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$500,000 Gruber Neuroscience Prize Awarded To Hall, Rosbash And Young (Medical News Today)
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 University.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Dawkins and Venter: Their Egos Do Fit in the Same Room (GenomeWeb News)
Richard Dawkins stops by to see Craig Venter and gets a tour of his sequencing facility while chatting about the Human Genome Project and how the technology has changed in the intervening years.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Scan of the Sample (GenomeWeb News)
And now for a moment of shameless self-promotion: if you haven't seen our new sister blog on clinical labs, The Sample , check it out. Some recent items: The search for a director for Kaiser Permanente's molecular genetics lab has dragged on for at least five weeks . The director, should they ever find one, will oversee the lab's "high-complexity molecular genetics mutation studies for an ...
(Jul 2, 2009)
Back From the Brink, But Hurtling Toward Another One (GenomeWeb News)
The Amur tiger may have bounced back from the brink of extinction (there are now 500 in the wild and 421 in captivity, up from the 1940s low of 20 to 30) but a new study in Molecular Ecology says that their genetic diversity is the lowest ever measured for wild tigers, says the BBC. Further compounding the problem is that there are two populations of the wild tiger that do not intermingle as ...
(Jul 2, 2009)
Illumina falls after 2Q revenue misses estimates (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of Illumina Inc. sank Thursday after the genetic analysis instrument maker said revenue in the second quarter fell short of its own forecast and Wall Street estimates.
(Jul 2, 2009)
This Week in Nature (GenomeWeb News)
Three genome-wide association studies published in Nature 's early online edition show that many common variants contribute to increased risk for developing schizophrenia -- not just large, rare structural variations.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Research reveals what drives lung cancer's spread (EurekAlert!)
( Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ) A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone -- the two most prominent sites of lung cancer relapse. The study will be published online in the journal Cell on July 2.
(Jul 2, 2009)
UCLA scientists find molecular differences between embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed skin cells (EurekAlert!)
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)
Embryonic stem cells, reprogrammed skin cells have inherent differences (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- 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)
Meetings and Deadlines (GenomeWeb News)
Jul 17-19 Genetic Alliance Annual Meeting Genetic Alliance Bethesda, Md. Genetics
(Jul 2, 2009)
AMP Lays Out Five 'Key' Points for US Gov't to Consider When Revamping Health-Care System (GenomeWeb News)
The Association for Molecular Pathology earlier this week released five "key principles" the federal government should keep in mind as it tries to revamp the nation’s health-care system.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Interleukin Sells Nutrition Branch for $4.6M (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Interleukin Genetics said today that it has sold its Alan James Group business to Pep Products, a subsidiary of Nutraceutical Corporation, for around $4.6 million in cash.
(Jul 2, 2009)
BlueGnome to Market Rubicon Technology for IVF Studies (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – BlueGnome will market Rubicon Genomics' technology along with its microarray-based aneuploidy chromosome screening and detection systems under a new non-exclusive agreement, Rubicon said today.
(Jul 2, 2009)
CDRH, on the Move in Maryland, Limits Days for Test Submissions (GenomeWeb News)
The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health expects to complete relocating to its new Maryland digs Aug. 3, and is urging researchers not to file regulatory submissions on certain days.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Genetic sequencing gets personal (CNN Money)
Price competition is coming to the rarified world of genome sequencing.
(Jul 2, 2009)
CLC bio Expands Next Generation Sequencing Solutions with Digital Gene Expression by Tag Profiling (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AARHUS, Denmark----CLC bio today announced the release of new versions of the desktop application CLC Genomics Workbench, version 3.6 and the award-winning enterprise platform CLC Genomics Server, version 1.6.
(Jul 2, 2009)
UK's MRC Funds Fourth High-Throughput Sequencing Hub in Oxford with Over $3M (GenomeWeb News)
The UK's Medical Research Council said last week that it is funding a high-throughput sequencing center, based at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics in Oxford, with approximately £2 million ($3.3 million), adding to more than £7 million in funding for three other UK-based sequencing hubs that the MRC announced this spring.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Scientists Find Molecular Differences Between Embryonic Stem Cells and Reprogrammed Skin Cells (redOrbit)
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.The data from the study suggest that embryonic stem cells and the reprogrammed cells, known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, have overlapping ...
(Jul 2, 2009)
Study Reveals What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread (redOrbit)
A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone – the two most prominent sites of lung cancer relapse.
(Jul 2, 2009)
Osmetech Raises $8.6M Through Private Placement (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – British molecular diagnostics firm Osmetech has raised £5.2 million ($8.6 million) through a private placement of around 262 million new ordinary shares at a price of 2p each.
(Jul 2, 2009)
'Jumping gene' diminishes the effect of a new type 2 diabetes risk gene (EurekAlert!)
Research has identified a new gene associated with diabetes, together with a mechanism that makes obese mice less susceptible to diabetes. A genomic fragment that occurs naturally in some mouse strains diminishes the activity of the risk gene Zfp69. The researchers also found that the corresponding human gene (ZNF642) is especially active in overweight individuals with diabetes. The results of ...
(Jul 3, 2009)
Major new e-science resource for biologists (News-Medical-Net)
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.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Health care brings architect to Arizona (The Arizona Republic)
Rebecca Olson's road to Phoenix was a bit twisty. But along the way, she obtained plenty of experience in health-care architecture, her specialty as associate principal with Phoenix-based Westlake Reed Leskosky.
(Jul 3, 2009)
OncQuest Labs launches K-RAS Mutation Analysis for diagnosis of colorectal & lung cancers (PharmaBiz)
OncQuest Laboratories Ltd., a pioneer in Indian oncology clinical testing, has introduced the K-RAS Mutation Analysis for determining therapeutic response of the targeted therapies in colorectal and lung cancers.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Molecular Differences Found Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells (Science Daily)
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 3, 2009)
Would that Be Doping, or Just Perfect Genetics? (GenomeWeb News)
OK, that may be a little harsh, but it's the theme of this Discover article about how advances in gene therapy and genetic manipulation may ultimately change the concept of athletes.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Score One for Open Access (GenomeWeb News)
Publishing company Springer has acquired BioMed Central , the largest open access publisher with more than 180 peer-reviewed journals. Springer's Derk Haank said in a statement , "This acquisition reinforces the fact that we see open access publishing as a sustainable part of STM publishing, and not an ideological crusade."
(Jul 3, 2009)
Francis vs. the Atheists: This Won't Be Pretty (GenomeWeb News)
At Framing Science , Matthew Nisbet uses today's premier of the movie Expelled to caution atheist scientists about going too far. He excerpts a Pew interview with Francis Collins , who breaks down why "the current crowd of seemingly angry atheists, who are using science as part of their argument that faith is irrelevant, do not speak for us," Collins says.
(Jul 3, 2009)
CLC Bio Reveals Biocomputing Solution At ISMB 2009 In Stockholm (BioresearchOnline)
Today, at the 17th international conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) and 8th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB) in Stockholm, Sweden, CLC bio has revealed their first turnkey biocomputing solution for analyzing and visualizing Next Generation Sequencing data, called CLC Genomics Machine.
(Jul 3, 2009)
What prompts lung cancer to spread (New Kerala)
Washington, July 3: Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre claim to have identified a cellular pathway that is involved in spread of lung cancer.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Research Reveals What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread (Medical News Today)
A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone the two most prominent sites of lung cancer relapse. The study will be published online in the journal Cell on July 2.
(Jul 3, 2009)
What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread? (Science Daily)
A new study reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone -- the two most prominent sites of lung cancer relapse.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Risk Of Liver Cancer In Women With Hepatitis B Virus Infection Varies With Number Of Pregnancies (Science Daily)
Risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary malignancy of the liver, was statistically significantly higher among women with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection than among women without the virus, according to a new study.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a major cellular flaw that may drive the rapid spread of relapsed lung cancer.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread (Forbes)
Researchers express hope that finding will lead to treatments
(Jul 3, 2009)
Genome-Wide Screen Turns Up Primate-Specific Genes (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – In a paper scheduled to appear online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers from the Genome Institute of Singapore and Wayne State University used a genome-wide screen to try to fish out primate-specific sequences in the human genome.
(Jul 3, 2009)
CFI's 'Omics Grants Broad in Scope (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The nearly C$670 million ($576.8 million) that the Canada Foundation for Innovation recently pumped into research projects and infrastructure will fund a range of genomics and proteomics studies and institutes spread across the nation.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Research and Markets: Fundamental Principles of Bayesian Analysis of Gene Expression Data Explored (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Bayesian Analysis of Gene Expression Data" to their offering.
(Jul 3, 2009)
No, This Is Not About Paternity Testing (GenomeWeb News)
Misha Angrist alerts readers about an upcoming conference at NIH focused on improving accuracy and standards for family histories. The meeting's open to anyone and will be held August 24-26 at NIH, and will also be webcast.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Science and Religion, Science and Atheism (GenomeWeb News)
John Hawks has a post linking out to a survey published in the Guardian and conducted by the British Council, which polled 10,000 people in 10 countries to determine whether they believe in evolution, whether it should be taught, and whether beliefs in religion and evolution can be held simultaneously.
(Jul 3, 2009)
S. Brenner on C. elegans (GenomeWeb News)
Over at Flies & Bikes, GrumpyBob has a post on a perspectives piece from Sydney Brenner in the latest issue of Genetics . "This brief article ... presents an account of the origins of Caenorhabditis elegans research, by the beast's main man," the blogger writes.
(Jul 3, 2009)
In Brief This Week: Roche NimbleGen; Aushon BioSystems; Saladax Biomedical; Mobidiag; Enigma Diagnostics (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Roche NimbleGen said this week that it has entered into a partnership with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and sequencing services firm Macrogen to conduct an eight-month copy number variation study of Korean individuals.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Cardiff Univ. Uses $6.6M for Neuro-Genetics and Genomics Center (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Cardiff University in Wales has established a new center to study the genetic underpinnings of mental illnesses, and said that it will be funded with over £4 million ($6.6 million) from sources within the UK and from its own coffers.
(Jul 3, 2009)
This Week in Science (GenomeWeb News)
In news this week, scientists and universities are asking US Congress "not to expand a $2 billion research program for small businesses " because it would likely cut money that could otherwise go toward research projects.
(Jul 3, 2009)
Pharma industry is worth Rs 78,000 crore: Economic Survey (PharmaBiz)
The pharma industry in the country has grown from mere Rs 1500 crore turnover in 1980 to over Rs 78,000 crore in 2008, with about 10 per cent share in the volume of global production, according to the latest Economic Survey which called for decontrolling of prices.
(Jul 4, 2009)
Take That, SciFoo (GenomeWeb News)
Pimm blogger Attila Csordas writes about the attempt by the BioTwitterer community to organize a biology-focused "unconference" that would take place in the Bay Area around the same time as SciFoo Camp. The BioBarCamp conference would bring together life scientists in the areas of biotechnology, personalized genomics and medicine, and bioinformatics.
(Jul 4, 2009)
This Week in Science (GenomeWeb News)
Stem cell researchers Chad Cowan, Douglas Melton, and Alan Trounson joined Jeanne Loring in issuing statements against the University of Wisconsin's three human stem cell patents, says a Science news story.
(Jul 4, 2009)
At the Very Least, You Could Send a Thank-You E-card (GenomeWeb News)
Over at Open Access News , Peter Suber notes the launch of Molecular Biology Databases , which he describes as "a website to evaluate the openness of databases in molecular biology."
(Jul 4, 2009)
Norfolk genome centre officially opened (EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press)
Breeding new drought resistant crops and protecting livestock from exotic diseases are just two of the areas which could be developed by staff at the new £13.5m national Genome Analysis Centre, which was officially opened in Norfolk yesterday . Environment correspondent TARA GREAVES reports.
(Jul 4, 2009)
Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots (Medical News Today)
A trio of genome-wide studies - collectively the largest to date - has pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods.
(Jul 4, 2009)
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