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Biologists' capacity for generating genomic data is increasing more rapidly than computing power - A new algorithm will help them keep up In 2001, the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics announced that after 10 years of work at a cost of some $400 million, they had completed a draft sequence of the human genome. Today, sequencing a human genome is something that a single researcher can do in a couple of weeks for less than $10,000. Since 2002, the rate at which genomes can be...

BOSTON, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Best-In-Class BLAST! Fitness welcomes 39 Bally Total Fitness clubs to the Health Club Revolution! (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/CG99776) Blast Fitness completed the purchase of 39 Bally Total Fitness health clubs, in seven states. With the acquisition, BLAST Fitness becomes the fastest growing, independently owned, low-cost health club operator in the United States. With the welcoming of former Bally members from...

Predicting bomb shockwaves, building vulnerability, and evacuation priority Thanks to lightning-fast software from the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), if a truck bomb was discovered in Lower Manhattan we will now be able to predict the likely damage patterns in the surrounding areas, and prioritize the first responders' activities long before the bomb's acoustic shockwave ricocheted out at the speed of sound. It's called the Urban...

ZHENGZHOU, China, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- ANNEC GREEN REFRACTORIES CORPORATION (OTCBB: ANNC), one of leading refractory enterprises in China, today announced that it was the recipient of Scientific Achievements and Government Grants in 2011. Zhengzhou Annec Industrial Co., Ltd. ("Zhengzhou Annec"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, received government grants in 2011 which amounted to RMB1.16 million. Of the total amount, RMB300,000 was appropriated as...

Improved method for protein sequence comparisons Lightning fast and yet highly sensitive: HHblits is a new software tool for protein research which promises to significantly improve the functional analysis of proteins. A team of computational biologists led by Dr. Johannes Söding of LMU's Genzentrum has developed a new sequence search method to identify proteins with similar sequences in databases that is faster and can discover twice as many evolutionarily related proteins as previous...

JERUSALEM, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IDenta Corp. (PINKSHEETS: IDTA) CEO Yaacov Shoham today announced the following information. Mr. Shoham stated, "IDenta Alert explosive detectors were recently used to test and identify residue from a recent terror attack in an Asian country that involved deaths and a great amount of damage. "Federal intelligence officers have brought to a meeting with IDenta's representative in the same country, remains from the blast area. They performed three...

HOUSTON, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blast Energy Services, Inc. ("Blast")(OTC BB: BESV) announced today that the initial testing program on the Solimar Energy 76-33 well in the Guijarral Hills Field Area located in Fresno County, California, has been completed without encountering significant hydrocarbons. The Lower Avenal, Lower Gatchell and Leda formation were "tight" and did not yield significant amounts of formation fluid when perforated. The Leda also showed signs of formation...

HOUSTON, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blast Energy Services, Inc. ("Blast") (OTC BB: BESV) announced today that a completion rig has moved on location to commence the flow testing program on the Solimar Energy 76-33 well in the Guijarral Hills Field Area located in Fresno County, California. Under the completion plan, Solimar Energy, the operator of the well, plans to perforate and flow test up to three zones within the Gatchell, Avenal and Leda intervals. A total of potential net pay of...

LONDON, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With the mining boom ahead and announcements of openings of new mining sites in Canada, its now more important than ever that all phases of mining production are executed successfully. The rising price of minerals and exploration is causing a growing need for drill and blast activities and optimisation. We will see mining in sites that were previously viewed as economically unjust. Mining IQ will host the Drill & Blast Canada...

Envera announced today that it acquired Bio-Blast, the first biological termaticide approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, from Agro Power Development, Inc. Coatesville, PA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 02, 2011 Envera announced today that it acquired Bio-Blast, the first biological termaticide approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The microorganism, the EPA registration, all supporting research and data, as well as trademarks, were purchased...