Oct 28, 2009 Genomics

Newly Discovered “Schizophrenia Gene” Prompts Scientists to Test Potential Drug Target

Baltimore, MD (Scicasts) - Scientists at Johns Hopkins have reported the use of a commercially available drug to successfully “rescue” animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged by manipulating a newly...

Oct 27, 2009 Disease Processes

Two Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Researchers Elected to EMBO Membership

Hinxton, UK (Scicasts) - Two researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have been awarded membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), which promotes excellence in molecular life sciences...

Oct 26, 2009 Lab Technology Bio-IT

RainDance Extends Sequence Enrichment Solution Capabilities With Methyl-Seq and Ultra-Deep Resequencing Applications

Honolulu, HAWAII (Scicasts) - RainDance Technologies, a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, has announced that it will extend the capabilities of its Sequence...

Oct 23, 2009 Healthcare IT Healthcare Technology

Toumaz Technology Announces Availability of Sensium Life Pebble

Abingdon, UK (Scicasts) - Toumaz Technology, a provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions, has announced availability of the Sensium Life Pebble – a non-intrusive, body-worn...

Oct 22, 2009 Genomics

New Genome Sequence Strategies Proposed

Los Alamos, New Mexico (Scicasts) - A team of geneticists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, together with a consortium of international researchers, has recently proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the...