[BiO BB] Life Sciences News Update
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Bio.com Life Sciences News Update
March 28, 2002
Produced by Bio Online®
The Life Sciences Portal(tm)
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CONTENTS:
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1. Science News: “Forging a Link Between Brain and Bone”
2. InFocus: “Structural Genomics”
3. Bio.com Job Fair: May 4, 2002 @ Oakland Marriott Convention Center
4. Jobs of the Week: “Research Scientist” and others
5. Market Research: “U.S. Microscopy Markets”
6. Featured Software: “LABTrack” and others
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1. SCIENCE NEWS
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-Different Parts of Brain Handle Fantasy & Reality
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=1
The ability to recognize objects in the real world is handled by different
parts of the brain than those that allow us to imagine what the world is
like. That is the result of a brain mapping experiment published in the
March 28 issue of the journal Neuron.
-Animals Use Scent to Determine Identity
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=2
The tiny Belding's ground squirrels appear to be "kissing". Instead, they
are sniffing to analyze secretions from facial scent glands, hoping to learn
from the complex odor bouquet who is family and who's not. More remarkably,
they are determining in a matter of seconds precisely who is close-enough
kin to risk their lives helping -- and perhaps even whether they are too
closely related to for mating.
-Mammalian Protein Resembles Snake Venom Toxin
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=3
Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin
modulates the sensitivity of specific receptors in the brain that are
targets of nicotine, the primary addictive drug in tobacco. The researchers
say that the protein, lynx1, may be a new tool with which to probe how
nicotine and other drugs activate “pleasure centers” of the brain.
-Forging a Link Between Brain and Bone
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=4
The adipose-derived hormone leptin is well known for its influence on
feeding behavior. Animals with genetic defects in leptin signaling become
obese when supplied unlimited food. However, even when food supply is
limited to prevent obesity, leptin still exerts profound effects on
various organs, including the bones.
-Mouse Protein Enhances Fruit Fly Memory
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=5
Researchers have found that they can enhance memory in fruit flies by
boosting the level of a protein called PKM. The scientists could trigger
memory enhancement in the flies by using either a fly or a mouse version
of PKM. The study, published in the April issue of Nature Neuroscience,
provides an important new clue about a fundamental mechanism of memory
common to flies, humans, and most other animals.
-Building a Better Mouse Cage
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=6
Mice have done a lot for biomedical research. Dr. Germain F. Rivard decided
to do something for them. "I disliked Static and Ventilated micro isolator
caging systems for the poor air quality and the bad air ventilation they
provided to the mice. I decided to invent a completely new system that
resolved all those problems cost-effectively."
To view Industry news, visit:
http://www.bio.com/industryanalysis/industryanalysis_news.jhtml
To view Research news, visit:
http://www.bio.com/newsfeatures/newsfeatures_research.jhtml
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2. INFOCUS WEBCAST
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1) Upcoming InFocus Webcast:
“Structural Genomics: A New Field Unfolds”
Broadcast scheduled for Friday, April 5 at 10am Pacific Time.
Look for more details in next week’s newsletter.
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=13
2) Past webcasts related to Structural Genomics:
** “Drug Discovery: Chemical Genomics”
Click here to view the PDF transcript:
http://www.bio.com/file_temp/chemgenomics.pdf
Click here to listen to the audio recording:
http://chat.bio.com:8000/audio/ChemGene_10042001.mp3
** “Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics”
Click here to view the PDF transcript:
http://www.bio.com/file_temp/masspec1.pdf
Click here to listen to the audio recording:
http://chat.bio.com:8000/audio/MassSpec_09202001.mp3
*For information on how to tune in to Bio.com’s live webcasts, go to:
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect01_23.jhtml?link=10
*To view all past InFocus Webcast recordings and transcripts, go to:
http://www.bio.com/newsfeatures/newsfeatures_fochives.jhtml
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3. BIO.COM JOB FAIR
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-When:
May 4th, 2002
10am – 3pm
-Location:
Oakland Marriott Convention Center
550 10th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Looking for a job? Planning for the future?
Find the right job at the Bio.com Job Fair and network with top notch
biotechnology and pharmaceutical representatives. Employers in the
biopharmaceutical industry are out there looking for candidates with
your background. The admission for job seekers is free.
For more information regarding the job fair, please visit:
http://www.bio.com/careercenter/careercenter_jobfair.jhtml
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4. JOBS OF THE WEEK
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Look at what’s new in the Bio.com Career Center this week:
1. Henry Ford Health System: Post-doctoral fellow
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=777670&action=View
2. Varian Genetics: LC/MS Support Specialist
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=776937&action=View
3. West Pharmaceuticals: Research Scientist
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=778104&action=View
4. Beckman Coulter: Senior Marketing Specialist
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=777531&action=View
5. Third Wave Technologies: Product Manager, Genomics
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=778107&action=View
6. Illumina: Scientist/Chemist
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=778099&action=View
7. Onyx Pharmaceuticals: QA Compliance Manager:
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=775996&action=View
8. PowderJect Vaccines: Director of Preclinical Toxicology
http://career.bio.com/pages/jobsearch.cfm?object=5&job=777240&action=View
Click here to browse all jobs from Bio.com’s Career Center:
http://career.bio.com/pages/featured.cfm?1
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5. MARKET RESEARCH
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Bio.com offers the most comprehensive collection of market research
available on the web. Check out these latest additions:
-Functional Proteomics: Short-Cuts to Drug Discovery
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=7
This report is an integrated market and technical analysis. Technical
innovations that can dramatically reduce the time required to develop new
therapeutics are driving the emergence of a new research field called
functional proteomics, and companies engaging in this research could see
huge growth in coming years.
-U.S. Microscopy Markets
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=8
U.S. Microscopy Markets examines and analyzes the shape of the markets--both
within and outside of the bioscience segment--for microscopy equipment,
including optical microscopes, electron microscopes, scanning microscopes
and tunneling microscopes.
-Marketing to Life Scientists: Keys to Success (2001)
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=9
This report is designed to help marketing professionals optimize their
marketing mix in the academic, industrial and government segments of the
life sciences market.
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6. FEATURED SOFTWARE
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Bio.com offers a very comprehensive selection of Life Science related
software. Check out these latest additions:
-Primer Premier v5
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=10
Want primers that will amplify across species or detect pathogens? Doing
multiplex PCR? Primer design software designs high amplification efficiency
primers for PCR, sequencing and hybridization. With a built-in automatic
search mode that tailors stringency to your template, you can design primers
for difficult templates at the click of a button.
-OPTIMAL SCIENTIST
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=11
OPTIMAL SCIENTIST facilitates the determination of both the optimal value
of (independent) predictor variables to use in an experiment and also the
resultant optimal regression equation, after the experiment is conducted.
-LABTrack
http://www.bio.com/Redirectors/LinkRedirect03_27.jhtml?link=12
LABTrack represents an exciting new development in Laboratory Information
Management Systems (LIMS) - a new generation called Electronic Lab
Notebooks. Typically, LIMS store only reduced and/or approved data.
LABTrack can store all of the data that your lab produces - raw and reduced.
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