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BBB Seminar: Marc Rehmsmeier

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:04:57 +0100

Sted : Auditorium 4, 3rd floor, BBB, Jonas Lies vei 91 It's not the size that matters but what you do with it. DNA sequence principles in the era of genome-wide datasets Computational Biology Unit (CBU), Bergen Center for Computational Science (BCCS), University of Bergen ...the mammalian genome and to apply PRE prediction to mammalian genomes as was done in flies....

RNA Chases Its Tail

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:30 +0100

New research suggests that circular RNA transcripts are not as rare as previously thought. Although previous work identified isolated examples of circular forms of RNA, a new study in PLoS ONE shows that the molecule assumes this shape much more than previously thought. By surveying the full RNA complement of several human cell types for alternative splice variants, researchers at Stanford University identified a significant portion of these are not linear, but circular.
Clock Gene Mutations Tick Toward Diabetes
Prior studies scanning the whole genome have uncovered several more common variants in the melatonin receptor gene, MTNR1B , but with much more modest effects...Medpagetoday

Cancer-Gene Tests for Norway Clinics

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:31:18 +0100

The Scandinavian country commences an initiative to bring gene sequencing to cancer treatment.

Little Squirts

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:13:18 +0100

A road map to liquid-handling solutions on the market

19/01-2012 14:00:00: Complete Genomics Publishes Paper Describing Its Informatics Approach for High-Accuracy Whole Human Genome Sequencing

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:10:46 +0100

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High-Tech Choir Master

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:51:31 +0100

Elaine Mardis can make DNA sequencers sing, generating genome data that shed light on evolution and disease.
Gain a Chromosome and Adapt
“It’s always exciting to see investigations into stress-induced mutagenesis,” said Susan Rosenberg , who researches the molecular basis of genome instability and evolution...The-scientist

Roche's Hostile Bid For Illumina Ups Stakes In DNA Tech Race
...genome - essentially giving the recipe for that person’s physical characteristics and health — has dropped from more than a billion dollars a decade ago when researchers finished the human genome... Forbes 25. jan.

Same Day Genomes
Two new sequencing machines will read a human genome in 24 hours.... The-scientist 13. jan.

High-Tech Choir Master The-scientist 1. jan. 1970

University of Newcastle Reports Research in DNA Research

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:02:28 +0100

DNA Sequencing is Now Improving Faster Than Moore's Law!

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:25:00 +0100

New Science Study Findings Have Been Reported by Scientists at Institute of Environmental Medicine

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:09:42 +0100

Data detailed in "GEIRA: gene-environment and gene-gene interaction research application" have been presented. According to the authors of a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "The GEIRA (Gene-Environment and Gene-Gene Interaction Research Application) algorithm and subsequent program is dedicated to genome-wide gene-environment and gene-gene interaction analysis. It implements concepts of both additive and multiplicative interaction as well as calculations based on dominant, recessive and co-dominant genetic models, respectively."
Disputas: Lavinia Athanasiu
M.Sc. Lavinia Athanasiu ved Institutt for klinisk medisin vil forsvare sin avhandling for graden ph.d. (philosophiae doctor): Whole genome analysis of genetic susceptibility...Med.uio

Investors Expect Illumina To Fetch More Than Roche's Hostile Offer

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:15:51 +0100

Investors clearly expect that either a white knight bidder will emerge or that Roche will raise its offer as it did for its larger acquisition of Genentech. Illumina is already sporting a market capitalization of $6.6 billion this morning. At times in the last 52 weeks, it has been valued at as much as $9 billion.
Why There Won't Be A DNA Sequencing Land Grab
Less than 10 years after the first human genome was decoded, Roche Holding AG’s hostile $5.7 billion bid for Illumina Inc. may spark additional deals as...Forbes

What the Roche Bid for Illumina Tells Us About the Future of Genomics

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:24:01 +0100

Research Results from University of Warsaw Update Knowledge of Vaccines

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:09:33 +0100

BB Biotech schliesst 2011 mit positiver Performance ab und bestätigt Aufwärtstrend

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:35:39 +0100

BRCA Mutations Also Play Good Role in Ovarian Cancer

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:30:36 +0100

Marooned Chromosomes Cause Cancer?

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:47:59 +0100

Chromosomes accidentally stranded outside of the nucleus could contribute to cancer formation.

Mutations Offer Clues to Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:04:42 +0100

; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. SAN DIEGO -- Lung cancer in nonsmokers has distinct mutation patterns that might provide clues into the origin and pathogenesis of the disease, ongoing laboratory studies have suggested. Tumors from patients who had never smoked had fewer alterations in genes commonly associated with lung cancer, such as EGFR , KRAS , and EML/ALK translocations. Certain other mutations were common to nonsmokers, former smokers, and current smokers. Additionally, the types of mutations differed between early-stage and late-stage cancer in nonsmokers, according to a presentation here at the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on the Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer.
Researchers Map Genetic Origins of Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers
The team performed whole genome sequencing (WGS) and whole transcriptome sequencing (WTS) on each patient to identify gene mutations and...Ivanhoe

New Therapies for Non-Smoking Lung Cancer Patients
...using a combination of genome sequencing and RNA sequencing, a team of researchers in South Korea has characterized a previously unknown gene fusion event in a case of lung adenocarcinoma striking a... Ivanhoe 4. jan.

Signature Diagnostics to Present Detector C 2.0 - A Blood Test for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer at the ASCO 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium in San Francisco

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:35:37 +0100

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Signature Diagnostics to Present a novel Companion Diagnostic Product Predicting Response to Cetuximab in Colorectal Cancer at the ASCO 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium in San Francisco
Using its...Thomsonreutersone

Secrets of Breast Cancer Resistance

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:33:44 +0100

A new study shows that breast cancers that become resistant to hormone therapy have different patterns of estrogen receptor binding.
New Herd Virus Haunts Europe
Researchers are working speedily to find a cure for a new virus that causes birth...
They’ve already sequenced the viral genome and cultured it in insect and hamster cells....The-scientist

Lab Notes: Agent Lights Up Alzheimer's Tangles
...are in...
By sequencing the parasite's genome, the researchers identified the gene responsible for coding DOC2.1 and engineered it into another parasite, Plasmodium falciparum , which causes malaria.... Medpagetoday 13. jan.

Small Genetic Changes Pose Risk for Developing Schizophrenia
...according to...
The researchers examined a large patient database, the Genetic Association Information Network, created by the National Institutes of Health to identify genome associated diseases.... Ivanhoe 29. des. 2011

Healthcare Delivers Technical Knockout at CES

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:56:08 +0100

For those who don’t know boxing, there are three ways a fight ends. The first is a clear knockout, the second is by vote of ringside judges and the third is when the referee in the ring ends the fight. This last one is known as a technical knockout - or TKO for short. I’m no boxing expert, but the boxing analogy is especially apt for this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas because there was a live boxing match inside one of the exhibit halls complete with a full size ring, stadium seating and real fighters. I didn’t attend the match, but what I saw at CES was in many ways the equivalent of a TKO by an electronic device specifically for healthcare. Hardened CES vets like Dan Costa (Executive Editor of PC-Mag.com) said it was “the “coolest thing” he saw - for the entire show.
How cholera in Haiti began
By sequencing the genome of the cholera strain , researchers found that it was nearly identical to strains circulating in South Asia, according to a study published online in...Thechart.blogs.cnn

Gene Patent Case May Head to Supreme Court
...argue that isolating the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes from the entire human genome is actually creating something new from what exists in nature -- kind of like making a baseball bat from a tree.... Medpagetoday 3. jan.

Today's Coolest New Gadget Is Not At CES

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:05:20 +0100

Sure the MakerBot Replicator - the 3d printer that you can purchase for just $1, 749 that can print just about any solid shape - is awesome. But what about a superfast DNA sequencer - maybe even one you could someday hold in your hand? If you really want to talk about cool, Star Trek-metaphor-inspiring gadgets, beam yourself from the Computer Electronics Show in
No Mortality Benefit Seen from PSA Screening
...Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California,...
Co-authors disclosed relationships with GlaxoSmithKline and Human Genome Sciences....Medpagetoday

New Clues to Human Deafness

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:21:50 +0100

(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Deafness affects 2 to 4 of every 1,000 people within the United States alone. A gene known as FGF20, located in a portion of the genome has been associated with inherited deafness in otherwise healthy families, but new clues found in mice may lead to a solution in human deafness.
Gene Identified in Increasing Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Klein and colleagues used next-generation sequencing, including whole genome and whole exome analyses, and identified ATM gene mutations in 2...Pslgroup

Gene Mutations Linked to Brain Disease
Combining genome-wide linkage analysis with exome sequencing, 14 different mutations affecting the tyrosine kinase domain of CSF1R were identified within 14 different families,... Medpagetoday 27. des. 2011

Research from University of California in the Area of Chlamydia Published

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:13:57 +0100

New Plant Signaling and Behavior Research Has Been Reported by Scientists at University of California

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:08:50 +0100

Research from University Tor Vergata in the Area of Dystonia Described

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:07:06 +0100

Research on Genomics Reported by L.B. Gilbert et al

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:02:55 +0100

Researchers Find Familial Prostate Cancer Mutation

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:17:23 +0100

In with the New

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:47:34 +0100

There is definitely no shortage of technological innovation in the life sciences.

Before the Genes Jumped, 1930s

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:24:08 +0100

Clock Gene Mutations Tick Toward Diabetes

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:29:10 +0100

Gain a Chromosome and Adapt

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:16:21 +0100