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Krishagni, developer of caTissue Plus - an Enterprise edition of NCI caTissue, will integrate caTissue Plus with Aperio imaging system and OmniLab pathology system for UNSW, and provide ongoing support for the next three years. caTissue, developed by National Cancer Institute (NCI), is a free and open source Biobanking LIMS software. (PRWEB) January 17, 2013 Krishagni Solutions today announces collaboration with Translational Cancer Research Network (TCRN) of the University of New South...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LabKey Software and De Novo Software are working together to provide direct export capabilities from FCS Express(TM) 4 Flow Cytometry to LabKey Server. The collaboration will allow high-volume flow cytometry users to leverage not only the report generation and analysis capabilities of FCS Express, but also the sophisticated web-based data environment provided by LabKey Server, including flexible tools for quality control and workflow...

Plexera®, LLC, a worldwide provider of label-free surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRi) technology solutions for functional proteomics, announced today the official launch of its contract research effort based in offices of Plexera LLC located at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB). Plexera will perform advanced kinetic interaction analysis on either customer provided samples or Plexera provided targets and libraries. Seattle Washington (PRWEB) January 16, 2013 Plexera®,...

An international research consortium, led by Fujian Agriculture, Forestry University (FAFU) and BGI, has completed the first genome sequence of the diamondback moth (DBM), the most destructive pest of brassica crops. This work provides wider insights into insect adaptation to host plant and opens new ways for more sustainable pest management. The latest study was published online today in Nature Genetics. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) preferentially feeds on economically...

Sentrana researchers presented Prize4Life ALS Prediction Challenge research that will help accelerate the discovery of treatments and a cure for ALS . Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 11, 2013 Dr. Liuxia Wang and modeler Guang “Eric” Li of Sentrana’s quantitative modeling research department presented their prize winning research at the international Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) conference. The DREAM – Phil Bowen ALS Prediction Prize Challenge was created by...

DALLAS, January 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The report "Metabolomics (Biomarker Discovery/Metabolite Detection/Metabolite Profiling) Market By Applications (Drug Discovery/Toxicology Assessment/ Diagnosis) and Indications (Oncology/Cardiology/Neurology) - Forecasts from 2012 to 2017", analyses the global metabolomics market by region, applications and indications with five year revenue forecasts. It also identifies the factors driving and restraining the global metabolomics...

--Project Demonstrates Commitment of Two World-Class Organizations to the Advancement of Research and Treatment in These Childhood Cancers-- PHILADELPHIA and SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and BGI-Shenzhen today announced a formal agreement to collaborate on research into next-generation sequencing and analysis of pediatric brain tumors, in support of the Childhood Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium (CBTTC). The...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ProteinSimple, focused on providing innovative tools for protein research, announced today that Tim Harkness, CEO, will present an overview of ProteinSimple at the 31(st) Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference today at 3:00 PM (PST) at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. ProteinSimple's goal is simply to help researchers gain a better understanding of proteins and their role in disease. The...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Genome sequencing is much more common than in the past. In a large part, this is attributable to advances in biotechnologies and computer software, however, there is still some question about both the accuracy of different sequencing methods and the best ways to evaluate these efforts. Computer scientists, led by New York University, have now devised a new tool to better measure the validity of genome sequencing. By tracking a small...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online An international team of researchers announced on Sunday they had completed the first high-quality reference genome of the domestic goat (Capra hircus), marking the first time the DNA of a ruminant animal has been sequenced. "Goats are recognized as an important member of the world livestock industry, and with many unique biological features," officials from BGI Shenzen, one of the institutions responsible for the feat, explained...