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Tens of Thousands of Protein-Protein Interactions Reported in Human Reference Interactome Map

The protein-protein interactions tallied in the project are expected to inform future studies of biology and disease in various tissue and cell types.

Congenica Taking Deliberate Approach to International Expansion
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The UK-based maker of clinical genomics interpretation software is moving into the US and China after carefully researching the differences from European markets.

Hybrigenics Signs Three-Year, $2.4M Renewal of Protein Interaction Services Deal
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French biotech firm Hybrigenics said this week that it has renewed a three-year, $2.4 million research services agreement with an unnamed US life sciences company.

New Assay Could Aid Study of Brief Protein Interactions, Interpretation of Phosphoproteomic Work
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Medical University of Vienna researchers have developed a protein-proximity assay for investigating and validating short-lived protein-protein interactions.

Hybrigenics Posts 17 Percent Jump in Revenues from Protein Interaction Business
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This story originally ran on Feb. 1. French biotech firm Hybrigenics this week reported €6.6 million ($8.7 million) in revenues for 2011, up 45 percent from €4.5 million in 2010.
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Interfering With Invasive Mussels

The Chicago Tribune reports that researchers are studying whether RNA interference- or CRISPR-based approaches can combat invasive freshwater mussels.

Participation Analysis

A new study finds that women tend to participate less at scientific meetings but that some changes can lead to increased involvement, the Guardian reports.

Right Whales' Decline

A research study plans to use genetic analysis to gain insight into population decline among North American right whales, according to CBC.

Science Papers Tie Rare Mutations to Short Stature, Immunodeficiency; Present Single-Cell Transcriptomics Map

In Science this week: pair of mutations in one gene uncovered in brothers with short stature and immunodeficiency, and more.