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Age-defying dinosaur collagen (Nature)
Hadrosaur, dead 80 million years, yields oldest protein yet sequenced.
(May 1, 2009)
National Institute of Statistical Sciences Hires Six New Postdoctoral Fellows (dBusinessNews.com)
Triangle - The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS), a research institute created by the national statistical sciences community, has appointed six new postdoctoral fellows. The fellows will participate in several new research programs at NISS.
(May 1, 2009)
New cattle breeding era to flow from gene blueprint (Queensland Country Life)
The sequencing of the bovine genome announced last week is set to deliver a new finesse to the business of cattle breeding, and to beef and dairy production.
(May 1, 2009)
New cattle breeding era to flow from gene blueprint (North Queensland Register)
The sequencing of the bovine genome announced last week is set to deliver a new finesse to the business of cattle breeding, and to beef and dairy production.
(May 1, 2009)
Climate change threatens Lake Baikal's unique biota (EurekAlert!)
( American Institute of Biological Sciences ) The diverse biota of Lake Baikal, the world's largest lake, will come under severe pressure as the climate becomes warmer and wetter, because the food web relies on a long period of ice cover to shelter microbes that generate the annual production of organic carbon. The lake's top predator is also vulnerable to a reduction in ice cover. Pollution and ...
(May 1, 2009)
Study: Plant 'stress hormone' key to combating drought (CNN)
A team of scientists from Canada, Spain and the United States has identified a key gene that allows plants to defend themselves against environmental stresses like drought, freezing and heat.
(May 1, 2009)
Dendreon Drug Prolongs Life, ZymoGenetics Cuts Staff, Microsoft Tackles Biotech & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
This week, Seattle biotech got some of the best news it has seen in years. One local biotech company, Dendreon, scored a major coup by generating results that show its immune-boosting drug for prostate cancer can prolong life with minimal side effects. But there was a lot more happening in the local lab scene than ...
(May 1, 2009)
CombiMatrix Corporation to Release First Quarter Financial Results On May 6, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
MUKILTEO, Wash., May 1, 2009 -- CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that it will release its first quarter 2009 financial results on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Results will be released at the close of trading on that day.
(May 1, 2009)
Arrayit To Mass Produce Rapid H1N1 Swine Flu Test Chip (Medical News Today)
Arrayit Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ARYC), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced that it is developing a microarray-based diagnostic test to detect the H1N1 swine flu virus.
(May 1, 2009)
Context Network founding partner Tray Thomas is featured speaker at international genomics conference (SeedQuest)
“Creating value is not equivalent to capturing value.” That’s according to Context Network founding partner, Tray Thomas who was a featured speaker at the fourth annual international Genomics in Business conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
(May 1, 2009)
Luminex Corporation to Present at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Luminex Corporation today announced that management will present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference to be held May 12-14, 2009, in New York.
(May 1, 2009)
Lab models swine flu's spread; diagnostic chips being readied (EETimes)
A Virginia Tech lab has been modeling the spread of swine flu as chip makers work to develop diagnostic tools to stop the H1N1 flu virus.
(May 1, 2009)
Blog - The Leonardo paradox (Technology Review)
Science has long used the singular genius model. Is this interfering with translating bio-research into something useful?
(May 1, 2009)
Sequenom Faces Class Action Lawsuits (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Sequenom is facing class-action lawsuits brought on behalf of shareholders following the firm's announcement Wednesday that it would delay the launch of its SEQureDx Down syndrome test until the third quarter of this year after it discovered that company employees had mishandled R&D test data and results.
(May 1, 2009)
Overbrook to Distribute Phytronix Ionization Technology (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Overbrook Scientific will distribute Phytronix's laser diode thermal desorption ionization technology to labs in the US, under an agreement announced today.
(May 1, 2009)
This Week in Science (GenomeWeb News)
The big news published in the early online edition of Science this week is the largest study ever of African genetic diversity , led by the University of Pennsylvania's Sarah Tishkoff.
(May 1, 2009)
Oops, Fake-Out (GenomeWeb News)
Merck published a journal containing reprinted or review articles that reported data favorable to the drug company, all without disclosing its sponsorship of the journal, says The Scientist . The journal, called the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine , was published by a division of Elsevier, to which Merck paid an undisclosed sum, the article says.
(May 1, 2009)
Engaging Slim Shady (GenomeWeb News)
Janet Stemwedel first asked her readers what they would do if they were working with a scientist they feel might be "shady." Many of her readers says that they'd run from the situation, though they acknowledge they should try to get more information.
(May 1, 2009)
Get it Straight: Simple Steps to Improve Your Posture (Newswise)
As National Correct Posture Month, May is the perfect time to focus on keeping your spine healthy. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia's Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Dr. Greg Thielman offers simple exercises and solutions to improve your posture--and avoid a lifetime of aches and pains.
(May 1, 2009)
Novel carrier proteins derived from Staphylococcus nuclease for high yield peptide production, L-11391 (Pharmalicencing)
Novel carrier proteins for the production of small or large peptides as recombinant fusion proteins.
(May 1, 2009)
ISRO to send bacteria cells into space (The Hindu)
Bangalore: In its first set of biological experiments, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will send bacteria cells into space — and bring them back — in the second Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-2) scheduled for ...
(May 1, 2009)
NHGRI Starts Phase II of Long-Range Planning (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Human Genome Research Institute has started the second phase of its long-term planning process, and has called on the research community and interested parties to comment on recent updates it has made to a series of white papers it released at the end of last year.
(May 1, 2009)
People in the News (GenomeWeb News)
Gene Network Sciences announced it named Robert Ruffolo , former President of Wyeth Research & Development to its scientific advisory board.
(May 1, 2009)
Bioinformatics Briefs (GenomeWeb News)
Software and consulting firm InforSense announced that Celera is using the firm's platform to integrate internal molecular and public data as part of their project to identify biomarkers.
(May 1, 2009)
Downloads and Upgrades (GenomeWeb News)
In a joint statement, the companies point out that this venture is a reaction to the needs of researchers using second-generation sequencing platforms with "vast amounts of sequencing data" that requires "many hours and computing resources to manage, distribute, and analyze the data."
(May 1, 2009)
CSC Consultants Try to Help Life-Sci Move Toward Integration and Greater Agility (GenomeWeb News)
Business technology-consulting firm Computer Sciences Corporation has published a white paper on "the next generation of R&D" that suggests some IT-based approaches that could help pharma replenish pipelines.
(May 1, 2009)
Around the Regions (GenomeWeb News)
The governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state's stem cell agency, this week awarded 15 Early Translational research grants totaling $67.7 million, with the goals of aiding development of drug candidates for unmet medical needs, and addressing bottlenecks in the development of new therapies.
(May 1, 2009)
Microsoft Takes Aim at Life-Sci Community with New Platform and New Partnerships (GenomeWeb News)
Boston --Microsoft this week introduced its Amalga Life Sciences software to help integrate healthcare and life science research data.
(May 1, 2009)
BioRegion Real Estate (GenomeWeb News)
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the Bay State's life sciences industry group, on April 30 announced its first set of communities rated the readiest to accommodate life-sciences companies seeking to relocate to or expand within the Bay State.
(May 1, 2009)
Life-Sci REITs HCP and BioMed Realty Report Q1 Financials; Update Leasing, Financing Activity (GenomeWeb News)
HCP and BioMed Realty , two of the nation's largest publicly-traded owners of life sciences space, offered largely upbeat updates on their leasing, financing, and first-quarter results during separate conference calls earlier this week following release of their quarterly financial results.
(May 1, 2009)
ISRO to send bacteria cells into space (The Hindu)
Biological experiments will be a prelude to manned mission
(May 1, 2009)
Date Palm Genome Drafted (Science Daily)
Researchers have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets.
(May 2, 2009)
Flu chip fights pig plague (The Register)
Pick your pandemic As swine-flu mania continues to suck up every available nanosecond of fear-mongering media maundering, one small company has developed a sure-fire way to detect the potent piggy pathogen.… Whitepaper - Real time protection for Hyper-V
(May 2, 2009)
Genomics And Darwinism: Genome Research Publishes Special Issue (Medical News Today)
The May 2009 issue of Genome Research is a special issue celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. Published online, the issue features a collection of perspective reviews and primary research in comparative genomics, genome evolution, and population genomics.
(May 2, 2009)
Means To Measure Possible Leukemia Marker Validated By Study (Medical News Today)
A study led by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University has validated a method for reliably measuring variations in certain proteins that may make good biomarkers in chronic leukemia patients. The study shows that liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) can measure variations in histones, which are spool-like proteins that help support and store DNA.
(May 2, 2009)
Moving Target: CNVs in Disease (GenomeWeb News)
Over the past year, a slew of papers emerged linking copy number variation to a host of diseases. It's no wonder that studies linking insertions and deletions to disease etiology continue to multiply.
(May 2, 2009)
There is much still left to understand about H1N1 (CTV.ca)
While fears about the H1N1 virus are abating somewhat, virologists say we shouldn't let our guard down yet. Influenza viruses are notorious for their ability to mutate.
(May 2, 2009)
Get It Straight: Simple Steps To Improve Your Posture (Medical News Today)
As National Correct Posture Month, May is the perfect time to focus on keeping your spine healthy. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia's Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Dr. Greg Thielman offers simple exercises and solutions to improve your posture and avoid a lifetime of aches and pains.
(May 2, 2009)
Bio-IT World expands newsletter offerings (Bio-IT World)
According to the newsletter's editor, Malorye Branca, the newsletter aims to keep readers abreast of the major developments in pharmacogenomics and identifies the issues that will have the greatest impact on their businesses.
(May 2, 2009)
Adapting Assays for Clinical Applications (Bio-IT World)
By Larry Hand April 1, 2008 | Sometimes, it helps to think smaller or, in this case, less dense. The capability of DNA microarrays to produce copious amounts of data can make it difficult to extract clinically applicable meaning from
(May 2, 2009)
23andMe’s Price Cut: The End of Commercial Personal Genomics? (Bio-IT World)
BNet | ANALYSIS | A huge price cut by personal-genomics pioneer 23andMe may well herald the demise of the commercial personal-genomics business before it even really got started — and for much the same reason that startups such as Celera Genomics saw their genome-based information businesses crash and burn almost a decade ago.
(May 2, 2009)
23andMe: Avey Proposes New Personal Genomics Paradigm (Bio-IT World)
Bio-IT World | 23andMe cofounder Linda Avey wowed the audience at the 2008 Bio-IT World Expo with her keynote presentation on the possibilities for personal genomics.
(May 2, 2009)
‘Once More Unto the Breach…’ (Bio-IT World)
By Malorye A. Branca September 15, 2003 | With public celebrations in 2000, 2001, and earlier this year, one could be forgiven for believing that the human genome has been sequenced in its entirety. But much uncharted territory remains in the genome. Although the International Human Genome Sequencing Consorti
(May 2, 2009)
Bio-IT World expands newsletter offerings (Bio-IT World)
According to the newsletter's editor, Malorye Branca, the newsletter aims to keep readers abreast of the major developments in pharmacogenomics and identifies the issues that will have the greatest impact on their businesses.
(May 2, 2009)
‘E-source’ Is Coming, Experts Say (Bio-IT World)
Odd marriages of the ancient and modern are the rule in clinical technologies and were much in evidence at the E-Clinical Trials & Research conference program of the 2005 Bio-IT World Conference + Expo . There was heartening evidence of the adoption of advanced and robust commercial software — even toward clinical trials that do not use paper.
(May 2, 2009)
Around the Bases Oct. 2, 2003 (Bio-IT World)
First Base: Systems Are Go Elias Zerhouni, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has given his backing to the fledgling field of systems biology.
(May 2, 2009)
‘Information-Based Medicine’ (or IBM for Short) (Bio-IT World)
By Nancy Weil, IDG News Service April 15, 2003 | The convergence of life sciences and IT, now in its early stages, means that we’ll live longer because doctors have better access to data that will help them prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases, said Caroline Kovac, general manager of IBM’s life sciences gro
(May 2, 2009)
In Dog Study, Scientists Rescue Dystrophin Function with Morpholinos (GenomeWeb News)
Using morpholinos to induce exon skipping, researchers rescued some dystrophin function in dogs with the canine form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
(May 2, 2009)
Common Genetic Factors That Affect Autism Risk Have Been Identified (Medical News Today)
The first common genetic risk factor for autism spectrum disorder has been identified by a multi-center team of researchers that included Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., director of the Miami Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Pericak-Vance and her collaborator Jonathan Haines, Ph.D.
(May 2, 2009)
A Mayor, A Maverick, and Microbes Galore (GenomeWeb News)
While the rest of the time zone was settling down to primetime television last night, the genetics community gathered here in Philadelphia was settling in for its own evening of entertainment.
(May 2, 2009)
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