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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

OGT study explores successful adoption of CytoSure ISCA array at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, explores how Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust has seamlessly transferred to its CytoSure ISCA 8x60k platform, in a new case study entitled Evaluating and switching to CytoSure microarrays. As the result of a highly stringent National Health Service tender for the supply of oligo-based cytogenetics research arrays, CytoSure was selected based on the quality of data and analysis software.

From Oxford Gene Technology 4 Feb 2015

Whole exome sequencing helps Mayo Clinic neurologist solve a medical mystery

Precision medicine is getting a jump-start from a new national initiative announced in President Obama's State of the Union message. One Georgia family has already experienced its benefits: genomic testing called whole exome sequencing helped Mayo Clinic neurologist Zbigniew Wszolek, M.D., solve a medical mystery that had left a boy with painful, jerking spasms that at times prevented him from walking or talking.

4 Feb 2015

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia invited to Obama's announcement of Precision Medicine Initiative

At the invitation of the White House, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) sent two special guests to President Barack Obama's announcement today of the Precision Medicine Initiative: Dr. Steven M. Altschuler, CHOP's chief executive officer, and 9-year-old patient Emily Whitehead, now cancer-free thanks to a personalized treatment called T cell therapy, developed at CHOP.

2 Feb 2015

Bionomics initiates BNC210 Phase 1b clinical trial in healthy volunteers

Bionomics Limited has initiated a Phase 1b clinical trial in healthy volunteers of BNC210, the Company's drug candidate in development for the treatment of anxiety and depression.

2 Feb 2015

Study discovers microRNA signatures that could predict prognosis, distant metastasis in colorectal cancer

A new study developed at the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer Research and the Center for Epigenetics, Cancer Prevention and Cancer Genomics at Baylor Research Institute has discovered unique metastasis-specific microRNA signatures in primary colorectal cancers that could predict prognosis and distant metastasis in colorectal cancer.

31 Jan 2015

NEB announces introduction of one-step cloning and multiple DNA fragment assembly

New England Biolabs announces the introduction of the NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Cloning Kit and Master Mix for one-step cloning and multiple DNA fragment assembly in as little as 15 minutes.

From New England Biolabs 31 Jan 2015

TCGA researchers uncover differences between tumors with and without HPV infection

The study by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) researchers analyzed the genomes of 279 head and neck cancer tumors. They identified subtypes of head and neck cancer based on their genomic characteristics, changes in smoking-related tumors, as well as genomic differences in head and neck cancer tumors linked to HPV, the most commonly sexually transmitted disease in the United States.

31 Jan 2015

UCSD, UCSF launch new project to map cancer cells

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and University of California, San Francisco, with support from a diverse team of collaborators, have launched an ambitious new project - dubbed the Cancer Cell Map Initiative or CCMI - to determine how all of the components of a cancer cell interact.

30 Jan 2015

AstraZeneca announces research collaborations to use genome-editing tool for drug discovery and development

AstraZeneca today announced four research collaborations aimed at harnessing the power of CRISPR, a pioneering genome-editing technique, across its entire discovery platform in the company’s key therapeutic areas.

30 Jan 2015

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome can be compared to normal aging, say scientists

In a new research study, scientists from Vision Genomics, LLC, Insilico Medicine, Inc., and Howard University showed that Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS or Progeria) is comparable to normal aging with respect to cellular signaling pathways, and that HGPS truly recapitulates the normal aging process.

28 Jan 2015

Researchers devise novel way to generate corneal stem cells for treating corneal blindness

Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute have devised a novel way to generate transplantable corneal stem cells that may eventually benefit patients suffering from life-altering forms of blindness.

28 Jan 2015

Georgia Tech researchers unveil new version of genome annotation system

Georgia Tech researchers, working with colleagues in the National Center for Biotechnology Information, have released a new version of a genome annotation system capable of analyzing more than 2,000 prokaryotic genomes per day, helping researchers accelerate prokaryotic genomics-based studies worldwide.

27 Jan 2015

Removing volatile organic solvents from your 96-well microplates in minutes

The MiniVap™ blowdown evaporator from Porvair Sciences takes just minutes to remove volatile organic solvents from your 96-well microplates. The MiniVap™ is the perfect tool for labs where smaller numbers of individual plates need drying.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 26 Jan 2015

First Major Analysis Of Human Protein Atlas Is Published In Science

A research article published today in Science presents the first major analysis based on the Human Protein Atlas, including a detailed picture of the proteins that are linked to cancer, the number of proteins present in the bloodstream, and the targets for all approved drugs on the market.

23 Jan 2015

Researchers find CREB-activated genes in long-term memory-trained worms

A new study has identified genes involved in long-term memory in the worm as part of research aimed at finding ways to retain cognitive abilities during aging.

23 Jan 2015

Cypher Genomics, Sequenom sign development agreement for noninvasive prenatal tests

Cypher Genomics, Inc., the leading genome informatics company, and Sequenom, Inc., the leading molecular diagnostics company, today announced a development agreement for next generation noninvasive prenatal tests (NIPT).

22 Jan 2015

CAP, ASCO University and AMP partner to create Molecular Oncology Tumor Board series

The College of American Pathologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology's ASCO University, and the Association for Molecular Pathology recently announced their partnership in the creation of the Molecular Oncology Tumor Board series, an online and user-driven resource designed to help cancer care providers with the interpretation and understanding of tumor molecular profiling tests and studies.

22 Jan 2015

Cornell scientists develop new computational method to identify functional human genome

Striving to unravel and comprehend DNA's biological significance, Cornell University scientists have created a new computational method that can identify positions in the human genome that play a role in the proper functioning of cells, according to a report published Jan. 19 in the journal Nature Genetics.

22 Jan 2015

Penn researchers make breakthrough on novel anesthetics

Penn Medicine researchers, in a continuation of their groundbreaking work to better understand how anesthesia works in the body, have found the first new class of novel anesthetics since the 1970s. Their findings, published in February issue of Anesthesiology, detail the processes through which the group uncovered these compounds.

21 Jan 2015

Trovagene, Genomac Research Institute to expand clinical collaboration

Trovagene, Inc., today announced it will expand the clinical collaboration with Genomac Research Institute in Prague, Czech Republic. Trovagene Precision Cancer Monitoring SM technology will be used in two prospective clinical studies for the early detection of emerging oncogene mutations indicative of resistance to targeted therapies used to treat colorectal and lung cancer.

21 Jan 2015

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OGT study explores successful adoption of CytoSure ISCA array at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Whole exome sequencing helps Mayo Clinic neurologist solve a medical mystery

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia invited to Obama's announcement of Precision Medicine Initiative

Bionomics initiates BNC210 Phase 1b clinical trial in healthy volunteers

Study discovers microRNA signatures that could predict prognosis, distant metastasis in colorectal cancer

NEB announces introduction of one-step cloning and multiple DNA fragment assembly

TCGA researchers uncover differences between tumors with and without HPV infection

UCSD, UCSF launch new project to map cancer cells

AstraZeneca announces research collaborations to use genome-editing tool for drug discovery and development

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome can be compared to normal aging, say scientists

Researchers devise novel way to generate corneal stem cells for treating corneal blindness

Georgia Tech researchers unveil new version of genome annotation system

Removing volatile organic solvents from your 96-well microplates in minutes

First Major Analysis Of Human Protein Atlas Is Published In Science

Researchers find CREB-activated genes in long-term memory-trained worms

Cypher Genomics, Sequenom sign development agreement for noninvasive prenatal tests

CAP, ASCO University and AMP partner to create Molecular Oncology Tumor Board series

Cornell scientists develop new computational method to identify functional human genome

Penn researchers make breakthrough on novel anesthetics

Trovagene, Genomac Research Institute to expand clinical collaboration

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