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CLC bio releases version 3.0 of CLC Genomics Workbench (PharmaBiz)
CLC bio has just released version 3.0 of their highly popular solution for analyzing and visualizing next generation sequencing data, CLC Genomics Workbench.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Genomics offer solution to dairy inbreeding Farmers Weekly (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Genomics – considered the biggest advance in cattle breeding since frozen semen – is likely to be used most widely to avoid inbreeding in dairy cow populations.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Builder gives Burnham $10 million gift (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Though he's made millions as a builder, Conrad Prebys said he never fulfilled his dream of erecting an expansive bridge or high-rise that would be synonymous with his name. But a $10 million donation to the nonprofit Burnham Institute for Medical Research means his name will now be on the institute's Center for Chemical Genomics.
(Jan 29, 2009)
New Deerac™ Q Rapidly Prepares 384-Well Genomic Assays (Medical News Today)
Labcyte Inc. announced the introduction of the new Deerac Q which integrates two distinct and necessary liquid handling systems into a single platform for preparing low volume genomic assays.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Roche Applied Science Makes Exome Sequencing A Reality, A Giant Step Towards Personalized Medicine (Medical News Today)
A key milestone for personalized medicine has been achieved by two Roche Applied Science companies, Roche NimbleGen and 454 Life Sciences, in developing revolutionary technologies to resequence all human exons from individual genomes. Roche NimbleGen has launched Sequence Capture 2.
(Jan 29, 2009)
UNT Health Science Center Researchers Discover Eating Less May Not Increase Life Expectancy (Medical News Today)
Dr. Michael Forster of the UNT Health Science Center and Dr. Raj Sohal of the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy have discovered that eating less may not be a key to living longer. Their study and others by Health Science Center researchers were recently published in several scientific journals and articles.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Stem Cells Used To Reverse Paralysis In Animals (Medical News Today)
A new study has found that transplantation of stem cells from the lining of the spinal cord, called ependymal stem cells, reverses paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries in laboratory tests. The findings show that the population of these cells after spinal cord injury was many times greater than comparable cells from healthy animal subjects.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Bacteria-based biofuel (the Engineer)
US researchers have genetically modified Escherichia coli to produce unusually long-chain alcohols that could be used as fuel.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Genomics offer solution to dairy inbreeding Farmers Weekly (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Genomics – considered the biggest advance in cattle breeding since frozen semen – is likely to be used most widely to avoid inbreeding in dairy cow populations.
(Jan 29, 2009)
TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare and Mayo Clinic study new cancer drug (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare and Mayo Clinic are testing a new drug that may offer broad potential to treat solid tumors.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Research and Markets: Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology is an Essential Resource for Graduate Students, Academic ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology, 4th Edition" to their offering.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Inova Health System partners with George Mason University (BizJournals)
Inova Health System is starting a new $1 million fund at George Mason University to flow toward joint life sciences research between the two frequent partners.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Genome Canada head questions lack of funds in budget (CBC)
The head of the not-for-profit group responsible for funding large-scale science and genetics projects is perplexed after the foundation was shut out of funding in the federal budget.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Genome Canada head questions lack of funds in budget (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
The head of the not-for-profit group responsible for funding large-scale science and genetics projects is perplexed after the foundation was shut out of funding in the federal budget.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Critics question lack of new funding for Genome Canada (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
The head of the not-for-profit group responsible for funding large-scale science and genetics projects is perplexed after the foundation was shut out of funding in the federal budget.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Recent Patents of Interest in Proteomics (GenomeWeb News)
US Patent 7,482,581. Fourier transform mass spectrometer and method for generating a mass spectrum therefrom . Inventors: Oliver Lange; Andreas Wieghaus.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Q&A: Building a Library of Mitochondrial Proteins for Disease Studies (GenomeWeb News)
While mitochondria are essential for cellular life, death, and differentiation, little is known about the proteins that make up the organelles.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Waters’ Instruments Sales Slide 5-Percent in Q4 as Sales Slip 4 Percent (GenomeWeb News)
Waters this week reported a 5 percent decline in instrument sales in the final quarter of 2008 and forecast a deeper slide in that part of its business for the new year.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Genome Canada Nets Nil from '09 Federal Budget (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — The Canadian government has granted no money in its budget for the coming year to fund Genome Canada, the biomedical and biotechnology-focused entity that supports science in the country, the non-profit organization's President, Martin Godbout, told GenomeWeb Daily News today.
(Jan 29, 2009)
New insights into a avian pathogenic E. coli and its risks to human health (News-Medical-Net)
Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University associate research scientist Melha Mellata, a member of professor Roy Curtiss' team, is leading a USDA funded project to develop a vaccine against a leading poultry disease called avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC).
(Jan 29, 2009)
PerkinElmer's Q4 Revenues Rise 3 Percent (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – PerkinElmer reported after the close of the market on Thursday that its fourth-quarter revenues grew 3 percent, but the firm forecast that its 2009 revenues would be flat or down mid-single digits compared to 2008.
(Jan 29, 2009)
Extra Credit: Hands-on activities make science fun (Morgan Hill Times)
Students can now register for Science Alive, an annual conference for middle school students featuring hands-on activities that make science fun. Science Alive draws more than 300 middle school students from throughout the Bay Area. Science Alive helps young students connect with science, and also gain exposure to a college campus. Parent workshops are designed to help parents ...
(Jan 29, 2009)
NT plans recruitment of freshmen for virus research (North Texas Daily)
Things such as dissecting frogs, playing with microscopes and learning about photosynthesis usually come to mind when one hears the words "biology lab." However, biology professors at NT are now working diligently to modify this idea of biology labs to include "scientific discovery.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Forbes Names Illumina America's Fastest-Growing Technology Company for Second Time (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO, Calif.----Illumina, Inc. today announced that Forbes named it to the top of the 2009 list of 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in the United States. This is the second time in the past three years that Forbes has ranked Illumina #1 on its list of rapidly growing technology companies.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Forbes Names Illumina America’s Fastest-Growing Technology Company for Second Time (Centre Daily Times)
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that Forbes named it to the top of the 2009 list of 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in the United States. This is the second time in the past three years that Forbes has ranked Illumina #1 on its list of rapidly growing technology companies. Illumina develops, manufactures, and markets a full range of next-generation life science ...
(Jan 30, 2009)
Gillibrand's trip to WNY is first as a U. S. senator (The Buffalo News)
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand will make her first visit to Western New York as a U. S. senator Saturday for closed-door meetings with top elected officials and a news conference.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Complete Genomics to Release Its DNA Sequencing Data for the First Time at Advances in Genome Biology and Technology ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Complete Genomics Inc., a newly launched, third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced that it will release its sequencing data publically for the first time at the 10th annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology meeting to be held in Marco Island, Fla., from Feb. 4-7.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Genome of a heat and drought resistant cereal plant analyzed (EurekAlert!)
( Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health ) As part of an international consortium of scientists, researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen are analyzing the genes of sorghum, the first plant of African origin whose genome has been sequenced.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Burnham Chemical Genomics Center Lands $10M Gift (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — The Burnham Institute for Medical Research has received a $10 million gift for its Center for Chemical Genomics from San Diego real estate developer Conrad Prebys, Burnham said yesterday.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Company Profile for Massachusetts Life Science Center (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
----The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is the hub for the state’s thriving life sciences community, which includes biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics and bioinformatics.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Preparing for climate change: Helmholtz Zentrum München researchers analyze the genome of a heat and drought resistant ... (SeedQuest)
The global climate is changing, and this change is already impacting food supply and security. People living in regions already affected by aridity need plants that can thrive / grow under dry conditions.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Company Profile for Massachusetts Life Science Center (Centre Daily Times)
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is the hub for the state’s thriving life sciences community, which includes biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics and bioinformatics. The Center is the steward of the state’s $1 billion investment to ensure that the life sciences continue to be a major economic engine for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Center’s goals ...
(Jan 30, 2009)
Cranes Software’s 9M FY09 Consolidated Revenues Up 26% to Rs. 3,523 Million (Centre Daily Times)
Cranes Software International Ltd. (Cranes):
(Jan 30, 2009)
University Experts Available to Discuss Charles Darwin and Evolution (Newswise)
The University of California, San Diego is hosting a series of events this spring to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and to reflect on how his ideas continue to influence science. The University also has a list of experts who can comment on Darwin and his rich legacy.
(Jan 30, 2009)
People in the News (GenomeWeb News)
Stephane Perrey will serve as president of Qiagen KK, Qiagen's Tokyo subsidiary. He is taking over for Kazuo Tokushige , who retired on December 31. Perrey formerly worked at Third Wave/Hologic Japan and he held various positions in Japan's in vitro diagnostic industry.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Forbes Names Luminex Corporation One of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in America (Centre Daily Times)
Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced that it has been named one of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in America by Forbes .
(Jan 30, 2009)
Key to pre-eclampsia may be found in misfolded proteins in the urine (EurekAlert!)
( Yale University ) Clues to the cause of pre-eclampsia, a common, but serious hypertension complication of pregnancy that has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades, point to proteins that misfold and aggregate, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers.
(Jan 30, 2009)
New Products (GenomeWeb News)
MDS Analytical Technologies this week introduced six-channel and two-channel versions of the SpectraMax L , a new multiple photomultiplier-based platform for microplate luminometers.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Downloads & Upgrades (GenomeWeb News)
CLC bio announced the release of version 3.0 of CLC Genomics Workbench, its software platform for analyzing and visualizing second-generation sequencing data.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Key to pre-eclampsia may be found in misfolded proteins in the urine (PhysOrg)
Clues to the cause of preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertension complication of pregnancy that has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades, point to proteins that misfold and aggregate, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Jim Watson’s Genome in an E-Mail? UC Irvine Team Develops Method to Compress Genomic Data (GenomeWeb News)
Scientists at the University of California Irvine have developed a new method to compress genomic data and have demonstrated in a recent paper that the approach can convert a human genome into an e-mailable attachment.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Q&A: Humming for a Decade, NIH's Biowulf Cluster to Expand Storage Well Beyond 25 TB in 2009 (GenomeWeb News)
Next week , the National Institute of Health's Biowulf Linux cluster will be at the center of a celebratory symposium in honor of its10th anniversary.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Cancer, Cell Cycles, and Challenges (GenomeWeb News)
Over at Buried Treasure, Lars Juhl Jensen blogs about a recent attempt to use comparative computational approaches to mine gene expression data for cell cycle genes that might be implicated in cancer.
(Jan 30, 2009)
Scientists analyze genome of a heat and drought resistant cereal plant (New Kerala)
Berlin, Jan 31 : A team of scientists is analyzing the genes of sorghum, a heat and drought resistant cereal plant, which is the first plant of African origin whose genome has been sequenced.
(Jan 31, 2009)
Potential Lung Cancer Drug Tested By Translational Genomics Research Insitute Affiliates (Medical News Today)
TGen Clinical Research Services (TCRS) at Scottsdale Healthcare and Mayo Clinic are testing a new drug that may offer broad potential to treat solid tumors.
(Jan 31, 2009)
Pre-eclampsia may stem from misfolded proteins in urine (New Kerala)
Washington, Jan 31: Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that the key to pre-eclampsia could be found in proteins that misfold and aggregate in the urine.
(Jan 31, 2009)
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