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In Print (GenomeWeb News)
Angly FE, Willner D, Prieto-Davó A, et al. The GAAS metagenomic tool and its estimations of viral and microbial average genome size in four major biomes . [ PLoS Comput Biol. 2009[ Dec;5(12):e1000593]: GAAS, or Genome relative Abundance and Average Size, is a software package that provides improved estimates of community composition and average genome length for metagenomes in both textual and ...
(Jan 11, 2010)
Mirna Therapeutics receives ETF award to develop miRNA therapeutics for multiple cancers (News-Medical-Net)
Mirna Therapeutics announced today that the Company received a $5 million award from the State of Texas through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (“ETF”). 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. This is the largest award of this type that has ever been granted.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Breaking up cell networks could help treat diseases (MalaysiaNews.net)
Toronto, Jan 11 (IANS) In human bodies, trillions of cells and the molecules from which they are composed are coupled and regrouped into indistinguishable clusters. Decoupling them may help treat diseaes like cancer, say the authors of a new study.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Thallion Announces Changes to Executive Management Structure and Board of Directors (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- - Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has promoted Allan Mandelzys, Ph.D., to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Thallion Announces Changes to Executive Management Structure and Board of Directors (Marketwire)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Jan. 11, 2010) - Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:TLN) today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has promoted Allan Mandelzys, Ph.D., to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Mandelzys joined Thallion in 2007 as Executive Vice President of Licensing & Corporate Development and was responsible for directing all licensing, research and ...
(Jan 11, 2010)
The Institut Curie and Ipsogen Sign a Scientific Collaboration Agreement Relating to the Genomic Grade, a Molecular ... (redOrbit)
PARIS and MARSEILLE, France, January 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The INSTITUT CURIE and IPSOGEN (FR0010626028 - ALIPS) announce the signing of a scientific collaboration agreement in the breast cancer domain.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Nu Skin Announces New Scientific Advisor (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. , a premier anti-aging company, announced Stuart Kim, Ph.D., professor at Stanford University in the departments of Developmental Biology and Genetics, as a new member of the Nu Skin Anti-Aging Scientific Advisory Board.
(Jan 11, 2010)
bioTheranostics Announces Commercial Agreement with Ferrer inCode to Market THEROS CancerTYPE ID(R) Molecular Cancer ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
bioTheranostics, a bioMerieux company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative molecular diagnostic tests in oncology, announced that the company has signed a three-year, exclusive agreement with Ferrer inCode to commercialize the bioTheranostics THEROS CancerTYPE ID® molecular cancer classifier in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Venezuela.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Caliper Licenses Microfluidics IP to Becton Dickinson (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. , a leading provider of life sciences tools, announced today that Becton, Dickinson and Company , has acquired a license to Caliper's microfluidics patent portfolio.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Dr. Klaus Lindpaintner Joins SDI as Vice President of R&D / Chief Scientific Officer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, Del.----SDI , a provider of biotechnology-based products and services, today announced that Dr. Klaus Lindpaintner will be joining the Company as Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer , effective February 1, 2010.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Caliper Licenses Microfluidics IP to BD, Settling HandyLab Lawsuit (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Caliper Life Sciences said today that it has licensed its microfluidics patent portfolio to Becton Dickinson, effectively ending a prior legal dispute between Caliper and BD subsidiary HandyLab.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Take Care of the Tree of Life (GenomeWeb News)
News sources report the UN's launch of the International Year of Biodiversity. The agency warns "that the ongoing loss of species around the world is affecting human well-being," according to BBC News . "Eight years ago, governments pledged to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, but the pledge will not be met."
(Jan 11, 2010)
Taking a Stand on Gene Patents (GenomeWeb News)
This editorial from the LA Times updates readers on the ACLU v. Myriad gene patent lawsuit, for which arguments are scheduled to begin next week. "At stake is whether any human gene or test based on it can be covered by a patent," the editorial says, going on to support the ACLU side of the debate . "It amounts to a judgment call about whether it's right to give a company control over access to ...
(Jan 11, 2010)
New Year, New Rules (GenomeWeb News)
Writedit blogs at Medical Writing, Editing & Grantsmanship about the NIH's grant award policy for fiscal '10. "It’s not entirely business as usual," she writes.
(Jan 11, 2010)
CAREERS: We'd Like to Hide from the Recession Ourselves (GenomeWeb News)
Over at In the Pipeline, Derek Lowe blogs about bad reasons for going to graduate school , citing an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education that brought up the topic.
(Jan 11, 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 11, 2010)
Tebu-Bio to Distribute TriLink's CleanAmp Hot-Start PCR Products in Europe (GenomeWeb News)
TriLink BioTechnologies said today that Tebu-Bio will market its CleanAmp products for hot-start PCR in Europe.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Morning Report: A Healthy Bill (Voice of San Diego)
The city of San Diego faces a lot of big bills -- it owes money on the pensions it promised workers. It will need to find funds for the equipment and facilities it has let deteriorate.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Incentives Are Good, But Fraud Is Not (GenomeWeb News)
In this article , BBC News reports on the Lancet 's move to urge "China's authorities to do more to tackle scientific fraud," according to the story.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Monday roundup (The Scientist)
Life science news in a nutshell -- from a new report on biosecurity to changes in NIH funding rules
(Jan 11, 2010)
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Ranked as a Top Patent Prosecution Firm (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., a Minneapolis-based IP law firm with offices in San Jose, CA, and Austin, TX, has been ranked as a top patent prosecution firm by IP Law & Business magazine.
(Jan 11, 2010)
BGI Seeks Proposals to Sequence 1,000 Plant, Animal Genomes; Pledges $100M Toward Effort (GenomeWeb News)
The Beijing Genomics Institute said last week that it plans to sequence the genomes of 1,000 important plant and animal reference species over the next two years as part of a new project that will solicit requests from the scientific community.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Extra seats in engineering college (Hindustan Times)
Here’s some good news for engineering aspirants. Delhi Technological University (DTU) is all set to admit more students at both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) levels from the 2010-11 academic session, reports HT Correspondent .
(Jan 11, 2010)
Canada Clears Seegene Diarrhea Test (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Seegene said today that its PCR-based test for detecting viral diarrhea has been cleared for use in Canada by a government health regulator.
(Jan 11, 2010)
BGI to Receive $1.5B in 'Collaborative Funds' Over 10 Years from China Development Bank (GenomeWeb News)
The Beijing Genomics Institute said last week that under a collaborative agreement it signed with the China Development Bank last month, BGI will receive $1.5 billion in collaborative funding over the next 10 years.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Cepheid Shares Spike on Analyst Upgrade (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Shares in Cepheid have climbed more than 8 percent today following a morning upgrade of the company's stock by an analyst with William Blair & Co.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Genetic variant associated with aggressive form of prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
( Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ) Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified the first genetic variant associated with aggressive prostate cancer, proving the concept that genetic information may one day be used in combination with other factors to guide treatment decisions.
(Jan 11, 2010)
OGT Implements Lab901's ScreenTape System for RNA QC (GenomeWeb News)
Oxford Gene Technology will use Lab901's RNA QC ScreenTape platform to measure the quality of the RNA samples it runs on its microarrays, Lab901 said this week.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Curtain Call: Perlegen Ceases Operations, Decision Biomarkers Files for Bankruptcy (GenomeWeb News)
Two separate firms that offered microarray technology closed their doors recently: Affymetrix spinout Perlegen Sciences ceased operations as of Oct. 30, 2009, while protein biomarker technology firm Decision Biomarkers closed up shop and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Dog Genes Code Dachshund’s Stumpy Legs, Shar-Pei’s Wrinkly Skin (BusinessWeek)
Dog genes that code for signature traits of pets like the furrowed skin of the Shar-Pei have been identified in a study that shows how centuries of breeding gave rise to 400 kinds of domestic dogs.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Scientists sequence genome of the woodland strawberry, a model system for rosaceae plants (EurekAlert!)
( United States Department of Agriculture-Research, Education, and Economics ) The genome of a model plant related to peach, cherry and cultivated strawberry has been sequenced by a consortium of international researchers that includes scientists with the Agricultural Research Service. Scientists announced the sequencing of the genome of woodland strawberry over the weekend at the Plant and ...
(Jan 11, 2010)
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Ranked as a Top Patent Prosecution Firm (dBusinessNews.com)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., a Minneapolis-based IP law firm with offices in San Jose, CA, and Austin, TX, has been ranked as a top patent prosecution firm by IP Law & Business magazine.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Growth Factor Hit by Cancer Drugs also Protects Heart (Newswise)
A growth factor that is a common target of cancer drugs also plays an important role in the heart's response to stress, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report online this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Genes for Dogs Breeds Discovered (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
The Great Dane lumbering down the street next to the Chihuahua in its owner's purse are clear examples of the extreme variety of looks that dog species - the most diverse-looking mammal in the world - can sport.
(Jan 11, 2010)
Scientists decode secrets of dog breeding (MSNBC)
A new study has laid down the first pieces of the age-old puzzle behind dog breeding by sequencing large sections of genes from nearly 300 canines belonging to 10 different breeds.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Why certain anticancer drugs can cause heart failure in some patients (Science Daily)
A growth factor that is a common target of cancer drugs also plays an important role in the heart's response to stress, researchers report.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Genetic variant associated with aggressive form of prostate cancer (Science Daily)
Researchers have identified the first genetic variant associated with aggressive prostate cancer, proving the concept that genetic information may one day be used in combination with other factors to guide treatment decisions.
(Jan 12, 2010)
QIAGEN Acquires ESE GmbH (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it has acquired ESE GmbH, a privately held developer and manufacturer of UV and fluorescence optical measurement devices. ESE is based in Stockach, Germany.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Barry Karger on Using Separations, Mass Spec to Snag Only the Best (GenomeWeb News)
Director of Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis since 1973.
(Jan 12, 2010)
GeneGo launches easy access to Sigma Aldrich products from MetaCore, MetaDrug & Eureka (PharmaBiz)
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced 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!
(Jan 12, 2010)
GeneGo Receives SBIR Grant (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today they have been awarded a $336K Phase I SBIR grant from the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES for creating a novel type of predictive signatures for drug resistance.
(Jan 12, 2010)
QIAGEN Acquires ESE GmbH (redOrbit)
VENLO, The Netherlands, January 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has acquired ESE GmbH, a privately held developer and manufacturer of UV and fluorescence optical measurement devices.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Genetic Variant Associated With Aggressive Form Of Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified the first genetic variant associated with aggressive prostate cancer, proving the concept that genetic information may one day be used in combination with other factors to guide treatment decisions. The research will be reported online next week (Jan. 11-15) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
(Jan 12, 2010)
Molecular Biometrics Closes $12.5 Million Series B Equity Funding (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Molecular Biometrics®, Inc., a metabolomics company developing novel clinical diagnostic tools for applications in personalized medicine, today announced it has completed a $12.5 million Series B financing.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Navigenics Receives State of New York Clinical Laboratory Permit (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Navigenics, Inc., a leading personal genomics company, announced today that the New York State Department of Health has issued Navigenics a clinical laboratory permit and approved the offering of the company’s Navigenics® Health Compass service to New York State residents.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Sunflower genome holds the promise of sustainable agriculture (EurekAlert!)
( Genome BC ) A new research project will create a reference genome for the sunflower family.
(Jan 12, 2010)
DiscoveRx Partners with Jubilant Biosys (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Indian biotech services company Jubilant Biosys has entered a co-marketing agreement with DiscoveRx to screen potential drug compounds, Jubilant said yesterday.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Reportlinker Adds Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Testing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
(Jan 12, 2010)
On the Plus Side, They Don't Have to Use Those Tiny Fossil Brushes (GenomeWeb News)
Carl Zimmer has a feature article in the New York Times expanding on last week's Nature publication demonstrating that there are non-retroviral RNA viral elements in mammalian genomes . The article delves into the timeline of related discoveries , such as finding retroviral elements in the human genome during the Human Genome Project.
(Jan 12, 2010)
Predicting Protein Interactions (GenomeWeb News)
Nir London has a post at the Macromolecular Modeling Blog about a recent CAPRI (Critical Assessment of PRediction of Interactions) evaluation meeting.
(Jan 12, 2010)
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