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'Junk DNA' Could Spotlight Breast And Bowel Cancer (Medical News Today)
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 ...
(Jan 6, 2010)
Study suggests why circumcised men are less likely to become infected with HIV (PhysOrg)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Ocimum Biosolutions Announces Launch of 'Pioneers in Genomics Education' Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
2010 North of Boston Business Plan Competition Entry Deadline Is January 28th (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
$5,000 first prize
(Jan 6, 2010)
Ocimum Biosolutions announces launch of 'Pioneers in Genomics Education' program (New Kerala)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
QIAGEN to Present at the JPMorgan 28th Annual Healthcare Conference (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Upcoming Workshop To Address Nanomedicine and Terminology (ThomasNet)
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 ...
(Jan 6, 2010)
Short-Term School Closures Ineffective For Controlling Influenza Epidemics (Medical News Today)
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 ...
(Jan 6, 2010)
'Junk DNA' Could Spotlight Breast And Bowel Cancer (Medical News Today)
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 ...
(Jan 6, 2010)
MabCure Launches Clinical Trial to Diagnose Ovarian Cancer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Norgen Biotek Corp. Expands its Urine Sample Preparation Product Offering by Launching Novel Robust Urine DNA, RNA ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
SDI Collaborates with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to Discover Biomarkers for Use in Early Detection of Cancer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Luminex Corporation to Present at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Circumcision Associated With Significant Changes In Bacteria (redOrbit)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Luminex Corporation to Present at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (redOrbit)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Regenstrief medical informatics fellows receive national recognition (EurekAlert!)
( 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 ...
(Jan 6, 2010)
NIH Awards Over $1M in FY '10 Funding to miRNA-Related Research Projects (GenomeWeb News)
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 ...
(Jan 6, 2010)
NIGMS Plans New PSI Grants (GenomeWeb News)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Queensborough College gains major research partner (YourNabe.com)
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.
(Jan 6, 2010)
Blog - More experimental man in 2010 (Technology Review)
This is the year we figure out what to do with all of the DNA being generated by faster, cheaper sequencing technologies - and more
(Jan 6, 2010)
MabCure signs clinical research agreement to diagnose ovarian cancer (News-Medical-Net)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
SDI to discover biomarkers in collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (News-Medical-Net)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Luminex Corporation To Present At JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
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
(Jan 7, 2010)
Queensborough College gains major research partner (YourNabe.com)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Compugen Discovers Drug Target For Treatment Of Epithelial Tumors (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Activx Biosciences Head Receives Distinguished Scientist Award (DrugDiscoveryOnline)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Queensborough College gains major research partner (YourNabe.com)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicinef fellows receive AMIA awards (News-Medical-Net)
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
(Jan 7, 2010)
European ScreeningPort Uses ActivityBase XE to Deliver Industry Standard Screening Services (Marketwire)
Accelerates Translation of Academic Research Into Early Drug Discovery Projects
(Jan 7, 2010)
Research and Markets: Image Sensors - A Global Market Review (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Image Sensors - A Global Market Review" report to their offering.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Study Suggests Why Circumcised Men Are Less Likely To Become Infected With HIV (Medical News Today)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Diagnosing Bilski (Bio-IT World)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Research and Markets: European Biomarker Analysis Market - Biomarkers to Aid Reduction of Drug Development Time and ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "European Biomarker Analysis Market" to their offering.
(Jan 7, 2010)
StockPreacher Initiates Independent Research Coverage for Affymetrix Inc. (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Major News Media Missed the Mark -- There Is a New Pre-Symptomatic Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer Coming From ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
GeneGo Launches Easy Access to Sigma Aldrich Products From MetaCore, MetaDrug and Eureka! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
AIBioTech Partners With AutoGenomics to Expand Molecular Testing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
American International Biotechnology Services⢠, a division of Bostwick Laboratories®, announced today that it has established a partnership with AutoGenomics wherein they will utilize the automated INFINITI® analyzer and multiple applications that they have validated.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Major News Media Missed the Mark -- There Is a New Pre-Symptomatic Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer Coming From ... (Marketwire)
Noninvasive Test Will Provide Hope for 90% of Women Diagnosed With This Silent Killer
(Jan 7, 2010)
Researchers Study Microbes In Cattle To Unlock Metabolic Disease Mysteries (Medical News Today)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Thursday, January 7, 2010: ARYC -- Major News Media Missed the Mark! There Is a ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Thursday, January 7, 2010: ARYC -- Major News Media Missed the Mark! There Is a ... (Marketwire)
NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Market Pulse.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Strategic Diagnostics and Fred Hutchinson Ink Biomarker Discovery Pact (GenomeWeb News)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Study Suggests Why Circumcised Men Less Likely To Become Infected With HIV (Medical News Today)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Genome Annotation: There's Too Much Crap in GenBank [Mike the Mad Biologist] (ScienceBlogs)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Impulse C Biotechnology DNA Model Sequencing Algorithm Accelerated on Pico Computing, Xilinx FPGA Platform (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Technologies on Their Last Breath? (GenomeWeb News)
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.”
(Jan 7, 2010)
A New Approach to Finding Copy Number Aberrations (GenomeWeb News)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
NIH Awards Diffinity Genomics $717,229 Grant to Commercialize PCR Purification Product (GenomeWeb News)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Light Used To Silence Brain Cells (redOrbit)
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 ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
NBC News Got It Wrong: There Is A New Pre-Symptomatic Screening Test For Ovarian Cancer Coming From Arrayit ... (OfficialWire)
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.
(Jan 7, 2010)
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