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Third Wave Posts Rise in Q2 Revenues; Initiates Stock Buyback Plan (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK , July 27 (GenomeWeb News) - Third Wave Technologies today reported an increase in its second-quarter revenues, accompanied by narrowed losses and a rise in R&D spending.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Strosberg Hopes to Bring Yeast Two-Hybrid to Bear on Drug Discovery (GenomeWeb News)
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Co-founded Ideon in 1989, which was sold to Incyte in 1992. How did you first get involved with proteins?
(Mar 1, 2010)
GeneTrove, Pharmacia Ink Antisense R&D Collaboration (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK, March 27 - Isis Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said that its GeneTrove division will allow Pharmacia to use its antisense inhibitors to validate targets in genes that the biotech company selects.
(Mar 1, 2010)
With Two Agreements, Ingenuity s IPA 3.0 Extends into Several New Application Areas (GenomeWeb News)
Ingenuity Systems last week announced two licensing agreements for its Ingenuity Pathway Analysis 3.0 platform that indicate the software is finding use in applications well beyond its common role in gene-expression analysis for target discovery.
(Mar 1, 2010)
This Week in Science (GenomeWeb News)
The US will no longer be part of an international test of advanced mathematics and physics, reports Science . The National Center for Education Statistics says that it cannot afford the test's cost, but critics say that the Bush administration is pulling out because a bad performance on international tests would reflect badly on the No Child Left Behind Act.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: HSKA, AINV, EXAS, IOSP, MAG, NCI (Guru Focus)
By gurujk. According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest CFO buys during the past week were Heska Corp. ( HSKA ), Apollo Investment Corp. ( AINV ), EXACT Sciences Corp. ( EXAS ), Innospec Inc. ( IOSP ), MagneTek Inc. ( MAG ), and Navigant Consulting Inc. ( NCI ). Read more » »
(Mar 1, 2010)
State OKs funds for marine mammal center (The World)
NEWPORT (AP) — The Hatfield Marine Science Center just got one step closer to realizing its dream of a new Marine Mammal/Marine Genomics Center.
(Mar 1, 2010)
New President of International to Further Orion Health’s Global Footprint and Continue Success (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Orion Health, Ltd., today announced the appointment of Charles Scatchard as the new President of International-covering the EMEA, India, and North Asia regions and assisting in Latin America. Orion Health has seen tremendous growth over the past year in the EMEA and Asian markets and is starting to see expansion into both India and Latin America.
(Mar 1, 2010)
EYE ON RESEARCH: NMSU home to genetic testing instrument with statewide benefits (Las Cruces Sun-News)
LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State University biologists have begun work using a genetic analysis instrument that has the potential to increase advantages for the university, the region and the
(Mar 1, 2010)
Aussies researching super-grass pastures (Brisbane Times)
Australian researchers plan to launch a genetically-engineered "super-grass" by 2013, claiming that cows grazing on it will produce up to 20 per cent more milk.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Cows fed 'super-grass' could produce more milk (3news)
Cows grazing on a genetically-engineered "super-grass" will produce up to 20 percent more milk, reasearchers claim.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and OpenHelixTM Announce an Updated Free Tutorial Suite for VISTA: Tools for ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Free Tutorial Suite available from OpenHelix on the VISTA bioinformatics resource.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Online Genomics Center For Educators Of Nurses, Physician Assistants (Medical News Today)
An online tool to help educators teach the next generation of nurses and physician assistants about genetics and genomics has been launched by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The tool is part of NHGRI's effort to address the growing need among health care professionals for knowledge in this area, which is paving the way for more ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
The parallel lives of threespine stickleback [Gene Expression] (ScienceBlogs)
A few days ago I pointed to a paper which suggests the possible utility of looking at selection on standing genetic variation on quantitative traits to get a sense of the role of adaptation in the human genome. We humans like to think we're a complex species, so I see no a priori reason why our evolutionary history should be easily reducible to spare compact dynamics. Granted, we can start with ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
New Cancer Treatment Gives Hope To Lymphoma And Leukemia Patients (Medical News Today)
Cancer researchers have high hopes for a new therapy for patients with certain types of lymphoma and leukemia. PCI-32765 is a new drug being assessed in a Phase I clinical trial at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center in collaboration with the Clinical Division of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). This is one of 35 such trials under way through a partnership between the ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases its Commitment to Innovation at Pittcon 2010 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ORLANDO, Fla.----Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , the world leader in serving science, strengthens its position as the industry’s innovation powerhouse with a comprehensive showing of new high-end analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, software, consumables and reagents at Pittcon 2010, being held from February 28 - March 5 in Orlando.
(Mar 1, 2010)
South Dakota legislature declares that astrology can explain global warming (Forbes)
This past week, the South Dakota House of Representatives passed a law that tells schoolteachers how
(Mar 1, 2010)
Force10 Networks Sets Industry Benchmark with Highest Ever Port Density; Drives Down Data Center Network Cost and ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Force10 Networks, Inc., the global technology leader that data centers, service providers and enterprises rely on when the network is their business, today announced the availability of a new line-card for its ExaScale™ virtualized core switch/router platform, setting a new benchmark for 10 Gigabit Ethernet port density, and giving the company overall industry leadership.
(Mar 1, 2010)
febit's miRBase 14 Geniom-Biochip Now With 58 Additional New Sequences Available for Cancer Research (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
febit today announced that an updated version of  the company's Geniom Biochip containing 58 new discovered sequences in addition to all of the Homo sapiens microRNAs from miRBase version 14 is now available for cancer research.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Asterand Announces the Launch of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Molecular Pathology Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DETROIT----Asterand plc , a leading provider of human tissue and human tissue-based services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in drug discovery, today announced that it has launched Good Laboratory Practice compliant molecular pathology services supporting preclinical safety studies.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Research and Markets: Biodetection Technologies: Technological Responses to Biological Threats - Internationally ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biodetection Technologies: Technological Responses to Biological Threats - 6th Edition" report to their offering.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Where the brainiacs are, and pharma isn't (CNN Money)
Let's say you're a large company in need of innovative ideas. Where would you go?
(Mar 1, 2010)
A Great Time on Marco Island (GenomeWeb News)
On the last day of AGBT, attendees crowded the room for the session everyone had been waiting for: New Genomic Frontiers, highlighting sequencing advances from Pacific Biosciences, Complete Genomics, Life Technologies, Ion Torrent, and Helicos.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Foster Friess commits up to $50,000 to help TGen fight ovarian cancer (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Moved by the death of an employee's daughter, prominent international businessman and philanthropist Foster Friess will make a substantial contribution to fund ovarian cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Anagnostics Taps Peak-Service to Offer Field Support in Europe, US (GenomeWeb News)
Austrian microarray firm Anagnostics Bioanalysis has inked a deal with Darmstadt, Germany-based Peak-Service to offer field support for customers in Europe and the US, Anagnostics said last week.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly (EurekAlert!)
( University at Buffalo ) A rare, ancient polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 is yielding a treasure trove of essential information about the age and evolutionary origins of the species whose future is now seen as synonymous with the devastation wrought by climate change.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Widening The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (redOrbit)
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been dominated for its first half century by a hunt for unusual radio signals.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Luminex Corporation to Webcast Annual Investor Presentation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Luminex Corporation today announced that senior management will host an institutional investor and financial analyst luncheon on Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. EDT at the NASDAQ MarketSite, in New York City.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Scientists identify wide variety of genetic splicing in embryonic stem cells (PhysOrg)
Like homing in to an elusive radio frequency in a busy city, human embryonic stem cells must sort through a seemingly endless number of options to settle on the specific genetic message, or station, that instructs them to become more-specialized cells in the body (Easy Listening, maybe, for skin cells, and Techno for neurons?). Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
Ancient DNA reveals info on polar bears (WIVB Buffalo)
A rare, ancient polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 is yielding a treasure trove of essential information about the age and evolutionary origins of the species.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Protein-bait interactions, display libraries featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (EurekAlert!)
( Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ) The featured articles for the month of March include "Unbiased Identification of Protein-Bait Interactions Using Biochemical Enrichment and Quantitative Proteomics" and "Creation of Baculovirus Display Libraries." Both are freely accessible on the CSH Protocols Web site.
(Mar 1, 2010)
New Dimensions in the Analysis of the Immune Response to Cancer (Newswise)
Cancer researchers have taken a major step forward toward what is planned to be the most comprehensive analysis of the body's antibody response to human cancer, an enterprise that has been termed "cancer seromics."
(Mar 1, 2010)
Stanford scientists first to identify wide variety of genetic splicing in embryonic stem cells (EurekAlert!)
Like homing in to an elusive radio frequency in a busy city, human embryonic stem cells must sort through a seemingly endless number of options to settle on the specific genetic message, or station, that instructs them to become more-specialized cells in the body. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that this tuning process is accomplished in part by ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
Ancient DNA tells polar bears' story (CBC North)
Polar bear DNA from a partially fossilized jawbone found in Norway shows that the species is relatively young and adapted quickly to the arctic environment.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Soleil Securities Analyst Picks 2010 Top Health Services Stocks (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)
67 WALL STREET, New York - March 1, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has recently published its Medical Research, Diagnostic Substances, Life Science Tools Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 38 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
Celgene Opens Translational Science Hub in Spain (GenomeWeb News)
The new Celgene Institute of Translational Research Europe, or CITRE, occupies 750 square meters (about 8,100 square feet) divided into two floors within a building at the Cartuja93 science and technology park in Seville.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly (Science Daily)
DNA from a rare, ancient polar bear fossil is yielding information about the response of the species to the devastation wrought by past climate changes. Analyses of the fossil's DNA reveals key pieces of the evolutionary history of both polar bears and brown bears. The fossil's DNA is, by far, the oldest mammal mitochondrial genome to be sequenced -- about twice the age of the oldest genome ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
Gene Networks Involved in Alcohol Use Disorders (redOrbit)
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are influenced by multiple genetic, environmental and behavioral factors, which makes it difficult to find individual genetic markers to help identify those at risk of developing AUDs.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Wide Variety of Genetic Splicing Found in Embryonic Stem Cells (redOrbit)
STANFORD, Calif.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Ancient DNA Shows Polar Bears Evolved Recently, Adapted Quickly (redOrbit)
Researchers sequence the oldest ancient genome to date from a mammalA rare, ancient polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 is yielding a treasure trove of essential information about the age and evolutionary origins of the species whose future is now seen as synonymous with the devastation wrought by climate change.A paper published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National ...
(Mar 1, 2010)
Scientists identify age-associated defects in schizophrenia (EurekAlert!)
( Scripps Research Institute ) The underlying causes of the debilitating psychiatric disorder schizophrenia remain poorly understood. In a new study published online in Genome Research March 2, 2010, however, scientists report that a powerful gene network analysis has revealed surprising new insights into how gene regulation and age play a role in schizophrenia.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Schizophrenia gene network analysis identifies age-associated defects (EurekAlert!)
The underlying causes of the debilitating psychiatric disorder schizophrenia remain poorly understood. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have performed a powerful gene network analysis that has revealed surprising new insights into how gene regulation and age play a role in schizophrenia.
(Mar 1, 2010)
Polar bear DNA shows animals evolved quickly: scientists (National Post)
DNA extracted from a polar bear fossil found in Norway is giving scientists rare insight into the mysterious origins of the bears and how they handled climate change in the past
(Mar 1, 2010)
BGI, PentaBase, SD Genomics, BioNanomatrix, International Sheep Genomics Consortium, Meat & Wool New Zealand ... (GenomeWeb News)
The Beijing Genomics Institute is expanding its sequencing capacity by adding 14 next-generation sequencers, the institute said last week. BGI said it has ordered 11 new Illumina Genome Analyzers and three 454 Genome Sequencer FLX instruments.
(Mar 2, 2010)
NHGRI launches online genomics centre for educators of nurses, physician assistants (PharmaBiz)
An online tool to help educators teach the next generation of nurses and physician assistants about genetics and genomics was launched by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
(Mar 2, 2010)
After 5 years, free systems biology markup language has proven popular (EurekAlert!)
( Virginia Tech ) A scientific paper that describes a file format used by scientists to represent models of biological processes has exceeded 500 citations. The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) is designed to enable the exchange of quantitative models of biochemical networks between different computer software packages, allowing the models to be shared and published in a form other ...
(Mar 2, 2010)
FDA's ODAC to review CTI's pixantrone NDA on March 22, 2010 (News-Medical-Net)
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee ("ODAC") will review CTI's New Drug Application ("NDA") for pixantrone for the treatment of relapsed/refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ("NHL") on March 22, 2010.
(Mar 2, 2010)
Foster Friess to make substantial contribution to fund ovarian cancer research at TGen (News-Medical-Net)
Moved by the death of an employee's daughter, prominent international businessman and philanthropist Foster Friess will make a substantial contribution to fund ovarian cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute.
(Mar 2, 2010)
Examining alcohol use disorders through gene networks instead of individual genes (PhysOrg)
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are influenced by multiple genetic, environmental and behavioral factors, which makes it difficult to find individual genetic markers to help identify those at risk of developing AUDs. This study examined how a person's level of response (LR) to alcohol, which is closely linked to the development of AUDs, is related to "gene sets" rather than individual genes ...
(Mar 2, 2010)
Asterand Announces The Launch Of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Molecular Pathology Services (BioresearchOnline)
Asterand plc , a leading provider of human tissue and human tissue-based services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in drug discovery, recently announced that it has launched Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliant molecular pathology services supporting preclinical safety studies.
(Mar 2, 2010)
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