Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing new malaria drugs. (Fri, 09 May 2008 18:35:27 GMT)

Stanford University To Study Genomics-Based Diagnostic Test For Uncertain Tumors
Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology, announced that Stanford University School of Medicine has initiated an investigational study of the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:03:13 GMT)

Flavrz Beverage Corp. a finalist in business plan contest
Flavrz Beverage Corporation of Gloucester, Differential Proteomics of Beverly, Enterprise Homes LLC of Andover and Meddart of Beverly and were chosen as finalists in the North of Boston Business Plan Competition sponsored by The Enterprise Center, a business incubator at Salem State College. (Thu, 08 May 2008 18:34:22 GMT)

Scientists identify molecular response of cartilage to injury
Washington, May 9 : A new study has shed light on how injury to joint cartilage raises a person's risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA), by identifying the molecular response of cartilage to injury. (Fri, 09 May 2008 16:52:44 GMT)

Platypus genome sequence published
UK-based researchers at the Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit in Oxford and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge have revealed the genetic makeup of the one of the world’s strangest mammals. (Wed, 07 May 2008 17:09:06 GMT)

Consumer Genomics Leaders Talk Ethics and More at CSHL Meeting
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Software provides high-throughput biomarker discovery.
Supporting wide array of omics technologies, Genedata Expressionist v5.0 handles increasing throughput, size, and complexity of datasets to perform truly integrated analysis. Program provides optimized data processing and management features for quantitative and qualitative biomarker development. With ExpressMap(TM), software delivers cross-validation of expression data from different platforms ... (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:03 GMT)

Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Identified By Study
It's an unfortunate fact backed by studies of former professional football and soccer players: injury to joint cartilage escalates the risk of developing of osteoarthritis (OA). However, why this occurs - the details of how joint cartilage cells respond to acute trauma and how this response leads to progressive cartilage degradation - remains open to investigation. (Fri, 09 May 2008 10:13:06 GMT)

Platypus' wacky genome a window to evolution / Quirks include 10 chromosomes instead of usual two, X and Y, to ...
When British naturalist George Shaw received a weird specimen from Australia in 1799 - one with a mole's fur, a duck's bill and spurs on its rear legs - he did what any skeptical scientist would do: He looked for the stitching and glue that would reveal it... (Fri, 09 May 2008 17:32:03 GMT)

Diagnostic test targets tumor source
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are looking at a new genomics-based diagnostic test developed to determine the origins of hard-to-identify tumors. (Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:37 GMT)