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Norgen Biotek has launched three new urine concentration, preservation, and isolation kits for preparing DNA, RNA, microRNA, and proteins from less than 1 mL to up to 30 mL of urine for applications such as PCR, RT-PCR, qPCR, qRT-PCR, and microarray analysis.
(Sep 16, 2010)
Bright minds win innovation awards
From an oregano water filter to sonic drills, these inventors and whiz kids rose to the top
(Sep 16, 2010)
With Second-Gen Test Menu in Place, Rosetta Genomics Sets Sights on Third-Gen Pipeline
Less than a week after disclosing details of five second-generation assays that it plans to launch before the end of next year, Rosetta Genomics said that it is working on 10 additional projects that it said will bolster its product pipeline beyond that date.
(Sep 16, 2010)
New Product Watch
Gentel Biosciences this week launched a menu of new APiX Human Tumor Profiling Kits . The kits, which contain tissue-lysate protein arrays and chromogenic-based detection reagents, are suitable for the testing of putative protein biomarkers in over 13 cancer subtypes, according to the firm.
(Sep 16, 2010)
Pitt gets $11.8 million to develop microbicide films for HIV prevention
( University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences ) With the support of an $11.8 million, five-year federal grant, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators are developing a quick-dissolving vaginal film containing a powerful drug that reduces the risk of HIV infection, and they plan to begin human testing within a year.
(Sep 16, 2010)
British Columbia Team Wins $3M Grant to Study Rare Cancers
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — The Terry Fox Foundation has awarded the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute a C$3.1 million (US$3 million) grant to establish a team to study the genomics of rare forms of cancer.
(Sep 16, 2010)
Sanger, Illumina Team Sequences Tasmanian Devil Genome
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Illumina announced that they have sequenced a draft version of the Tasmanian devil genome as well as a pair of cancer genomes from animals with Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease, a transmissible cancer plaguing wild devils.
(Sep 16, 2010)
Cornell Receives $10M Donation for Dog Genomics Program
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Cornell University has announced the establishment of the world's first canine genomics program with a $10 million gift from an anonymous university trustee.
(Sep 16, 2010)
Aetna Ups the Ante in BRCA PGx-Pharmacoeconomic Research
Aetna, one of the biggest payors in the US, plans to fund a novel study designed to learn how BRCA1/2 tests are being used and whether any "significant socioeconomic, racial, or ethnic disparities" play a role when they are ordered.
(Sep 16, 2010)
Genomics research firm to develop drugs with Merck
Public genomics research institute BGI signed an agreement with the US pharmaceutical giant Merck &Co Wednesday to initiate cooperation in using genomic science and DNA sequencing technologies to develop new drugs.
(Sep 16, 2010)
M'sian, Canadian varsities in research collaboration
MONTREAL (Sept 17, 2010): The Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation (YDSM) and three Malaysian universities will explore scientific research in the field of genomics, agricultural and nutrition sciences in collaboration with two Canadian universities.
(Sep 16, 2010)
BAC launches CaptureSelect technology for protein depletion from serum
BAC, the leading provider of antibody-based affinity purification technologies, announces the launch of CaptureSelect HumanPlasma14 for highly specific, reproducible depletion of the 14 most abundant proteins from human blood plasma or serum. HumanPlasma14 is designed for single-step, single-use depletion of more than 99% of the abundant proteins.
(Sep 16, 2010)
In Shanghai, Life Sciences Students Find Core Similarities and Broader Goals
Students and faculty in the Harvard Summer School Program in Shanghai attend a biotechnology conference sponsored by Novartis this part summer. . While working in a bioinformatics lab in Shanghai this summer, Andrew Chen ’12 learned to sterilize his own pipettes and prepare his own agarose gels—a needless practice in most American laboratories, where scientists have room in their budgets to buy ...
(Sep 16, 2010)
Research and Markets: Biophysical Chemistry of Biointerfaces Pairs Sound Methodology with Fresh Insight on an Emerging ...
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Biophysical Chemistry of Biointerfaces" to their offering.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Research and Markets: Biophysical Chemistry of Biointerfaces Pairs Sound Methodology with Fresh Insight on an Emerging ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.co has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Biophysical Chemistry of Biointerfaces" to their offering. The first book on the innovative study of biointerfaces using biophysical chemistry The biophysical phenomena that occur on ...
(Sep 17, 2010)
Improving Cotton The Goal Of $3.8M Grant To University Of Texas At Austin Plant Geneticist
Dr. Z. Jeffrey Chen and his colleagues will use next-generation DNA sequencing technologies to study the genomics of fiber production in cotton, the largest source of natural and renewable fiber in the world, with a $3.8M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
(Sep 17, 2010)
Researchers to develop vaginal microbicide gels for HIV infection
With the support of an $11.8 million, five-year federal grant, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators are developing a quick-dissolving vaginal film containing a powerful drug that reduces the risk of HIV infection, and they plan to begin testing it locally within a year.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Nemours wins HIMSS Davies Organizational Award of Excellence
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced that Nemours, a premiere healthcare system for children operating in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida, is a 2010 recipient of its prestigious HIMSS Davies Organizational Award of Excellence.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Partnership on National Database Addresses Cancer in NJ
A new partnership between New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and that state's Department of Health and Senior Services will create a Center of Excellence for Cancer Surveillance to help track, examine, prevent and control cancer. Its main component is the New Jersey State Cancer Registry, which is a SEER database utilized by researchers nationwide ...
(Sep 17, 2010)
AITBiotech Licenses Multiple Assays
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Singapore genomics service firm AITBiotech announced it has licensed molecular assays developed by research institutes under Singapore's Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR).
(Sep 17, 2010)
Dartmouth, UNH Win $15.4M INBRE Funding
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) and the University of New Hampshire will use a $15.4 million award from the National Center for Research Resources to form a network with eight undergraduate institutions in New Hampshire that will support biomedical research by faculty and students, according to DMS.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Protein study to unlock future
A DECADE ago the Human Genome Project revealed the more than 20,000 genes that make us human.
(Sep 17, 2010)
IP Update
US Patent No.7,797,302. Compiling co-associating bioattributes . Inventors: Andrew Kenedy, Charles Eldering. Assignee: Expanse Networks.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Looking for secrets to drug addiction in our blood
( DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ) A new two-year, $850,000 study with the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing hopes to find a better indicator of current or past use of illicit drugs. The US Department of Defense-funded study will map out drug breakdown products, proteins and other compounds made in response to the ...
(Sep 17, 2010)
New York State Approves $7M in Grants for Equipment at Cold Spring Harbor Labs
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will receive a combined $7 million in grants from New York state's economic development agency that will pay part of the cost of new microscopes and genetic analysis equipment for the campus-within-a-campus that opened last year.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Bigelow Lab Expansion Will Yield Improved Facilities, New Hires for Genomics Center
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A $50 million expansion/relocation of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will mean improved facilities, five new hires, and possibly new equipment, for a component of the research institution, the Single Cell Genomics Center.
(Sep 17, 2010)
BAC Launches CaptureSelect® HumanPlasma14 For Depletion Of Abundant Proteins From Human Blood Plasma Or Serum
BAC, the leading provider of antibody-based affinity purification technologies, announces the launch of CaptureSelect® HumanPlasma14 for highly specific, reproducible depletion of the 14 most abundant proteins from human blood plasma or serum.
(Sep 17, 2010)
NIDDK to Grant $30M for New T1D Studies
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will fund $30 million in new grants that will use a wide range of genomics, epigenomics, high-throughput screening, and other approaches for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, according to a National Institutes of Health funding announcement.
(Sep 17, 2010)
People In The News
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – GenomeQuest said this week that CEO Ron Ranauro has resigned and will be replaced by Richard Resnick as acting CEO. Resnick will retain his role as VP of products and services at the company, a position he has held since 2008. He formerly was CEO of Mosaic Bioinformatics, and he was global bioinformatics software head at Wyeth.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Downloads and Upgrades
The European Nucleotide Archive announced this week that EMBL-Bank Release 105 is now available via the European Bioinformatics Institute's ftp servers and other verified mirror sites.
(Sep 17, 2010)
As CEO Departs, GenomeQuest Sets Sights on Growing Footprint in Whole-Genome-Analysis Market
GenomeQuest CEO Ron Ranauro has resigned after eight years with the company, and will be temporarily replaced by Richard Resnick, vice president of products and services, as the firm searches for a permanent replacement.
(Sep 17, 2010)
Researchers discover evolutionary nature of bacteria to spread chronic infectious disease
Researchers from the Center for Genomic Sciences at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh have made a landmark discovery about the evolutionary nature of bacteria in the setting of chronic infectious disease. Reporting today in the journal PLos Pathogens, the AGH team documents for the first time that bacteria engage in a process called horizontal gene transfer to evolve rapidly during ...
(Sep 17, 2010)
CMB initiates first human trial for plant-produced H1N1 influenza vaccine
Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB) announced today it has initiated the first human trial of plant-produced H1N1 influenza vaccine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Clinical Trials Center (WRAIR-CTC).
(Sep 17, 2010)
PNNL working with Air Force on drug abuse tests
RICHLAND -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing are tea
(Sep 18, 2010)
Discovery Of The Secrets That Enable Plants Near Chernobyl To Shrug Off Radiation
Scientists are reporting discovery of the biological secrets that enable plants growing near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to adapt and flourish in highly radioactive soil - legacy of the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Ukraine. Their study, which helps solve a long-standing mystery, appears in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal. Martin Hajduch and colleagues note ...
(Sep 18, 2010)
UB, Dell to team up on medical project
Computer giant Dell Inc. is teaming up with the University at Buffalo for a major medical research project that’s expected to bring Dell’s founder to Buffalo next week to make the announcement.
(Sep 18, 2010)
Indiana University research could help boost chocolate industry
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University researchers say they may have found clues that will help improve the lives of farmers who grow the cacao tree used to produce much of the world's chocolate.
(Sep 18, 2010)
IU research could help boost chocolate industry
Indiana University researchers may have found clues that will help improve the lives of farmers who grow the cacao tree.
(Sep 18, 2010)
Around Town: Aultman’s Mamounas named to Susan G. Komen panel
Dr. Terry Mamounas, Aultman Hospital’s Cancer Center director and a surgical oncologist from Aurora, has been selected to serve on the Scientific Advisory Council, a panel of more than 60 top-ranking scientists, clinicians and advocates to guide the research program of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest breast cancer organization.
(Sep 18, 2010)
112 Students Enroll in UNO's New IT School
About 112 students have enrolled this fall in the University of Nebraska at Omaha's new School of Interdisciplinary Informatics.
(Sep 18, 2010)
IU research could help chocolate industry
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers say they may have found clues that will help improve the lives of farmers who grow the cacao tree used to produce much of the world's chocolate.
(Sep 18, 2010)
ISB and ETH Zurich Create Map of the Human Proteome
SEATTLE----The Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland announced today at the 9th Annual World Conference of the Human Proteome Organization in Sydney, Australia, that they have completed the first phase of generating a complete map of the human proteome by mass spectrometry.
(Sep 19, 2010)
ISB and ETH Zurich Create Map of the Human Proteome
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ISB and ETH Zurich Create Map of the Human Proteome.
(Sep 19, 2010)
Blood Test Developed For Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Diagnosis
Scientists at the Basque Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE) and OWL Genomics Ltd...
(Sep 19, 2010)
Partnership On National Database Addresses Cancer In NJ
A new partnership between The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), the state's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) will create a Center of Excellence for Cancer Surveillance to help track, examine, prevent and control cancer. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of the University of Medicine ...
(Sep 19, 2010)
At HUPO 2010, Bruker Showcases High-Performance Mass Spectrometry Platforms and Advances in Applied Proteomics Solutions
SYDNEY----At the Human Proteome Organisation's 9th Annual World Congress , Bruker displays leading technologies and solutions for proteomics in the next decade. Bruker’s “Continuing Revolution” campaign demonstrates the company’s commitment to enabling the proteomics community to pursue an ever increasing range of scientific investigations, as well as clinical proteomics research and emerging ...
(Sep 19, 2010)
At HUPO 2010, Bruker Showcases High-Performance Mass Spectrometry Platforms and Advances in Applied Proteomics Solutions
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the Human Proteome Organisation's (HUPO) 9th Annual World Congress (www.hupo2010.com), Bruker displays leading technologies and solutions for proteomics in the next decade. Bruker’s “Continuing Revolution” campaign demonstrates the company’s commitment to enabling the proteomics community to pursue an ever increasing range of scientific ...
(Sep 19, 2010)
At HUPO 2010, Bruker Showcases High-Performance Mass Spectrometry Platforms and Advances in Applied Proteomics Solutions
At the Human Proteome Organisation's (HUPO) 9th Annual World Congress (www.hupo2010.com), Bruker displays leading technologies and solutions ...
(Sep 19, 2010)
IU research could help boost chocolate industry
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A group of Indiana University researchers hopes to make better chocolate - and improve the lives of farmers in some of the world's poorest regions - by tracking the DNA of a cacao tree.
(Sep 19, 2010)
IU research aims to improve chocolate, help farmers
A team from IU's Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics is part of a consortium that has completed the genomic structure of the Forasteo cacao tree, which is used to produce 80 percent to 90 percent of the world's chocolate.
(Sep 19, 2010)
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