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Public Release: 3-Feb-2012
 CellCollective action Genetic switches called enhancers and the molecules that activate them can be used to draw a cell's family tree, EMBL scientists have found. Contact: Sonia Furtado Neves
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
Scripps Research alumnus wins International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge A powerful 3-D animation tool created by Graham Johnson at the Scripps Research Institute has been selected as the winning video in the ninth annual International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge. Contact: Mika Ono
Public Release: 2-Feb-2012
PLOS ONECombination drug therapy urged to battle lung cancer Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and Van Andel Research Institute. The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published online today, Feb. 2, 2012, by the PLoS ONE. 
Translational Genomics Research Institute, Van Andel Research Institute
Contact: Steve Yozwiak
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Shane Ross garners CAREER Award to advance understanding of fluid flows from blood inside the body to oil spills in bodies of water The researcher's work is an attempt to expand the applicability of dynamical systems methods to real world data, particularly in the context of fluid flows.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lynn Nystrom
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Prolific plant hunters provide insight in strategy for collecting undiscovered plant species Today's alarmingly high rate of plant extinction necessitates an increased understanding of the world's biodiversity. An estimated 15 to 30 percent of the world's flowering plants have yet to be discovered, making efficiency an integral function of future botanical research. Contact: Holly Berthold
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
FDA approves new skin cancer drug first tested in Arizona by Scottsdale Healthcare and TGen A new skin cancer drug tested for the first time in the world five years ago at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare just received expedited approval by the US Food and Drug Administration, a remarkable accomplishment in new drug development. Contact: Steve Yozwiak
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
CellSingapore scientists lead in 3D mapping of human genome to help understand human diseases Genome Institute of Singapore's Associate Director of Genomic Technologies, Dr Yijun RUAN, led a continuing study on the human genome spatial/structural configuration, revealing how genes interact/communicate and influence each other, even when they are located far away from each other. This discovery is crucial in understanding how human genes work together, and will re-write textbooks on how transcription regulation and coordination takes place in human cells.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Contact: Winnie Lim (Ms)
Public Release: 31-Jan-2012
UCSF School of Medicine leaders explore bioinformatics in research, patient care and education The amount of data that health care providers and scientists collect from patients and research participants is growing explosively. This information ranges from the genetic to laboratory tests and imaging exams, to medical histories and information about treatment and outcomes -- and in some cases to survey data on large populations. Contact: Jeffrey Norris
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Intelligent Systems for Molecular BiologyCarnegie Mellon scientist wins international award for computational biology The International Society for Computational Biology has awarded its Overton Prize for outstanding accomplishment to Ziv Bar-Joseph, associate professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Lane Center for Computational Biology and Machine Learning Department. The Overton Prize is awarded annually to an early- to mid-career scientist who has made a significant contribution to the field of computational biology.
International Society for Computational Biology
Contact: Byron Spice
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesDevelopment of the chimpanzee determined by the X factor Danish scientists have captured and sequenced the complete exomes of 12 chimpanzees and present the largest set of protein-coding polymorphism to date. They report extensive adaptive evolution specifically targeting the X chromosome of chimpanzees with as much as 30 percent of all amino acid replacements being adaptive. Contact: Thomas Mailund
Public Release: 30-Jan-2012
Bacteria provides clues to fight TB, says Rutgers-Camden researcher A Rutgers–Camden professor is using his expertise in computer science to aid in the development of new methods to fight tuberculosis. Contact: Ed Moorhouse
Public Release: 19-Jan-2012
CellRigged to explode? An inherited mutation is likely the link between exploding chromosomes and the pediatric brain tumor which is the second most common cause of childhood mortality in developed countries, scientists at EMBL, DKFZ and the University Hospital, all in Heidelberg, Germany, have discovered. Contact: Sonia Furtado Neves
Public Release: 18-Jan-2012
The Encyclopedia of Life announces 2012 Rubenstein Fellows The Encyclopedia of Life is pleased to announce the new class of 2012 EOL Rubenstein Fellows. These 16 scientists will use EOL as a platform for sharing their biodiversity research with their colleagues and the general public. Contact: Breen Byrnes
Public Release: 17-Jan-2012
PNNL's Olympus supercomputer advances science, saves energy Olympus, the new theoretical 162-peak-Teraflop supercomputer at PNNL, is helping scientists do more complex, advanced research in areas such as energy storage and power grid development. It also uses less energy with a unique water cooling system.
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 15-Jan-2012
Nature GeneticsGood parents are predictable -- at least when it comes to corn In order to breed new varieties of corn with a higher yield faster than ever before, researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany, and other institutions are relying on a trick: early selection of the most promising parent plants based on their chemical and genetic makeup, as well as on new statistical analysis procedures. The work has now been published in the authoritative journal Nature Genetics on Sunday evening, Jan. 15.
Max-Planck Society, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Contact: Albrecht E. Melchinger
Public Release: 12-Jan-2012
CellStudy provides new insights into an ancient mechanism of mammalian evolution A team of geneticists and computational biologists in the UK today reveal how an ancient mechanism is involved in gene control and continues to drive genome evolution. The new study is published in the journal Cell. Contact: Mary Todd Bergman
Public Release: 10-Jan-2012
CMU will tap advanced computer methods to help doctors make sense of their patients' DNA Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University say advanced computational tools will be the key to a new research project that, if successful, could enable doctors to routinely use information extracted from a patient's DNA to diagnose and guide treatment of diseases.
Ion Torrent
Contact: Byron Spice
Public Release: 9-Jan-2012
BMC Medical GenomicsPersonalized gene therapies may increase survival in brain cancer patients Personalized prognostic tools and gene-based therapies may improve the survival and quality of life of patients suffering from glioblastoma, an aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer, reports a new University of Illinois study funded by the NIH National Cancer Institute.
NIH/National Cancer Institute
Contact: Jennifer Shike
Public Release: 9-Jan-2012
Nature GeneticsTracking genes' remote controls Inside each cell's nucleus, genetic sequences known as enhancers act like remote controls, switching genes on and off. Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg can now see -- and predict -- exactly when each remote control is itself activated, in a real embryo. Their work is published today in Nature Genetics.
ERASysBio, Human Frontiers Science Program Organization, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Contact: Sonia Furtado
Public Release: 9-Jan-2012
AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung CancerTGen researchers map potential genetic origins, pathways of lung cancer in nonsmokers Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have begun to identify mutations and cellular pathway changes that lead to lung cancer in never-smokers -- a first step in developing potential therapeutic targets. Contact: Steve Yozwiak
Public Release: 5-Jan-2012
MU researcher's photoacoustic device finds cancer cells before they become tumors University of Missouri researchers are one step closer to melanoma cancer detection at the cellular level, long before tumors have a chance to form. Commercial production of a device that measures melanoma using photoacoustics, or laser-induced ultrasound, will soon be available to scientists and academia for cancer studies. The commercial device also will be tested in clinical trials to provide the data required to obtain US Food and Drug Administration approval for early diagnosis of metastatic melanoma and other cancers. Contact: Steven Adams
Public Release: 5-Jan-2012
BioinformaticsThe bigger picture of population genomics Making sense of the mass of genetic data generated by rapid-throughput methods remains tricky. Attention is now switching to automatic procedures to help researchers understand large amounts of DNA sequence information. The group of Christian Schlötterer at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna has now developed a tool to compare data from sequences of pooled samples. The program is described in the current issue of the journal Bioinformatics. Contact: Prof Christian Schlötterer
Public Release: 5-Jan-2012
ScienceWho's the boss? Research shows cells influence their own destiny In a major shake-up of scientists' understanding of what determines the fate of cells, researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have shown that cells have some control over their own destiny.
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Victorian Government and Science Foundation Ireland
Contact: Vanessa Solomon
Public Release: 4-Jan-2012
The Encyclopedia of Life expanding at a record pace The Encyclopedia of Life continues to expand at a record pace with the addition of new content and partners. At the start of 2012, EOL provides data on nearly half of all described species, with new content in Spanish, rich information about conservation issues from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and NatureServe, and more images and videos than ever before.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, EOL member institutions
Contact: Breen Byrnes
Public Release: 2-Jan-2012
RadiologyQuantitative CT helps identify COPD patients at risk for exacerbations National Jewish Health researchers report that a computerized form of radiology, known as quantitative CT, can offer valuable prognostic information about patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The findings indicate that quantitative CT scans can help identify patients at greater risk for damaging exacerbations of their disease. They also help identify distinct phenotypes among the COPD patient population, who could benefit from individualized, targeted management of their disease.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: William Allstetter
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