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Alpha Innotech Announces the Election of Two New Board Members (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.----Alpha Innotech Corp. , a leading provider of gel imaging systems for drug discovery and life science research, announced that Mssrs. Chris van Ingen and Dr. Shahram Hejazi were elected to its Board of Directors during the Company's most recent annual meeting.
(Jul 1, 2009)
New Test Can Detect Both Genetic And Chromosomal Abnormalities In Embryos (Science Daily)
One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened cells taken from spare embryos that were known to have cystic fibrosis. The technique, known as genomewide karyomapping, was capable of not only detecting diseases caused by a specific gene mutation, in this case ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
Making the Decision Might Be the Toughest Part (GenomeWeb News)
At Brian Switek's Laelaps blog, he writes a heartfelt post, chronicling what he calls his "tortuous academic path to date." For some vicarious living, and maybe to feel better about the fact that you've actually made it into graduate school without that much existential angst, check out his post here .
(Jul 1, 2009)
MS vs PhD (GenomeWeb News)
Should you have stopped at your Master’s degree? Derek Lowe on his blog discusses whether it's worth getting a PhD. As he sums it up, it's easier to get hired as a non-PhD, but more difficult to advance very far. While PhDs can advance, they have a tougher time landing that hard-to-come-by job.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Chalk One Up for Scientific Destiny (GenomeWeb News)
As part of the Scientiae blog carnival , ScienceWoman writes about how her career goals changed from when she began her PhD -- "I'll either focus on teaching or on research, but I don't want a job where I have to be good at both" -- to now, as an assistant professor.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Or 280 Billion Haagen-Dazs Bars (GenomeWeb News)
If you had the choice between buying 32,407 Alvin submarines or bailing out the US economy, what would you do? (We know, it's a tough call.) Jonathan Eisen tries to get his head around the $700 billion bailout effort here in the US by blogging about what else that money could buy . His list includes: 280,000 liters of Taq polymerase, 538 million open access fees for publishing in PLoS One, and ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
At ISMB, U Manchester Releases Biocatalogue, a Web Services Registry and Social Networking Hub (GenomeWeb News)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The University of Manchester today launched Biocatalogue , a registry of curated life science web services intended to help scientists easily connect with teams offering web-based bioinformatics resources.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Exiqon Announces 2009 North American Grant Award Winners (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: "EXQ") today announced the two winners of their 2009 North American Grant Program. Exiqon had recently announced the development of a new research grant program, open to researchers from academic and non-profit institutions across North America, engaged in microRNA research.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Exiqon Announces 2009 North American Grant Award Winners (PRWeb)
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: "EXQ") today announced the two winners of their 2009 North American Grant Program. Exiqon had recently announced the development of a new research grant program, open to researchers from academic and non-profit institutions across North America, engaged in microRNA research. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009) Read the full story at ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
Rubicon Genomics Introduces PicoPlex Single Cell Whole Genome Amplification Kit For Pre-Implantation Genetic ... (BioresearchOnline)
Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a developer of pre-amplification products that enable optimal performance of the most advanced genetic analysis tools, announced today the release of its PicoPlex Single Cell Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) kit-a more rapid, accurate and reproducible method for amplifying single genomes than current technologies.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Genetic analysis reveals secrets of scorpion venom (PhysOrg)
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and discovered nine novel poison molecules, never before seen in any scorpion species.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Hunt For Blood Test To Determine Melanoma Survival Rates (Medical News Today)
Research at the University of Leicester will be breaking new ground in the search for a simple blood test that could tell whether a patient with melanoma has the condition in an aggressive form. Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Secrets Of Scorpion Venom Revealed (redOrbit)
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Researchers Show New Antioxidant Could Help Treat Cardiovascular Disease (Medical News Today)
Researchers at the University of Glasgow believe they have found a potential new treatment for cardiovascular disease which reduces blood pressure. Scientists at the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre (BHF GCRC) used a recently-developed antioxidant called MitoQ10 to prevent damage to the mitochondria of cells in an experimental model of hypertension and stroke.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Cranes Software's FY09 Consolidated Revenues up 33% to Rs. 5,289 Million and PAT Higher by 6% to Rs. 1,213.1 Million (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BANGALORE, India----Cranes Software International Ltd. , a Company that provides Enterprise Statistical Analytics and Engineering Simulation Software Products and Solutions across the globe, today announced its audited financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2009.
(Jul 1, 2009)
New e-science service could accelerate cancer research (EurekAlert!)
( University of Manchester ) The University of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute have launched a major new e-science resource for biologists -- which could accelerate research into treatments for H1N1 flu and cancer.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Hall, Rosbash and Young share $500,000 Gruber neuroscience prize (EurekAlert!)
( Robin Leedy & Associates, Inc. ) The 2009 neuroscience prize of the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation is being awarded to Jeffrey Hall, professor of neurogenetics at the University of Maine; Michael Rosbash, professor and director of the National Center for Behavioral Genomics at Brandeis University; and Michael Young, professor and head of the Laboratory of Genetics at Rockefeller ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
Genetic And Chromosomal Abnormalities In Embryos Detected By New Test (Medical News Today)
One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened cells taken from spare embryos that were known to have cystic fibrosis.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Secrets Of Scorpion Venom Revealed By Genetic Analysis (Medical News Today)
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and discovered nine novel poison molecules, never before seen in any scorpion species.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Pehaps There Are Better Ways to Spend the Money (GenomeWeb News)
It's not just financial firms that are being looked at askance over the pay of executives and board members -- biotech companies are also feeling the heat, reports the Wall Street Journal . An article in the June issue of Nature Biotechnology analyzed the salaries of 51 UK biotech companies , finding the average compensation for a chief executive to be £297,947 (US$493,616), and noting that ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
Like a Love Triangle (GenomeWeb News)
Roche is leaving PhRMA for BIO . Genentech, which Roche recently acquired, was a member of BIO and during the reorganization of the companies, Roche assets in the US became Genentech.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Cancer Run-Down (GenomeWeb News)
The cancer labs of Elizabeth Blackburn, Chad Mirkin, and Elaine Mardis and Rick Wilson get shout-outs in three US News & World Report articles. Blackburn is looking to exploit cancer cells' use of telomerase to engineer a way to kill the cells; she is also intrigued by lifestyle influences, such as exercise and nutrition, on telomerase levels.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Signature Genomic Laboratories Announces Appointment of New Laboratory Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SPOKANE, Wash.----Signature Genomic Laboratories has appointed two new laboratory directors, Drs. Marilyn Slovak, Ph.D., and J. Britt Ravnan, Ph.D. Signature, which performs diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained mental retardation and/or birth defects, anticipates the appointments will help the company manage its steadily increasing volume of cases.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Sequencing the Teddy Bear (GenomeWeb News)
Sean Eddy's blog pointed us to Kevin Larry's "mildly enthused" interview with Cofactor Genomics, in which the co-founders detail "one of the more challenging projects they've worked on" — the teddy bear genome.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Fate Therapeutics Licenses Stem-Cell Modulators for Bone Regeneration from UCLA (GenomeWeb News)
Stem cell therapeutics company Fate Therapeutics said today that it has acquired from the University of California, Los Angeles, exclusive intellectual property rights covering small molecule compositions and methods for inducing bone formation.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Axel Ullrich named winner of 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research (EurekAlert!)
( Porter Novelli ) Johnson & Johnson announced that Axel Ullrich, Ph.D., director of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany, whose discoveries have led to novel cancer therapies including Herceptin (trastuzumab), is the winner of the 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. An independent committee of world-renowned scientists ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
Canadian Initiative Developing Platform to Map Human Interactome, Eyes International Consortium (GenomeWeb News)
A multi-million dollar effort to create a technology platform to map the human interactome is underway in Canada with an eye to making it international.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Barnes-Jewish Hospital launches $50M campaign for cancer research (BizJournals)
The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation has launched a 10-year, $50 million fundraising effort to accelerate breakthroughs in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cures.
(Jul 1, 2009)
BlueGnome to Distribute PicoPlex Technology from Rubicon Genomics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ANN ARBOR, Mich.----Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a developer of pre-analytical amplification products that enable optimal performance of advanced genetic analysis tools, announced today that it has reached agreement with BlueGnome to non-exclusively market its PicoPlex™ technology to In Vitro Fertilization researchers under the name SurePlex DNA Amplification System as part of the BlueGnome 24sure ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
GWC Lands $110K NSF Stimulus Grant to Develop Protein Biochip (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The proteomics products company GWC Technologies said today that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation to continue developing its Carbon-on-Metal protein array analysis technology.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Illumina Announces Preliminary Revenue for Second Quarter 2009 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced, based on management's preliminary financial review, second quarter revenue of approximately $161 million compared to guidance of $168 to $173 million.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Microbial analysis, micropatterning methods featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (EurekAlert!)
( Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ) The July issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols presents a method for quantifying populations of microorganisms in a variety of naturally occurring conditions such as plankton samples or biofilms, as well as a simple, fast and efficient method for generating micropatterns for cellular studies. Both methods are freely accessible on the Web site for Cold Spring ...
(Jul 1, 2009)
U of L helps find breakthrough on kidney ailment (Louisville Courier-Journal)
A team including University of Louisville researchers has found the key to a debilitating disease in which the immune system attacks the kidneys — a discovery that could lead to earlier diagnosis and new medicines for a chronic condition afflicting 100,000 Americans.
(Jul 1, 2009)
Common Gene Variations Linked to Schizophrenia, Scientists Say (Bloomberg)
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Common variations in genes may underlie schizophrenia, the mental illness known to run in families for more than 100 years, with no one single variation conferring the majority of risk, three studies show.
(Jul 1, 2009)
DNASTAR, Inc. launches latest version of next generation sequencing software (SeedQuest)
DNASTAR, Inc. introduced today its latest version of Next-Gen sequence assembly software for desktop computers. NGen2.0 is the company’s third upgrade of NGS software in the past 18 months, reflecting the rapidly changing needs of the market.
(Jul 1, 2009)
UB to host major biomedical ontology conference (UB Reporter)
Whether and how medical personnel and their digital systems can talk to one another in a meaningful way is a subject pertinent to the health of patients about whom they “converse.”
(Jul 1, 2009)
PM promises private school style education for all (Guardian Unlimited)
Gordon Brown guarantees an education individually tailored for each child, but parents could be fined if they refuse to take more responsibility for their children's behaviour Parents should be able to expect a private school style education under plans to reform the education system, the prime minister said today. Families will be guaranteed personal tutors, one-to-one tuition, and a range of ...
(Jul 2, 2009)
Scientists Find Differences in Embryonic Stem Cells and Reprogrammed Skin Cells (Newswise)
UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that the two cell types are clearly distinguishable from one another.
(Jul 2, 2009)
That's One Long To-Do List (GenomeWeb News)
President-elect Obama was the first major political candidate to leverage the Internet for networking and communication, and it doesn’t look like he’s stopping that train.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Genes Are So Passé (GenomeWeb News)
What is a " gene ?" asks Bora Zivkovic. It used to be a unit of heredity, but is it now a stretch of DNA? Or something else? A new, philosophical article in PLoS One by Evelyn Fox Keller and David Harel delves into the definition of a gene and comes up with an alternative to the concept and word of "gene."
(Jul 2, 2009)
Special Data Needs Special Treatment (GenomeWeb News)
At his Genetic Future blog, Daniel MacArthur gives his two cents on a recent perspective article in Nature Reviews Genetics that discusses the ethical challenges of whole genome sequencing . MacArthur dissects the possible difficulties of getting the right data into the hands of consumers.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Getting to Know the Gibbon (GenomeWeb News)
A new paper out in PLoS Genetics today outlines a high-resolution synteny map that illustrates disruptions between the human and gibbon genomes. Authors include Sanger's Jane Rogers, Baylor's Aleksandar Milosavljevic, and Pieter de Jong of the Children's Hospital of Oakland Research Institute.
(Jul 2, 2009)
N.C. Research Campus showcases its equipment, expertise (The Salisbury Post)
By Emily Ford [email protected] KANNAPOLIS — The David H. Murdock Research Institute has started showcasing the array of equipment and experti ...
(Jul 2, 2009)
£4m mental health genetics centre (BBC News)
A research centre which will use genetics to study conditions ranging from schizophrenia to dyslexia is being launched.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Roche NimbleGen CNV Arrays Selected for Landmark Korean Copy Number Variation Study (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----Roche NimbleGen has entered into a partnership with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Macrogen, Inc. to conduct an 8-month intensive Copy Number Variation study of Korean individuals.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Genome Canada Appoints New Chair of the Board (Marketwire)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 2, 2009) - Genome Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. C. Thomas Caskey as Chair of the Board of Directors, effective June 18, 2009. Dr. Caskey has been a member of Genome Canada's Board of Directors for a number of years and has served in various capacities on a number of committees. He was appointed Vice-Chair in 2008. Dr. Caskey currently ...
(Jul 2, 2009)
New e-Science Service Could Accelerate Cancer Research (Medical News Today)
The University of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have launched a major new e-science resource for biologists which could accelerate research into treatments for H1N1 flu and cancer. Biocatalogue.
(Jul 2, 2009)
New biomarker method may help detection of cancer in early stage (PharmaBiz)
A team of researchers has demonstrated that a new method for detecting and quantifying protein biomarkers in body fluids may ultimately make it possible to screen multiple biomarkers in hundreds of patient samples, thus ensuring that only the strongest biomarker candidates will advance down the development pipeline.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Q&A: U of Zurich Team Develops Protein Inference Method to Eliminate Shotgun Proteomics Ambiguities (GenomeWeb News)
In a study published June 22 online in Genome Research , researchers describe a new peptide classification and protein inference method that helped them identify around 3,500 proteins in pollen — around 13 times the previously reported pollen proteome.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Extensive and Rapid Diagnostic Assay for Herpesviral Infections in the Central Nervous System (Marketwire)
HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - July 2, 2009) - Mobidiag's CE-IVD-marked Prove-itT Herpes-test helps the clinician in targeting antiviral treatment correctly for patients with severe herpesviral infections Helsinki, Finland - June 2, 2009 - Finnish biotech company Mobidiag announces CE-marked herpesvirus microarray for rapid In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) of life-threatening central nervous system ...
(Jul 2, 2009)
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