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BioScience tip sheet, September 2008 (EurekAlert!)
The press release lists research articles that will be published in the September 2008 issue of BioScience and provides a brief description of each one.
(Sep 1, 2008)
TGen and Washington University researchers discover new approach to treating endometrial cancer (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute today announced a new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients that not only stops the growth of tumors, but kills the cancer cells.In a potentially major breakthrough, TGen scientists and collaborators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis discovered that ...
(Sep 1, 2008)
New Field Of Research Could Help Police In Crime Scene Forensics (Science Daily)
A team of investigators have found a way to identify possible suspects at crime scenes using only a small amount of DNA, even if it is mixed with hundreds of other genetic fingerprints.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Cyntellect enters research collaboration with Burnham Institute (PharmaBiz)
Cyntellect, a privately-held biotechnology company, and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have entered into a joint collaboration to develop new applications on Cyntellect's in situ live cell imaging and laser processing product (called LEAP) to accelerate research by Burnham's scientists.
(Sep 1, 2008)
The Beer That Takes You Back . . . Millions of Years (Washington Post)
Raul Cano is the real-life "Jurassic Park" scientist. Yes, there is one.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Medical school presses on despite a rocky start (Tucson Citizen)
Arizona leaders see the new University of Arizona medical school campus in downtown Phoenix as an anchor of a biomedical hub that will train more doctors, foster cutting-edge research and spur the state's economy.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Valley's TGen has new way to attack tumors (The Arizona Republic)
The research may save 8,000 female lives a year.
(Sep 1, 2008)
My Pharmiweb.com (PharmiWeb)
AnaSpec Peptides Used in Latest Alzheimers Research Findings by VU University Medical Centre and Lund University AnaSpec Inc. Posted on:29 Aug 08 At the 2008 International Conference for Alzheimer’s Disease, the VU University Medical Centre and Lund University presented a joint poster entitled, “Aβ1-42 binding and uptake by primary human astrocytes in vitro: Effects of ...
(Sep 1, 2008)
New genes found for inflammatory bowel disease in children (New Kerala)
Washington, Sep 1 : Researchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease or IBD in childhood.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Growth Factor Predicts Poor Outcome In Breast Cancer (Medical News Today)
The response to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) in breast cancer cells predicts an aggressive tumor that is less likely to respond to treatment, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The finding gives impetus to the movement to tailor cancer treatments to attributes of the various tumors.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Monitoring For 'Pandemic' Mutations By Examining Bird Flu Infections (Medical News Today)
Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust are to examine what is preventing the H5N1 avian influenza virus from causing a human pandemic and what mutations are required to realise its deadly potential. The research could hold the key to early identification of a potential influenza pandemic, and to developing drugs and a vaccine.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Discovery Of New Genes For Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Children May Refine Drug Targets For Personalized Treatments (Medical News Today)
Researchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood. While further study is needed to identify the specific disease-causing mutations in these new genes, the researchers say the genes are particularly strong candidates to be added to the list of genes already known to affect IBD.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Pakistan launches national biosafety body (SciDev.net)
[ISLAMABAD] Pakistan has established a national-level body to monitor biosafety measures in the areas of biotechnology and trans-border infectious diseases.
(Sep 1, 2008)
The Top 10 World's Leading Pharmaceutical Companies: Roche is Essential Reading for the Pharmaceutical Industry ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Top 10 World's Leading Pharmaceutical Companies: Roche" report to their offering.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Genetic data withdrawn amid privacy concerns (New Scientist)
A new method of forensic DNA analysis has created an unexpected headache for scientists investigating the genetic roots of common diseases
(Sep 1, 2008)
Valley's TGen develops new way to attack tumors (12 News Phoenix)
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have developed a new treatment for endometrial cancer that they say could save thousands of female lives a year.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Rome, Italy September 2, 2008 The GIPB Knowledge Resource Center has launched the Plant Breeding Electronic Journal Club (SeedQuest)
, a virtual place that allows communities to meet and critically evaluate plant breeding and related fields' articles in the scientific literature. In order to participate you just need to follow instructions available HERE .
(Sep 1, 2008)
NIAID Seeks Contractors for Expanded Bioinformatics Program (GenomeWeb News)
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(Sep 1, 2008)
Digging deep (Deccan Herald)
An ambitious project launched last year is the AVESTAGENOME Project (TM), a comprehensive genetic study of more than 60,000 Parsi individuals. The project will explore the genetic basis of longevity and create a genetic, genealogic and medical database of the Parsi-Zoroastrian population.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Bird flu vaccine gives strong protection in mice (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters HONG KONG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - An experimental bird flu vaccine that uses DNA from various strains of the H5N1 virus appears to trigger a strong immune response in mice after it is injected straight ...
(Sep 1, 2008)
Bird flu vaccine gives strong protection in mice (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An experimental bird flu vaccine that uses DNA from various strains of the H5N1 virus appears to trigger a strong immune response in mice after it is injected straight into the muscles, a study has shown.
(Sep 1, 2008)
Scientists Find Second Site for Prostate Cancer Gene (Newswise)
Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues who are studying a prostate cancer gene called HNF1B have found a second independent site within the HNF1B gene on chromosome 17 (17q12) - increasing the number of genetic variants that may contribute to risk of developing the disease.
(Sep 1, 2008)
New Endometrial Cancer Treatment Stops Growth Of Tumors And Kills Cancer Cells, Study Shows (Science Daily)
A new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients not only stops the growth of tumors, but also kills the cancer cells. In a potentially major breakthrough, scientists discovered that introducing a particular inhibitor drug can turn "off'' receptors responsible for the growth of tumors in a significant number of patients with endometrial cancer.
(Sep 2, 2008)
People in business (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Dr. Song Wu and Dr. Liang Zhu have joined the faculty of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Department of Biostatistics as assistant members. Wu's research interests include statistical genetics and genomics, quantitative and population genetics and bioinformatics. Zhu's research focuses on survival analysis, longitudinal data analysis, epidemiology and clinical trials.
(Sep 2, 2008)
DAILY MIRROR (Anorak)
Fiona Philips is fighting the tears as Helen Newlove, whose husband Garry has been murdered, is sat on the sofa to tell her story. Tears are the new laughter.
(Sep 2, 2008)
New and updated Online Tutorials for PhenomicDB, dbSNP and HapMap (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Comprehensive tutorials on the PhenomicDB, dbSNP and HapMap databases enable researchers to quickly and effectively use these invaluable variation resources.
(Sep 2, 2008)
New cancer treatment developed at Phoenix lab (Tucson Citizen)
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have developed a new treatment for endometrial cancer that they say could save thousands of female lives a year.
(Sep 2, 2008)
BIOTECHNICA: The Role of White Biotechnology in Industrial Production (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HANNOVER, Germany----Although white or industrial biotechnology has been around for a considerable time, it has only recently begun to revolutionize industrial production. Nature's toolset is being increasingly deployed in processes that help cut production costs such as energy and raw materials, as well as in the effective disposal of products and production waste.
(Sep 2, 2008)
Ingenuity Systems Announces Multi-Year Deal With Bristol-Myers Squibb for IPA (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, today announced a multi-year agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for use of the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis software application.
(Sep 2, 2008)
Ingenuity Systems Announces Multi-Year Deal With Bristol-Myers Squibb for IPA (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ingenuity Systems, the leading provider of information solutions for life science researchers, today announced a multi-year agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for use of the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis software application.
(Sep 2, 2008)
New Approach To Treating Endometrial Cancer Discovered By TGen And Washington University Researchers (Medical News Today)
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has announced a new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients that not only stops the growth of tumors, but kills the cancer cells. In a potentially major breakthrough, TGen scientists and collaborators at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
(Sep 2, 2008)
News From BioScience, September 2008 (Medical News Today)
Research articles that will be published in the September 2008 issue of BioScience are as follows: The Molecular Biology Toolbox and Its Use in Basic and Applied Insect Science. Michel Cusson. The sequencing and annotation of insect genomes and comparative genomics are providing new insights into the molecular underpinnings of insect-specific processes.
(Sep 2, 2008)
New Genes Found For Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Children (Medical News Today)
Researchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood. While further study is needed to identify the specific disease-causing mutations in these new genes, the researchers say the genes are particularly strong candidates to be added to the list of genes already known to affect IBD.
(Sep 2, 2008)
MD Anderson Becomes a GeneGo Center of Excellence Using MetaCore for Oncology Research (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that MD Anderson has become a certified GeneGo Center of Excellence. MD Anderson researchers will have institution-wide access to GeneGo's MetaCore data analysis suite, training and advanced support.
(Sep 2, 2008)
Republican VP candidate goes from hockey mom to grandma (Guardian Unlimited)
Reaction to Sarah Palin's announcement over her daughter's pregnancy ranges from indifference to disbelief
(Sep 2, 2008)
NIH Funds Nine Centers to Speed Application of Powerful New Research Approach: (National Institutes of Health)
The funding of a network of nine centers across the country that will use high tech screening methods to identify small molecules for use as probes to investigate the diverse functions of cells was announced today by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
(Sep 2, 2008)
Early onset gene for inflammatory bowel diseases identified (EurekAlert!)
( Emory University ) Two new genetic markers that influence the likelihood of getting Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis during childhood have been identified. One marker sits next to a gene that regulates inflammatory responses, suggesting a target for therapy.
(Sep 2, 2008)
BIOTECHNICA: The Role of White Biotechnology in Industrial Production (Centre Daily Times)
Although white or industrial biotechnology has been around for a considerable time, it has only recently begun to revolutionize industrial production. Nature's toolset is being increasingly deployed in processes that help cut production costs such as energy and raw materials, as well as in the effective disposal of products and production waste. These are among the keynote themes to be addressed ...
(Sep 2, 2008)
New endometrial cancer therapy reported (UPI)
PHOENIX, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have found a new way to treat endometrial cancer -- cancer of the uterine lining -- that slows tumor growth and kills cancer cells.
(Sep 2, 2008)
New endometrial cancer therapy reported (Moldova.org)
U.S. scientists say they have found a new way to treat endometrial cancer -- cancer of the uterine lining -- that slows tumor growth and kills cancer cells.Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said they found that introducing a particular inhibitor drug can turn off' receptors responsible for the ...
(Sep 2, 2008)
NIH funds 9 centers to speed application of powerful new research approach (EurekAlert!)
( NIH/National Institute of Mental Health ) The funding of a network of nine centers across the country that will use high tech screening methods to identify small molecules for use as probes to investigate the diverse functions of cells was announced today by the National Institutes of Health.
(Sep 2, 2008)
Early Onset Gene For Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Identified (Science Daily)
Two new genetic markers that influence the likelihood of getting Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis during childhood have been identified. One marker sits next to a gene that regulates inflammatory responses, suggesting a target for therapy.
(Sep 2, 2008)
TGen And Washington University Researchers Discover New Approach To Treating Endometrial Cancer (BioresearchOnline)
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced a new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients that not only stops the growth of tumors, but kills the cancer cells
(Sep 2, 2008)
Early onset gene for inflammatory bowel diseases identified (PhysOrg)
A study of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in children has identified a gene that influences whether children get these diseases early in life, and points to a potential new target for treatment. The findings of the international team that performed the study were published online this week by the journal Nature Genetics.
(Sep 2, 2008)
Innate immune system targets asthma-linked fungus for destruction (EurekAlert!)
A new study shows that the innate immune system of humans is capable of killing a fungus linked to airway inflammation, chronic rhinosinusitis and bronchial asthma. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have revealed that eosinophils, a particular type of white blood cell, exert a strong immune response against the environmental fungus Alternaria alternata.
(Sep 2, 2008)
Innate immune system targets asthma-linked fungus for destruction (PhysOrg)
A new study shows that the innate immune system of humans is capable of killing a fungus linked to airway inflammation, chronic rhinosinusitis and bronchial asthma. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) have revealed that eosinophils, a particular type of white blood cell, exert a strong immune response against the environmental fungus Alternaria alternata. ...
(Sep 2, 2008)
People in business (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Dr. Song Wu and Dr. Liang Zhu have joined the faculty of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Department of Biostatistics as assistant members. Wu's research interests include statistical genetics and genomics, quantitative and population genetics and bioinformatics. Zhu's research focuses on survival analysis, longitudinal data analysis, epidemiology and clinical trials.
(Sep 2, 2008)
High Growth Reported for the World Bioinformatics Market (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Biotechnologies and Genetics industry is available in its catalogue.
(Sep 2, 2008)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (UPI)
New endometrial cancer therapy reported … New method created to study origin of life … Study: Increased Greenland ice melt likely … Old drug shows new use against hepatitis C ... Health/Science news from UPI.
(Sep 2, 2008)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (Moldova.org)
New endometrial cancer therapy reportedPHOENIX, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have found a new way to treat endometrial cancer -- cancer of the uterine lining -- that slows tumor growth and kills cancer cells.Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said they found that introducing a ...
(Sep 2, 2008)
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