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
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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)