Tag: genomics
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Genomic Software Offers Faster Interpretations for Diagnosis
Software developed by scientists from University of Utah in Salt Lake City and Omicia Inc. in Emeryville, California, improves the speed and ability to identify and interpret genetic variations for the diagnosis of disease. The researchers that developed the software describe their findings in the current issue of the journal Genome Research. The team led…
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Grant Funds Research on Dairy Production Efficiency
Michigan State University in East Lansing has received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the genetics of cattle breeding to develop cows that can produce more milk on less feed. The grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is funded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.…
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FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer Treatment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genetic test that will help health care professionals determine if women with breast cancer are candidates for Herceptin (trastuzumab), a commonly used breast cancer treatment. The Inform Dual ISH test is made by Ventana Medical Systems, a division of the Roche Group, in Tucson, Arizona. The…
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New Analytical Tools Reveal Cancer DNA Properties
Researchers from the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project developed a computerized algorithm to better identify genomic properties of cancer cells. Their findings appear in the advance online issue of the journal Nature Methods (paid subscription required). The analytical methods are contained in a software package called Clipping Reveals…
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International Consortium Sequences Wheat Pathogen Genome
A group of agricultural scientists has sequenced the genome of a pathogen that causes the wheat disease septoria tritici blotch, responsible for severe crop losses. Their findings appeared 9 June 2011 in the journal PLoS Genetics. The consortium, led by USDA plant pathologist Steven Goodwin included researchers from the U.S., Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Iran,…
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Open-Source Genome Analysis Software Developed
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Yeshiva University in Bronx, New York have written software to make the analysis of genomic data easier for fellow researchers. The findings appeared last month in the journal Bioinformatics. Julien Lajugie and Eric Bouhassira developed the open-source software, called GenPlay, to help biologists analyze raw genomics…
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$1M Challenge Aims to Monitor DNA/RNA Sequencing of a Cell
Life Technologies in Carlsbad, California unveiled a competition to enhance its current genomic sequencing capabilities to monitor the genome and transcriptome — corresponding ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules — derived from a single human cancer cell. The company is offering a $1 million prize through a challenge on InnoCentive, a company that runs these crowd-sourcing competitions.…
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Diagnostic Company to Partner with Scripps on Drug Discovery
Molecular Response, a diagnostic services company in San Diego, California says it has an agreement with Scripps Genomic Medicine, part of the Scripps Translational Science Institute also in San Diego, for joint discovery of oncology and cardiovascular drugs. Molecular Response develops molecular diagnostics as a companion to targeted and personalized therapeutics. Under the terms of…
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Engineers Build Compact Diagnostic Biosensor
Engineers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee have developed a small silicon-based sensor for medical diagnostics and detecting toxins. Their findings appear in current issue of the journal Optics Express. The sensor was originally designed to detect particular DNA sequences, which can be helpful in identifying if a person is predisposed to disorders or conditions…
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Study: Genomics R&D Generates $796 Billion Return to U.S.
An analysis by Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio estimates that the Human Genome Project and associated activities generated an economic return of $796 billion between 1988 and 2010, from an investment of $3.8 billion ($5.6 billion in constant dollars). In addition, Battelle calculates genomics research and development directly and indirectly resulted in personal income…