Sequencing and Analysis of the Hydra Genome
Chapman, Kirkness et al., Nature
An international research collaboration reports their sequencing and analysis of the Hydra magnipapillata genome, and compare it to the genomes of several other organisms. "The Hydra genome has been shaped by bursts of transposable element expansion, horizontal gene transfer, trans-splicing, and simplification of gene structure and gene content that parallel simplification of the Hydra life cycle," the authors write. They team suggests that comparisons of the Hydra genome to the reported sequences of other animals have helped them to elucidate the evolution of several of the organism's characteristics.
French Cell Chip Maker Cytoo Raises $4.7M, Opens US Shop
According to President and co-CEO Francois Chatelain, Cytoo is ready to make a move on the North American market to grow sales, attract customers, streamline logistics, and position itself for further rounds of financing.
December 01, 2009 / BioArray News
Biolog Nets $923K ARRA Grant to Upgrade Cell Array Platform
CEO Barry Bochner said that Biolog will use the funds to continue adapting its Phenotype Microarray platform to study Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other fastidious pathogens, expand its Microbial Identification System to cover more fastidious species, and work with researchers at Texas A&M University to study gene function in Mycobacterium.
November 10, 2009 / BioArray News
CSIRO-Led Team Adopts Biolog's Cell-Array Platform for Wheat Toxin Study
Appearing in the online editions of Fungal Genetics and Biology and Microbiology, the papers describe the use of Biolog's Phenotype Microarray platform to research secondary pathways in F. graminearum, which is responsible for head blight and crop losses.
June 23, 2009 / BioArray News
Roche Buys Innovatis for $20.5M in Bid to Boost Bioproduction, Cell Fermentation QC Play
Innovatis' cell counting, cell viability testing, and cell acquisition measurement technology is compatible with Roche's xCELLigence platform, according to a Roche Applied Science official.
March 20, 2009 / Cell-Based Assay News
EPA Presents Phase I ToxCast Data for First Time, Extends Acea's Participation for One Year
In addition, the EPA and Acea have been collaborating on the publication of paper that will report Acea's ToxCast data. The paper has been submitted and the partners "should hear back fairly soon" about when and in what journal it will appear.
March 20, 2009 / Cell-Based Assay News
Nexcelom's New Hepatocyte App for Cellometer Vision Provides Automated Counting Method
According to a company official, this application provides an automated counting method for a type of cell for which one does not currently exist.
March 20, 2009 / Cell-Based Assay News
Cyntellect and the University of Michigan Awarded US Patents
March 20, 2009 / Cell-Based Assay News
Thermo Fisher Scientific, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Life Technologies, Cenix BioScience, AstraZeneca, MultiCell Technologies, Maxim Biotech, CyBio, Axxam, PerkinElmer, Sangmyung University
March 20, 2009 / Cell-Based Assay News
End of Federal hESC Restrictions Will Enable Use of PGD Lines, Remove Stigma
Lifting the ban, which "lift[s] the cloud of scrutiny of stem cells," could also increase federal funding of hESC lines, which could increase discoveries of new assay systems, cellular-differentiation pathways, and small molecules.
March 13, 2009 / Cell-Based Assay News
