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Algebra Adds Value To Mathematical Biology Education (redOrbit)
As mathematics continues to become an increasingly important component in undergraduate biology programs, a more comprehensive understanding of the use of algebraic models is needed by the next generation of biologists to facilitate new advances in the life sciences, according to researchers at Sweet Briar College and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech.In the paper, ...
(Jul 30, 2009)
Five Companies That Are Turning Algae Into Energy (Fast Company Magazine)
We recently received a press release from a fledging company called Renewed World Energies claiming that it has created the first commercially viable algae-processing system. The company expects to have two acres of commercial algae growing systems by this fall. It's quite a claim considering the slew of well-funded algae fuel startups racing towards commercial viability. Which got us thinking: ...
(Jul 30, 2009)
Drug-proof zebrafish reveal secrets of addiction (EurekAlert!)
( BioMed Central ) The effects of amphetamines on gene expression in zebrafish have been uncovered. This new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, provides clues to the genetics that underlie susceptibility to addiction by describing the nad zebrafish mutant, which does not feel the rewarding effects of the drugs.
(Jul 30, 2009)
Five Companies That Are Turning Algae Into Energy (Fast Company Magazine)
We recently received a press release from a fledging company called Renewed World Energies claiming that it has created the first commercially viable algae-processing system. The company expects to have two acres of commercial algae growing systems by this fall. It's quite a claim considering the slew of well-funded algae fuel startups racing towards commercial viability. Which got us thinking: ...
(Jul 31, 2009)
New England Peptide Unveils Industry's First Peptide Array Flash Purification System; New FlashPure™ Technology ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
New England Peptide has introduced NEP'S FlashPure™, the peptide industry's first flash purification syste, which more rapidly and cost effectively prepares research grade peptides for customers worldwide. This proprietary process transforms unpurified arrays into partially purified peptides with improved soluability and are free of impurities. FlashPure™ is one of many new products and services ...
(Jul 31, 2009)
Should biologists study computer science? (Ars Technica)
As in just about every other field, computers have become an essential part of biological research. Complicated algorithms and analyses that once took months of work by specialists are now available as Web services, and whole areas of study, such as genomics, can be pursued entirely in silico . But, even though most biologists know how to plug in their data and act on the output of computational ...
(Jul 31, 2009)
Forma Therapeutics collaborates with Novartis to discover inhibitors of protein-protein interactions for oncology (PharmaBiz)
Forma Therapeutics has entered into a collaboration agreement with Novartis. Under the terms of the agreement, Forma will utilize its cell-based screening platform to discover inhibitors for undisclosed protein-protein interaction targets in the field of oncology.
(Jul 31, 2009)
Computer simulation helps explain folding in important cellular protein (The Red and Black)
Most parts of living organisms come packaged with ribbons. The ribbons are proteins-chains of amino acids that must fold into three-dimensional structures to work properly. But when for any reason the ribbons fold incorrectly, bad things can happen, and in humans misfolded-protein disorders include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
(Jul 31, 2009)
Cash Concerns for Incyte (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
We think Incyte may need to tap the capital market in 2009.
(Jul 31, 2009)
Are the Bugs Smashed on the Grill the Same? (GenomeWeb News)
On his blog, Keith Robison points out a dataset he found in the NCBI Short Read Archive that got him laughing. The study, from Penn State's Anton Nekrutenko, looked into "windshield genomics," or asked these questions:
(Jul 31, 2009)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Strategic Diagnostics Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, Del.----In release dated July 30, 2009, first paragraph below the bullet points, fourth sentence should read: With an ever-expanding GAT customer base as well as recent AOAC certifications for our food pathogen product lines ... .
(Jul 31, 2009)
Multiple Myeloma Genome Unlocked (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Multiple Myeloma Genome Unlocked Category: Health News Created: 7/30/2009 7:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2009
(Jul 31, 2009)
NIH to Fund Grants to Support HLA Genomics Consortium (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institutes of Health is seeking to fund research into genomic variations in human leukocyte antigen (HLA), natural killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor regions(KIR), and immune-mediated.
(Jul 31, 2009)
In Print (GenomeWeb News)
Journal: Analytical Chemistry . 2009 Jul 15;81(14):5777-82. Title: Microsphere-based rolling circle amplification microarray for the detection of DNA and proteins in a single assay.
(Jul 31, 2009)
CPI-M union targets Achuthanandan’s son (Gulf Times)
By Ashraf Padanna Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-controlled union at the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) is up in arms against the decision to appoint V A Arun Kumar, son of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, as its additional director.
(Jul 31, 2009)
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