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Are Science Publications Too “Old School” for 21st Century Bioscience?
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
The rate of discovery in biomedical research is accelerating. However, the slow trickle of increasing complex results through the peer review publications make it difficult for healthcare professi... -
The Significance of the Myriad Gene Patent Decision
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
While much has been made about how the decision in the Myriad Gene Patenting lawsuit will affect the biotech industry and biomedical research, how much impact will it actually have? (Published: Ap... -
Ernst and Young 2013 Global Biotech Report
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
The EY 2013 report on the biotech industry was released at the BIO 2013 Conference. The study shows that, while the sector saw record profits this past year, there are a couple worrying trends. (... -
A Look at What's Involved with Technology Transfer
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
At the 2013 annual Biotechnology Industrial Organization meeting, four technology transfer executives discussed the challenges and key points for successful technology transfer. They brought up th... -
Biotech Industry Overview and the Venture Investment Environment
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
In the last few years the biotech sector has been recovering. IPOs are happening, company buy-outs are making reasonable returns from investors, and the Nasdaq Biotech index is higher than ever. ... -
Can Government Programs Fix the Drug Development Pipeline?
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
As drug discovery and development slows down to a trickle, publicly funded government initiatives try to take up the slack. Can the new NIH and Euro big government programs prime the drug discover... -
Gene Patents: Can a Company Really Own Your DNA?
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Monday, January 14, 2013
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Have companies really patented human genes? How can intellectual property claims be made on peoples' DNA? As the Supreme Court prepares to take up the issue of gene patents with its review of the... -
The Supreme Court Reviews Myriad's Gene Patents
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Sunday, January 06, 2013
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Monday, April 15, 2013
The Supreme Court will consider limitations on the rights of companies to patent human genes with its upcoming decision in the case challenging Myriad Genetics claims to the BRCA cancer genes. Myr... -
The 2013 Rally for Medical Research in Washington D.C.
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Researchers and patients gathered during the annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research to protest the declining level of funding going to the National Institutes of Health (... -
Recent Advances in Cancer Research Gives Us Some Hope
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Researchers are continuously working on new approaches to treat all the various manifestations of cancer. Guest writer Zach Fisher gives a rundown of some recent advances that are providing hope f... -
The Challenges of Offering Diagnostic Genetic Analysis
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
It's anticipated that individual DNA sequencing will revolutionize how we practice medicine. However, there are real practical challenges associated with implementing this technology in the clinic... -
What Is an Avatar Mouse?
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
An avatar mouse can be used to test how a patient's own tumor cells respond to various cancer treatments. Read more about tumor xenografts in mice and how they are starting to be used to guide tre... -
The Controversy of Genetically Modified Food
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Although genetically modified (GM) food has been on supermarket shelves for almost 15 years, there is still extensive controversy about whether it is safe. Anti-GM group continue to sound the alar... -
Can Genetically Modified Food Feed the World?
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Advocates for genetic engineering of crops used for food point to benefits such as providing better and more nutritious, potentially solving world hunger by increasing crop yields, fortifying foods... -
World's Largest Biotech Hubs: Boston and the San Francisco Bay
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Looks at the details of the two regions with the highest density of biotech companies and most people working in biotech—the San Francisco Bay and Boston, Massachusetts regions. How do these... -
Getting at the Underlying Causes of Cancer
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
With recent technology advances, researchers are able to gather much more data about the particular changes in cells that produce cancer. Making sense of the massive amount of data, though, is the... -
Providing Patient Care that Incorporates the Latest Biomedical Research
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Advances in molecular analysis are poised to revolutionize medicine, but the changes are causing some growing pains. Research is advancing faster than ever with new data coming in all the time, an... -
Paul Nurse Discusses Challenges Facing Research and Drug Development
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Dr. Paul Nurse expresses frank views on the direction of life science research and the challenges facing new drug discovery and development in an interview at the 2012 EMBO Meeting. -
Genetic Analysis Improves Medicine's Response to Infectious Outbreaks
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
The accessibility of high through DNA sequencing is changing the way healthcare workers track pathogen infections. See how advances in genetic analysis enables doctors to identify bacterial infect... -
Systems Biology and Next Generation Technology
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
“Next generation” biotechnology is driving a shift in biomedical research from looking at a single molecule to looking at how tens and hundreds of thousands of biomolecules behave in ce... -
Broad-Scale System-Wide Protein Analysis with LC/MS
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Living things are made of proteins, not DNA. However, while next generation DNA sequencing has enabled the completion of the human genome and ushered in the era of personalized medicine, protein a... -
The Need for Cheaper and Faster DNA Sequencing
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Methods to sequence DNA have been used in labs for 30 years, why is there suddenly so much interest in sequencing technology and what is "next generation" sequencing? Development of new DNA sequen... -
What is Proteomics?
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Sunday, March 01, 2009
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Large-scale studies of proteins including determining their structure and function, how they are expressed, in what amounts, and how they interact with each other. -
Genes Don’t Just Make Proteins
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Researchers in the last several years have realized there are whole classes of genes that do not make proteins. Instead, the RNA from these genes performs some direct biological function. These n... -
Arrays
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Arrays are a versatile high throughput tool for analysis in the life sciences. -
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Find out about the growing niche of companies that offer personal genetic analysis which provides information about disease risks, health conditions, ancestry, and other individual traits. This dev... -
Tracking the Spread of Bacteria Around the Globe with DNA Sequencing
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
DNA analysis has become accessible enough to enable convenient genetic characterization of large numbers of pathogen samples collected from patients around the world. As a result, they can track h... -
The Impact of Whole Genome DNA Sequencing on Health Care
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Friday, June 15, 2012
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
As DNA sequencing costs are coming down to the point where this technology can transition from basic research to a routine medical use, there is a lot of discussion how this new in depth informatio... -
Overcoming the Hurdles to a Universal Flu Vaccine
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Recent discoveries are bringing the goal of a universal flu vaccine closer to reality. Researchers have found antibodies that target multiple flu strains and have confirmed that a universal vaccin... -
Six Biotech Developments in 2012 and Predictions for Next Year
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Updated:
Monday, January 14, 2013
The end of the year is a time to take stock in the happenings of past year and set expectations for the new one. Here's an overview of some of the biotech highlights of 2012 and thoughts on what's... -
Genetic Variation, Disease Genes, and Risk Factors
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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Sunday, January 06, 2013
Genes make us who we are and small variations in genes do more than just define our difference in physical appearance. They determine our unique physiology, influence our social, personality, and ... -
Comments on Myriad Gene Patent Case
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Sunday, January 06, 2013
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Sunday, January 06, 2013
Reader comments on Myriad gene patent case