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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...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...e also reported that the annual respected benchmark report states the financial damage done to the sector by the ongoing recession. After rising by more than 50 percent the previous five years, busin...
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... ...ions of one key material leads to the whole production line being shut down (the same as many other sectors:)).
What was interesting for me was their use of FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) w...
Russia and Japan to Collaborate on Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
...specializing in the development of state-of-the-art technology alongside large corporations in the sector."
The press release is here .
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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...
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...
Apple Updates its Software While the Government Rethinks Law
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...s the PC industry slumps. Apple's iPhones and iPods are dominant players in the rapidly growing sector.
In the meantime, President Obama asked Congress to repeal a hard-to-enforce tax on the per...
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...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...quot;Emerging Markets funds were the strongest performers, finishing up 6.96%. The Emerging Markets sector has experienced a significant turnaround over the last three months as risk appetite seems to...
RFID based Electronic Shelf Labels expected to replace paper
in The RFID Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...nd the ones which survived are looking at putting all the pieces together and start afresh.
Retail sector has been one of the hardest hit in the process and it has been trying to get back into shape ...
Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
...e are buying less, there are less requests to transport products to retail stores.
- Manufacturing sector, especially parts and component manufacturers see a dramatic decrease in their sales and this...
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...
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...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
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Will the clean energy sector emerge from the recession faster than other industries? That seems to be the suggestion in the latest REN21 Renewables Global Status Report . Despite the worst econo...
Climate change and business costs
in Sox First, on June 3, 2009
... costs would total nearly $93 billion, if there was a market price of $28.24. Not surprisingly, the sector with the biggest exposure is the utilities. If they had to pay for each metric ton of emissio...
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...
Google Wave to revolutionize chat, confuse us all.
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 30, 2009
... they can get it working nicely, it could be a big hit in the business world, as well as the public sector!...
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...
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...
Higher rents and sale prices for green buildings
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
...e evidence on the economic value of the certification of green buildings in the commercial property sector and it has enormous implications in this economic climate. It means that businesses seeking t...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
... fail. Red Herring summed up the NVCA's suggestions: Mr. Doll asked that "both the private sector and the government address the breakdowns that have occurred within their respective systems,...
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...
Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...outset, but if other entrepreneurs follow Branson it could become a serious problem for the banking sector. Branson's move follows in the footsteps of retail giant Tesco which is moving into ba...
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...
2009 may not turn out to be as bad for RFID as you might think
in The RFID Weblog, on May 16, 2009
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The world economy is depressed and most of the sectors are in red and if you would ask any expert he would point out that immediate future doesn't look good either.
But if we cons...
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...
Financial crisis winners to hurt banks
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
...eaten to destroy banks? The Economist identifies four big winners that will decimate the banking sector. These include the advisory boutiques which are cashing in on the banks destroying their repu...
Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...repared 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...
H1B: Frying pan to fire
in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009
...ries, and to imagine they would not apply to technology would be disingenous. If anything, the tech sector is even more vulnerable to the phenomena than the manufacturing and service sectors.
The cho...
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....
Microsoft needs LESS focus, not more
in The CIO Weblog, on May 8, 2009
...lost its focus" and that it is this supposed recent loss of focus on some particular notion or sector or something that is responsible for the hard times in which the business finds itself.
You ...
Buffett says newspapers have no future
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...The problem, he said, was that the industry was oblivious to the changes that were transforming the sector. "Newspaper properties, moreover, continued to sell as if they were indestructible slot ...
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...
S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
...ks for Budweiser in the beverage industry, may not be right for Samsung in the consumer electronics sector. It might, in fact, be a case of having too much information."
Overall, it seems that h...
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...
Ceva contracts Aston Martin to manage inbound logistics
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
... solution. The contract has enabled Ceva to re-enter the UK's automotive car assembly market, a sector in which Ceva holds a dominant position globally."
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Business Plans a Waste of Time? Maybe...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 26, 2009
...t to funding received for dot-com businesses. Do the results apply to start-up outside the tech sector? Your guess is as good as mine. Second, the study covered a period from the late 90's and...
Assessing the Future of Venture Capitalism
in TJ's Weblog, on April 20, 2009
...he current dismal state of venture capital? Regression to the mean. Just like every other financial sector (each on their own calendar or cycle), venture capital overreacts to short-term news and then...
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 ...
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 round, ...
Henkel wins supply chain excellence award
in Supplychainer, on April 13, 2009
...cialist magazines, and business consultants honored Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business sector on April 3 in Germany with the "Supply Chain Management Award 2009" for the success...
Early Japanese Car Models Arrive in New York
in Classical Drives, on April 13, 2009
...' down to the tiniest fin, these pint-sized vehicles helped repurpose Japan's manufacturing sector from munitions to peacetime production," says Joe Earle, Director, Japan Society Gallery...
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...
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...
Before You Start a Business, Do an Internship
in BootStrapMe, on April 4, 2009
...n a lot of insight into you new industry or market by doing an internship in a business in the same sector of your economy. That was the advice of Karen E. Klein at BusinessWeek last month. She call...
G20 and FASB: the banks win again
in Sox First, on April 3, 2009
...stions. First, there is the issue of reining in the compensation schemes in the financial services sector which created all that excessive risk taking. The G20 endorsed the Financial Stability For...
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,...
A Web 2.0 Obituary?
in TJ's Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...nown already:
- cloud computing (although recently over hyped, it's long term very viable)
- biotech has yet to show a broad range of success stories
- mobile will remain tricky as long as ther... ...ounder.
So what is the future? I guess tech investment will diversify more away from the web into sectors that are known already:
- cloud computing (although recently over hyped, it's long term ...
Advertising market crash
in Sox First, on April 2, 2009
...#39;t result in increased consumer spending at a time when unemployment is climbing and the housing sector is in strife. Why is this important? Because advertising is a lead indicator of economic tre...
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...
Lockheed Martin opens supply chain command center
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2009
...s is a key component of FASI-G, with 80 percent of the program's supplier base coming from that sector.
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RFID in times of recession
in The RFID Weblog, on March 27, 2009
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Global meltdown has cast its ominous shadows on almost every sector around the globe and how could the RFID industry stay untouched.
On the whole the projected growth rates of the industry are ...
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...
Why Geithner's plan won't work
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
... larger share of the losses," Geithner writes. "Our approach shares risk with the private sector, efficiently leverages taxpayer dollars, and deploys private-sector competition to determine ...
Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
... Economic downturn has had a dramatic effect on the transportation sector, especially the sales of logistics service provider as there is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of...
Foundation for NIH Facilitated Partnership Announced Availability of Alzheimer’s Genome Biomarker Data
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 20, 2009
... National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration along with more than 20 private-sector companies and organizations.
This ongoing $60 million, 6-year ADNI study is the most compre...
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...
The seven deadly sins of executive pay
in Sox First, on March 18, 2009
...management's control. These can include macroeconomic factors, broad market trends and specific sector competitive issues. Number three is using a "balanced scorecard" which typically pl...
Cloud computing killed your future
in The CIO Weblog, on March 17, 2009
... his vision. I think a lot of people are going to be out on the streets and unable to find new tech sector jobs as a result of cloud computing initiatives. I don't believe this is necessarily beca...
AIG's Contracts and Obama's Outrage
in Bizinformer, on March 16, 2009
...mpany's collapse.
I heard a report today that contrasted white collar workers in the financial sector with blue collar workers in the auto industry. AIG's bonuses just have to be paid becau...
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...
Garavelli Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 13, 2009
...s, and has chosen Garavelli as one of the most significant representatives of Italian style in the sector of jewelry and watches. ...
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...
