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Genesis Swaps Software Rights for Stake in Real Time Genomics (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Genesis Research and Development will trade its rights to royalties on the sale of a genomics data querying software package for a stake in start-up bioinformatics company Real Time Genomics.
(Feb 13, 2009)
Complete Genomes of All Known Human Rhinoviruses Are Published (BioresearchOnline)
First comprehensive sequencing and analysis of strains responsible for common cold and other respiratory illnesses, give clues to evolution and diversity of the virus
(Feb 13, 2009)
Canada's National Research Council Celebrates Long History of Ag-Biotechnology Research in Saskatoon (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Government of Canada and the National Research Council of Canada are commemorating 60 years of plant biosciences research in Saskatoon and the 25th anniversary of the NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute.
(Feb 13, 2009)
Bioinformatics Briefs (GenomeWeb News)
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University's Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science are partnering on a bioinformatics and health care information integration project.
(Feb 13, 2009)
Downloads & Upgrades (GenomeWeb News)
Geospiza announced that it is more closely integrating GeneSifter Lab Edition and GeneSifter Analysis Edition . According to a release, GeneSifter Lab Edition will support microarray instruments from Affymetrix and Illumina , so scientists can manage, distribute, and store microarray data in a format compatible with GeneSifter Analysis Edition.
(Feb 13, 2009)
Picking up LARS Development from Insightful, Insilicos to Tweak Method for Proteomics (GenomeWeb News)
Insilicos has snagged a research grant to continue the development of a statistical method for analyzing high-dimensional data sets that was originally awarded to Insightful in 2005.
(Feb 13, 2009)
Baylor Ramps up EDACC as NIH Epigenomics Initiative Moves into Production Mode (GenomeWeb News)
The Baylor College of Medicine is ramping up the Epigenomics Data Analysis and Coordination Center, or EDACC, as an informatics and analysis resource for incoming epigenomics data and as an infrastructure to help scientists analyze reference epigenome maps.
(Feb 13, 2009)
Computing With Proteins (GenomeWeb News)
A scientist at the Sanger Institute led the first cross-species study of synaptic proteins associated with learning and memory using comparative proteomics and genomics.
(Feb 13, 2009)
Ah, the Celestial Proteome (GenomeWeb News)
The blogosphere is all abuzz and demanding answers. A paper appearing as an e-pub ahead of print in Proteomics , called Mitochondria, the missing link between body and soul: Proteomic prospective evidence , purports to use proteomics to disprove the endosymbiont theory of the origins of mitochondria and support a more "realistic alternative."
(Feb 13, 2009)
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet allots land to society (New Kerala)
Hyderabad, Feb 13 : The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet today alloted 50 acres of land at Kurukalava in Chittor District to the Deccan Education Society for starting Fergusson Centre for Higher Learning campus.
(Feb 14, 2009)
NIGMS Invites Biologists To Join High-Throughput Structure Initiative (BioresearchOnline)
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, has announced plans for a new direction of the Protein Structure Initiative , a structural genomics effort started in 2000. As suggested by its new name, PSI:Biology, the program will support research partnerships between groups of biologists and high-throughput structure determination centers to solve ...
(Feb 14, 2009)
Camouflaging Of Viral DNA Could Be Crucial Step In Progression Of Cancers (Science Daily)
Fifteen percent of cancers can be linked to a viral infection. However, the biological changes that cause some asymptomatic carriers of a virus to develop malignancies are not well understood. In a new study, scientists mapped a chemical modification of DNA in Epstein-Barr, human papilloma and hepatitis B viruses and found that the viral genomes undergo changes during the progression of disease, ...
(Feb 14, 2009)
Shades Of 1918? Comparing Avian Flu With A Notorious Killer From The Past (Science Daily)
Scientists compared the recent avian strain known in the scientific community as H5N1, with genetic ressortants of the 1918 virus -- source of the most severe influenza pandemic in recorded history. H5N1 was found to replicate profusely within the first 24 hours, causing severe damage to respiratory tissues while sending the host's innate immune response into a lethal overdrive, reminiscent of ...
(Feb 14, 2009)
People in the News (GenomeWeb News)
Issam Zineh has joined the US Food and Drug Administration as associate director for genomics in the Office of Clinical Pharmacology.
(Feb 15, 2009)
NY Governor’s FY ‘09 Budget Proposes $100M in Tax Breaks for Life-Sci Shops (GenomeWeb News)
New York state life-sciences companies could see up to $100 million in new tax breaks, to be generated through reforms to the lower-tax Empire Zones program, if Gov. David Paterson’s fiscal 2009 $121 billion proposed budget passes.
(Feb 15, 2009)
campus notes 2.15 (Provo Daily Herald)
BYU Study: How a country treats its women shows how it treats neighbors How a country treats its women could be an important factor in understanding how it treats its neighbors, suggests a new study by a Brigham Young University-led research team. Their results are reported in the new issue of the journal International Security, published by Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and ...
(Feb 15, 2009)
MicroRNAs And Cancer: Current State And Future Perspectives In Urologic Oncology (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - The related review summarizes the current state of microRNA (miRNA) research in urology and gives an outlook on potential diagnostic and therapeutic value of miRNAs. miRNAs are short non-coding RNAs which play a crucial role in posttranscriptional gene regulation.
(Feb 15, 2009)
Beauty and grooming science evolves (EurekAlert!)
( Spectrum Science Public Relations ) P&G Beauty & Grooming scientists are presenting research at the AAAS Annual Meeting that offers evidence of science's role in evolving beauty and grooming product efficacy. Five studies -- with subjects ranging from color optics to skin aging genomics to razor engineering -- will be on display.
(Feb 15, 2009)
Agilent, Protein Discovery sign distribution pact for PPS Silent Surfactant (PharmaBiz)
Agilent Technologies and Protein Discovery Inc announced their distribution agreement for PPS Silent Surfactant, a specialized reagent from Protein Discovery used to prepare biological samples for mass spectrometry analysis.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Research and Markets: The Essential Global Strategic Business Report on the Biochips Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biochips - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Research and Markets: Biomarkers - Technologies, Markets and Companies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Biomarkers - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Applied Biosystems and Baylor College of Medicine Summarize Contributions to First Data Release of 1000 Genomes Project (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies , and scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center , today summarized their collective contribution to the first data release of the 1000 Genomes Project.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Research and Markets: Biomarkers - Technologies, Markets and Companies (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets. ) has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report " Biomarkers - Technologies, Markets and Companies " to their offering.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Applied Biosystems and Baylor College of Medicine Summarize Contributions to First Data Release of 1000 Genomes Project (Centre Daily Times)
Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies (NASDAQ:LIFE), and scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC), today summarized their collective contribution to the first data release of the 1000 Genomes Project. As a commercial participant and as part of Applied Biosystems’ collaboration with the HGSC, more than 460 gigabases of unique mappable ...
(Feb 16, 2009)
REvolution Computing's David Smith, Participant on Bay Area useR Group Panel at Predictive Analytics World (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW HAVEN, Conn.----David Smith, director of community at REvolution Computing, a leading provider of open source predictive analytics solutions, will participate in a panel discussion at the Bay Area useR Group meeting, The R and Science of Predictive Analytics: Four Case Studies in R, at Predictive Analytics World, in San Francisco, on Wednesday, February 18, 2008.
(Feb 16, 2009)
REvolution Computing’s David Smith, Participant on Bay Area useR Group Panel at Predictive Analytics World (Centre Daily Times)
David Smith, director of community at REvolution Computing, a leading provider of open source predictive analytics solutions, will participate in a panel discussion at the Bay Area useR Group meeting, The R and Science of Predictive Analytics: Four Case Studies in R , at Predictive Analytics World, in San Francisco, on Wednesday, February 18, 2008.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Gene Logic Announces Launch of Illumina SNP Genotyping Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Gene Logic, an Ocimum Biosolutions company, the leading integrated genomics service provider, has expanded its range of service offerings with the purchase of an Illumina iScan system.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Gene Logic Announces Launch of Illumina SNP Genotyping Services (Centre Daily Times)
Gene Logic, an Ocimum Biosolutions company, the leading integrated genomics service provider, has expanded its range of service offerings with the purchase of an Illumina iScan system. The system will be used with the recently released high density Infinium HD assays, Illumina’s most advanced assays, as well as their whole genome expression and methylation technologies. This technology provides ...
(Feb 16, 2009)
Yellow Lasers are designed for bioimaging and cytometry. (ThomasNet)
Optically pumped, 561 nm wavelength semiconductor laser Sapphire(TM) 561 offers choice of 50, 75, 100 or 150 mW of output power with noise characteristics less than 0.25% rms from 20 Hz to 2 MHz. Measuring 4.9 x 2.8 x 1.3 in., they suit application in life sciences, proteomics and genomics. This story is related to the following: Optics and Photonics Search for suppliers of: High Power ...
(Feb 16, 2009)
RainDance Technologies Appoints Patrick Kelly As European Sales Director (Centre Daily Times)
RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, has appointed Patrick Kelly to the newly created position of European Sales Director, effective immediately.
(Feb 16, 2009)
European Consortium Awarded Nearly $4M to Develop Plasma Biomarker Discovery Platform (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A consortium of European companies and universities has been awarded €3 ($3.8 million) under the European Commission's 7th Framework Program to develop a plasma biomarker discovery platform.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Obama to Sign Stimulus Bill Tomorrow (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US Senate on Friday evening passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which President Barack Obama plans to sign into law tomorrow in Denver, according to White House officials.
(Feb 16, 2009)
It Might Be Cheaper to Clone a Younger Version of Yourself (GenomeWeb News)
The Wall Street Journal reports on how Procter & Gamble has made use of genomic advances with "new ways to develop dandruff shampoo, skin cream and toothpaste," the story says. The work began a decade ago and today, "those efforts are starting to hit store shelves."
(Feb 16, 2009)
Images faked by UCSF postdoc (The Scientist)
The molecular biologist falsified unpublished microarray scans related to the molecular mechanism of yeast
(Feb 16, 2009)
PU starts process of appointment of teachers (The Times of India)
Patna University (PU) has of late started the process of appointment of teachers and principals of its different colleges.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Gene Logic Purchases Illumina iScan for SNP Genotyping Services (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Gene Logic, a business unit of Ocimum Biosolutions, said today that it has purchased an Illumina iScan microarray scanner in order to expand its SNP genotyping service offerings.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Paper sheds new 'light' on fascinating rhythms of the circadian clock (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that interrupting the 24-hour circadian rhythm plays havoc with the lives and health of medical, military and airline personnel, factory employees and travelers.
(Feb 16, 2009)
Researchers Find fitSNPs to Speed Up Search for Disease Genes (GenomeWeb News)
Genome-wide association studies narrow the search for disease genes to part of a chromosome — but then more work has to be done to identify the causative gene. "When you look at how people find disease SNPs now, it's usually a pretty tedious process," says Stanford University's Atul Butte.
(Feb 17, 2009)
"Green" Plastics Could Help Reduce Carbon Footprint (PollutionOnline)
More than 20 million tons of plastic are placed in U.S. landfills each year. Results from a new University of Missouri study suggest that some of the largely petroleum-based plastic may soon be replaced by a nonpolluting, renewable plastic made from plants
(Feb 17, 2009)
Expression Analysis, Complement Genomics partner to offer genomic services in UK (PharmaBiz)
Expression Analysis, Inc., a leading provider of genomic services for clinical trials and research has entered into a partnership with Sunderland based Complement Genomics Ltd. to offer its genomic services to the UK market.
(Feb 17, 2009)
What Incentives Are Available? (Mondaq)
The tax incentives are intended to expand employment in the life sciences and to promote research, development, manufacturing and commercialization in the sector.
(Feb 17, 2009)
Millipore Launches an Interactive Biological Pathway Tool Using GeneGo's Manually Curated Pathway Maps (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that Millipore has licensed 250 manually curated pathway maps from GeneGo, Inc. for their new Interactive Biological Pathway Tool.
(Feb 17, 2009)
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Signs Agreement to License Themis and Surflex-Dock Technologies from Tripos (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ST. LOUIS, Mo.----Tripos™, a leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced an agreement with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory , Europe's leading research institution for molecular biology, to license Tripos' Themis™ and Surflex-Dock™ software to support their efforts in Chemical Biology.
(Feb 17, 2009)
Scientists study full protein content of 'baker's yeast' (EurekAlert!)
( University of Liverpool ) A scientist at the University of Liverpool will lead a $5.7 million study to analyze the entire protein content of "baker's yeast" to further understanding of how living cells function.
(Feb 17, 2009)
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Signs Agreement to License Themis and Surflex-Dock Technologies from Tripos (Centre Daily Times)
Tripos™, a leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced an agreement with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Europe’s leading research institution for molecular biology, to license Tripos’ Themis™ and Surflex-Dock™ software to support their efforts in Chemical Biology. According to Dr. Joe Lewis, Head of the Chemical Biology Core Facility, ...
(Feb 17, 2009)
Millipore Licenses GeneGo Pathway Maps (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – GeneGo today said that it has licensed to Millipore 250 manually curated pathway maps for its new Interactive Biological Pathway tool, which has been launched on Millipore's website.
(Feb 17, 2009)
Paper sheds new 'light' on fascinating rhythms of the circadian clock (EurekAlert!)
( University of Notre Dame ) A new paper by University of Notre Dame biologist Giles Duffield and a team of researchers sheds new light on circadian timing systems and focuses on a key gene that seems to regulate the response of the circadian clock to light signals.
(Feb 17, 2009)
This Week in PLoS (GenomeWeb News)
Jan Felix Drexler and his colleagues report that the 3'-X-tail element of the hepatitis C virus is highly conserved. By de novo sequencing, they characterized the tail and then they developed a prototype RT-PCR assay test to determine if this region could be used as a diagnostic target . The authors say the test was robust against genotype variation and precise in determining virus quantification.
(Feb 17, 2009)
How to bring back the Big 3 (CNN Money)
The Big 3 automakers remain at the edge of the abyss. One misstep and they will be plunged into bankruptcy, with consequences as unpredictable as the post-Lehman meltdown.
(Feb 17, 2009)
TRANSGENE : Transgene confirms longer survival for patients treated with TG4010 in its ongoing Phase IIb non-small ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
TRANSGENE CONFIRMS LONGER SURVIVAL FOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH TG4010 IN ITS ONGOING PHASE IIB NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER TRIAL
(Feb 17, 2009)
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