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Downpayments still keeping homebuyers away
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 13, 2009
... aren't cheap. Who has $10,000 or more just lying around for a downpayment?
During the housing boom — which ran through a portion of 2006 — many lenders required borrowers to put down...
20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
© micahb37 Using RNA interference technology, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have identified 20 genes involved in cholesterol metabolism , potentially leading to new treatments for heart disease and other cholesterol-related diseases.
Of the 20 genes the scientists...
Facebook for fogeys
in Sox First, on July 8, 2009
Is Facebook in danger of losing its coolness? A new study compiled by compiled by iStrategyLabs, and reported here , has found that the 55 and older crowd is poised to overtake high schoolers and younger as the biggest users of Facebook. As PCWorld's Jared Newman points out, Facebook's...
Bang Boom Bang wird 10!
in Kinoplausch, on July 5, 2009
...damit fängt ein großartiger Monolog als Filmeinstieg für einen ebenso großartigen Film an: Bang Boom Bang mit Ralf Richter, Martin Semmelrogge, Dieter Krebs, Oliver Korritke, Alexandra Neldel und Co. ...
Housing slump boosts population in New York City, other big cities
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 3, 2009
...s of California and Florida may have helped cities such as New York City grow.
During the housing boom, home values in parts of Florida and California skyrocketed. This attracted a lot of people to ...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
... one year ago. Getting clients today isn't nearly as easy for loan officers. During the housing boom years, they could wait for their phones to ring with new business. Today, loan officers have to...
Genome-Wide Karyomapping for Detecting Cystic Fibrosis in Embryos
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 30, 2009
© drsuparna In the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam, scientists report of an embryo test that can screen for cystic fibrosis as well as aneuploidy. According to the researchers, genome-wide karyomapping simultaneously detects inherita...
How biotech companies can reduce supply chain risk?
in Supplychainer, on June 25, 2009
... I don't think I have written any post on biotech supply chain management in this blog (at least I don't remember any), but seeing this nice piece in ICIS website became a motivation to w...
Home sales rise again. Is this a housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 25, 2009
...s vibrancy. And the truth is, it will probably never return to the go-go pace of the recent housing boom. That market was one built on false promises of wealth and on mortgage money that was too easy ...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...or investment bankers to stop them leaving. Market rates for bankers have been running close to the boom-time highs of two years ago and banks are also offering guaranteed bonuses. For ordinary incom...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
...open the champagne yet. The next few years will be hard. If you expect it will be anything like the boom years, you're kidding yourself. First, the market will be a completely different beast. U...
Fiber for Nerve Repair Derived from Chitosan and Polyester
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 19, 2009
Researchers have developed a promising new material that can be used to repair severed nerves by combining chitosan , a compound found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, and polycaprolactone , a strong, flexible, biodegradable polyester commonly used in sutures. The hybrid fiber combines the b...
Bahn: Sonderzüge für Kreuzfahrten
in Kreuzfahrten, on June 19, 2009
...ganz mit. So erfahren wir bei Bahninfo.de, dass das Unternehmen auf den verstärkten Kreuzfahrt-Boom reagiert und fortan so genannte Verstärkerzüge für die Strecke Hamburg -> Kiel einsetzt:
Insb...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...ee with me.
A story in the Miami Herald focuses on the plight of homeowners who during the housing boom took out option adjustable rate mortgages . In these type of loans, borrowers can decide to pa...
Azotobacter vinelandii Genome Sequence
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 18, 2009
© MASH DnArt Researchers have successfully sequence the genome of Azotobacter vinelandii , a nitrogen fixing bacterium found in soil. The data gathered will help advance research on nitrogen fixation and other biochemical processes, using A. vinelandii as model organism.
A. vinelandii has o...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
© Divine in the Daily Previously, researchers haveidentified a key protein, called p16INK4a, that increase in mammalian organs as as cells and tissues age. Recently, they have found out that the protein is also present in human blood and is strongly correlated both with chronological age and wi...
Want a better credit score? Manage your money
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 12, 2009
...t now; Lenders were heavily criticized for passing out mortgage money too freely during the housing boom, something that led to the record number of foreclosures we're seeing today.
But how can y...
Jasmonic Acid Treatment Cuts Down Pesticide Use
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 9, 2009
© jilly40uk US agricultural company Becker Underwood, in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited, now holds worldwide exclusive licence on the use of jasmonic acid as a natural seed treatment to help cut down on pesticide use on some commercially-important agricultural crops.
Researchers a...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...now everything there is to know about mortgage loans.
Problem is, during the height of the housing boom, many mortgage loan officers — not all of them, certainly, but many of them — pushe...
Hybrid-Autos werden zum Trend
in Das AutoWeblog, on June 5, 2009
... nur jeder 25. Wagen mit einer sparsamen Kombination aus Ottomotor und Elektromotor bestückt. Der Boom wird durch die Abwrackprämie und niedrigere Steuern für "Öko-Autos" angefacht. So förd...
OTC Prostate Cancer Test Kit in the Making
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2009
Researchers are developing a diagnostic test for prostate cancer wherein gold nanoparticles screen for the same cancer-related protein marker that is screened for by the FDA-approved Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test.
Huo and her team at the UCF lab developed the new technique involving go...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...mp. Yes, everyone from borrowers to real estate agents to appraisers acted badly during the housing boom. But at the heart of it all, are people like Mozilo, people who did everything they could to ta...
Global Rejection of Genetically Engineered Wheat
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2009
Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Australia, Canada and the U.S. released a joint statement confirming their collective commitment to stop commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) wheat .
Here's the summary statement:
In light of our existing experience with ge...
Eight Genes That Help Predict Patients Response to Melanoma Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 31, 2009
A group of researchers have identified eight genes that help predict a melanoma patient's response to treatment .
Dr. Tawbi and his colleagues examined the tumor tissues of 21 patients with metastatic melanoma, some of whom responded to chemotherapy and some who did not. Once the cases wer...
Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Tissue
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
© denn Using an animal model, researchers have shown that injecting adult bone marrow stem cells into skeletal muscle can repair cardiac tissue and thus reverse damages due to heart failure by doubling myocytes, or heart cells, and reducing cardiac tissue injury by 60 percent.
"Injecting ...
New HIV Microbicide Can Be Produced in Transgenic Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
© Sully Pixel Scientists have developed a new anti-HIV drug as well as a possible means of producing the drug in large quantities using transgenic plants.
In the research paper, Ma and colleagues describe how they combined two protein microbicides (b12 monoclonal antibody and cyanovirin-N) in...
You can lower your mortgage interest rate -- BEFORE you take out that loan
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 25, 2009
... The standard down payment used to be 20 percent of a home's purchase price. During the housing boom of 2001 through 2006, lenders offered a host of low-down-payment and no-down-payment loans. Tho...
P[acman]-Generated Gene Libraries for Drosophila melanogaster
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 25, 2009
Using a tool called P[acman] , group of researchers has established a library of clones covering most of the genome of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), an organism widely used in genetics research.
P[acman]- developed by Dr. Koen Venken (http://flypush.imgen.bcm.tmc.edu/lab/koenv/index...
Bio -Eier in Massenproduktion
in Bio Channel, on May 22, 2009
... derlei Lege-Fabriken dann auch die Preise kaputt: zumindest für die Erzeuger.
Der Bio-Boom ist eben auch ein zweischneidiges Schwert.
...
Redder Antioxidant-Richer Lettuce Using LEDs
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 21, 2009
© Leeks 'N' Bounds A team of plant physiologists has developed a method of producing redder- and thus healthier, anti-oxidant-richer - lettuce using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) .
To create red leaf lettuce plants enriched with these compounds, Britz purchased low-power LE...
Anti-Inflammatory Constituents of Ginseng Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 16, 2009
© centralasian Scientists have identified immunologically active components in ginseng, an herb used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine.
Allan Lau led a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong who identified seven ginseng constituents, ginsenosides , which showed imm...
Golden Rice is an Effective Source of Vitamin A
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 15, 2009
Golden Rice is a genetically modified plant developed to contain more beta-carotene in the grains, seen as a viable method of alleviating vitamin-A deficiency particularly in developing countries. In its current form, Golden Rice contains 35 micrograms of beta-carotene per gram. But how much o...
Kreuzfahrten als Trendsetter
in Kreuzfahrten, on May 14, 2009
...uot;, sagt Magdalene Hieke, Inhaberin des Reisebüros Strier.
Als Grund für den Boom wird zum einen angegeben, dass Kreuzfahrten von Jahr zu Jahr günstiger werden, zum anderen ist es aber auch so, da...
Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...red and supported by Battelle. BIO commissioned the report and had the input and support of the Biotechnology Institute.
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2009, 2 p.m. EDT
WHERE: BIO 2009 International Co...
Navigating the new mortgage roadmap
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 12, 2009
...y most recent mortgage loan back in 2006. You might remember that this was right before the housing boom ended and the housing crash began. Bad timing on my part. Today, my home is worth far less than...
Bacteria with Multiple Antibiotic Resistance in Waste Treatment Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 10, 2009
© DefMo Researchers have discovered increasing populations of bacteria with multiple resistance to antibiotics in waste water treatment plants. They found the so-called superbugs-bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics-up to 100 yards downstream from the discharge point into the Huron River....
Golf: Urlaubsinsel Mallorca boomt
in Eagleparbirdie, on May 9, 2009
© makelessnoise
Mallorca - damit assoziieren die meisten Deutschen Ballermann, Oberbayern und Sangriaeimer. Vielleicht noch Fincas aber zumindest Strand, Sonne und Swimmingpools. Die Auflistung wirkt ein wenig willkürlich und unvollständig, doch in einem bin ich sicher: golf wird selten g...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...'s rarely played for money. Interestingly, contract bridge went into serious decline during the boom. In contrast, poker or the twenty-first century variation Texas hold 'em has surged in popu...
Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 2, 2009
Researchers have identified a gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development . This gene, called RGS17, could result in a genetic predisposition to develop lung cancer particularly in those with a strong family history of the disease.
Using a genetically altered mouse mod...
Walnuts May Help Fight Breast Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
© tvol In an animal study, consumption of walnuts has been demonstrated to help ward off breast cancer in mice .
Researchers led by Elaine Hardman, a cell biologist at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, compared breast cancer incidence in mice eating a di...
Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
© Saudi... Researchers have identified a metabolite in urine called NNAL that might predict risk of Lung cancer among smokers.
To evaluate the impact of NNAL, researchers identified 246 current smokers who later developed lung cancer and 245 smokers who did not develop lung cancer during...
New Agricultural Biotechnology Blog
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 20, 2009
... The Council for Biotechnology Information has launched a blog dedicated to agricultural biotechnology news and information for the 2009 BIO International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, May ...
Joachim Brunner: Kommt ein Crack-up Boom?
in Bauen - aber richtig, on April 18, 2009
...hwerte wie Autos, Immobilien, Aktien, Lebensmittel, Fernseher et cetera umzuschichten. Diesen Boom nennt man einen 'Crack up Boom'."...
Full-sized House using GluBam Technology
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 15, 2009
In Changsha, Hunan Province, China now stands a full-sized California-style home made of bamboo, using the GluBam® technology, tagged by Popular Science in 'Best of What's New in 2008'.
Xiao's GluBam® technology utilizes the modern processing procedures to integrate the rou...
VC Fund Raising Drops Dramatically
in TJ's Weblog, on April 13, 2009
© borman818
Venture capital fund raising dropped in the first quarter of 2009 based on comparisons with the same period in 2008 by almost 40%. A number of sources ( Red Herring , VentureBeat , TechCrunch , PE Hub ) have been covering the story.
The numbers are stark. Only 40 VC funds raise...
Easter egg and flower sales boom in recession
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
...nything that makes them forget how hard things are and cheers them up. Flowers and chocolates are a booming business in a recession....
Varnish Alternative Derived from Glycerin
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 9, 2009
© Elsie esq. German researchers have developed a varnish alternative in which the majority of petrochemical components have been substituted by vegetable oils and sugars. It has identical properties to the conventional varnishes used today and is hard-wearing, scratch-proof and resistant to c...
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
...ul and it's likely to stay that way for at least the next decade or so. That is, until the next boom....
Banana Briquettes
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 8, 2009
© choyaw99 Researchers have developed a method of converting banana crop waste into briquettes as a source of fuel.
First, the banana skins and leaves are mashed to a pulp in a hand-operated domestic meat mincer. This pulp is mixed with sawdust to create a mouldable material - in Rwanda it wo...
Kreuzfahrten trotzen der Finanzkrise
in Kreuzfahrten, on April 7, 2009
© chippenziedeutch
Finanzkrise wohin das Auge blickt. Doch ausgerechnet die Kreuzfahrtbranche erweist sich als krisensicher, ja sogar als Krisengewinner. Das geht aus einem Artikel bei Newsmax hervor, wo offen davon ausgegangen wird, dass die Zahl der Kreuzfahrten auch 2009 weiter ansteigt:
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Google to Invest in Biotechnology
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...velop, to comanage Google Ventures. The other managing partner, Bill Maris, who has a background in biotechnology and healthcare, will be based at Google's corporate headquarters in Mountain View,...
Microbes Convert Carbon Dioxide and Electricity to Methane
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 31, 2009
Researchers have developed microbial electrolysis cells using Archaea species that could use the current to convert carbon dioxide and water to methane without any organic material, bacteria or hydrogen usually found in microbial electrolysis cells.
The researchers created a two-chambered cel...
Marker that Predicts Breast Cancer Metastasis
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 28, 2009
Researchers have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM , for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis. These findings could lead to the first test to predict the likelihood of breast cancer metastasis via the bloodstream.
The Weill Cornell investigators set out to build o...
Online connection boom
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
... Economist points out, it's a form of cheap entertainment. Besides, there has also been a boom in subscription-based site arranging affairs. Never before has there been so many people lookin...
Recession health chart: fit and miserable
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
... time if the economic malaise is worse than we have ever seen before. But he's not sure. So in boom times, people are fat and happy. Now, they're just fit and miserable.
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Licorice Compound May Prevetn Colon Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 24, 2009
A compound found in licorice has been demonstrated to help prevent colon cancer in mice trials. The compound works by inhibiting the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2), which is highly expressed in the colon.
The researchers examined expression of 11βHSD2 in human colo...
Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition 2009
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 18, 2009
... Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition is THE INDUSTRY'S GOLD STANDARD for senior level pharma, biotech, and device professionals seeking the latest news and the rare chance to network with all th...
Bioremediation of Chromium-Contaminated Waste with Acetic Acid
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 13, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3765679 Scientists have discovered that the addition of dilute acetic acid or vinegar can help jumpstart bioremediation of chromium-contaminated industrial wastewater .
"Our treatment method reconverts the oxidised chromate to a non-soluble state, w...
How Cranberry Prevents Urinary Tract Infections
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 12, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5466776 Cranberries and cranberry juice have been documented to help fight urinary tract infections. An earlier study revealed that tannins found in cranberries prevent bacteria from adhering to the lining of the urinary tract .
In a laboratory set up, th...
Prognostic Test for Frontotemporal Dementia
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 6952418 A blood test has been developed to predict the risks of frontal lobe dementia (Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD), a form of dementia that occurs most frequently in patients younger than 65. The test is based on previous findings showing that a genetic d...
Gene Therapy for Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7126655 Scientists may have found a promising new treatment for obesity using gene therapy . They have discovered that a particular gene called BDNF , can result in improved insulin sensitivity , reduced fat mass and weight loss when active in the hypo...
Kreuzfahrt: das richtige Schiff finden
in Kreuzfahrten, on March 6, 2009
© mil8
Kann man das einen Psycho-Test nennen? Ein wenig schon, denn in der Online-Ausgabe der BILD-Zeitung wird die Frage aufgeworfen, welcher Kreuzfahrt-Typ mann/frau ist. Welches Schiff passt zu mir? lesen wir hier und ganz so, als ob das nicht eine Frage der jeweiligen Stimmung und des ...
200,000 Rice Mutants Available for Study
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 4796039 Scientists are organizing a repository of genetically modified rice plants in the hope of understanding the function of the approximately 57,000 genes that make up the rice genome. Two hundred thousand rice mutants are now available and have been ...
Biomarkers for Severity of Chikungunya Fever Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7107223 Researchers have identified three specific biomarkers which can provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), a viral illness that, like dengue fever, is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Based on blood samples obtained ...
Washington: Tourismusboom dank Obama
in Das Reise-Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...5 US-Dollar bei einer Auslastung von 98 Prozent.
Da kann man nur hoffen, dass dieser Boom andauert, wenngleich die Zahlen von Mitte Januar so schnell nicht wieder erreicht werden dürften ......
Caffeine Offers Skin Cancer Protection
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 6660710 In a study published this week in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology , researchers investigated the mechanism by which caffeine may confer protection against skin cancer .
For the study, Nghiem's team looked at caffeine's effect on ...
How Capsaicin Interacts with Pain Receptors
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7560169 New research published in PLoS Biology further expounds on capsaicin's role in chronic pain relief . According to a related report :
"The receptor acts like a gate to the neurons. When stimulated it opens, letting outside calcium enter...
New Raspberry Variety: Moutere Red Raspberry
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 26, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5788741 A team of plant breeders from Canada and New Zealand has developed a new variety of red raspberries dubbed 'Moutere' Red Raspberry .
The new variety boasts of high yields of large, uniform size, bright red berries, suitable for consumption...
Lactic Acid Bacteria as Vehicle for Anthrax Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 24, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 407156 Researchers have discovered that lactic acid bacteria, commonly found in dairy products, can also be used as a vehicle for an oral vaccine against anthrax , and possibly other types of viruses and pathogens. According to the researchers, "the a...
The Great Depression Ahead by Harry S Dent
in Sox First, on February 21, 2009
... recovery in 2009 coming from all the stimulus packages being introduced around the world. The next boom will happen from 2023 to 2036, if we live that long.
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