Latest genomics Stories

New ‘CLIPMERGE’ Program Helps Physicians Identify Gene-Drug Interactions to Improve Treatment Decisions NY, NY (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Physicians and researchers at the Mount Sinai Medical Center will soon be utilizing a potentially revolutionary new data management and analysis platform that is external to, but communicates with, Mount Sinai’s Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR). The platform, developed at Mount Sinai, gives doctors real-time therapeutic and diagnostic guidance...

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team of researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study outlining the recovery and genomic analysis, using single-cell genomic techniques, of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, from a hospital sink. This is the first time that a single-cell genome sequencing approach was used to isolate and analyze a single microbe from a biofilm in a healthcare setting. The team,...

ORLANDO, Fla., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneLink, Inc. (OTCBB: GNLK.OB, "the Company," or "GeneLink"), a leading consumer genomics biotech company, reports financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Financial Results: In February of 2012 the Company completed the sale of GeneWize Life Sciences, Inc. to Capsalus Corp (OTCBB: WELL.OB, or "Capsalus"). The sale and accompanying licensing fees provided $1,165,900 to GeneLink during the fiscal year. Annual net...

Full-Year Ongoing Earnings Per Share Guidance Raised to $4.40 to $4.50, or $4.42 to $4.52 As-Reported ST. LOUIS, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With half of its fiscal year complete, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced today that the continued strength of its growing global business delivered another strong quarter for its fiscal year 2013 and translated to a second consecutive quarterly increase in full-year ongoing and as-reported earnings per share guidance. In reporting...

MASON, Ohio, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AssureRx Health, Inc. today announced the appointment of Stephen A. Stamp as Senior Vice President & CFO and Jeffrey P. Bush as Vice President, Payer Markets and Reimbursement to its leadership team. The management appointments coincide with increasing demand for GeneSight pharmacogenomic testing services, which support healthcare providers in medication selection and the management of side effects for patients with neuropsychiatric and...

Researchers with the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics isolate first gene in an often-ignored grain While pearl millet is a major food staple in some of the fastest growing regions on Earth, relatively little is known about the drought-hardy grain. Recently, plant geneticists at the University of Georgia successfully isolated the gene that creates dwarfed varieties of pearl millet. It is the first time a gene controlling an important agronomic trait has been isolated in...

BETHESDA, Md., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recently announced that six new directors have been elected to its Board. The Board of Directors are active participants in serving as advocates for the ACMG and for advancing its policies and programs. "It's a momentous time in medical genetics and genomics. We are excited to add these exemplary individuals to our Board," said Michael S. Watson, PhD, FACMG, ACMG...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GenoSpace, LLC, a company that builds information systems capable of storing and integrating genomic information and other health data for clinical care and advanced research, today announced the addition of Daniel Meyer as Chief Financial Officer. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130328/NE84802LOGO) "We have been working with Dan in an advisory relationship since forming the company, and are pleased to be able to bring him...

BETHESDA, Md., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gail E. Herman, MD, PhD, FACMG of Columbus, Ohio, is the new president of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), the national professional organization for clinical genetics professionals. Dr. Herman takes over from Wayne W. Grody, MD, PhD, of Los Angeles, Calif., who completed his two-year term at the 2013 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, in March. "I've been doing clinical genetics...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) is one of the most widespread species of turtle in North America. This creature is found in fresh, slow-moving waters from southern Canada to northern Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. And because this species has been widely studied, it only makes sense for researchers to sequence its genome, and that they’ve done. Publishing the work in this week’s Genome...