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Youth Gene Could Combat Alzheimer's

BioIT Top Headlines — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Bio-IT World | In a paper to be published tomorrow in Cell, MIT biologists report the first link between amyloid plaques that form in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and a gene previously implicated in the aging process, SIRT1.

Tasmania Devils Saved By Sequencing?

BioIT Top Headlines — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Australian Life Scientist | Sequencing of tumor tissue from Tasmanian Devils has revealed a surprising genetic link between the population-devastating devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) and nerve fiber myelination carried out by Schwann cells.

Amazon's On-Demand Supercomputer

BioIT Top Headlines — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0000

CNET | Amazon released its most powerful cloud server yet last week: Cluster Compute, a supercomputer for the Cloud.

DIA 2010 – Innovation, Issues-Driven, Upbeat

BioIT Top Headlines — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Bio-IT World | The 46th Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA) held last month in Washington, D.C. sported a decidedly optimistic tone. A whole host of sessions and exhibits highlighted strategic partnerships among multiple stakeholders, the growing role of payers and comparative effectiveness research, electronic health records, continued globalization, and of course, the latest technological solutions.

Genomics for All

BioIT Top Headlines — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0000

USA Today | Stanford University students are digging into genetics--their own!--in a summer class on genomics and personalized medicine.