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A Brief Introductory Course In Personalized Medicine: Read the Chart!

By Ricki Lewis While we’re busy debating the pros and cons of clinical genome sequencing and tossing around buzzwords like “personalized” and “translational” medicine, I’ve recently caught some health care providers ignoring the archaic s...

The Genetic Basis Of Six Autoimmune Diseases Investigated By Researchers

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have led the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases. The exact cause of these diseases - autoimmune thyroid disease, coeliac dise...

Ignyta acquires Actagene Oncology

US company Ignyta, Inc has acquired Actagene Oncology, Inc, a San Diego based biotechnology company founded in February 2013 that was developing personalised medicines for cancer indications based on genome mining and sequencing. Ignyta says the acqu...

Biobetters, drugs that have been improved since their initial incarnations, are demonstrating fantastic growth and leaving their originators well behind

The new report* explains how the more advanced drugs are far outstripping their biologic predecessors in terms of sales and pricing, helping companies maintain revenue at a time when patent expiry is rife. Examples presented in the report include Amgen’s biobetter Neulasta, used for the treatment of neutropenia. It was launched in 2002, 11 years after originator product Neupogen, and gre...

Glowing Plant Releases Maker Kit, Enabling Anyone to Make a Glowing Plant at Home

Glowing Plant seeks funds via crowdfunding and raises almost $400,000. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 The maker community is a contemporary group of do-it-yourselfers who encourage all types of inventions. They focus on learning practical skills while applying them creatively and we’re now noticing this community gravitate toward bringing their ideas to life via crowdfunding. A subgroup...

The Fungus Among Us: Your Skin Is Crawling With Fungi, Especially Your Feet

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Your skin is literally covered with almost 200 different kinds of fungi. This isn’t the scene out of some twisted horror movie – it’s the conclusion of a team of American researchers who recently created a topographic map of fungi typically found on living human skin. To create their map, scientists from the National Human Genome Researc...

Mayo Clinic, Cancer Genetics form joint venture to improve cancer care

Mayo Clinic and Cancer Genetics Inc. today launched OncoSpire Genomics, a joint venture with the singular goal of improving cancer care by discovering and commercializing diagnostic tests that leverage next-generation sequencing.

Is Technology Making Us Fat?

By Neil Jordan As we look back over the past year and some of the amazing medical breakthroughs like wearable robotic devices, genomic sequencing and treatments like renal denervation that are improving people’s lives, it bears reflection on w...

Negligible impact of rare autoimmune-locus coding-region variants on missing heritability

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified common variants of modest-effect size at hundreds of loci for common autoimmune diseases; however, a substantial fraction of heritability remains unexplained, to which rare variants may contribut...

BAF complexes facilitate decatenation of DNA by topoisomerase IIα

Recent exon-sequencing studies of human tumours have revealed that subunits of BAF (mammalian SWI/SNF) complexes are mutated in more than 20% of all human malignancies, but the mechanisms involved in tumour suppression are unclear. BAF chromatin-remo...

The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution

The draft genome of the Norway spruce (P. abies) is presented; this is the first gymnosperm genome to be sequenced and reveals a large genome size (20 Gb) resulting from the accumulation of transposable elements, and comparative sequencing of five ot...

Gene Sequencing Reveals Feet Have Greatest Fungal Diversity

Skin fungal diversity has been revealed by gene sequencing; most of the body is dominated by a single genus. Medscape Medical News

Biodetection Technologies 2013 and Oak Ridge National Lab’s Biosurveillance Symposium to Bring Together Leading Organizations in Alexandria, VA from June 17-19, 2013

Knowledge Foundation and Oak Ridge National Laboratory brings the 2nd Biosurveillance Symposium and Biodetection Technologies 2013 to Alexandria, VA on June 17 - 19, 2013. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Industry leaders from around the world will convene in Alexandria, VA for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Biosurveillance Symposium on June 17th which will take place at the Hilton Alexandr...

Mauli Ola Foundation Kicks off the National Aloha Tour Just in Time for Cystic Fibrosis Month

In an effort to spread Aloha and give patients hope, Mauli Ola Foundation (MOF) launched a National Tour filled with Surf Experience Days, Hospital Visits and Events in recognition of cystic fibrosis (CF) awareness month. For almost 5 years, MOF members continue to commit their time to spreading awareness about the benefits of surfing for patients with CF....

Researchers complete largest genetic sequencing study of human disease

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have led the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases.

Kennedy Krieger Institute and Partek Incorporated Awarded $1.8M NIH Grant

Research partnership aimed at developing computational tools to analyze genomic data from patients with autism spectrum disorder and mental health disorders Partek Incorporated is pleased to announce that in collaboration with the Kennedy Krieger Institute it has been awarded $1.8M by the

Largest genetic sequencing study of human disease

Researchers have completed the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases.

Mayo Clinic Forms Joint Venture with Cancer Genetics

OncoSpire Genomics will seek to discover and commercialize biomarkers for multiple cancer types Mayo Clinic ("Mayo") and Cancer Genetics Inc. (OTCQB: CGIX) today launched OncoSpire Genomics ("OncoSpire"), a joint venture with the singular goal of improving cancer care by discovering and commercializing diagnostic tests that leverage

Monitoring Protein Synthesis One Codon at a Time Through Ribosome Profiling, a Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

Xtalks presents an interactive live webinar on Thursday May 30, 2013 at 1:00pm EDT on ribosome profiling. Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The ability to sequence genomes has far outstripped approaches for deciphering the information they encode. There are now a suite of applications based on ribosome profiling (deep sequencing of ribosome protected fragments) that dramatically expand our abi...

Should We Sequence Everyone's Genome?

Should we all have our genomes sequenced? Two experts debate the issue on bmj.com today. Professor John Burn from the Institute of Genetic Medicine at Newcastle University says sequencing everyone's genome would give us unparalleled knowledge to prev...

QuantuMDx and Genome Institue of Singapore announce collaboration to develop Asia-specific assays on QuantuMDx's Q-POC™

First test to direct treatment of chronic leukemia and lung cancer.A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has signed an agreement with QuantuMDx (QMDx), a UK-based biotech developing handheld diagnostics and whole genome sequencing devi...

Life Science Talent Shines at new UK Skills Awards. Apprentices, graduates, employers, providers and leaders in the spotlight on skills

250 guests gathered at London’s Grand Connaught Rooms to witness the inaugural UK Life Science Skills Awards, organised by Cogent, the strategic skills body for the science industries.The event, which took place on Thursday 16th May, saw 30...

Should we sequence everyone's genome? No

This is an exciting time to work in medicine. The enormous advances in our understanding of inherited diseases that have flowed from sequencing the human genome mean that many patients benefit from...

Advance Made In Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique

The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole....

Elsevier Launches Genomics Data App in Collaboration with Illumina

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomics Data App now available in BaseSpace Apps Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, medical and technical products and services, announces the launch of the Genomics Data app in collaboration with Illumina, a sequencing and array-based solutions provider for genetics research. The app allows researchers to share large data s...