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Table of Contents . . . February 24th, 2005
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Celera Genomics Group - Genomics firm reports loss of $0.27 per share
Icoria, Inc. - Biotech company signs CRADA with U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc. - Infection control product provider anticipates financial results
Perlegen Sciences, Inc. - Pharma company signs new agreement with AstraZeneca
Scinoa, Ltd. - Biotech company relocates to Colorado from U.K., hires James Bruce as CEO
St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc. - Company focused on devices for lumbar spinal stenosis names Michael Bates CFO
Abbott Laboratories - FDA approves gene-based test for hematuria patients' bladder cancer
Acusphere, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm appoints Garen Bohlin to board of directors
Adelaide Women's & Children's Hospital - Biomarkers in amniotic fluid diagnose lysosomal storage diseases
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh - New research provides insight into gene response following MI
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Progress reported on RSV program and systemic RNAi therapeutics
Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing - Transduced glioma cells stimulate anti-tumor immunity
Cepheid - Company receives purchase orders for GeneXpert Modules
Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer - No association found between plasma homocysteine, B12, and folate levels
Charite University of Medicine Berlin - Nucleofection delivers genes to murine embryonic stem cells
Children's Hospital, Westmead - West Nile virus infection of embryo fibroblasts associated with TNF production
Chinese Academy of Sciences - Method discriminates diabetic patients from healthy controls
Corgenix Medical Corp. - Corgenix announces establishment of bioterrorism defense development program
Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Television drug ads require more understandable language
Essential Therapeutics, Inc. - Genes required for full virulence of Staphylococcus aureus identified
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg - Glycolysis genes are ubiquitously overexpressed in 24 cancer classes
Faculte de Medecine de Lille - Seven variant CYP4F12 allozymes characterized
Free University of Amsterdam - Soluble peridinin analyzed, excited state equilibrium resolved
Free University of Berlin - Amyloid precursor protein studied, efficacy of clioquinol clarified
Free University of Brussels - Benefits of miniaturization for DNA microarrays clarified
Genetic Disease Foundation - Foundation organizes campaign for genetic test that screens for 11 diseases
Gothenburg University - Combination therapy approaches for asthma management reviewed
Griffith University, Brisbane - Device for bioaerosol monitoring of viruses described
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Report: AIDS on the rise among blacks
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Health officials talk of eliminating AIDS in infants
Hanyang University, Ansan - Bacillus anthracis infection studied, rapid means of profiling discovered
Harvard University - New components of target of rapamycin signaling network reported
Haukeland University Hospital - Influence of PTEN mutations on outcome determined
Hospital del SAS, Cadiz - Renin-angiotensin system modulation protects vascular system
Hunan Normal University - ZNF322 protein is a member of the zinc-finger transcription factor family
Institute of Human Genetics, Montpellier - Long-term uranium exposure yields dramatic changes in gene expression
Institute of Work & Health, Toronto - Incomplete resolution of symptoms is a pain in the neck, especially for women
International Genomics Consortium - expO completes first phase of standardized gene-expression analyses
Jawaharlal Nehru Ctr. Advanced Sci. Res., Bangalor - Curcumin inhibits acetylation of HIV Tat by p300 as well as virus proliferation
Jichi Medical School, Tochigi - ST2LV is a new soluble secreted variant of the ST2 gene product
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt - Genetics of type 1 diabetes reviewed
Johns Hopkins University - Findings describe new data in retinopathy research
Johns Hopkins University - Optical images capture gene expression in the arteries
Karo Bio AB - Review compares lipid homeostatis through liver X and thyroid hormone receptors
Keio University - Studies describe new findings in cancer vaccines research
Keio University,Tokyo - New findings in the area of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis detailed
Kentucky School of Public Health, Lexington - HIV-infected gay men acknowledge risky sex behavior
Kyushu University - MTH1 gene polymorphism linked to type 1 diabetes in Japanese females
Kyushu University, Fuoka - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of oncology
McGill University - Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen gene linked to type 1 diabetes
Medical College of Wisconsin - Highly efficient Francisella shuttle plasmid constructed
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston - Periostin is predominantly expressed in endothelium of ventricular trabeculae
Nagoya University - Interferon-beta gene therapy causes cancer cells to self-destruct
National Tumor Institute, Milan - Cells normally protected from apoptosis are vulnerable to Fhit gene induction
New York Blood Center - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of SARS vaccines
Osaka University - Researchers' findings advance immunology research
Purdue University - Natural vaccinia virus promoter that directs protein synthesis identified
Rockefeller University - Gatekeeper gene critical to prevention and cure of lupus
Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb - APC E 1317Q/I1307K germ-line variants not detected in sporadic colon cancer
Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center - Jeans too tight? University study shows 50% of adults can blame their genes
Seoul National University - Reactive oxygen species mediate RANK signaling in osteoclasts
St. Thomas Hospital, London - Human sexual behaviors exhibit a moderate link to genetic influences
Stanford University Medical Center - Racial groupings match genetic profiles, study finds
The Children's Hospital of Phila. - By age 6, children of overweight mothers are also prone to obesity
U.S. National Institutes of Health - EGR1 is a target for AhR agonists in lung epithelial cells
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Vaccinia virus intermediate stage transcription complemented by proteins
Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Modifier genes trigger phenotypic expression of a deafness-linked mutation
Univ. of Southern California - Steroid dependency studied in pediatric heart transplant patients
Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Age-dependent factors stall the efforts of DNA repair enzymes
Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Gene sets are indicted in glucocorticoid-induced leukemic cell death
Universitatsklinik Schleswig-Holstein - Pathogenetically based adiposity therapy developed
University Medical Center, Ljubljana - Study investigated effects of Huntington disease on autonomic nervous system
University of Athens - The genotype-phenotype continuum of Wilson disease is extensive
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