Washington U. to expand data center for genomics
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A $14.3 million federal grant will help Washington University in St. Louis expand a data center used to identify the genetic origins of cancer. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:13:23 GMT)
Effects of lifestyle and exposures are mirrored in blood gene expression
A study by Norwegian and French researchers hopes to provide new understanding of how blood cells adjust gene expression in response to various clinical, biochemical and pathological conditions. The Norwegian Woman and Cancer (NOWAC) postgenome study, published March 12 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, highlights numerous blood gene sets affected by one's physical condition, lifestyle ... (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:03:19 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)
Effort Aims to Spike Breast Cancer With New Approach
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Effort aims to spike breast cancer with new approach
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:47:51 GMT)
New imaging technology brings trace chemicals into focus (w/ Video)
Arizona State Univeristy scientist N.J. Tao and his colleagues at the Biodesign Institute have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals important in such areas as national security, human health and the environment. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:08 GMT)
Complete genomics finds its first diseases
Whole-genome sequencing has found its first disease-causing mutations – but will it illuminate our genetic "dark matter", asks Ewen Callaway (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:01:37 GMT)
LifeSciences BC Announces Recipients of the 2010 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards
VANCOUVER, British Columbia----LifeSciences British Columbia today announced the recipients of the 2010 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards. They are: (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:05:00 GMT)
Favorable Figures
A trio of researchers from the American Cancer Society report their analysis of trends in age-standardized death rates for cancer in the US between 1970 and 2006. Their findings, published in PLoS ONE this week, suggest a net decline of 21 and 11 percent in the all-cancer death rates for men since 1970 and 1990, respectively. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:38 GMT)
NSF Tries to Lure Minority Students to Science
President Obama's 2011 budget calls for the elimination of three National Science Foundation programs , according to Paul Basken of the Chronicle for Higher Education : the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program, the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, and the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:28 GMT)
Rounding Out NimbleGen Workflow, Roche Acquires BioMicro Hyb Station, Mixers
Roche Diagnostics this week announced a deal with Salt Lake City-based BioMicro Systems to buy all of BioMicro's products associated with the Roche NimbleGen microarray workflow. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:08 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)
Celebrity genomics without the Y chromosome: Glenn Close has her genome sequenced [Genetic Future]
Zoe McDougall from Oxford Nanopore points me to a press release from Illumina announcing a new era of celebrity genomics: Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it has sequenced the DNA of American actress Glenn Close, the first publicly named female to have her DNA sequenced to full coverage. The service was completed in Illumina's CLIA certified and CAP accredited laboratory ... (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:28 GMT)
RTI launches $2M genomics, health and environment research center
Get the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – RTI International is committing more than $2 million in launching a research center that will focus on how genetics and the environment mix in affecting human health. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:13 GMT)
A Deep Look Into Population Variation In Gene Activity Provides Key Insight Into Cell Functions And Disease ...
Our DNA contains the information needed to produce different proteins that are the building blocks and key components of cells. Instructions to synthesize such proteins are incorporated into DNA sequences defined as genes. This precious genetic material, however, never leaves the cell's stronghold nucleus. Instead, copies called RNA messengers are made and sent out to the tiny cell's protein ... (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:16 GMT)
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-11 13:20 BRIEF-Roche Diagnostics purchases assets from Biomicro Systems
ZURICH, March 11 (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG says Roche Diagnostics purchases microarray instrument and accessory assets from Biomicro Systems (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:27:02 GMT)
Report on competitive landscape in growing cancer market
ReportsandReports announce it will carry The Cancer Market Outlook To 2014: Competitive landscape, market size, pipeline analysis and growth opportunities Market Research Report in its Store. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:07:23 GMT)
Roche Diagnostics Purchases Microarray Instrument and Accessory Assets from BioMicro Systems
MADISON, Wis.----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 . (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT)
TTI granted exclusive worldwide rights to commercialize two immunology programs
Trillium Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative immune-based biologics, today announced that it has entered into two definitive license agreements with University Health Network and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, granting Trillium exclusive worldwide rights to commercialize two immunology programs in the areas of hematopoietic stem cell ... (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:53:09 GMT)
Press Release
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)
Investigators develop new mathematical approach to distinguish between health and disease states
Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:33 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)
Researchers Identify Previously Unrecognized Genetic Disorder
Researchers from four laboratories that perform diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained physical and developmental disabilities recently identified a previously unrecognized genetic disorder... (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:29:56 GMT)
Cellzome Announces Second Major Strategic Drug Discovery Alliance With GlaxoSmithKline In Inflammatory Disease
Cellzome today announced that it has formed a second strategic alliance with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). This new collaboration gives GSK exclusive access to Cellzome's proprietary Episphere™ technology in the emerging field of epigenetics as applied to immunoinflammatory disease. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:09 GMT)
Symposium showcases research
Maryam Mazloumpour, a graduate student in fiber and polymer science, talks about her research to fellow graduate students at the Graduate Student Research Symposium on Wednesday. Her research was on a plasma process that alters surfaces and as medical applications. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:53:31 GMT)
Eureka Genomics announces closing of $3.7M private financing round
Eureka Genomics today announced the closing of a $3.7 million private financing round whose participants included private individuals and undisclosed angel investors. The proceeds will further discovery research aimed at identifying novel microorganisms associated with specific cancers and other important diseases, as well as help grow Eureka Genomics’ high-throughput sequencing and ... (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:07:53 GMT)
Death of a Renaissance Man
Elkan Blout, a Harvard biochemist who wore many hats in his professional life, died of pneumonia this week, reports the New York Times . Blout’s initial academic work in developing optical tools for studying protein chemistry led him to Polaroid’s research labs, where he refined the chemical process for instant snapshots. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:21 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)
PerkinElmer to Challenge ABI With Mass Tagging Tech
In an ongoing effort to expand its capabilities in proteomics and build on last year’s launch of its BioXpression biomarker system, PerkinElmer has acquired Agilix’s i-PROT protein-labeling technology. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:05:11 GMT)
Scientists track variant of gene-regulating protein in embryonic stem cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- The path to fully developed cells from embryonic stem cells requires that the right genes are turned on and off at the right times. New research from Rockefeller University shows that tiny variations between gene-regulating histone proteins play an important role in determining how and when genes are read. The finding shows that each region of the genome may be even more ... (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:24 GMT)
Wash U to Use $14M ARRA Grant to Double Size, Capacity of Genomics Data Center
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said this week that it will use a $14.3 million grant from the National Center of Research Resources to double the size of its genomics data center to 32,000 square feet. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:35:08 GMT)
Vermillion, Quest Diagnostics Launch OVA1 Ovarian Cancer Test
Vermillion this week launched its OVA1 triage ovarian cancer test as part of its effort to return to commercial viability. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:35:09 GMT)
Institute for Systems Biology uses Complete Genomics' genome sequencing service to verify gene responsible for Miller ...
( Complete Genomics ) 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 ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:30 GMT)
Sonic hedgehog gene found in an unexpected place during limb development
Sonic hedgehog is at work in mice limb buds in what is known as the ectoderm, the cell layer that gives rise to skin, researchers discovered. Finding Sonic hedgehog here is akin to discovering that yeast has crept from the batter to the frosting, where it has the surprising effect of limiting how much the cake rises. In this case, instead of causing appendages to grow in mice, Sonic hedgehog ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:23:48 GMT)
Intel's Energy Checker SDK
In case you missed it, head over to Intel's public idea test drive site and check out the recently released Intel Energy Checker SDK , a relatively easy to use software package to measure software and hardware energy consumption. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:20:08 GMT)
CombiMatrix's Q4 Revenues Dip 8 Percent
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – CombiMatrix reported after the close of the market Wednesday that its fourth-quarter revenues fell 8 percent on lower government contract receipts. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:11 GMT)
Institute for Systems Biology Uses Complete Genomics' Human Genome Sequencing Service to Verify Gene Responsible For ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.----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 ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT)
RNA Sequencing Studies Provide Insights into Gene Expression in African, European Populations
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Two new high-throughput RNA sequencing studies by independent research groups are offering a glimpse into gene splicing, expression, and regulation patterns in European and Yoruban populations. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:09 GMT)
CombiMatrix Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results
MUKILTEO, Wash. -- CombiMatrix Corporation today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Key highlights for the fourth quarter and through the date of this release include: (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT)
Cellzome, GSK Sign $45M Screening Pact
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – GlaxoSmithKline will use Cellzome's chemical proteomics platform to identify potential candidates for small-molecule drugs for immunoinflammatory disease. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:08 GMT)
Eureka Genomics Reels in $3.7M
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Eureka Genomics has netted $3.7 million in financing through a private round that included individuals and undisclosed angel investors. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:20:29 GMT)
Bruker acquires products from Agilent's Varian
Medical technologies developer Bruker Corp. has signed an asset purchase agreement with California genomics research firm Agilent Technologies Inc. to buy several product lines of Varian Inc. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:29 GMT)
Young Investigator Profile
Martin Beck's research group at EMBL combines biochemical approaches, proteomics and cryo-electron microscopy to study the structure and function of large macromolecular assemblies. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:50:20 GMT)
Scientists Track Variant of Gene-Regulating Protein in Embryonic Stem Cells
New research from Rockefeller University shows that tiny variations between gene-regulating histone proteins play an important role in determining how and when genes are read. The finding shows that each region of the genome may be even more specialized than previously expected. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:48:22 GMT)
"Light" Smoking is No Refuge from Lung Cancer
The University of Cincinnati's Marshall Anderson and his colleagues in Genetic Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Consortium uncovered a risk locus on chromosome 6q that increases a person's risk of developing lung cancer even if that person is a light smoker . The study, which is published in Cancer Research, found that for family members born without this variant, the risk of developing lung cancer ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:45:53 GMT)
WC3 Group Plans Ontology for Translational Medicine to Help Bridge Drug Discovery Phases
The World Wide Web Consortium's Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group and members of the National Center for Biomedical Ontology are wrapping up work on the first version of a "patient-centric" ontology for translational medicine. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:45:32 GMT)
Sequencing, Annotation And Comparative Analysis Of Nine BACs Of Giant Panda
BGI has carried out deep sequence exploration on nine BACs of giant panda with traditional sanger sequencing methods. Sequences and structure information of new genes and repeats were predicted, which greatly fills the gaps of genomics study on giant panda. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:18:03 GMT)
Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication
Domestic animals are excellent models for genetic studies of phenotypic evolution. They have evolved genetic adaptations to a new environment, the farm, and have been subjected to strong human-driven selection leading to remarkable phenotypic changes in morphology, physiology and behaviour. Identifying the genetic changes underlying these developments provides new insight into general mechanisms ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:07:40 GMT)
MONOPTEROS controls embryonic root initiation by regulating a mobile transcription factor
Acquisition of cell identity in plants relies strongly on positional information, hence cell–cell communication and inductive signalling are instrumental for developmental patterning. During Arabidopsis embryogenesis, an extra-embryonic cell is specified to become the founder cell of the primary root meristem, hypophysis, in response to signals from adjacent embryonic cells. The auxin-dependent ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:07:20 GMT)
To join or not to join
The benefits of membership to a scientific society are decreasing every year. Lately, I'm asking: Why bother? (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:07:00 GMT)
‘Sonic Hedgehog’ Gene May Change Scientists’ Understanding Of Limb Growth
Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice — the layer of cells that creates the skin.Named for a video game character, Sonic hedgehog describes both a gene and the protein it produces in the body. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:25:11 GMT)
Can Blogging Damage Your Career?
Michael White at Adaptive Complexity asks whether it's possible for scientists to sabotage their careers by blogging . Branching off of the musings of writer Jared Diamond, who wrote in 1997 that "scientists who do communicate effectively with the public often find their colleagues responding with scorn, and even punishing them in ways that affect their careers," White contemplates the issue. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:45:35 GMT)
Product Watch
Fluidigm has released 5-kilobase and 10-kilobase long-range PCR protocols for its Access Array system, allowing users to amplify up to 48 samples per array for use in targeted resequencing. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:31 GMT)
Dual degrees program expands for Mayo Medical School students
A successful dual degree program in medicine and law for Mayo Medical School students has led Mayo Clinic to expand the program significantly for the coming fall. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:17:58 GMT)
Scientists' Understanding Of Limb Growth Altered By Roving 'Sonic Hedgehog' Gene
Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice - the layer of cells that creates the skin. Named for a video game character, Sonic hedgehog describes both a gene and the protein it produces in the body. Its study is important to increase understanding of human ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:50 GMT)
Sequencing, annotation and comparative analysis of nine BACs of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Detailed sequence and structure information for new genes and repeats of giant panda were predicted, which promotes further genomic studies on the giant panda. The study is reported in Volume 53 of Science China Life Sciences because of its significant research value. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:21:20 GMT)
Eureka Genomics Closes $3.7 Million Private Financing
HERCULES, Calif.----Eureka Genomics today announced the closing of a $3.7 million private financing round whose participants included private individuals and undisclosed angel investors. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT)
Relevant Links
This year, Pr Colizzi said there is a major modification in the research strategic plan at CIRCB. In the past four years, the centre focused on HIV. But now it has been realised that HIV in Africa is not just HIV but HIV and tuberculosis (TB) or malaria and several other co-infections. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:25 GMT)
Human Genome Sciences: Novel Product Line, Significant Debt Reduction
By George ChadwickMuch of this research on Human Genome Sciences Inc. (HGSI) was performed just prio... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:24:21 GMT)
TGen deploys Isilon IQ to power multiple genome sequencing devices to discover new treatments for diseases
Isilon® Systems today announced that The Translational Genomics Research Institute has deployed Isilon scale-out NAS as the primary storage solution powering its next-generation biomedical research. By using Isilon IQ to power multiple genome sequencing devices, TGen has unified its mission-critical operations onto a single, high-performance, highly scalable shared pool of storage, increasing ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:53 GMT)
Press Release
Austrian biomarker developer BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG ( www.biocrates.com ) announced today that it entered a co-marketing agreement with Canadian-based CHENOMX Inc ( www.chenomx.com ). Both enterprises focus on a new and highly promising technology aimed at generating a metabolic profile of the human organism that can be used to monitor ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:49:33 GMT)
The Side-Out Foundation Hopes To Score Big With Its First Funded Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
The Side-Out Foundation, which pairs volleyball enthusiasts with breast cancer researchers, is sponsoring a new clinical trial for up to 25 patients with advanced breast cancer. TGen Drug Development (TD2) will manage this pilot study for the Side-Out Foundation at two locations: TGen Clinical Research Services (TCRS) at Scottsdale Healthcare in Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Fairfax Northern Virginia ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:06 GMT)
TGen Uses Isilon IQ to Pursue Cures for Human Disease
Isilon® Systems today announced that The Translational Genomics Research Institute has deployed Isilon scale-out NAS as the primary storage solution powering its next-generation biomedical research. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT)
Sonic hedgehog gene also at work in the ectoderm
Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice - the layer of cells that creates the skin. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:37:23 GMT)
Cellzome Announces Second Major Strategic Drug Discovery Alliance with GlaxoSmithKline in Inflammatory Disease
Collaboration Exploits Cellzome's World-Leading Proteomics Technology in Epigenetics CAMBRIDGE, England and HEIDELBERG, Germany, March 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellzome today announced that it has formed a second strategic alliance with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:14:01 GMT)
BUSINESS WIRE: Austrian Biomarker Expert BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG and Canadian CHENOMX Inc Sign Co-Marketing Agreement
MITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:43:42 GMT)
Cellzome Announces Second Major Strategic Drug Discovery Alliance with GlaxoSmithKline in Inflammatory Disease
Leading Proteomics Technology in Epigenetics (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT)
Side-Out Foundation sponsors new advanced breast cancer clinical trial
The Side-Out Foundation, which pairs volleyball enthusiasts with breast cancer researchers, is sponsoring a new clinical trial for up to 25 patients with advanced breast cancer. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:23:13 GMT)
Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death
Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:37:53 GMT)
Fraser-Liggett to Start New Genomics Institute at UMB Biopark
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — Claire Fraser-Liggett will start and lead a new genomics institute at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, the school said today. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:05:10 GMT)
Integromics Inks Two Licenses, Training Agreement for qPCR Analysis Software
Spanish bioinformatics firm Integromics in the past week inked three agreements expected to increase the number of users of RealTime StatMiner, its real-time quantitative PCR data-analysis tool. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:20:08 GMT)
Cellzome Lands Big GSK Deal: 475M for Inflammatory Diseases
LONDON - Cellzome Ltd. signed its second big deal with GlaxoSmithKline plc, agreeing on a €475 million (US$644.3 million) collaboration to apply its epigenetics platform technology in the discovery of oral small-molecule drugs for treating immuno-inflammatory diseases. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:20:07 GMT)
Sonic hedgehog gene found in an unexpected place during limb development
Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice -- the layer of cells that creates the skin. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:42:49 GMT)
Evolutionary genetic relationships coming into focus
With the evolutionary tree of life nearly half done for birds and mammals, other vertebrates lag behind (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:38:32 GMT)
Life Tech, TGen, US Oncology to Partner on Breast Cancer Sequencing Study Aimed at Therapy Advice
Life Technologies, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, and US Oncology said last week that they are collaborating to sequence 14 breast cancer tumors using Life Tech's SOLiD system in order to help with treatment decisions. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:17 GMT)
Sonic hedgehog gene found in an unexpected place during limb development
( University of Florida ) Sonic hedgehog is at work in mice limb buds in what is known as the ectoderm, the cell layer that gives rise to skin, researchers discovered. Finding Sonic hedgehog here is akin to discovering that yeast has crept from the batter to the frosting, where it has the surprising effect of limiting how much the cake rises. In this case, instead of causing appendages to grow ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:33:11 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)
PacBio Takes Top Spot, Complete Genomics Ranks Seventh Among VentureSource's Top 50 VC-Backed Firms
Pacific Biosciences took first place and Complete Genomics came in seventh in a recent ranking of venture-backed companies by research firm VentureSource. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:08 GMT)
PacBio Takes Top Spot, Complete Genomics Ranks Seventh Among VentureSource's Top 50 VC-Backed Companies
Pacific Biosciences took first place and Complete Genomics came in seventh in a recent ranking of venture-backed companies by research firm VentureSource. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:15:36 GMT)
New Products
Fluidigm has released 5-kilobase and 10-kilobase long-range PCR protocols for its Access Array system, which allows users to amplify up to 48 samples per array for use in targeted resequencing. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:19 GMT)
At AGBT, Complete Genomics Sketches Route to 1M Human Genomes; Discusses Early Customer Projects
Complete Genomics recently described a number of planned technical improvements to its proprietary large-scale sequencing platform that will allow it to sequence 100,000 human genomes per year on 20 sequencing instruments in a single sequencing facility. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:09 GMT)
Genomics Illuminates a Deadly Brain Cancer [Medical News & Perspectives]
JAMA. 2010;303(10):925-927. Scientists have long been stymied in their efforts to develop effective treatments for glioblastoma multiforme, a rapidly growing cancer of the brain that patients rarely survive much longer than a year. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:37:23 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)
Cytogenetics Labs ID New Genetic Disorder by Array CGH
Four US laboratories that perform diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained physical and developmental disabilities have used microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization to identify a previously unrecognized genetic disorder. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:18 GMT)
Monsanto Expands
Monsanto completed its $200 million expansion just outside of New Orleans. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:09:30 GMT)
Mathematical approach to immune cell analysis seen as first step to better distinguish health and disease
Researchers have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:24:49 GMT)
Refocusing on Product Sales, Gentel Bio Debuts Proteomic Platform
Gentel Biosciences, a long-time custom assay and services shop, has expanded its business model by launching a new proteomic platform as a way to enable customers to process samples in their own lab. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:05:18 GMT)
ExonHit, BioMerieux Kill Colon Cancer Program, Continue to Develop Prostate Cancer Dxs
ExonHit Therapeutics and BioMérieux this week said they will discontinue co-developing biomarkers related to colon cancer, but will continue to develop markers for prostate cancer. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:05:08 GMT)
GenomeQuest Opens API for Sequence Data Management
Cambridge, MA — At a gathering of life science researchers, bioinformatics developers, and computational biologists, GenomeQuest today announced a comprehensive Application Programming Interface (API) to its fast-growing sequence data management (SDM) platform. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:39:21 GMT)
New Mechanism Regulating Embryonic Development Identified
Image Caption: The Princeton team used confocal microscopy to visualize the spatial distribution of two proteins that compete for the MAPK enzyme in early fruit fly embryos. In areas where levels of a protein important for the development of the head were high (shown here in red, with brighter color indicating the presence of more protein) there was less enzyme available to act upon a different ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:47 GMT)
Chemical competition: Research identifies new mechanism regulating embryonic development
A research team has discovered that protein competition over an important enzyme provides a mechanism to integrate different signals that direct early embryonic development. The work suggests that these signals are combined long before they interact with the organism's DNA, as was previously believed, and also may inform new therapeutic strategies to fight cancer. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:23:59 GMT)
Press Release
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. Posted on:09 Mar 10 Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG) , a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced that Kenneth A. Berlin, president and chief executive officer, will be presenting a corporate update at the 22nd Annual Roth OC Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:23 GMT)
Researchers Identify Previously Unrecognized Genetic Disorder
SPOKANE, Wash.----Researchers from four laboratories that perform diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained physical and developmental disabilities recently identified a previously unrecognized genetic disorder. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:06:00 GMT)
New Product Watch
Fluidigm this week launched 5-kilobase and 10-kilobase long-range PCR protocols for its Access Array System . Access Array, launched last year, enables users to amplify up to 48 samples per array for use in targeted resequencing applications. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:05:20 GMT)
A New Approach to Immune Cell Analysis
Researchers at Stanford University have come up with a new approach to analyzing immune cells that identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:19 GMT)
NCI, ESTools License Integromics Software
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Integromics said today that the National Cancer Institute and the ESTools consortium, a European stem cell research organization, have purchased site-wide licenses for its RealTime StatMiner data analysis software solution. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:50:29 GMT)
New Approach To Immune Cell Analysis Seen As First Step To Better Distinguish Health And Disease
Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states. Led by Mark Davis, Ph.D., and Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D., of Stanford ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:31:07 GMT)
When Should You Sell?
The Fool's newest advisor, Tom Jacobs, takes on his former mentor, Fool co-founder David Gardner, on how to sell smart. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:25 GMT)
Rosetta Genomics to Present at the 22nd Annual Roth OC Growth Stock Conference
PHILADELPHIA & REHOVOT, Israel----Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced that Kenneth A. Berlin, president and chief executive officer, will be presenting a corporate update at the 22nd Annual Roth OC Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT)
Bio-Synthesis Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Synergistic Adjuvants that Stimulate both Innate and Adaptive Immunities
BioSynthesis announces the award of a two-year phase I SBIR grant by NIH to further its development program of immune agonists. These new agents have in their chemical structure different determinants that stimulate both innate and acquired immunity, leading to synergistic effects on the immune response. These new immune agonists could be useful in the development of difficult vaccines such as ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:35:54 GMT)
The Side-Out Foundation Hopes to Score Big with Its First Funded Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and FAIRFAX, Va., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Side-Out Foundation, which pairs volleyball enthusiasts with breast cancer researchers, is sponsoring a new clinical trial for up to 25 patients with advanced breast cancer. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT)
Promega - TOP srl Agreement Enables Live Animal Imaging for Cancer Studies
MADISON, Wis.----Promega and TOP srl have combined their industry leading technologies to provide the most sensitive tools for monitoring apoptosis in live mammals, an important biomarker in cancer studies. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT)
USF study: HHV-6 causes permanent infection by inserting its DNA into human chromosomes
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person's life. Now, a team led by Peter Medveczky, MD, a professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of South Florida, has discovered that in some individuals, HHV-6 causes such a permanent infection by inserting or "integrating" its DNA into ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:33 GMT)
PAF launches resource directory to assist underinsured consumers
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) – a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability relative to their diagnosis of life threatening or debilitating diseases – with the Patient Action Council Delegates, unveiled The National Underinsured Resource ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:00 GMT)
Gene test claims to show what diet works best
Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:11:29 GMT)
RDS launches international outreach program focusing on cognitive impairment in individuals with Down syndrome
Research Down Syndrome has launched an international outreach program to focus awareness and support for the rapidly advancing area of biomedical research leading to safe and effective approved medical therapies to treat cognitive impairment in individuals of all ages with Down syndrome -- improving memory, learning and communication. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:37:23 GMT)
A Vision for Personalized Medicine
Genomics pioneer Leroy Hood says a coming revolution in medicine will bring enormous new opportunities. Leroy Hood has been at the center of a number of paradigm shifts in biology. He helped to invent the first automated DNA sequencing machine in the 1980s, along with several other technologies that have changed the face of molecular biology. And in 2000, he founded the Institute for Systems ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:25:15 GMT)
New joint doctoral programs
By: Janel Bruan, Contributor San Diego State is classified as a doctoral research university, and for a good reason. Evolutionary biology and geophysics have joined the ranks as two new joint doctoral programs after being approved late last month. It’s been 50 years since the c... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:11:15 GMT)
NIH Issues Three RNAi-Related Grants, Announces Projects With RNAi Potential
The National Institutes of Health this month issued three grants funding RNAi-related research in cancer including one involving the development of shRNA vectors to study transcription factors associated with tumorigenesis, one examining whether RNAi can be used to suppress a protein linked to leukemia, and one looking at the roles certain microRNAs play in lymphomas. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:05:38 GMT)
Recent NIH Awards in Proteomics to Companies in FY 2004
Christopher Maher is focused on elucidating gene fusions, which he first became acquainted with during his potdoctoral work at the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology. Maher hopes to continue discovering novel gene fusions as well as draw new findings out of already-known gene fusions. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:05:28 GMT)
454 Life Sciences, Roche Diagnostics, Keygene, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, W.H. Freeman and Company
454 Life Sciences said this week that it has shipped its new high-throughput Genome Sequencer FLX system to its marketing partner Roche Diagnostics in preparation for a launch later this quarter. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:05:08 GMT)
New facility links protein studies to U.
By: Greg Flynn Through a large renovation project, the Center for Integrative Proteomics Technologies is aspiring to unify and strengthen separate strands of protein research currently isolated within University departments. Construction to the $47 million center began ... (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:38:58 GMT)
What's Your Weight Loss Gene?
Is that low-carb diet not working for you? Or is it the low-fat diet that's not taking off those pounds. It may just be your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:07:10 GMT)
Gene Test Claims To Show What Diet Works Best
What's Your Reaction? Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:13:28 GMT)
New Approach To Immune Cell Analysis Seen As First Step To better Distinguish Health And Disease
Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:13:12 GMT)
Annual San Diego Science Festival to Host Countywide "Excite Your Mind" Events March 20-27, 2010
The largest celebration of science on the West Coast, held annually in San Diego, promises to once again "excite the minds" of thousands of students and their families March 20-27. In 2010, the San Diego Science Festival (SDSF) will continue to raise awareness on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education among San Diego's youth to inspire them to pursue ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:24:06 GMT)
Genome Canada Marked for $73M in New Budget
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Genome Canada has been tabbed to receive C$75 million ($73 million) under the national 2010 budget proposal from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's administration. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:20:09 GMT)
New Virginia Tech Institute to Focus on Neuroscience with Molecular Genetics, Informatics Components
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The newly-named founding executive director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute said it will begin operations this fall by ramping up a program in neuroscience — his longtime research focus, and a specialty of the university — to be followed over the first two years by programs in cardiovascular science and cancer. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:05:13 GMT)
Biochips in Bangkok: Thailand's Sole Array Lab Plows Ahead with Ag-Bio Projects
BANGKOK, Thailand — Minimum input, maximum output. That's the credo of the microarray lab at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, or BIOTEC, the biotechnology arm of Thailand's National Science and Technology Development Agency. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:20:08 GMT)
New Approach to Immune Cell Analysis Seen as First Step to Better Distinguish Health and Disease
Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:29:53 GMT)
Life Technologies, TGen And US Oncology Partner On Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Sequencing Research
Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies. The goal of this first-of-its-kind research collaboration is to demonstrate whether genomic ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:30:56 GMT)
Algorithm Turns Blood Draw Into Information Gold Mine
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to any one of those cell types.In a study to be published online March 7 in Nature Methods, the scientists reported that they ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:16:25 GMT)
Gene Site Found For Children's Food Allergy
Gene linked to eosinophilic esophagitis plays key role in inflammationPediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:16:04 GMT)
ExonHit, BioMerieux Call off Colon Cancer Collaboration
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – ExonHit Therapeutics and BioMerieux are discontinuing their collaboration aimed at identifying biomarkers and developing tests for colon cancer, ExonHit announced today. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:20:08 GMT)
New approach to immune cell analysis seen as first step to better distinguish health and disease
( NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ) Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:48:52 GMT)
Gene Site Found For A Children's Food Allergy
Pediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods. After performing a genome-wide association study, the study team found EoE was ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:17:24 GMT)
MDRNA, Inc. Announces Upcoming Investor Conference Presentations
BOTHELL, WA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - MDRNA, Inc. ( NASDAQ : MRNA ), a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today announced that J. Michael French, MDRNA's President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview of the Company and its progress in key programs at the following upcoming conferences: (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:46:51 GMT)
MDRNA, Inc. Announces Upcoming Investor Conference Presentations
BOTHELL, WA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - MDRNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA - News ), a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today announced that J. Michael French, MDRNA's President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview of the Company and its progress in key programs at the following upcoming conferences: -- The ROTH 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference, on Monday ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT)
Gene test claims to show best diet
MARILYNN MARCHIONE Associated Press Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people w ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:20:36 GMT)
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Allowed Uracyst(R) Patent in China
LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB:SLXCF) ("Stellar" or "the Company"), a Canadian pharmaceutical developer and marketer of high quality, cost-effective products for select health care markets, today announced that it has been informed by the Chinese Patent Office that a patent has been allowed for one of its lead products, Uracyst® (a sterile ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:43:52 GMT)
Bringing Statistics to Biologists - New Genedata Analyst Launches at Society of Toxicology 49th Annual Meeting
Supporting Billions of Data Points and Up to Hundreds of Users, Technology-agnostic Data-mining Platform Integrates a Variety of Data Streams into One Easy-to-use Analysis System (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT)
Algorithm to separate blood sample into different cell types and detect changes
A newly software could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:03:40 GMT)
GeneGo Releases Content and Tools From Industry-FDA Driven MetaTox Partnership Via ToxHunter(TM)
GeneGo announces the release of the first set of tools and content to come out of its industry-FDA MetaTox⢠partnership program. The MetaTox partnership is developing a unique comprehensive systems toxicology suite designed for compound safety assessment in chemical and pharmaceutical R&D. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT)
First-Of-Its-Kind Project Will Sequence Difficult Breast Cancers To Provide Insight Into Treatment Strategies
Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) has announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies. The goal of this first-of-its-kind research collaboration is to demonstrate whether genomic ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:35:59 GMT)
CONSERVE BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, SAYS KURUP
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysians have a huge national responsibility to conserve the country's biological resources, Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:35:44 GMT)
'Evolutionary Biologist' Studies The Co-Evolution Of Humans And Diseases
Harmit Singh Malik, Ph.D., an evolutionary biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received the 2010 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. He received the honor, which carries a $25,000 cash prize, for his research on the co-evolution of humans and diseases. The annual Vilcek Foundation awards celebrate "immigrant achievement in biomedical science and arts ... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:35:29 GMT)
Importance of genomics for critical care
BANGALORE, INDIA: At the Plenary Session, Innovative Diagnosis, held as part of EmTech 2010 here today, Dr. BV Ravikumar, MD, Xcyton Diagstics talked about the importance of Genomics for Critical Care. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:19:59 GMT)
Gene site linked to food allergy identified
London, March 8 : Scientists have discovered the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:14:48 GMT)
Scientists devise software algorithm to detect medically useful information from whole-blood samples
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to any one of those cell types. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:09:12 GMT)
Sigma(R) Life Science Introduces World's First Suite of Knockout Rats for ADME/Tox Applications
Sigma® Life Science, an innovative brand of Sigma-Aldrich® , today extended its portfolio of knockout rat models with the announcement of a new suite of models designed to facilitate more predictive absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity studies. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT)
Stickleback genomes shining bright light on evolution
Twenty billion pieces of DNA in 100 small fish have opened the eyes of biologists studying evolution. After combining new technologies, researchers now know many of the genomic regions that allowed an ocean-dwelling fish to adapt to fresh water in several independently evolved populations. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:26:49 GMT)
Trial launched to test new treatment for pre-invasive breast cancer
Can a drug that has been used to treat malaria for years possibly be used to treat breast cancer before it becomes invasive? That's what researchers are now trying to prove. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:25:09 GMT)
Pediatrics researchers identify major gene location responsible for EoE
Pediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:39:32 GMT)
Mathematical innovation turns blood draw into information gold mine
Scientists have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to any one of those cell types. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:25:00 GMT)
Rating Core Labs
Core labs might be the overlooked, underappreciated sidekick in the research world, but this survey of 841 Genome Technology readers says that users are happy overall with their cores. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:20:52 GMT)
Tips on keeping food uncontaminated
Berlin - It is invisible to the naked eye and has no particular smell. Listeria monocytogenes, commonly called listeria, is a bacterium that can be harmful to health. Lothar Jaensch, head of the research group for proteomics at the Helmholtz Centre f... (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:17:02 GMT)
IBM ‘collaboratory’
IBM and the University of Melbourne are partnering in a new ‘collaboratory’ which has the potential to fast-track research into major health conditions. (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:16:55 GMT)
On finding folks you know: 23andMe reveals some unexpected cousins [Genetic Future]
A colleague just pointed me to an entry on Brad Templeton's blog where Templeton reveals some bizarre connections between people he has met as distant cousins via 23andMe 's Relative Finder algorithm. Nothing too spooky, but a precursor of things to come if (as I hope and expect) 23andMe manages to ride out the current troubles besetting personal genomics and continue building its genetic ... (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:11:28 GMT)
Gene test claims to show what diet works best
Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:17:21 GMT)
Mathematical innovation turns blood draw into information gold mine in Stanford study
( Stanford University Medical Center ) Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to any one of those cell types. (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:33:37 GMT)
