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Regenerative medicine and stem cell constitute a huge industry of medical technology and services, which is led to the Multi-disciplinary Cross Action and cooperation, such as life sciences, biological materials, computer control, bioinformatics, clinical medicine, and become a new driving forces of international bio-high-tech areas. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:07 GMT)

NIH to Fund Collaborative Genomics, Behavioral Science in Animals
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institutes of Health aims to support collaborative studies that use genomics in behavioral science, and plans to fund partnerships between multidisciplinary scientists using animal models, the agency announced this week. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:20:18 GMT)

NCI-CPTC, AACC Agreement Aims to Advance Proteomics in Clinical Labs
In another step aimed at intertwining clinical chemistry more closely with clinical proteomics, the National Cancer Institute's proteomics program and the American Association of Clinical Chemistry have entered into a memorandum of understanding to co-promote proteomics technologies and standards in the clinical chemistry community. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:51:30 GMT)

Roche Diagnostics purchases NimbleGen microarray workflow assets from BioMicro Systems
Roche Diagnostics has purchased assets from BioMicro Systems for all products associated with the Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow. These assets consist of key instrumentation in the comprehensive Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow including the NimbleGen Hybridization Systems (both 4- and 12-bay models). (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:38:08 GMT)

Smith-Waterman's New Clothes
As bioinformatics software developers learn to better manipulate powerful desktop processors, the argument that hardware accelerators are the only serious option for speeding up search algorithms is no longer an open-and-shut case. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:05:30 GMT)

ISB uses Complete Genomics’ service to sequence genomes of four family members suffer from Miller syndrome
Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced that the Institute for Systems Biology employed Complete Genomics’ human genome sequencing service to sequence a family quartet to determine the depth of genetic information possible in analyzing a full family’s sequence, and to verify the gene responsible for Miller syndrome, a rare craniofacial disorder. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:52:23 GMT)

Clinical Trial Using Proteomics Technologies for Personalized Medicine Approach to Breast Cancer
A new clinical trial is using proteomics technologies to help guide doctors to make personalized treatment regimens for patients with breast cancer. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:28 GMT)

BioMicro Sells Microarray Assets to Roche
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Roche Diagnostics said today that it has struck a deal with Salt Lake City-based BioMicro Systems to buy all of the products associated with the Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:09 GMT)