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AIBioTech to Use AutoGenomics in its CRO Services (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – American International Biotechnology Services will use AutoGenomics' Infiniti Analyzer and validated applications in its molecular biology, microbiology, and other services, AutoGenomics said today.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Standards, Reference Material Development Highlight Proteomics Research in 2009 (GenomeWeb News)
There was no transformative breakthrough in proteomics research in 2009, but the year saw progress in several areas that have so far prevented the discipline from becoming more mainstream and moving into the clinic.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Arrayit Readies Ovarian Cancer Dx for FDA OK, Launches into Full Commercialization Mode (GenomeWeb News)
After a decade of getting its technology up to snuff and creating a business infrastructure for its clinical-diagnostics ambitions, Arrayit last month announced it would be seeking regulatory approval for a protein array-based ovarian cancer test, launching the firm into the diagnostics space.
(Jan 7, 2010)
Personal genomics links of note [Genetic Future] (ScienceBlogs)
Several articles with a personal genomics theme popped up today. Most importantly, this piece in the Times by Mark Henderson is a superb analysis of the current state and likely future of the personal genomics industry, and a must-read for anyone interested in the field. Henderson notes that despite the turmoil in the industry in 2009, it's still unclear which of the disparate models adopted by ...
(Jan 7, 2010)
Illumina Seeing Strong Demand for New Platforms as Q1 Revenues Rise 148 Percent (GenomeWeb News)
This story originally appeared in Biocommerce Week , a newsletter that has been discontinued. Illumina this week reported that its first-quarter revenues increased 148 percent with strong customer demand for its recently launched Genome Analyzer and BeadXpress platforms.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Panic attacks and panic disorder (Mayo Clinic)
Dr. Daniel Hall-Flavin, board certified in general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry, is a St. Louis native looking to the Internet as a way to help people improve their health and be more active participants in their own health care by learning from Mayo Clinic's experts.
(Jan 8, 2010)
MabCure Launches Clinical Trial To Diagnose Ovarian Cancer (Medical News Today)
MabCure, N.V. ("MabCure") a wholly-owned subsidiary of MabCure Inc. (OTCBB: MBCI) , 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. The study aims to evaluate MabCure's panel of anti-ovarian MAbs in ...
(Jan 8, 2010)
UCSD Bioengineering Pioneer Honored For Advancing Science Across Continents (Medical News Today)
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 ...
(Jan 8, 2010)
Regenstrief Medical Informatics Fellows Receive National Recognition (Medical News Today)
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 healthcare quality while lowering costs...
(Jan 8, 2010)
Blood test could improve graft-versus-host disease treatment (EurekAlert!)
( University of Michigan Health System ) University of Michigan researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin. The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma facing doctors with patients who frequently develop rashes after bone marrow transplants.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Short School Closures Won't Shut Down Flu (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Schools need to be closed for at least eight weeks during an influenza epidemic to significantly reduce infection rates, according to a new study.
(Jan 8, 2010)
There Is A New Pre-Symptomatic Screening Test For Ovarian Cancer Coming From Arrayit Corporation, And It Will Be ... (Medical News Today)
On December 9th, 2009, Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB: ARYC), 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 Dr. Robert Bezell on Tuesday, January 5th, it was ...
(Jan 8, 2010)
Blood test could improve graft-versus-host disease treatment (Science Daily)
Researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin. The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma facing doctors with patients who frequently develop rashes after bone marrow transplants.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Short School Closures Won't Shut Down Flu (Health Scout)
Two-week shutdowns won't work, simulations suggest.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Recent Research Papers of Note (GenomeWeb News)
Describes the identification of 141 new ubiquitination sites using a combination of LC-MS and mutant yeast strains.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Movers & Shakers (GenomeWeb News)
The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities announced that David Friedman and Thomas Neubert have been elected to the organization's executive board.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Blood test could improve graft-versus-host disease treatment (PhysOrg)
University of Michigan researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin. The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma facing doctors with patients who frequently develop rashes after bone marrow transplants. The biomarker also makes it possible to predict who is at greatest risk of dying of graft-versus-host ...
(Jan 8, 2010)
World Renowned Physician and Thought Leader Dr. Eric J. Topol to Highlight Digital Medicine Revolution at ... (redOrbit)
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Eric J. Topol, chief academic officer of Scripps Health and chief medical officer of the West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI), will join Qualcomm chairman and CEO Dr. Paul E.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Blood Test Could Improve GVHD Treatment (redOrbit)
Discovery will enable doctors to accurately diagnose and treat skin rashes in bone marrow transplant patients and personalize GVHD treatmentUniversity of Michigan researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin. The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma facing doctors with patients who frequently develop rashes ...
(Jan 8, 2010)
Jackson Labs to Add New Hires, Next-Gen Sequencing Tech in '10 (GenomeWeb News)
The Jackson Laboratory during 2010 plans to hire at least two new investigators, acquire next-generation sequencing equipment, and develop a research program for its planned Florida facility focused on translating its genetic discoveries into new drugs, the lab's President and CEO Richard Woychik said Wednesday.
(Jan 8, 2010)
European ScreeningPort to Apply IDBS Platform for Early Drug Discovery Projects (GenomeWeb News)
IDBS said this week that European ScreeningPort of Hamburg, Germany, has selected ActivityBase XE to manage "the growing demand for use of their screening services by academic partners," according to a statement.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Stratos Genomics Awarded Access to Microfabrication Lab to Develop Nanopore Sequencing Tech (GenomeWeb News)
Stratos Genomics, a Seattle-based biotech startup, has won access to a microfabrication laboratory run by the Washington Technology Center, an economic development organization, "to further its DNA sequencing product development," WTC said this week.
(Jan 8, 2010)
GeneGo Reinforces E-Commerce Efforts with Sigma-Aldrich, Signs First Software Distribution Deal (GenomeWeb News)
GeneGo has kicked off 2010 with an integration deal with a major reagent provider and an alliance that expands its business model into new territory.
(Jan 8, 2010)
ISCB Licenses Virginia Tech's GenoCAD Software to Ensure Long-Term Availability to Open Source Code (GenomeWeb News)
In an unusual move , the International Society for Computational Biology announced this week that it has licensed the GenoCAD synthetic biology software from Virginia Tech in an effort to help ensure the long-term availability of the software under an open-source license.
(Jan 8, 2010)
Short School Closures Won't Shut Down Flu (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Short School Closures Won't Shut Down Flu Category: Health News Created: 1/8/2010 8:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/8/2010
(Jan 8, 2010)
In the cloud, Next Gen DNA sequencing computes [Discovering Biology in a Digital World] (ScienceBlogs)
These days, DNA sequencing happens in one of three ways. In the early days of DNA sequencing (like the 80's), labs prepared their own samples, sequenced those samples, and analyzed their results. Some labs still do this. Then, in the 90's, genome centers came along. Genome centers are like giant factories that manufacture sequence data. They have buildings, dedicated staff, and professional ...
(Jan 8, 2010)
Recent NSF Awards in Proteomics and Protein Research (GenomeWeb News)
The Haynes lab studies fundamental and applied problems in immunology, nanoscience, and environmental science using a diverse set of techniques.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Should Gene Expression-Based Prognostics Require More Patient Training Samples? (GenomeWeb News)
Prognostic tests such as Genomic Health's Oncotype Dx and Agendia's MammaPrint should be constructed using many more patient samples if they are to reach expected levels of reproducibility and test-to-test comparability, according to a recent study.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Top Ten Keys to Microarray Core Facility Success, From the Experts Who Have Done It (GenomeWeb News)
Following is a list of the top ten suggestions that experienced microarray core facility directors would give to a colleague who is setting up a microarray core facility.
(Jan 9, 2010)
With Xzillion Acquisition Wrapped Up, Proteome Sciences Puts Experience to Work (GenomeWeb News)
When Aventis acquired Xzillion Proteomics two and a half years ago, it was Proteome Sciences, a Surrey, UK-based proteomics discovery company, which went away empty-handed.
(Jan 9, 2010)
PCR Primer Design, Principles of Developmental Genetics (GenomeWeb News)
In this technical guide, editor Anton Yuryev from Ariadne Genomics rounds up detailed protocols for designing the proper PCR primers for nearly every type of PCR-based experiment.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Bioinformaticists Are Always Popular on Career Day (GenomeWeb News)
Sandra Porter continues her series on careers in biotechnology, this time focusing on " life in a bioinformatics software company ." For this post, Porter describes a bit of her personal experience at a bioinformatics company that has survived since 1997. At her company, people with varied backgrounds (molecular biology, software, programmers) bring different skills to the team.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Biomarker may enable personalized GVHD treatment for bone marrow transplant patients (News-Medical-Net)
University of Michigan researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin. The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma facing doctors with patients who frequently develop rashes after bone marrow transplants.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Impulse Accelerated Technologies' FPGA compiler used to deploy DNA biotechnology genome search algorithm (News-Medical-Net)
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. The Xilinx FPGA-accelerated bioinformatics algorithm, written in C, performs sequence analysis and pair-match scoring of DNA runs ...
(Jan 9, 2010)
Short School Closures Won't Shut Down Flu (HealthCentral)
Two-week shutdowns won't work, simulations suggest.
(Jan 9, 2010)
One Year After Affy Buys Panomics, Customers Discuss Deal's Effect on Their Research (GenomeWeb News)
A number of customers of Panomics, the genomics firm Affymetrix paid $73 million to acquire at the end of 2008, believe the acquisition has not affected their relationship with either company.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Researchers find long awaited key to creating drought resistant crops (AG Weekly)
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), Grand Rapids, Mich., researchers have determined precisely how the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) works at the molecular level to help plants respond to environmental stresses such as drought and cold.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Weekly Guru Bargain Highlights: ISIS, PCS, AIG, PALM, INT (Guru Focus)
By guruyt. Last week's top five guru bargain stocks were Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc, MetroPCS Communications Inc, American International Group Inc, Palm Inc, and World Fuel Services Corp. According to GuruFocus updates, these stocks have declined the most since Gurus have bought. Read more » »
(Jan 9, 2010)
Healing by divine guidance (The Star)
Quranic healing can complement modern medicine.
(Jan 9, 2010)
Researchers study microbes in cattle to unlock metabolic disease mysteries (Science Daily)
Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to scientists. Scientists are using state-of-the-art technology -- metagenomics -- to determine how changes in diet affect microbial communities in the digestive tract of cattle and how these changes may increase risk of disease.
(Jan 10, 2010)
LabBook to Provide Browser to Bristol-Myers Squibb (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK, May 30 – LabBook said Wednesday that it had signed an agreement to provide its XML browser to Bristol-Myers Squibb.
(Jan 10, 2010)
NSF Bioinformatics Grants, April 16 -- May 13, 2006 (GenomeWeb News)
Multi-Way Semilinear Methods with Applications to Microarray Data. Start date: July 1, 2006. Expires: June 30, 2009. Expected total amount: $139,586. Principal investigator: Cun-Hui Zhang. Sponsor: Rutgers University New Brunswick.
(Jan 10, 2010)
Chipping Away at Transcription (GenomeWeb News)
Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology used a computational approach to infer a transcriptional regulatory network in macrophage activation, identifying a possible new regulator in TGIF1. Their work was published recently in PLoS Computational Biology . They used sequencing, gene expression microarrays, and transcription factor binding site motif scanning to infer associations, and ...
(Jan 10, 2010)
Biobanking could change genetic treatments (The Columbus Dispatch)
Time magazine recently published a list of "10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now." Biobanking was one of them, and Columbus is a focal point for this world-changing idea.
(Jan 10, 2010)
Financial Times FT.com (Financial Times)
During the week Stewart Brand and his wife, Ryan Phelan, live on a houseboat, a restored tug, moored in Sausalito harbour. At weekends, they take off to a restored Victorian farmhouse located by a samphire-filled saltmarsh near Petaluma, half an hour north of San Francisco.
(Jan 10, 2010)
Researchers find long awaited key to creating drought resistant crops (AG Weekly)
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), Grand Rapids, Mich., researchers have determined precisely how the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) works at the molecular level to help plants respond to environmental stresses such as drought and cold.
(Jan 10, 2010)
Mirna Therapeutics Announces $5 Million Award from Texas Emerging Technology Fund (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Mirna Therapeutics announced today that the Company received a $5 million award from the State of Texas through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund . The ETF was created with the goal of growing new and existing businesses to accelerate the introduction of new products and services in the marketplace.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Clinical Proteomics’ Performance, Chided by HUPO Speakers in 2007, is Lauded in 2008 (GenomeWeb News)
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands — At last year’s annual conference of the Human Proteome Organization, researchers and officials discussing clinical proteomics offered an unflinching assessment of the state of the science.
(Jan 11, 2010)
UPDATE: ProteoMetrics in Acquisition Talks with Genomic Solutions (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK, July 30 - ProteoMetrics said Monday that it is currently in acquisition talks with Genomic Solutions. "We're exploring a number of different business opportunities and an acquisition is one of them," said Jennifer Krone, vice president of scientific services at ProteoMetrics.
(Jan 11, 2010)
How Genomics Will Lead to Reclassified Drug Candidates and New Financing (GenomeWeb News)
Praveen Tipirneni, a corporate development manager at Deltagen, received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with molecular biology from MIT, an MD from McGill University, and his MBA in healthcare finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
(Jan 11, 2010)
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