Latest Molecular biology Stories
Research uncovers a virus which infects a host that has a non-standard nuclear genetic code Among eukaryotes with modified nuclear genetic codes, viruses are unknown. Until now it had been believed that the modifications to the genetic code effectively prevented new viral infections. However, researchers have now reported the first example of a virus that can be shown to have crossed the boundary from organisms using the standard genetic code to those with an alternate genetic code....
FREMONT, Calif., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After a long and successful collaboration and partnership, BioGenex and Abbott Molecular have announced that BioGenex will take over direct sales and support responsibility for co-branded Xmatrx instruments, auto FISH reagents and consumables, with immediate effect. Xmatrx FISH, the product of successful partnership, enabled walk-away automation of all assay steps required to perform Abbott's FISH tests from baking to final cover slip,...
Improved Library Preparation Workflows for Next Generation Sequencing SAN DIEGO, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink, trilinkbiotech.com) was recently awarded a Phase I SBIR Grant of approximately $130,000 by the National Institutes of Health to develop an approach to RNA sample preparation for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) using TriLink's expertise in nucleic acid chemistry. This is the sixth Phase I grant TriLink has been awarded and it will be...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The Human Genome Project, a study intended to map out the structure of the 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA, was begun in 1990 and concluded in 2003. The project, originally coordinated by the US Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health, later partnered with the Wellcome Trust in the UK along with scientists from Japan, France, Germany and China. The act of mapping out human DNA and storing it in research...
Cell Press Genetically modified (GM) crops have been a source of great controversy—particularly in Europe—but acts of vandalism and associated security costs have made scientific evidence about the health and ecological impacts of those crops hard to come by. A Swiss government-protected field site dedicated for use in GM crop studies could serve as an example to other European countries interested in pursuing crop biotechnology, according to an article published in Trends in...
More Than $500,000 Worth of Services, Reagents, and Prize Money SAN DIEGO and ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Rare Disease Day, Assay Depot and Rare Genomics Institute (RGI) today announced the winners of the first ever Rare Disease Science Challenge: BeHEARD (Helping Empower and Accelerate Research Discoveries). In total, more than $500,000 worth of research services will be awarded to study 26 different rare diseases, ranging from Alkaptonuria to...
Two Separate Events to Be Held in Chicago on April 22 and June 19; CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA®) announced the dates and locations for two events in the continuation of its high-profile discussions, The Food Dialogues(SM), designed to answer Americans' questions on some of today's most provocative issues surrounding food. The two-part series will take place in Chicago, with the first panel discussion...
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in plant, soil, stool and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the PowerMag(TM) Seed and PowerPlant(®) Pro-htp 96 Well DNA Isolation Kits, for high-throughput purification of nucleic acids from seeds and plants. The PowerMag(TM) Seed DNA Isolation Kit is the latest kit in MO BIO's PowerMag(TM) line of kits for hands-free nucleic acid isolation using magnetic beads. The...
WOBURN, Mass., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Covaris, Inc. introduced the single-tube FFPE DNA Extraction Kit at the 2013 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting held recently in Marco Island, Florida. This newest innovation from Covaris provides an optimized reagent and protocol for high-yield DNA extraction from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) tissue samples. Adaptive Focused Acoustic(TM) (AFA) Technology is used to emulsify and separate the paraffin,...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online DNA sequencing can be extremely useful in the right situations, but according to two researchers from the University of Southern California, understanding how much DNA to sequence can be a risky and expensive gamble. In an attempt to make sequencing easier and affordable enough to be used in all fields of research, Andrew Smith, computational biologist at the USC Dornsife College of Letters and USC graduate student Timothy Daley...
Latest Molecular biology Reference Libraries
The activity of any living cell, and by extension life itself, depends on protein synthesis and the transcription of DNA. If proteins are the machinery of cellular function, then DNA are the machine assembly lines – responsible for accurately and efficiently ‘transcribing’ protein messengers, structures and enzymes. DNA transcription begins in the nucleus of a cell when an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to the DNA strand. Sequences within the DNA direct the polymerase to...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a highly technical field like genetic engineering can be a beacon of stability and growth in today’s slumping job market. Genetic engineers, or biomedical engineers, are expected to see their career prospects grow as new technological advances drive an ever greater demand for individuals to specialize in this field. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) says that a position as a genetic engineer typically requires at least a...
Cell is a peer-reviewed scientific journal founded by Benjamin Lewin in January 1974 with the sponsorship of MIT Press. Lewin bought the rights to the journal in 1986 and published it under his own publishing arm Cell Press. Cell Press was sold to Elsevier in 1999, which currently publishes Cell twice monthly. Cell Press publishes several biomedical journals, including Cell, Neuron, Immunity, Molecular Cell, Developmental Cell, Cancer Cell, Current Biology, Structure, Chemistry &...
