Bioinformatics News Jan 2010: bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, microarray, etc.

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Queensborough College gains major research partner
Bayside’s Queensborough Community College has become the first community college in the nation to be selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as an associate member of its Science Education Alliance research initiative. (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:28:13 GMT)

Discovery made in Tassie devils' cancer
Scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in the fight to save Tasmanian devils from a deadly facial tumour disease that is decimating their numbers. (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:21:14 GMT)

Microarray Company Events for July-Sept. 2004
The Haynes lab studies fundamental and applied problems in immunology, nanoscience, and environmental science using a diverse set of techniques. (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:16:32 GMT)

Genome Technology s Peer Review: A Weekly Forum of Recently Published Journal Articles
NEW YORK , March 22 (GenomeWeb News) - The following is a description of a recently published research paper recommended by a scientist involved in integrated biology. (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:16:44 GMT)

Agilent Licenses Kreatech's ULS Labeling Tech for Use With aCGH Platform
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Agilent Technologies has licensed labeling technology from Kreatech for use with its formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded DNA tissue-extraction method, Agilent said today. (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:16:54 GMT)

The top books of the year
Ask a roomful of people to name their favorite book of this or any year and you are likely to get a roomful of answers. We polled some of our regular book critics and staffers to compile this list of the top books of the year. (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:35:20 GMT)

New molecule identified in DNA damage response
In the harsh judgment of natural selection, the ultimate measure of success is reproduction. So it's no surprise that life spends lavish resources on this feat, whether in the courtship behavior of birds and bees or replicating the cells that keep them alive. Now research has identified a new piece in an elaborate system to help guarantee fidelity in the reproduction of cells, preventing ... (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:15:29 GMT)

Dreaming big with wish list for new year
The new year means new starts, new hopes, new ideas and--for some--a new hangover. Welcome to the first day of 2010. Drink in one man's wish list for the next 12 months: (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:29:41 GMT)

Education briefs
GARYMentors sought for project: The Gary Literacy Coalition is seeking mentors to participate in its Learning Partner mentoring project.Mentors provide support to students through regular visits during the school day. They must be 18 years old or older and willing to undergo background checks.Mentors and students participate in numerous literacy-related activities organized by the Gary Literacy ... (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:42:08 GMT)

Corn: The Dynamic Genome [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]
tags: Corn: The Dynamic Genome , corn , agriculture , genomics , food science , technology , streaming video This is a beautifully written and produced science video about corn: where it came from, what it originally looked like, the technology we are using to learn the functions of individual corn genes, and future directions for research into corn genetics. Read the rest of this post... | Read ... (Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:47:49 GMT)

In Defense of MapReduce for Bioinformatics
Two Google research fellows have updated a paper published in the Communications of the ACM extolling the virtues of MapReduce , an open-source programming model framework designed to support distributed computing with large data sets, over parallel databases for large-scale data processing. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:00:32 GMT)

A biologist by yet another name [Discovering Biology in a Digital World]
What do you call a biologist who uses bioinformatics tools to do research, but doesn't program? You don't know? Neither does anyone else. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:02:49 GMT)

BioServe Acquires Genomics Collaborative From SeraCare Life Sciences
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — BioServe today said it has acquired Genomics Collaborative from SeraCare Life Sciences for an undisclosed sum. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:15:32 GMT)

Corning, Whitehead Launch $10M Microarray Research Initiative
NEW YORK, Oct 25 – Just weeks after making a surprising debut into the crowded DNA microarray market, Corning has signed on a venerable public partner, MIT’s Whitehead Institute, in a $10 million, four-year research agreement to jointly develop gene expression analysis tools and other life science research technologies, the company said Wednesday. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:15:52 GMT)

Genomics DOE releases roadmap; stresses computing, four new centers
Early this fall, the US Department of Energy released a roadmap to guide its investments in biological research for the coming years, highlighting in particular the importance to this field of high-performance computing. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:16:02 GMT)

Mass Spec Mania
This week's issue of PNAS focuses on mass spectrometry and "attempts to illustrate the breadth and uniqueness of applications of molecular MS to a variety of scientific fields with current examples." (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:16:32 GMT)

High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon
Colorectal cancer, the third most common type of cancer worldwide, has been linked to an increased prevalence of the Western diet: one high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium. Now, scientists have shown what happens to colon tissue when mice are fed such a diet: an inflammatory response that could be the trigger for carcinogenic processes. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:16:39 GMT)

IP Update: Recent Patents Related to PCR, Sample Prep, and Nucleic Acid Amplification
US Patent 7,640,115. Diagnostic method of selecting appropriate cancer treatments and screening method of measuring reagents and curative medicines for cancer patients. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:05:09 GMT)

Chicago Cancer Genome Project Studies Genetics Of 1,000 Tumors
No two tumors are alike, but analyzing the genetics of cancers from different parts of the body may reveal surprising details useful for treatment and prevention. That process is already gaining traction at the University of Chicago's Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology (IGSB), where researchers are one year into a three-year project to collect and analyze the genetic sequence and ... (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:23:08 GMT)

Intel Systems Move Up In Supercomputing Ranks
The TOP500 supercomputer rankings released today at the Supercomputing 2002 conference show a dramatic increase in the number of Intel-based systems being deployed in high-performance computing (HPC) or supercomputing areas. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:49:10 GMT)

Sensing Small Stuff for Medicine
Ryan Bailey's lab is focused on improving personalized diagnostics by being able to measure gene and protein expression changes from very small amounts of sample. (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:00:32 GMT)

Roche to Acquire NimbleGen for $272.5M, Eyes Additional Genomic Vendors
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Roche plans to acquire NimbleGen Systems for $272.5 million, the Swiss biotech giant said today. (Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:15:42 GMT)

Next decade poised to be better than last
After a decade of hopes lost, we're on the cusp of a decade of environmental, scientific and technological advances that could bring greater insight into our present problems and hope renewed. (Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:11:13 GMT)

High fat diet 'ups inflammation in the colon': Mouse study
Washington, Jan 3 : Studies have previously established a link between colorectal cancer and a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium. Now, in a new research, scientists at Rockefeller University have shown what happens to colon tissue when mice are fed such a diet. (Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:41:33 GMT)

Scientists turn DNA detectives to track spread of hospital superbugs
The genetic fingerprints of germs are to be mapped to open a new front in the battle against hospital superbugs. (Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:42:30 GMT)

Jessica Alba's ancestry [Gene Expression]
Personal genomics comes to TV: Read the comments on this post... (Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:47:49 GMT)

Abdullah confers top medal on researcher
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has conferred the prestigious “First Rank King Abdulaziz Medal” on Saudi female scientist Dr. Khawla Al-Kuraya in recognition of her achievements in science that have made her a prominent international figure in cancer research. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:11:12 GMT)

Claire M. Fraser-Liggett, Institute for Genome Sciences
In my senior year of college, I did research with a doctor that got me excited about what a career in medical research was all about. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:59:42 GMT)

More in the Maryland Section
Position : Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences, a Baltimore-based research center dedicated to multidisciplinary research collaborations that integrate genomics with biomedical research. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:09:12 GMT)

GE Healthcare, Millipore, Serologicals, Harvard, Stanford, Dharmacon, Bio-Rad, bioMerieux, ART, Takara Bio ...
GE Healthcare last week said that second-quarter revenues climbed 10 percent as earnings increased 18 percent. For the quarter ended June 30, GE Healthcare had $4.1 billion in revenues, up from $3.8 billion during the same quarter in 2005. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:15:32 GMT)

PSI, Mass Spec Vendors Developing New Data Format to Deal With Mass Spec Data Analysis
Researchers involved in the Human Proteome Organization's Proteomics Standards Initiative are collaborating with mass spec and mass spec data-analysis software vendors to develop a new data format that could help scientists compare peak lists regardless of which analysis software or mass spec instrument is used. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:15:42 GMT)

A New Year of Genomics Opportunity
The ongoing sequencing of the human genome was a positive for the genomics group in 2000 — enough to drive tens of IPOs. But the subsequent lack of immediate results in drug development soured the taste of many investors in 2001 and left fortunes waning at the infant companies. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:15:52 GMT)

Genome X Prize Names SAB Member; Venter Leaves US Genomics' Board; Qiagen Nominates von Prondzynski to Board; and Others
This article has been updated to correct several errors in the item about Qiagen's supervisory board elections. Heino von Prondzynski and Werner Brandt are standing for election for the supervisory board, not the board of directors. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:16:02 GMT)

Clarient buys cancer test maker Applied Genomics
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Medical device maker Clarient Inc. said Monday it has acquired cancer test maker Applied Genomics Inc. for $17.6 million in stock in a deal it says will help it develop new lung cancer tests. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:17:45 GMT)

Promise of Multiple Benefits Underlines the Growing Popularity of Lab-on-chip and Microfluidics, Says Frost & Sullivan
Microfluidics and lab-on-chip is a field with tremendous growth potential. As it is primarily an enabling technology, coupled with the fact that this is an era of miniaturisation, which has already swept up the information and communications industry, the life sciences industry has come to realise its potential. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:30:00 GMT)

Promise of Multiple Benefits Underlines the Growing Popularity of Lab-on-chip and Microfluidics, Says Frost & Sullivan
LONDON, January 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Microfluidics and lab-on-chip is a field with tremendous growth potential. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:58:27 GMT)

High fat diet 'ups inflammation in the colon': Mouse study
Washington, Jan 4 : Studies have previously estabilished a link between colorectal cancer and a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium. Now, in a new research, scientists at Rockefeller University have shown what happens to colon tissue when mice are fed such a diet. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:06:53 GMT)

Cotton: Building a Better Plant [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]
tags: Cotton: Building a Better Plant , cotton , agriculture , genomics , fabrics , technology , streaming video This is another beautifully written and produced video about plant research. The lucky plant? This time, it's cotton -- what jeans and t-shirts are made of! This video explores how modern cotton plants came to be, the 50 species of cotton, and how cotton genomic research can improve ... (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:17:49 GMT)

Will the Archon X Prize for genome sequencing be won in 2010? [Genetic Future]
The Gene Sherpa predicts that Complete Genomics will win the Archon X Prize in Genomics in 2010. In the comments , Keith Robison is wisely skeptical. I agree with Keith - it's unlikely that the X Prize will be won this year, and if it is the winner is unlikely to be Complete Genomics. For those who don't know the prize, here's the brief summary: the X Prize Foundation will give US$10 million to ... (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:32:49 GMT)

Reportlinker Adds The Global Market for Equipment Used in Biotechnology Applications
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:09:00 GMT)

Activx Biosciences Head Receives Distinguished Scientist Award
LA JOLLA, CA--(Marketwire - January 4, 2010) - Dr. John W. Kozarich, Chairman & President of Activx Biosciences, Inc. (La Jolla, CA), has received the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award from the San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions spanning a variety of scientific endeavors including academic and industrial research, teaching ... (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:09:57 GMT)

Reportlinker Adds Global Biochip Markets: Microarrays and Lab-on-a-Chip
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:17:00 GMT)

Funding Update
The project will demonstrate the "scientific and technical feasibility of an optical microscope accessory for electron and ion microscopes to enable in situ brightfield and fluorescence microscopy simultaneously with electron or ion imaging/processing," according to the abstract. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:45:43 GMT)

CSHL Researcher's STAR Performs Speedy Splice Junction Detection for RNA-Seq Data
As researchers increasingly turn to RNA-seq for transcriptome analysis, the bioinformatics community is meeting the demand for new software tools to process the data from RNA-seq experiments. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:15:32 GMT)

Annual Report by NCI's Proteomics Division Outlines Progress in 2009
The year 2009 was a watershed for the National Cancer Institute's proteomics division as projects begun at the inception of the program three years ago began bearing fruit, according to a report released last month by the division. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:45:42 GMT)

Putting Down the Odds
Steve Murphy at Gene Sherpas predicts that Complete Genomic will win the Archon X Prize for Genomics this year , but in the comments, Keith Robison is doubtful . "Complete Genomics is impressive, but the X-prize criteria are pretty onerous — I doubt they or PacBio will be gunning for it for at least 2 years," Robison writes. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:46:03 GMT)

Proteomics Firms Will Remember 2009 for Acquisitions and Renewed Fortunes
If 2008 was the year when the global recession dragged proteomics firms and mass spec vendors down a rabbit hole, 2009 may be remembered as the year when some of these firms went on a buying spree, and a year when one company close to death got a new lease on life. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:15:32 GMT)

RTI: Short-term closures of schools won’t halt spread of an influenza epidemic
Get the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Schools would have to be closed at least eight weeks in order to reduce the spread of infection in the event of an influenza epidemic, according to a study from RTI International. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:05:17 GMT)

Q&A: Harold 'Skip' Garner, New Director at VBI, Outlines the Institute's Portfolio Expansion
Harold Ray "Skip" Garner — an experimental research physicist, a biomedical researcher, and founder of several companies — was named executive director of the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech in October 2009. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:45:42 GMT)

IP Update
US Patent 7,640,256. Data collection cataloguing and searching method and system. Inventor: Stuart John Inglis. Assignee: Real Time Genomics. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:00:32 GMT)

In Print
Title: Effect of physicochemical anomalies of soda-lime silicate slides on biomolecule immobilization. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:15:32 GMT)

Analysis of microbes, immune response featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
( Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ) Freely accessible articles in the January 2010 issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols describe a method for identifying microbes for metagenomic analyses and a method for analyzing the immune response. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:12:42 GMT)

Aushon BioSystems Extends 21,500 SF Lease In Billerica
Aushon BioSystems Inc., which provides microarray instrumentation and laboratory services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis, has renewed a 21,500-square-foot lease for its headquarters at 43 Manning Road in Billerica. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:18:00 GMT)

Top 10 Most-Read 'PGx Reporter' Stories of 2009: ACLU/Myriad Suit, BRCA Testing, DTC Genomics, FDA Relabeling Figure Big
In May 2009, the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the constitutionality of gene patenting in the US in an ambitious case that took on the exclusive licensee of BRCA gene patents Myriad Genetics, patent holder University of Utah Research Foundation, and the US Patent and Trademark Office. (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:31:11 GMT)

Personal genomics on PBS [Gene Expression]
Apparently there'll be a new Skip Gates documentary on personal genomics on PBS , Faces of America . Read the comments on this post... (Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:32:50 GMT)

VELCADE sNDA receives FDA approval
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for VELCADE, which expands the label to include long-term (median follow-up 36.7 months) overall survival (OS) data from the landmark VISTA trial and provides specific dosing recommendations for patients with hepatic impairment. The ... (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:04:22 GMT)

Illumina Announces Upcoming Webcasts in the Month of January
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. announced today that the company will webcast its presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California, on January 12, 2010. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:00:00 GMT)

Compugen Discovers Drug Target For Treatment Of Epithelial Tumors
Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) announced the discovery and experimental validation of CGEN-671, a new drug target for multiple epithelial tumors. CGEN-671 is a membrane splice variant of CD55, a known drug target for gastric cancer for which monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutics are in clinical development by others. The potential application of CGEN-671 as a drug target was initially predicted ... (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:24:48 GMT)

GeneGo to Sell Omicsoft Products
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that they will be selling Omicsoft products Array Studio and Array Server globally except for Japan. Â Array Studio is a software package which provides state of the art statistics and visualization for the analysis of high dimensional quantification data . (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT)

Research and Markets: Development of Newer Therapies to Treat Lifestyle Disorders Critical to Advancing the European ...
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "European Lifestyle Disorders Therapeutics Market" to their offering. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT)

Report on European lifestyle disorders therapeutics market from Research and Markets
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.co has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "European Lifestyle Disorders Therapeutics Market" to their offering. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:18:14 GMT)

World Class Leaders From NCI/OBBR, NIH/OBA, Schering Plough, Merck,deCode Genetics, Biobusiness Consulting, National ...
NEW YORK----IQPC announces the 2010 Biobanking conference to be held at The Ritz Carlton, January 20-22nd, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:33:00 GMT)

UNCC hosts emergency drill today
Don't be alarmed if you see police, fire and emergency medical vehicles and personnel convergin (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:43:00 GMT)

With New EUA, Cepheid's Xpert Flu A Panel Opens Door to Moderate-Complexity Use
Cepheid on Monday said its 2009 H1N1 influenza test became the latest in a grab-bag of assays to win emergency use authorization from the FDA for the indication. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:00:49 GMT)

In America's next decade, change and challenges
A new decade finds Americans in an uncomfortable and yet familiar position: running scared. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:02:30 GMT)

Virginia Tech licenses GenoCAD source code to ISCB
( Virginia Tech ) The source code for a Web site that allows users to design synthetic genetic systems for biological research has been licensed to the International Society for Computational Biology with the aim of developing open source tools for the synthetic biology community. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:03:11 GMT)

GeneGo to Market Omicsoft’s Array Software
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – GeneGo said today that it will sell Omicsoft’s array software as a bundled offering with its data mining suites. The agreement covers Omicsoft’s Array Studio software and its Array Server solution, which will be marketed along with GeneGo’s Metacore and Metadrug suites. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:30:42 GMT)

What Is a Bioinformaticist? [Mike the Mad Biologist]
ScienceBlogling Sandra Porter asks a bunch of questions, including: What do you call a biologist who uses bioinformatics tools to do research, but doesn't program? My snarky answer is: a biologist . Since I work at a genome center where I'm up to my eyeballs in computational biologists, bioinformaticists, and computational engineers (this is a good thing), I was going to write a lengthy response ... (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:32:59 GMT)

'Junk DNA' could spotlight breast and bowel cancer
( University of Nottingham ) Scientists at The University of Nottingham have found that a group of genetic rogue elements, produced by DNA sequences commonly known as "junk DNA," could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer. Their research, funded by Cancer Research UK, is published in this month's Genomics journal. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:13:02 GMT)

Paired Ends
Consumer genomics company GeneLink BioSciences has appointed David Macdonald as interim CEO, effective Dec. 28, 2009. Axel Nielsen , COO of Decode Genetics , has resigned from the company, effective Jan. 1. The firm disclosed the resignation in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing, but did not say whether it intends to search for a replacement. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:30:42 GMT)

Papers of Note
High-throughput sequencing of retrotransposon integration provides a saturated profile of target activity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe . Guo Y, Levin HL. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:45:33 GMT)

Genedata Lands R&D Knowledge Management Contract with Bayer Schering Pharma
Genedata announced today that it is supporting Bayer Schering Pharma's biologics research through a multi-year contract to develop and deploy a Biologics Data Platform. No financial details were released. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:00:33 GMT)

Researchers study microbes in cattle to unlock metabolic disease mysteries
( Texas A&M AgriLife Communications ) Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists.Dr. Bill Pinchak, Texas AgriLife Research animal nutritionist at Vernon, is leading a team of scientists who are using state-of-the-art technology -- metagenomics -- to determine how changes in ... (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:13:22 GMT)

GenoCAD Goes Open Source
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, an affiliated corporation of Virginia Tech, announced today that the International Society for Computational Biology has been granted an open source license to the GenoCAD source code. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:15:20 GMT)

New Product Watch
GeneGo said this week that it will now sell Omicsoft products Array Studio and Array Server worldwide, excluding Japan. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:42 GMT)

Researchers study microbes in cattle to unlock metabolic disease mysteries
Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:54:23 GMT)

IP Roundup
Samsung Electronics has received US Patent No. 7,638,274, "Polynucleotide associated with a colon cancer comprising single nucleotide polymorphism, microarray and diagnostic kit comprising the same and method for diagnosing a colon cancer using the polynucleotide." (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:15:32 GMT)

Short-Term School Closures Ineffective for Controlling Influenza Epidemics
Closing schools for less than two weeks during an influenza epidemic has no effect on infection rates, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, RTI International and the Allegheny County Health Department. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:40:38 GMT)

BU Spinout AllegroDx to Launch Array-Based Lung Cancer Test This Year
Allegro Diagnostics later this year plans to begin marketing a microarray-based test for early-stage lung cancer, according to CEO Dan Rippy. (Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:45:32 GMT)

Canada's Med BioGene Files for US IPO; Plans to Launch RT qPCR-based Lung Cancer Test This Year
Med BioGene, a diagnostic developer based in Vancouver, BC, filed in late December for an initial public offering in the US. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:15:33 GMT)

Study suggests why circumcised men are less likely to become infected with HIV
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Circumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University, and published Jan. 6 in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:21:31 GMT)

Pittsburgh Female Athlete of the Week
Avonworth senior basketball player Tara Gallupe has been named the Pittsburgh Female Athlete of the Week. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:22:30 GMT)

Encyclopedia Proteomics, Incyte Genomics, Gene Network Sciences
Encyclopedia Proteomics , a spinoff from the San Diego Supercomputer Center , is now taking orders for its Custom Proteome Annotation service, derived from the SDSC’s Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) project. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:15:54 GMT)

Circumcision lowers HIV risk; changes bacterial community on penis microbiome
Circumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University and published Jan. 6 in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:48:32 GMT)

UC San Diego bioengineering professor receives 2009 Presidential Science Prize
For Shu Chien - a pioneer in the growing field of bioengineering - understanding and learning the marvels of how the human body works has been the foundation of his decades-long quest to advance science and technology worldwide. The UC San Diego bioengineering professor's significant scientific endeavors have paved the way for recognition of his renowned work at the university's Jacobs School of ... (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:03:22 GMT)

'Junk DNA' Could Spotlight Breast And Bowel Cancer
Cancer Research UK funded scientists have found that a group of rogue genetic messengers, produced by DNA sequences commonly known as 'junk DNA', could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer. Their research is published in the journal Genomics. The researchers, led by Dr Cristina Tufarelli at the University of Nottingham, discovered that seven of these faulty genetic messengers - known as ... (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:21:47 GMT)

Study suggests why circumcised men are less likely to become infected with HIV
Circumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University and published Jan. 6 in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:54:23 GMT)

Ocimum Biosolutions Announces Launch of 'Pioneers in Genomics Education' Program
HYDERABAD, India & GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated genomics company, today announced the launch of its ‘Pioneers in Genomics Education – Class of 2010’ program. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:13:00 GMT)

2010 North of Boston Business Plan Competition Entry Deadline Is January 28th
$5,000 first prize (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:15:00 GMT)

Ocimum Biosolutions announces launch of 'Pioneers in Genomics Education' program
Hyderabad/Gaithersburg (United States), Jan 6: Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated genomics company, today announced the launch of its 'Pioneers in Genomics Education - Class of 2010' program. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:33:08 GMT)

QIAGEN to Present at the JPMorgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference
VENLO, Netherlands -- QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will present at the JPMorgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference at 11:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. The conference is being held at Westin St. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT)

Upcoming Workshop To Address Nanomedicine and Terminology
Scheduled for Jan 12, 2010 in Philadelphia, ANSI workshop is co-sponsored by Chemical Heritage Foundation and ANSI-accredited U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO TC 229. Draft agenda is slated to include discussions on ANSI and voluntary consensus standards process, ISO TC 229 terminology efforts currently underway, nanomedicine, medical subfields most affected by nanotechnology, U.S ... (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:02:07 GMT)

Short-Term School Closures Ineffective For Controlling Influenza Epidemics
Closing schools for less than two weeks during an influenza epidemic has no effect on infection rates, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, RTI International and the Allegheny County Health Department. The study, published online this week in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, was developed from a series of computer simulations that characterize ... (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:22:17 GMT)

'Junk DNA' Could Spotlight Breast And Bowel Cancer
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have found that a group of genetic rogue elements, produced by DNA sequences commonly known as 'junk DNA', could help diagnose breast and bowel cancer. Their research, funded by Cancer Research UK, is published in this month's Genomics journal. The researchers, led by Dr Cristina Tufarelli, in the School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health Sciences ... (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:28:31 GMT)

MabCure Launches Clinical Trial to Diagnose Ovarian Cancer
HASSELT, Belgium----MabCure, N.V. a wholly-owned subsidiary of MabCure Inc. , a biotech company that has developed a series of highly specific monoclonal antibodies to combat various types of cancers, has signed a clinical research agreement with the Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:30:00 GMT)

Norgen Biotek Corp. Expands its Urine Sample Preparation Product Offering by Launching Novel Robust Urine DNA, RNA ...
Norgen Biotek Corp, a privately held Canadian biotechnology company focusing principally on advancing a powerful proprietary technology for application in sample preparation for nucleic acid and protein purification, today announced the expansion of its basket of urine-based sample preparation products. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:47:00 GMT)

SDI Collaborates with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to Discover Biomarkers for Use in Early Detection of Cancer
NEWARK, Del. & SEATTLE----SDI , a provider of biotechnology-based products and services, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center today jointly announced they will collaborate to discover biomarkers for use in the early detection of a variety of cancers. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:49:00 GMT)

Luminex Corporation to Present at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
Luminex Corporation today announced that management will present at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 11-15, 2010, in San Francisco, CA. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:30:00 GMT)

Circumcision Associated With Significant Changes In Bacteria
Changes in bacteria within the penis microbiome documented for the first timeCircumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University and published Jan. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:03:51 GMT)

Luminex Corporation to Present at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX) today announced that management will present at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 11-15, 2010, in San Francisco, CA. The investor presentation by Patrick J. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:07:56 GMT)

Regenstrief medical informatics fellows receive national recognition
( Indiana University School of Medicine ) Jon D. Duke, M.D. and Jeffrey Klann, M.Eng., medical informatics fellows at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, have been recognized by the American Medical Informatics Association for their development and testing of two new physician support computer tools. Their work has the potential to improve patient safety and ... (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:35:16 GMT)

NIH Awards Over $1M in FY '10 Funding to miRNA-Related Research Projects
The National Institutes of Health this month awarded more than $1 million in funding for the 2010 fiscal year to fund four microRNA-related research projects during 2010, including studies focused on defining the mechanisms of miRNA-target interactions; uncovering the role of a specific miRNA in Caenorhabditis elegans ; and determining the impact of the small RNAs in brain cancer and cardiac ... (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:15:32 GMT)

NIGMS Plans New PSI Grants
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – As part of the Protein Structure Initiative, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences will fund research into new technologies or methods for studying proteins, high-throughput structure determination of certain proteins, structural genomics, and other potentially related structural biology studies. (Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:30:45 GMT)

Blog - More experimental man in 2010
This is the year we figure out what to do with all of the DNA being generated by faster, cheaper sequencing technologies - and more (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:12:29 GMT)

MabCure signs clinical research agreement to diagnose ovarian cancer
MabCure, N.V. (“MabCure”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of MabCure Inc., a biotech company that has developed a series of highly specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to combat various types of cancers, has signed a clinical research agreement with the Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:12:10 GMT)

SDI to discover biomarkers in collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
SDI (Strategic Diagnostics Inc.), a provider of biotechnology-based products and services, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (the Hutchinson Center) today jointly announced they will collaborate to discover biomarkers for use in the early detection of a variety of cancers. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:56:24 GMT)

Luminex Corporation To Present At JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX ) today announced that management will present at the 28th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 11-15, 2010, in San Francisco, CA (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:17:21 GMT)

Compugen Discovers Drug Target For Treatment Of Epithelial Tumors
Compugen Ltd., announced recently the discovery and experimental validation of CGEN-671, a new drug target for multiple epithelial tumors. CGEN-671 is a membrane splice variant of CD55, a known drug target for gastric cancer for which monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutics are in clinical development by others. The potential application of CGEN-671 as a drug target was initially predicted in ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:32:31 GMT)

Activx Biosciences Head Receives Distinguished Scientist Award
Dr. John W. Kozarich, Chairman & President of Activx Biosciences, Inc. (La Jolla, CA), has received the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award from the San Diego Section of the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions spanning a variety of scientific endeavors including academic and industrial research, teaching, corporate leadership, mentoring young scientists ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:32:41 GMT)

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicinef fellows receive AMIA awards
Jon D. Duke, M.D. and Jeffrey Klann, M.Eng., medical informatics fellows at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, have been recognized by the American Medical Informatics Association for their development and testing of two new physician support computer tools. Their (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:26:50 GMT)

European ScreeningPort Uses ActivityBase XE to Deliver Industry Standard Screening Services
Accelerates Translation of Academic Research Into Early Drug Discovery Projects (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:02:21 GMT)

Research and Markets: Image Sensors - A Global Market Review
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Image Sensors - A Global Market Review" report to their offering. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:23:00 GMT)

Study Suggests Why Circumcised Men Are Less Likely To Become Infected With HIV
Circumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University and published Jan. 6 in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. And these bacterial changes may also be associated with earlier observations that women whose ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:30:05 GMT)

Diagnosing Bilski
Expert Commentary | The U.S. Federal Circuit’s In re Bilski decision provides a framework on patentable subject matter. Although the claims in Bilski are methods of hedging risk in commodities trading, these holdings have and will be applied to all technologies, including biotech process claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review Bilski , and a decision should issue this Spring that ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:43:01 GMT)

Research and Markets: European Biomarker Analysis Market - Biomarkers to Aid Reduction of Drug Development Time and ...
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "European Biomarker Analysis Market" to their offering. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:44:00 GMT)

StockPreacher Initiates Independent Research Coverage for Affymetrix Inc.
DALLAS -- StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring Affymetrix Inc. . The report includes financial and investment analysis, analyst consensus, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:50:00 GMT)

Major News Media Missed the Mark -- There Is a New Pre-Symptomatic Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer Coming From ...
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - 01/07/10) - On December 9th, 2009, Arrayit Corporation (OTC.BB: ARYC - News ), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced a breakthrough in ovarian cancer screening utilizing a microarray-based diagnostic test that will detect whether a patient is pre-symptomatic for this silent killer. In a report by NBC's ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT)

GeneGo Launches Easy Access to Sigma Aldrich Products From MetaCore, MetaDrug and Eureka!
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that they have launched easy access to many Sigma Aldrich life science and chemistry products from their "Drug Details" pages in three products: MetaCore 6.0, MetaDrug and Eureka! Â This new capability allows customers to retrieve comprehensive information on drugs and compounds and make one-click purchases all from one ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT)

AIBioTech Partners With AutoGenomics to Expand Molecular Testing
American International Biotechnology Servicesâ¢ , a division of Bostwick LaboratoriesÂ®, announced today that it has established a partnership with AutoGenomics wherein they will utilize the automated INFINITIÂ® analyzer and multiple applications that they have validated. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT)

Major News Media Missed the Mark -- There Is a New Pre-Symptomatic Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer Coming From ...
Noninvasive Test Will Provide Hope for 90% of Women Diagnosed With This Silent Killer (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:03:19 GMT)

Researchers Study Microbes In Cattle To Unlock Metabolic Disease Mysteries
Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists. Dr. Bill Pinchak, Texas AgriLife Research animal nutritionist at Vernon, is leading a team of scientists who are using state-of-the-art technology - metagenomics - to determine how changes in diest affect microbial communities in ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:31:56 GMT)

Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Thursday, January 7, 2010: ARYC -- Major News Media Missed the Mark! There Is a ...
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - 01/07/10) - Market Pulse News Alert for this AM, Stocks to Watch are: Arrayit Corporation (OTC.BB: ARYC - News ), VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS - News ), China Direct Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: CDII - News ) and Bergio International Inc. (OTC.BB: BRGO - News ). Investors need to be watching Arrayit Corporation (OTC.BB: ARYC - News ) this AM! Arrayit Corporation is engaged in ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:30:00 GMT)

Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Thursday, January 7, 2010: ARYC -- Major News Media Missed the Mark! There Is a ...
NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Market Pulse. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:04:10 GMT)

Strategic Diagnostics and Fred Hutchinson Ink Biomarker Discovery Pact
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Strategic Diagnostics and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center said yesterday that they will collaborate to discover biomarkers for use in the early detection of a variety of cancers. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:00:32 GMT)

Study Suggests Why Circumcised Men Less Likely To Become Infected With HIV
A PLoS One study published Tuesday sheds new light on why men who have been circumcised are less likely to become infected with HIV, ANI/Times of India reports (1/6). Pooling data from "three randomized-control trials in sub-Saharan Africa, where the circumcision rate is relatively low and the HIV infection rate is relatively high," the researchers from the Translational Genomics Research ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:31:36 GMT)

Genome Annotation: There's Too Much Crap in GenBank [Mike the Mad Biologist]
One of the exciting things about bacterial genomics in that, within a year, we'll definitely be in the era of the $1,500 bacterial genome , although that's probably an overestimate. This cost includes everything: labor, sequencing, genome assembly, and genome annotation . While sequencing is highly automated, and has been turned into a production process, akin to a factory, high quality genome ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:48:03 GMT)

Impulse C Biotechnology DNA Model Sequencing Algorithm Accelerated on Pico Computing, Xilinx FPGA Platform
KIRKLAND, Wash.----Impulse Accelerated Technologies today announced that its CoDeveloper C-to-FPGA compiler has been used to develop and deploy a DNA biotechnology genome search algorithm on a new, modular FPGA acceleration platform created by Pico Computing, of Seattle, Washington. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT)

Technologies on Their Last Breath?
Sage Bionetworks’ Stephen Friend lists at Xcomony five technologies that he thinks “ will be relegated to museum displays in the next five (OK, maybe 10) years.” (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:45:33 GMT)

A New Approach to Finding Copy Number Aberrations
An advance article in Bioinformatics discusses a new approach, called Correlation Matrix Diagonal Segmentation , that identifies recurrent DNA copy number aberration using a between-chromosomal-site correlation analysis. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:45:42 GMT)

NIH Awards Diffinity Genomics $717,229 Grant to Commercialize PCR Purification Product
Diffinity Genomics said this week that the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Research Resources has awarded it a one-year, Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer grant worth $717,229 to commercialize a DNA-purification product for PCR applications. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:45:32 GMT)

Light Used To Silence Brain Cells
New tools use light to turn off brain cells and possibly treat brain disordersNeuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a powerful new class of tools to reversibly shut down brain activity using different colors of light. When targeted to specific neurons, they could potentially lead to new treatments for abnormal brain activity associated with disorders ... (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:08:06 GMT)

NBC News Got It Wrong: There Is A New Pre-Symptomatic Screening Test For Ovarian Cancer Coming From Arrayit ...
On December 9, 2009, Arrayit Corporation, a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced a breakthrough in ovarian cancer screening utilizing a microarray-based diagnostic test that will detect whether a patient is pre-symptomatic for this silent killer. (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:56:03 GMT)

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