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State needs new economic plan (The News & Observer)
Right now, our state is in the thick of an economic hurricane. As job opportunities spiral downward and the unemployment rate climbs higher, it is clear that we need an updated statewide economic strategy.
(Mar 8, 2009)
Be indispensable: Skills to beat the recession (National Post)
It's going to be a very different world out there. Here are some hints for preparing for it.
(Mar 8, 2009)
INNOVATION: (Business Standard India)
Harvard University scientists are a step closer to creating synthetic forms of life, part of a drive to design man-made organisms that may one day be used to help produce new fuels and create biotechnology drugs.
(Mar 8, 2009)
Saudi woman appointed editor of medical journal (Arab News)
RIYADH: A Saudi scientist has been appointed as associate editor of prestigious BMC Genomics, an online journal published by the UK-based BioMed Central.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Engineered cell engine is step to artificial life (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. scientists said they have taken an important step toward making an artificial life form by making a ribosome -- the cell's factory.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Engineered cell engine is step to artificial life (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. scientists said they have taken an important step toward making an artificial life form by making a ribosome -- the cell's factory.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Biomarkers Going Mainstream (GenomeWeb News)
In a Wall Street Journal article today, columnist Sharon Begley introduces readers to the concept of biomarker tests. The hope and hype are both familiar to the scientific community but, until recently, have remained under the radar of the general public.
(Mar 9, 2009)
The Sweet Smell of Posterboard (GenomeWeb News)
ScienceWoman is spending the day judging entries to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. On her blog, she posts some pictures of the entries from these young whippersnappers.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Talk About High Performance (GenomeWeb News)
SiCortex unveiled a new high-performance computer, an SC648, that can analyze complex genomics at the rate of billions of calculations per second. And all of this is -- wait for it -- powered by eight to 10 bicyclists . The bike team rides to generate power to meet the consumption demands of the supercomputer and keep the calculations moving quickly.
(Mar 9, 2009)
When It Comes To Blogging, Trackbacks Are Important, Too! (GenomeWeb News)
At A Blog Around the Clock, the online community manager over at PLoS ONE tallies up the number of comments already posted to the first Journal Club discussion this fall, led by Jonathan Eisen.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Watch Out for the Falling Axe (GenomeWeb News)
In the latest round of job cuts in the pharma sector, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced it will be cutting 10 percent more of its 37,000-person workforce (they had a 10 percent reduction last year), according to the Wall Street Journal 's Health Blog. "Add in weak pipelines of new drugs, tough regulatory scrutiny, and pricing pressure from big purchasers, and it's clear why the industry is seeing ...
(Mar 9, 2009)
The Short Read Headache (GenomeWeb News)
One of the biggest challenges these days for next-gen sequencing is informatics, and that ranges from primary analysis to secondary alignment and assembly.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Sanger Institute Adds 11 Illumina GAs; Broad to Test Five Additional SOLiDs (GenomeWeb News)
This article has been updated from a previous version to clarify the Broad's prior installed base of SOLiDs. The institute had three systems, not two as initially reported.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Early detection: Dr. Jon Klein’s lab works on a test for those at risk of diabetes (BizJournals)
In the tradition of collaboration that medical practitioners and academicians so frequently tout, Dr. Jon B. Klein’s team of researchers has contributed to many studies, including those related to such illnesses as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Be indispensable: Skills to beat the recession (National Post)
It's going to be a very different world out there. Here are some hints for preparing for it.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Critical Growth Factor That Stimulates Sperm Stem Cells To Thrive Identified By Penn Veterinary Researchers (Medical News Today)
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Pennsylvania State University have identified for the first time a specific "niche factor" in the mouse testes called colony stimulating factor 1, Csf1, that has a direct effect on sperm stem cell self-renewal.
(Mar 9, 2009)
LifeSciences BC Announces Recipients of the 2009 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia----LifeSciences British Columbia today announced the recipients of the 2009 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards. They are:
(Mar 9, 2009)
Bruker Launches Numerous New High-Performance Scientific Instruments and Innovative Analytical Solutions at Pittcon® (Centre Daily Times)
At Pittcon 2009, Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) launches numerous new scientific and analytical products and solutions. The new systems and solutions introduced today are focused on bringing more productivity and specificity to confident routine analysis, and on opening new horizons for advanced research applications.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Translational Genomics Research Institute and Applied Biosystems Accelerate Use of Genomics Research for Medical ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.----Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation , and the Translational Genomics Research Institute today announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate research into complex diseases and medical conditions.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Translational Genomics Research Institute and Applied Biosystems Accelerate Use of Genomics Research for Medical ... (Centre Daily Times)
Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), and the Translational Genomics Research Institute today announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate research into complex diseases and medical conditions. As part of this alliance, a team of scientists from TGen and Applied Biosystems will employ the SOLiD™ 3 System, Applied Biosystems’ next-generation ...
(Mar 9, 2009)
EXACT Sciences Receives NASDAQ Compliance Notice (Centre Daily Times)
EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced that, on March 6, 2009, the Company received notice from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market (the “Staff”) that the Company no longer satisfies Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(3), which requires a listed security to maintain a minimum $35 million in market value of listed securities, or stockholders' equity of at least ...
(Mar 9, 2009)
Virginia Tech professor under state auditor inquiry (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
A state auditor said Friday former Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Director Bruno Sobral has been under review for at least the past three months. Sobral is still a researcher and professor employed at Virginia Tech.
(Mar 9, 2009)
We Predict Serious Competition in Sequencing Service Shops (GenomeWeb News)
Keith Robison has a post at Omics! Omics! about Cofactor Genomics, a next-gen sequencing services company based in St. Louis, Mo. The company's currently offering to "generate & assemble 680Mb of sequence (from an Illumina machine) for the paltry sum of $4.7K," Robison writes.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Applied Biosystems, TGen Form Sequencing Alliance (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Applied Biosystems, a business of Life Technologies, announced today that has formed a strategic alliance with the Translational Genomics Research Institute.
(Mar 9, 2009)
NCGR Using Kognitio's Database (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Center for Genome Resources is using an analytical database made by the UK bioinformatics firm Kognitio, NCGR said today.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Engineered cell engine is step to artificial life (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. scientists said they have taken an important step toward making an artificial life form by making a ribosome -- the cell's factory.
(Mar 9, 2009)
On the Block (GenomeWeb News)
Merck and Schering-Plough will be joining forces in a $41.1 billion cash-and-stock deal, reports the Wall Street Journal . The Journal adds that pharma companies are suffering from a host of problems, "from product pipelines that likely won't be able to offset companies' blockbusters that will lose patent protection in the coming years to the potential of increased government pressure to lower ...
(Mar 9, 2009)
Get Your Applications Together (GenomeWeb News)
At his blog, Juniorprof wonders if new investigators without R01s are essentially out of luck when it comes to receiving stimulus funding. Capital improvement grants, he says, are targeted to those already with a large grant, while the challenge grants pose the problem of experience.
(Mar 9, 2009)
National Center for Genome Resources Chooses Kognitio WX2 (Linux World)
Kognitio has announced that the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) has deployed Kognitio’s WX2 purpose-built database to handle the analytical processing of multiple terabytes of research data in order to improve human health and crop improvement through genome sequencing and analysis. read more
(Mar 9, 2009)
Signature Genomic Laboratories to Present at Invest Northwest 2009 (Centre Daily Times)
Signature Genomic Laboratories, LLC, today announced an executive from the company will present a corporate update and an overview of the company at Invest Northwest 2009 in Seattle, Wash.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Transport behavior of E. coli varies depending on manure source (EurekAlert!)
( Crop Science Society of America ) New research was conducted studying the transport behavior of different strains of E. coli in an attempt to understand their movement through water supplies. Commonly only a single strain of E. coli is used in these studies, but with research showing that a significant amount of genetic variability exists among various strains, a more detailed study was ...
(Mar 9, 2009)
Proteome Sciences Secures German ISO Certification (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Proteome Sciences said today that it has received ISO certification in Germany for its contract research lab in Frankfurt.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Seahorse Bioscience Acquires BioProcessors; Raises Private Cash (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Seahorse Biosciences has acquired BioProcessors, a manufacturer of systems for developing and optimizing production of biological products from mammalian cell culture, for an undisclosed sum.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Obama Signs Memo to "Protect" Science (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – At the White House signing this afternoon of an executive order to overturn the previous administration's ban on using human embryonic stem cells in research, US President Barack Obama also signed a memorandum that he said is aimed at insulating science from politics.
(Mar 9, 2009)
SBIR, STTR Bypassed in Stimulus Package (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Although none of the $10.4 billion in National Institutes of Health funding from the $787 billion stimulus package was marked to go to the two small business research funding efforts that NIH is supposed to fund, small businesses are invited to apply for funding through the $200 million the institutes have set aside for the new Challenge Grants program.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Study Published by Rosetta Genomics and Collaborators in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Shows MicroRNA-based ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PHILADELPHIA & REHOVOT, Israel----Rosetta Genomics Ltd. and collaborators announced today the results of a research study, showing for the first time that a microRNA-based diagnostic test can objectively identify squamous lung cancer with 96% sensitivity.
(Mar 9, 2009)
Study Published by Rosetta Genomics and Collaborators in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Shows MicroRNA-based ... (Centre Daily Times)
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (Nasdaq:ROSG) and collaborators announced today the results of a research study, showing for the first time that a microRNA-based diagnostic test can objectively identify squamous lung cancer with 96% sensitivity. The study, posted today on the Journal of Clinical Oncology’s Web site, [1] was carried out in collaboration with researchers at Columbia University, NYU Cancer ...
(Mar 9, 2009)
Around the Regions (GenomeWeb News)
The nation's largest biotechnology clusters, and a smaller cluster with an established institute for regenerative medicine, on Monday projected their economies would benefit from President Obama's lifting of federal restrictions on human embryonic stem cell, or hESC, research, implemented in 2001 by predecessor George W. Bush.
(Mar 9, 2009)
The curious chromosomes of a curious fruit (EurekAlert!)
Incipient sex chromosomes have been found in New Zealand's eponymous export, the kiwifruit. Researchers writing in the open-access journal BMC Genomics have mapped the kiwifruit genome and pin-pointed the sex-determining locus.
(Mar 9, 2009)
200,000 Rice Mutants Available Worldwide For Scientific Investigation (Science Daily)
Researchers have estimated the number of different rice mutants needed to have a mutant for every gene as somewhere between 180,698 and 460,000. Two hundred thousand rice mutants are now available and have been mapped.
(Mar 10, 2009)
NIH Grants in Bioinformatics Awarded Sept. — Oct. 2008 (GenomeWeb News)
Marian Walhout is focused on using an innovative method she helped develop to elucidate differential gene expression in C. elegans . Instead of starting with a transcription factor of interest and then proceeding to locate its binding site in the genome, Walhout’s method starts with a piece of DNA and then attempts to discover the transcription factors that bind to it.
(Mar 10, 2009)
National Genomegraphic (GenomeWeb News)
National Geographic 's February issue features a couple of articles for the genomics crowd. The short interview with Francis Collins covers a lot of ground, including genetic determinism, neurotheology, and, of course, the problem of evil.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Another Acquisition in Next-Gen Sequencing (GenomeWeb News)
So here's a circular post if ever there was one. We're sending you to the Omics! Omics! blog from Keith Robison, which in turn refers to a few news items from our sister publication GenomeWeb Daily News.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Monsanto's Historic R&D Investment has Contributed to Mid-20s Gross Profit Growth for Its Seeds and Genomics Segment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tolerance Technology Crosses Another Key Regulatory Milestone
(Mar 10, 2009)
Isilon and Ocarina Partner to Maximize Efficiency of File-Based Data Storage (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Isilon® Systems , the proven leader in scale-out NAS, and Ocarina Networks, a leader in content-aware compression and dedupe for online storage, today announced an integrated nearline archive solution combining Isilon's new 36NL and Ocarina's ECOsystem storage optimization software.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Isilon Spans File-Based Storage Needs With New Scale-Out NAS Products (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Based Data While Reducing Capital and Operational Expenditures
(Mar 10, 2009)
Key Challenges and Issues Facing the Dermatological Therapeutics Markets (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Focus on the Liquid Chromatography Markets (LC, HPLC and UHPLC) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.
(Mar 10, 2009)
Photos: Making beautiful music with the earliest computers (Silicon.com)
The bleeps and beeps of the world's earliest computers are being crafted into electronic riffs for a 21st century music concert. The codebreaking computer used in World War II, the Colossus Mark II, and vintage machines ranging from the 1960s' Elliott 803 through to the 1980s' BBC Micro - will sing again as part of the Obsolete project, which is using early computers to make electronic ...
(Mar 10, 2009)
Cell Biosciences Announces First UK System Sale (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of nanoproteomic analysis systems to life science researchers, today announced the sale of its flagship protein analysis system to The University of Manchester's Stem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics Laboratory, led by Professor Tony Whetton.
(Mar 10, 2009)
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