each year. The results will help to improve diagnosis, tracking of disease spread and could help to design new strategies for vaccination. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:32:12 GMT)

How bacteria cope with different temperatures revealed
Washington, July 28 : Bacteria cope with different temperatures by altering the make-up of their 'skin', or cell membranes, finds a new study. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:31:48 GMT)

Knowing me
Obesity, cancer, MS - the test claiming to know your risk (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:52:07 GMT)

GeneSeek Becomes Illumina's First Certified Service Provider to Use Infinium DNA Analysis BeadChips for Agriculture ...
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced that GeneSeek Inc., a leading provider of genotyping services for agribusiness, is the first organization focusing on this key research community to become an Illumina CSPro® . (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT)

Your DNA's in the post
Fancy being told you have a higher-than-average risk of getting prostate cancer but are at low risk of glaucoma? Now for about £500 you can have your genome analysed by a commercial firm. Rob Liddle swabbed his cheek and sent off for a scan. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:02:17 GMT)

Defining DNA Differences To Track And Tackle Typhoid
For the first time, next-generation DNA sequencing technologies have been turned on typhoid fever - a disease that kills 600,000 people each year. The results will help to improve diagnosis, tracking of disease spread and could help to design new strategies for vaccination. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:11:37 GMT)

Bacteria Reveal Secret Of Adaptation At Evolution Canyon
Bacteria living on opposite sides of a canyon have evolved to cope with different temperatures by altering the make-up of their 'skin', or cell membranes. Scientists have found that bacteria change these complex and important structures to adapt to different temperatures by looking at the appearance of the bacteria as well as their genes. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:12:17 GMT)

GeneSeek Becomes Illumina's First Certified Service Provider to Use Infinium DNA Analysis BeadChips for Agriculture ...
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that GeneSeek Inc., a leading provider of genotyping services for agribusiness, is the first organization focusing on this key research community to become an Illumina CSPro(R) (certified service provider). Illumina CSPro is a collaborative service provider partnership dedicated to ensuring delivery of the highest-quality data available for genetic ... (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:25:03 GMT)

Bacteria adapt to extreme temperature changes
London, July 28 : Bacteria inhabiting the sides of a canyon have adapted to extremes of temperatures by modifying their 'skin' or cell membrane make-up. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:16:02 GMT)

Huge Demand Follows Retail Store Product Launch with 50,000 Identigene DNA Paternity Test Kits Purchased in Only Nine ...
Identigene, an industry pioneer in DNA identification testing, today announced 50,000 Identigene DNA Paternity Test Kits have been purchased since retail sales of the product began in a West Coast test market in November 2007. The kit is the first DNA test ever sold in major retail stores, providing answers to paternity questions quickly with probabilities of paternity greater than 99.99 ... (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:53:44 GMT)

Franek Technologies Welcomes John Pickert, Bringing Forensic Power Expertise to Consulting Team
Franek Technologies, Inc., the leader in certified Category III-3 Laboratory Battery Backup Power Protection Systems (LPS/UPS), is pleased to welcome John Pickert to its Business Development and Consulting staff. Pickert comes to Franek Technologies from the City of New York's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Biology Laboratory where he was the Technical Administrator and New ... (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT)

Benchtop Systems provide DNA, RNA, and protein separation.
With 96-well and 384-well plate compatibility and ability to select single wells at any location in plate, LabChip® GX is suited for genomics applications, while LabChip GXII supports genomics and protein research. Both combine reproducible assay technology with advanced data analysis software, which allows visualization of results via electropherogram or virtual gel view. Leveraging ... (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:20:07 GMT)

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To read the biggest stories of the day on your mobile, type on your phone browser. Has Amarnath issue been put on the backburner in recent political turmoil? (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:30:15 GMT)

NIMH Seeking New Genomics Tools for Mental Illness
GenomeWeb Daily News You are not logged in. Existing subscribers login here . New to GenomeWeb Daily News? Register quickly here for your free subscription. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:40:33 GMT)

Plant steroids more complex than those inside people
Washington, July 28: Steroids boost plants just as they do humans, but the molecular signals that activate such genes in plant cells are a lot more complex than in human cells. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:32:56 GMT)

Genome BC: New International Wine Genomics Project Launched
Vancouver, BC, July 28, 2008--(T-Net)--On the occasion of the 9th Annual Enology & Viticulture Conference and Tradeshow sponsored by the British Columbia Wine Grape Council, Genome BC announced the launch of WineGen, a unique international wine genomics research and development program with an investment of $5 million. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:23:02 GMT)

Barcelona, Spain July 24, 2008
European nations should take a more positive attitude towards genetically modified (GM) food because their negative stance is seriously affecting developing world policies regarding commercialisation of GM crops to feed hungry people, says a leading Chinese scientist. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:21:00 GMT)

Washington, DC July 28, 2008
Rice is the primary food for more than 3 billion people around the world. New research, funded by USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), may allow scientists to improve the nutritional value of rice, affecting the health of more than 70 million of the world's poorest people in developing countries. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:21:30 GMT)

Bavaria Grants Kinaxo $900K for Chemical Proteomics
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Back to the future
With oil and food crises looming large, scientists are trying to create bio-energy companies and synthetic biology might just be the new technology to create the new energy wave of the future. Shanthu Shantharam explores the endless possibilities of synthetic biology. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:39:26 GMT)

Being a control freak aids dividing cells
Boston, Mass. (July 28, 2008) — Micromanagers may generate resentment in an office setting, but they get results in your body. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:06:08 GMT)

Being a Control Freak Aids Dividing Cells
A dividing cell tags more than 14,000 different sites on its proteins with phosphate, a molecule that typically serves as a signal for a variety of biological processes. This preponderance of signals--more than twice the number identified by past studies--suggests that the cell may become a control freak during the division process, regulating each of its parts, no matter how obscure. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:28:17 GMT)

Being a control freak aids dividing cells
Micromanagers may generate resentment in an office setting, but they get results in your body. New data indicate that a dividing cell takes micromanagement to the extreme, tagging more than 14,000 different sites on its proteins with phosphate, a molecule that typically serves as a signal for a variety of biological processes. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:32:22 GMT)

Recent Triathlon Deaths Have Experts Searching for Answers
While triathlon deaths remain rare, a puzzling resemblance is beginning to present itself: all recorded deaths in the last two years have happened during the swim portion of the event. (Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:34:19 GMT)

Seminal fluid secrets revealed -- new method identifies male proteins in female fruit fly
For male fruit flies, sperm is not enough in the battle to reproduce – at each mating a cocktail of proteins is transferred to the female, many of which directly influence female behaviours in ways that benefit the male. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:06:18 GMT)

Newly discovered proteins in seminal fluid transferred during mating may affect odds of producing offspring
Seminal fluid contains protein factors that, when transferred from a male to a female at mating, affect reproductive success. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:13:21 GMT)

Burning Questions
John Kerrigan is associate director of bioinformatics at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. With colleagues at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, he is using an IBM supercomputer for advanced disease research. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:46:15 GMT)

Newly Discovered Proteins in Seminal Fluid May Affect Reproductive Success
More than 80 proteins, thought to play a role in reproductive success, have been discovered in the seminal fluid of fruit flies. These proteins may affect the competitive ability of sperm, influence female behavior, and "disarm" reproductive proteins from other males that have mated with the female. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:28:17 GMT)

LegalView Unveils Details of a Breakthrough Mesothelioma Cancer Early Detection Test for Mesothelioma Patients
LegalView reported a breakthrough test on its mesothelioma blog, which will allow early detection of mesothelioma cancer. Up to this point, the number one reason mesothelioma cancer kills a patient so quickly is due to the fact that it is often misdiagnosed. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

My Pharmiweb.com
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (July 28, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced that five of its informatics and software solutions have received Scientific Computing 2008 Readers' Choice Awards across four categories: LIMS, bioinformatics, chromatography, and spectroscopy. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:38:10 GMT)

Roots, the pop version
With a bit of creativity, people can find a shocking level of detail about relatives who came before them. Obama, for example, is part Irish. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:31:29 GMT)

Newly discovered proteins in seminal fluid may affect odds of producing offspring
Seminal fluid contains protein factors that, when transferred from a male to a female at mating, affect reproductive success. This is true of many different animals, from crickets to primates. In fruit flies, for instance, seminal fluid proteins influence the competitive ability of a male's sperm, and alter the female's post-mating behavior by dampening her interest in other males and cueing her ... (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:04:34 GMT)

Biomax Informatics Collaborates with The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDI) To Integrate MDI's Curated ...
MARTINSRIED, Germany----Biomax Informatics and the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory today announced that Biomax will integrate MDI's Comparative Toxicogenomics Database™ into the BioXM™ Knowledge Management Environment. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

Dividing Cells And Micromanagement
Micromanagers may generate resentment in an office setting, but they get results in your body. New data indicate that a dividing cell takes micromanagement to the extreme, tagging more than 14,000 different sites on its proteins with phosphate, a molecule that typically serves as a signal for a variety of biological processes. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:11:46 GMT)

MicroRNAs Tune Protein Synthesis
Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, have generated new findings on how microRNAs (miRNA) regulate protein expression. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:56:42 GMT)

Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ: IVGN) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE: ABI) today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, in connection with the companies' pending merger. The expiration of the waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the transaction. Invitrogen will soon be engaging with the ... (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:25:03 GMT)

The DNA Repair Company Strengthens Operations and Development Capabilities with Addition of Two Senior Officials
The DNA Repair Company (DNAR), an emerging company focused on personalized approaches to cancer treatment, announced today the expansion of its management team with the appointments of Brian E. Ward, Ph.D. as executive vice president and Stella Quan, Ph.D. as senior director of product development. Dr. Ward most recently served as senior vice president for Genomic Health, Inc. Dr. Quan joins the ... (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:26:03 GMT)

CEOs Convene to Tackle Global Energy Shortages
Oil prices have breached record highs, electricity grids are creaking, and geographies from Australia to the American southwest face severe water stress. This October, an elite group of corporate executives, start-up CEOs, investment managers, and academic luminaries will gather at the fourth annual Lux Executive Summit to explore how emerging technologies can meet these global challenges. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:44:26 GMT)

Biomax Informatics Collaborates with The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDI) To Integrate MDI's Curated ...
Biomax Informatics and the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDI) today announced that Biomax will integrate MDI's Comparative Toxicogenomics Database(TM) (CTD(TM)) into the BioXM(TM) Knowledge Management Environment. CTD is a valuable, manually curated resource, which advances understanding the effects of environmental chemicals on human health. Biomax will offer CTD as a free content ... (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:55:09 GMT)

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Uses High Performance IBM Computer in Pursuit of Medical Treatments
Researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have selected a high performance IBM computer to perform research they hope will one day lead to more effective treatment of medical conditions like infertility and thyroid problems. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:46:00 GMT)

BIOBASE Releases a New Range of Products for Plant Researchers
WOLFENBUTTEL, Germany & BEVERLY, Mass.----BIOBASE today announced their entry into the agricultural market with the release of their latest products designed specifically for plant researchers. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:48:00 GMT)

BIOBASE Releases a New Range of Products for Plant Researchers
BIOBASE today announced their entry into the agricultural market with the release of their latest products designed specifically for plant researchers. The "green" versions of their industry leading BIOBASE Knowledge Library (BKL) and ExPlain Analysis Platform can assist investigators studying crop optimization, disease resistance, stress tolerance and other important areas of plant ... (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:09:12 GMT)

Berry & Associates Announces Supply Agreement with Applied Biosystems
Berry & Associates, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Applied Biosystems Inc. to supply a key reagent for Applied Biosystems' genomic analysis platform, the SOLiD(TM) System. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:39:54 GMT)

Phenomenex Receives R&D 100 Award for Clarity(R) QSP(TM)
Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announces that Clarity QSP(TM), a solution for synthetic RNA and DNA purification, has been recognized as one of the most technologically significant products of 2008 and named as an R&D 100 award winner. Winners of R&D 100 awards are selected by an independent judging panel tasked with determining the most ... (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:25:26 GMT)

Indian biotech firms aid global players in drug discovery
Indian biotechnology firms are steadily moving up the value chain by offering research and development (R&D) services for global pharma companies to aid drug discovery and manufacture. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:40:06 GMT)

3:15 p.m. - New Genetics Division for LR's UAMS
A new Division of Genetics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) focuses education, patient care and research resources to realize the potential of genetic information for customized treatments and early detection of disease. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:31:52 GMT)

Commentary Calls for Translational Studies to Advance Personal Genomics
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Polluted Gowanus Canal May Be Source of New Antibiotics
New York City College of Technology Biology Professors Nasreen and Niloufar Haque have announced preliminary findings of their research on the "white stuff" in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. "What we suspected turned out to be true," Nasreen confirmed. "The extracts from the microbes in the water proved to be potential sources of antibiotics or inhibitors." (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:28:27 GMT)

Indian biotech firms on the move
Companies are offering services in drug discovery and validation based on pathway analysis (that is, analysis of how toxic or radioactive substances reach humans), genomics (study of gene sequences in living organisms), proteomics (large-scale study of proteins) and translational research (clinical investigation with human patients or volunteers). (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:43:50 GMT)

Earthworm's plight is early warning of threat to man
Miners know that the surest, starkest sign of poisoned air and approaching doom is the death of a caged canary. In modern science, the surest sign of polluted soil is the fate of the humble earthworm. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:54:40 GMT)

Jatropha has biofuel potential
SEPANG : The cost of growing jatropha needs to be ascertained before it can be fully commercialised by smallholders, says Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:27:06 GMT)

West Nile testing continues
As reports of the West Nile virus arrive from across the United States this week, experts said the virus’s impact in Michigan still remains to be seen. News reports said mosquitoes carrying the virus have been found in Nevada, California and Washington. (Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:19:19 GMT)

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