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    Researchers Find Breast Cancer Gene, Spur Hope for New Drugs  Jan 7, 2009
    The finding, published today in Cancer Cell, is based on three years of work, using an approach that combines the emerging science of integrative genomics with the classical methods of clinical research and laboratory experiments, the authors said. Quick Spread. (Bloomberg)

    Genetic Modification Turns E. Coli Bacteria Into High Density Biofuel  Jan 7, 2009
    The study was funded in part by the UCLA Department of Energy Institute for Genomics and Proteomics. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)

    DNA tests offer a glimpse at the future (45)  Jan 7, 2009
    The DNA testing process is possible based on genomics research which has identified cattle genes and their function. Although the entire genetic code for cattle has yet to be mapped, as researchers identify specific genes that influence production traits, DNA tests can be conducted by using hair or blood samples from an animal to determine the presence or absence of those genes. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)

    Monsanto 1Q profit doubles, raises outlook  Jan 7, 2009
    Monsanto said total seeds and genomics sales were up 31 percent, to $1. 1 billion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form  Jan 6, 2009
    A new phylogenetic analysis from the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History reveals that malarial parasites found in tree-dwelling rats share a close evolutionary relationship with P. falciparum and Plasmodium reichenowi ... 20, 2005) In an innovative project with implications for malaria vaccine development, scientists have used genomics, proteomics and gene expression studies to trace how malaria parasites evolve on a molecular. (Science Daily)

    > Emerging technology experts look ahead to 2009  Jan 6, 2009
    Advances in personalized medicine and human genomics companies are going to have profound effects in the coming year and beyond, highlighting companies such as Navigenics Inc., 23andMe Inc., Complete Genomics Inc. and Genomic Health Inc. And it s going to happen here in the Bay Area. This is the only place you can build a personalized medicine business here in the Silicon Valley. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Drug tests could save billions  Jan 5, 2009
    The emergence of "targeted therapies", made possible by the use of human genomics to identify how individual patients would respond to drugs, is expected to transform medical practice in the next decade. A study prepared for the Australian Centre for Health Research by Deloitte Economics estimates that the widespread introduction of targeted therapy, or pharmacogenomics, could realise savings of more than $12 billion over five years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Jacobs reminisces on 11 years at Windber Medical Center (4)  Jan 1, 2009
    Jacobs reminisces on 11 years at Windber Medical Center. F. Nicholas Jacobs, president and chief executive officer of Windber Medical Center and Windber Research Institute, was enjoying his next-to-the-last day on the job Tuesday at a reception held in his honor. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Scientists make strides toward defining genetic signature of Alzheimer's disease  Jan 1, 2009
    "Though apolipoprotein E has been universally confirmed as a risk gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the gene is neither necessary nor sufficient to cause AD and as much as 50% of the genetic risk effect remains unexplained," says senior study author Dr. Margaret A. Pericak-Vance from the Miami Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami in Florida. To gain further insight into the genetics of late-onset Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Pericak-Vance and colleagues completed a... (EurekAlert!)

    Few DNA repair genes maintain association with cancer in field synopsis  Dec 31, 2008
    In an accompanying editorial, Ajay Yesupriya, of the National Office of Public Health Genomics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and colleagues describe an international collaboration of researchers called the Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet) that advocates a concerted approach to conducting meta-analyses and systematic reviews of literature on gene-disease association studies. The paper by Ioannidis and colleagues is the first HuGENet Field Synopsis on... (EurekAlert!)

    Nutrigenomics -- developing personalized diets for disease prevention  Dec 30, 2008
    New Rochelle, NY, December 29, 2008The emerging field of nutrigenomics, which aims to identify the genetic factors that influence the body's response to diet and studies how the bioactive constituents of food affect gene expression, is explored in a series of provocative, interdisciplinary reports and analyses in the December 2008 Special Issue (Volume 12, number 4) of OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. () ... This compendium of... (EurekAlert!)

    UH spin-off fetches $20 million  Dec 23, 2008
    Invitrogen CEO Greg Lucier told analysts in late October that the acquisition of VisiGen would significantly enhance the company s intellectual property portfolio and complement its own work in the new genomics. Genomic sequencing holds much promise for so-called personalized medicine enabling people to mitigate or avoid health risks to which they are genetically predisposed, from obesity to cancer. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    Science's Breakthrough Of The Year: Cellular Reprogramming  Dec 23, 2008
    Areas to Watch: Science's predictions for hot science topics in 2009 include plants genomics, the elusive Higgs boson, speciation genes, ocean acidification, and neuroscience in court. The special news features also looks at how the financial meltdown the Breakdown of the Year affected scientific research, and the major scientific collaborations getting off the ground in Europe. (Science Daily)

    Microarray-based approach identifies microRNAs and their target functional patterns in polycystic kidney disease  Dec 23, 2008
    BMC Genomics 2008, 9:624doi:10. 1186/1471-2164-9-624. (BioMed Central)

    Same Genes In Snails, Humans Tell Right, Left  Dec 22, 2008
    Grande was supported by the Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia of Spain and UC Berkeley's Center for Integrative Genomics. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)

    How Genes And Proteins Interact To Build Life's Dynamic Architecture  Dec 21, 2008
    A Universit; de Montr;al biochemistry professor and Canada Research Chair in Integrative Genomics, Dr. Michnick has developed novel technologies that have enabled him to examine how proteins interact within cells. See also. (Science Daily)

    TGen, Scottsdale Healthcare, Mayo Clinic study new drug to stimulate immune system of cancer victims  Dec 20, 2008
    Dec. 19, 2008 The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Scottsdale Healthcare and Mayo Clinic are testing a new drug that could help cancer patients by stimulating the immune system ... The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is a non-profit organization dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research with life changing results. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Valley researchers join for cancer-drug tests  Dec 19, 2008
    Michael Kamdar, a founder and chief business officer of biotechnology company VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, said his company raised about $30 million for VTX-2337 trials and it selected the TGen-Scottsdale Healthcare team, in part, because of ties with Translational Genomics Research Institute's (TGen's) physician-in-chief, Dr. Daniel Von Hoff. "Both Dan's reputation and his ability to drive early molecules forward with his team, that is important," Kamdar said. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Researchers push nature beyond its limits to create higher-density biofuels  Dec 19, 2008
    The study was funded in part by the UCLADepartment of Energy Institute for Genomics and Proteomics. The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, established in 1945, offers 28 academic and professional degree programs, including an interdepartmental graduate degree program in biomedical engineering. (EurekAlert!)

    EPA should pursue cumulative risk assessment of phthalates and other chemicals  Dec 19, 2008
    KEVIN GAIDO Director Center for Integrated Genomics, and Senior Investigator Division of Biological Sciences Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences Research Triangle Park, N.C.. MAIDA GALVEZ Assistant Professor Departments of Community and Preventive Medicine and of Pediatrics Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York City. (EurekAlert!)

    CombiMatrix Announces Positive Results From Expanded HerScan Study  Dec 18, 2008
    This technology has a wide range of potential applications in the areas of genomics, proteomics, biosensors, drug discovery, drug development, diagnostics, combinatorial chemistry, material sciences and nanotechnology. We have also developed the capabilities of producing arrays that utilize bacterial artificial chromosomes on our arrays, also enabling genetic analysis. (Primezone Releases)

    Major deCODE-led Study Underscores Role of the Brain in Obesity  Dec 15, 2008
    Support for the US research was provided by the US National Institutes of Health, and for the Danish research by the Lundbeck Foundation Centre of Applied Medical Genomics and the Danish Health Research Council. About deCODE. (PR Newswire)

    Brain background to body mass  Dec 15, 2008
    The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard was founded in 2003 to bring the power of genomics to biomedicine. It pursues this mission by empowering creative scientists to construct new and robust tools for genomic medicine, to make them accessible to the global scientific community, and to apply them to the understanding and treatment of disease. (EurekAlert!)

    Agendia's Breast Cancer Test MammaPrint(R) Identifies New Subset of Low Risk HER2+ Patients  Dec 14, 2008
    Building on a cutting edge genomics platform for tumor gene expression profiling, the company's tests aim to help physicians more accurately tailor cancer treatments. The company markets four products, with several new genomic tests under development. (PR Newswire)

    Paul Shaffer receives Order of Canada  Dec 14, 2008
    Her Excellency is so smooth. She said, See what music, comedy can do. (Lake Superior News)

    Medipacs best of show at Invest Southwest  Dec 13, 2008
    Protein Genomics Inc. of Sedona made its pitch for Tropoelastin, a device that can help in healing and preventing scarring. Reader Comments. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    Computation And Genomics Data Drive Bacterial Research Into New Golden Age  Dec 12, 2008
    12, 2008) A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era ... "A feeling emerged from the conference that there has never been a better time to be a microbiologist," said Buttner, who is a project leader at the John Innes Centre, an independent laboratory dedicated to plant and micro-organism research in Norwich, UK. "Rapid progress is coming about as a result of the shear amount of biological... (Science Daily)

    Genetic Patterning In Fruit Fly Development Identified  Dec 12, 2008
    After four years of post-doctoral research at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University, the Rutgers Camden scholar is interested in how Drosophila cells communicate and create genetic patterning during its eggshell formation. To gain this knowledge, Yakoby has studied eggshells from a range of Drosophila species for insight on how variations of patterns could reflect how actual structures have evolved. (Science Daily)

    Vaccine And Drug Research Aimed At Ticks And Mosquitoes To Prevent Disease Transmission  Dec 12, 2008
    Professor Foy says that thanks to new technologies using genomics, scientists can now sift through vector genomes to more quickly and accurately find protein targets, which can then aid in the development of more specified drugs and vaccines. A vaccine developed using functional genomics is already in early stages for cattle, whose production is greatly affected by tick-borne diseases. (Science Daily)

    Tool Helps Identify Gene Function In Soybeans  Dec 11, 2008
    Our goal is to create a repository that will be a resource for the soybean community to study gene function and that, in the long run, will aid in translating genomics data into information that will ultimately benefit crop performance, Stacey said. Journal reference. (Science Daily)

    > Executive Q&A: Human genome is now online  Dec 10, 2008
    The year before, Kent had done a browser, called the Intronerator, a collection of tools for exploring the molecular biology and the genomics of a species of worm called C. elegans. The human genome browser incorporated a lot of lessons he learned from the Intronerator. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    > DiPietro has made a career of taking biotech firms public  Dec 10, 2008
    Chronix, a stealth genomics company, is working to detect and monitor chronic diseases, with labs in South Dakota and Germany. The company s chief executive officer is Dr. Howard Urnovitz. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Research-based undergraduate course expands beyond Washington University  Dec 9, 2008
    Genomics Education Partnership reaching students on a national level. Washington University in St. Louis is in the spotlight for its pivotal role in the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP), a collaborative effort to provide research experience in genomics to undergraduate classrooms across the country ... Genomics, the study of an organism's entire genome (collection of DNA), is an exciting area for students to get a taste of research. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Tobacco giant breathes life into medical startup  Dec 9, 2008
    "That company knows the genomics [of tobacco] and is very motivated to do something beneficial with the plant.". Before the tobacco giant would invest, it wanted proof Medicago could do what it claimed. (Globe and Mail)

    Cell Movements Totally Modular, Study Shows  Dec 8, 2008
    7, 2008) A study describing how cells within blood vessel walls move en masse overturns an assumption common in the age of genomics that the proteins driving cell behavior are doing so much multitasking that it would be near impossible to group them according to a few discrete functions ... This discovery, at least in the case of blood vessel cell movement, marks a return to an earlier notion of modules in cell biology, prevalent before the 1990s and the advent of genomics, which led scientists... (Science Daily)

    WU genomics class expands to other schools  Dec 8, 2008
    Dr. Ken Bost in a genomics lab at UNC-Charlotte. Scientists at the school are using genomics to study everything from tooth decay to liver disease ... The Genomics Education Partnership, a Wash. (Washington University Student Life, MO)

    Ariz. investors gather this week to hear entrepreneurs' pitches  Dec 7, 2008
    High Throughput Genomics Inc.of Tucson ... Protein Genomics, Sedona. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Experts a step closer to creating artificial life  Dec 6, 2008
    "This capacity begs to be further explored and extended and will help accelerate progress in applications of synthetic genomics.". Venter and his team continue to work towards creating a living bacterial cell using the synthetic genome sequence of the Mycoplasma genitalium bacteria. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Rosetta Genomics to Webcast Panel Presentation at RBC Capital Markets 2008 Healthcare Conference  Dec 6, 2008
    REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, December 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd (Nasdaq:), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today that it will present at RBC Capital Markets 2008 Healthcare Conference on Thursday, December 10, from 2:30-3:35 pm EST at the Westin Hotel in New York ... About Rosetta Genomics ... Rosetta Genomics (Nasdaq: ) is a leader in the field of microRNA. Founded in 2000, the company's integrative... (PR Newswire)

    * Researchers getting closer to creating artificial life  Dec 6, 2008
    This capacity begs to be further explored and extended and will help accelerate progress in applications of synthetic genomics. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Aussie animals to our rescue  Dec 6, 2008
    Professor Jenny Graves, director of the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics (KanGO), believes information from the breakthrough could be applied to human beings and other marsupials. Further research could reveal how to stop cancer developing, improve ways of treating transplant patients and halt the alarming spread of chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease which can cause infertility. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Scientists get closer to creating artificial life: study...  Dec 5, 2008
    "This capacity begs to be further explored and extended and will help accelerate progress in applications of synthetic genomics.". Senior author Clyde Hutchison added, "I am astounded by our team's progress in assembling large DNA molecules. It remains to be seen how far we can push this yeast assembly platform but the team is hard at work exploring these methods as we work to boot up the synthetic chromosome.". (The Drudge Report)

    Gene Associated With Age-related Hearing Loss Identified  Dec 4, 2008
    The study was conducted in collaboration with colleagues at the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Affymetrix in Santa Clara, Calif ... "Finding the genetic causes of age-related hearing loss could lead to treatments that would bring relief to millions of people worldwide who now suffer from social isolation, depression and even cognitive impairment as a result of not being able to properly understand what others are saying,'' said Dr. Matthew Huentelman, an... (Science Daily)

    Picking up issues where Napolitano left off  Dec 2, 2008
    BIOSCIENCE: Napolitano has been a key figure in the state's push to foster the biosciences, including securing funding for the Translational Genomics Research Institute and establishing Science Foundation Arizona. But she leaves Arizona as the state faces a $1. (AZCentral -- News)

    SIGA Technologies Completes Human Pharmacokinetic Bridging Study Validating Commercial Formulation  Dec 2, 2008
    SIGA Technologies is applying viral and bacterial genomics and sophisticated computational modeling in the design and development of novel products for the prevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases, with an emphasis on products for biological warfare defense. SIGA believes that it is a leader in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight potential biowarfare pathogens. (Primezone Releases)

    Born to sprint? DNA tests could hold the answer  Dec 1, 2008
    Stephen Roth, director of the functional genomics laboratory at the University of Maryland's School of Public Health, has studied ACTN3. He said he believes the test will become popular. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    Napolitano exit worries biotech boosters  Nov 29, 2008
    She played a critical role in securing funding for the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and establishing Science Foundation Arizona ... Many questioned the need to pay for new research buildings and help fund the likes of the International Genomics Consortium and TGen. (AZCentral -- News)

    Momentum builds in Valley's cancer research efforts  Nov 29, 2008
    At the same time, the Translational Genomics Research Institute is forging new paths in its cancer research efforts. In July, and Eli Lilly & Co. scientists discovered a recurring mutation of a specific gene in breast, colorectal and ovarian cancer. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    First Alana's Champs 5K to fund TGen brain-cancer efforts  Nov 28, 2008
    The first Alana's Champs 5K, a run and walk to benefit brain-cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, is set for Dec. 6 at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza. The 5K is named for Alana Lysholm-Bernacchi, a TGen neurogenomics researcher who studied hearing loss, Down syndrome and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease. (AZCentral -- News)

    Experimental TB drug explodes bacteria from the inside out  Nov 28, 2008
    This work is already proceeding in the laboratory at NIAID and in partnership with collaborators from the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases in Singapore as well as with scientists from the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation in San Diego. Because humans have neither the bacterial cofactor nor any enzymes equivalent to Ddn, PA-824 has no effect on human cells. (EurekAlert!)

    Study identifies genetic variants giving rise to differences in metabolism  Nov 28, 2008
    PLoS Genetics () reflects the full breadth and interdisciplinary nature of genetics and genomics research by publishing outstanding original contributions in all areas of biology. All works published in PLoS Genetics are open access. (EurekAlert!)

    Rosetta Genomics Announces Conference Call and Webcast of Third Quarter Financial Results  Nov 27, 2008
    REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, November 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics (Nasdaq: ), today announced it will release third quarter financial results on December 5, 2008, before the U.S. markets open. Rosetta Genomics will host a conference call with a simultaneous webcast to discuss these results at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, December 5 ... About Rosetta Genomics. (PR Newswire)

    New papers offer insights into process of malarial drug resistance  Nov 27, 2008
    With the previously mainstay antimalarial drug chloroquine nearly ineffective due to drug resistance and traditional public health approaches such as mosquito netting offering uneven results, two new papers by University of Notre Dame biologist Michael Ferdig suggest that the means of combating this old foe may lie in the new tools of genomics and bioinformatics. In the papers, Ferdig points out that development of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in the blood is driven by a number of... (EurekAlert!)

    GeneNews to exhibit ColonSentry(TM) at Family Medicine Forum 2008  Nov 26, 2008
    QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION. FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. (Canada Newswire)

    Strategy For Predicting Immunity Of Vaccines Developed  Nov 25, 2008
    24, 2008) In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, have developed a multidisciplinary approach involving immunology, genomics and bioinformatics to predict the immunity of a vaccine without exposing individuals to infection. This approach addresses a long-standing challenge in the development of vaccines--that of only being able to determine immunity or effectiveness long after vaccination and, often,... (Science Daily)

    More exercise, rest cut risk in women  Nov 24, 2008
    There are a few differences - we have a few more of this, a few less of that - but they are the same genes and a lot of them are in the same order,'' said Jenny Graves, director of the government-backed Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics. Scientists said they had, for the first time, mapped the genetic code of the Australian marsupials. (Boston Globe)

    Protecting presidential DNA  Nov 24, 2008
    "By then, advances in genomics will make it more likely that DNA will be collected and analyzed to assess genetic risk information that could be used for or, more likely, against presidential candidates," they wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine. There are two good reasons for candidates to make their genomes off-limits, Annas and Green said. (Boston Globe)

    Research Consortium to Sequence Turkey Genome  Nov 22, 2008
    Ed Smith, professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences at Virginia Tech, commented: "The turkey genome sequencing effort is a community-driven project. Some of the leading researchers behind this initiative met recently at VBI to participate in a Turkey Genome Sequencing Consortium Mini Symposium. We are very fortunate and excited to have some of the leading practitioners in poultry science and comparative genomics committed to this sequencing effort." ... Rami Dalloul, assistant... (PR Newswire)

    UC San Diego announces collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development  Nov 21, 2008
    The MOU establishes a framework for future research and training efforts between the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the UC San Diego Medical Center health system, and Ja pharmaceutical research and development company with expertise in small molecules, genomics, bioinformatics, high throughput screening, and structural biology. "We are excited about this tremendous opportunity to partner with Jwhich is a world leader in the development... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Empire Genomics signs 2 deals  Nov 21, 2008
    The alliance gives Empire Genomics access to an expanded database of clinical patient samples, used in the areas of disease diagnosis and discovery. A second alliance with of New York City gives the company access to a larger library of DNA samples. (Buffalo Business First, NY)

    DNA in hair balls could give life to woolly mammoth  Nov 20, 2008
    Scientists could examine what makes the mammoth different from its closest cousin, the African elephant, and create a hairy hybrid to sit in zoos, said George Church, director of computational genomics at Harvard Medical School: "People would like to see a hairy elephant.". Alex Greenwood, a biology professor at Old Dominion University who also studies ancient DNA called the research "an amazing achievement.". (Boston Globe)

    Could a politician's DNA be abused in a campaign?  Nov 20, 2008
    Last month, Complete Genomics, in Mountain View, Calif. announced it plans to sequence 1,000 humans' genomes in 2009 for $5,000 each about 1/20th the current cost. (USA Today)

    Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes  Nov 20, 2008
    "The genomics revolution is here. You can be tested for disease risk," said Dr. James Meigs, lead author of one of two studies published in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "In the framework of diabetes, the more risk genes you have, the higher risk you are. We didn't really know before that you could add up risks across genes.". (U.S. News & World Report)

    Woolly-mammoth Genome Sequenced  Nov 20, 2008
    In addition to being members of the faculty of Penn State's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller and Schuster are researchers associated with Penn State's Center for Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics. The study also involved researchers from the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution and the Zoological Institute in Russia, the University of California, the Broad Institute, the Roche Diagnostics Corporation, and the Sperling Foundation in the United States. (Science Daily)

    * [ENVIRONMENT] Devilish cancer  Nov 20, 2008
    The tumor has no foreign cell surface markers, said Katherine Belov, a scientist in the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group at the University of Sidney. If tumor cells get into a devil, its own immune system should be able to see the cells as foreign. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    NAS announces initiative to connect entertainment industry with top experts  Nov 20, 2008
    Sessions were divided into six topic areas: climate change and energy; astronomy and cosmology; genomics; artificial intelligence and robotics; rare and infectious diseases; and the brain and mind. The symposium was funded by the National Academy of Sciences; CuresNow founding members Lucy Fisher, Doug Wick, and Janet and Jerry Zucker; Davis Masten and Christopher Ireland; Bob and Anne James; the California Endowment in partnership with Hollywood, Health ty; and the Howard Hughes Medical... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on the trend toward predictive toxicogenomics  Nov 20, 2008
    Genetic Engineering chnology News reports on the trend toward predictive toxicogenomics ... Genetic Engineering chnology News reports on the trend toward predictive toxicogenomics ... New Rochelle, NY, November 19, 2008Biotech scientists increasingly are applying genomics technologies to toxicology research to better understand the effects of novel drug candidates on a variety of organ systems, reports Genetic Engineering chnology News (GEN). (EurekAlert!)

    Scientists decipher kangaroo's DNA  Nov 19, 2008
    Researchers working with the government-funded Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics sequenced Matilda's DNA last year ... "If you are in Australia and you want to show that you are a major player in genomics, then it's important," said Penn State University biology and computer science professor Webb Miller. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Australian First: Kangaroo Genome Mapped  Nov 19, 2008
    18, 2008) Australian researchers are launching the world first detailed map of the kangaroo genome, completing the first phase of the kangaroo genomics project ... Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics (KanGO), including University of Melbourne, ANU, WEHI, University of Sydney, University of NSW and the Australian Genome Research Foundation (AGRF) have built a framework to assemble the genome of a model kangaroo, the tammar wallaby ... "The kangaroo has helped to... (Science Daily)

    Gene Chips Accurately Detect Pneumonia In ICU Patients On Ventilators  Nov 19, 2008
    The research will be presented by J. Perren Cobb, M.D., director of Washington University's Center for Critical Illness and Health Engineering on Monday, Nov. 17 at the sixth annual Symposium on the Functional Genomics of Critical Illness and Injury. The symposium is a prelude to the Inaugural Meeting of the U.S. Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group, led by Cobb, on Nov. 18 and 19. (Science Daily)

    For Tasmanian devils, hope against a deadly disease  Nov 19, 2008
    "The tumor has no foreign cell surface markers," said Katherine Belov, a scientist in the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group at the University of Sydney. "If tumor cells get into a devil, its own immune system should be able to see the cells as foreign. That doesn't happen because the tumor's cells look like devils' own cells.". (International Herald Tribune)

    CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center - Inauguration of a World-Leading Musculoskeletal Disorders Laboratory  Nov 18, 2008
    With all these advances, Dr. Moreau considers that "we are now, for the first time, in the exceptional position of being able to foresee the eradication of the disease in the very near future with the development of the first drugs within ten years' time." Dr. Guy A. Rouleau, Director of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, states that "Dr. Moreau's research work will lead to significant advances in the field of musculoskeletal disorders by preparing today for the medicine of tomorrow. In... (Canada Newswire)

    Scientists sequence kangaroo genome  Nov 18, 2008
    Graves, of the , says marsupial genomics are important in understanding and identifying the role of human genes because marsupials diverged from other mammal species about 148 million years ago ... Graves says kangaroo genomics has already helped identify the gene, SRY, that determines the sex of a baby and has overturned theories on how blood proteins, known as globins, formed. (ABC Science Online)

    Nicotine: A Receptor From The Past Helping To Develop Drugs Of The Future  Nov 18, 2008
    This bacterial homolog has been discovered by comparative genomics. It is derived from a common ancestor dating back between one and three billion years, explained Pierre-Jean Corringer. (Science Daily)

    GeneNews announces third quarter results  Nov 15, 2008
    GeneNews is focused on the application of functional genomics to enable early diagnosis and personalized therapeutic intervention based on disease-specific biomarkers. The Company has developed a novel approach, the Sentinel Principle(TM), to detect and stage virtually any disease or medical condition from a simple blood sample. (PR Newswire)

    Breakthrough In Cell-type Analysis Offers New Ways To Study Development And Disease  Nov 15, 2008
    The work is a collaboration between the labs of Rockefeller professors Nathaniel Heintz and Paul Greengard as well as colleagues at Northwestern University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). "We've created a novel, generally applicable tool that can be used by a broad spectrum of the scientific community," says Heintz, who is the James and Marilyn Simons Professor, head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. (Science Daily)

    By Combining Technologies, Researchers Rapidly Hunt Down And Find New Genes That Lead To Cancer  Nov 15, 2008
    Recent efforts to catalogue the cancer genome all the genes that can play a role in cancer have been stimulated by advances in genomics, Lowe said. But a genomic approach on its own can only identify genes that are, statistically speaking, more often altered, lost or amplified, in cancer than they are in non-cancer. (Science Daily)

    Improving the Use of Drugs Through Genes  Nov 15, 2008
    "For some drugs, this will change medical practice forever," says Dr. Howard McLeod, director of the University of North Carolina's Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy ... Some of the lesser-known personal genomics companies are already going down this more specialized path, developing tests to help doctors prescribe medicines ... This niche -- using genes to guide prescribing -- may help the young business of personal genomics get off the ground. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)

    Future Office-Seekers May Have to Disclose DNA  Nov 14, 2008
    In the coming era of personal genomics when we all can decode our genes cheaply and easily political candidates may be pressed to disclose their own DNA, like tax returns or lists of campaign contributors, as voters seek new ways to weigh a leader's medical and mental fitness for public office ... company called Complete Genomics announced that by next year it will be able to read out an entire personal genome for $5,000. (Fox News)

    Microarray analysis identifies candidate genes for key roles in coral development  Nov 14, 2008
    BMC Genomics 2008, 9:540doi:10. 1186/1471-2164-9-540. (BioMed Central)

    Commercial Poultry Lack Genetic Diversity, Are Vulnerable To Avian Flu And Other Threats  Nov 13, 2008
    Collaborators in the commercial breed analysis research included Cheng, Sean MacEachern and Huanmin Zhang of the USDA Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory; Gane Ka-Shu Wong of the University of Alberta, Canada and the Beijing Institute of Genomics; Yong Zhang and Jun Wang of the Beijing Institute of Genomics; Martien Groenen, Richard Crooijmans and Hendrik-Jan Megens of Wageningen University, Netherlands; Ron Okimoto of Cobb-Vantress Inc., Arkansas; Addie Vereijken, Annemieke Jungerius and... (Science Daily)

    Personalized medicine: Innovative online journal leads the way  Nov 13, 2008
    Significant advances in the understanding of the genetics, genomics, and epigenetics of disease ... Genomic epidemiology and public health genomics ... Speaking of his support for the new journal, Charles Auffray of the Functional Genomics and Systems Biology for Health, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France and Section Editor said, "High-throughput experimental and computational technologies are revolutionizing our understanding of life by enabling global systems... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    National Cancer Institute consolidates in Frederick  Nov 13, 2008
    While NCI plans to keep a presence within Fort Detrick, the new 62-acre campus three miles away replaces dozens of aged buildings where scientists had been conducting cancer research, as well as HIV, nanotechnology, high-performance computing, genomics and biomedical imaging work. All but two of [the buildings] are World War II temporary buildings, said Cheryl Parrott, an NCI spokeswoman. (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    GeneNews restructures operations  Nov 12, 2008
    We will also be better positioned to attract resources and expertise to facilitate the commercial launch of our products in China, Malaysia and the surrounding regions. " Dr. Dreismann continued: "This restructuring will result in a substantial reduction in cash expenditures in Canada over the near term and allows us to completely refocus our North American sources on the commercialization of our lead ColonSentry(TM) product in Canada and the U.S. As we roll out our test in additional regions in... (Canada Newswire)

    MIND MATTERSThe Power of the Memory Molecule  Nov 12, 2008
    A new by researchers from the Medical College of Georgia and the Shanghai Institute of Brain Functional Genomics shows that an enzyme called alpha calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II ( CaMKII) [this is a type of CaM Kinase] is essential for the formation and retrieval of memories. By briefly altering levels of CaMKII activity at different stages of the memory process, they were able to prevent the transfer of new memories from and to selectively erase specific memories as they were... (Scientific American)

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