NEWS!!!

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• NHGRI's advisory council open session slated for May 21 May 14, 2012
  The 1000 Genomes Project and a new NHGRI initiative are among the topics on the agenda for the open session of the 65th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR). Review the agenda and plan to see the meeting live online beginning at 10:15 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2012.
• meeting video now available May 11, 2012
  On May 3-4, 2012, NHGRI sponsored Genomic Medicine Centers III to identify possible solutions to genomic medicine implementation and develop approaches for collaboration among genomic medicine centers. NHGRI recorded the meeting for those unable to attend.
• NHGRI to host symposium on model organism Encyclopedia of DNA Elements project May 10, 2012
  On June 20-21, NHGRI will host a special symposium to celebrate modENCODE, an NHGRI project that nears completion this year. The goal of modENCODE was to create a comprehensive catalog of functional elements in the Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) and Caenorhabditis elegans (worm) and freely distribute the data to the research community.

• Study Highlights Potential of Sequencing-Based Method for Detecting Residual Leukemia after Treatment May 16, 2012
• Butterfly Sequencing Finds Adaptive Features Stemming from Hybrid Sequence Swaps May 16, 2012
• Pressure BioSciences Posts 69 Percent Revenue Increase for Q1 but Warns of Pressing Need for Cash May 16, 2012
• MDxHealth's Q1 Revenues Jump on Strength of Pharmaco Diagnostics Business May 16, 2012
• Agilent, Partners Developing Toxicology Testing Models with $6M NIH Grant May 16, 2012

• Test Before Incontinence Surgery Often Unnecessary May 14, 2012
• Mental Replay in Learning and Memory May 14, 2012
  A study in rats suggests that the mental replay of an experience is essential for making informed decisions. The work brings researchers closer to understanding how memories are represented and used by the brain.
• Chromosome Quirks Linked to Aging and Cancer May 14, 2012

• NSF and CONICYT Strengthen Scientific Cooperation in Chile May 16, 2012
• National Science Foundation Hosts Inaugural Global Summit on Merit Review May 15, 2012
  Arlington, VA -- Leaders from a two-day inaugural Global Summit on Merit Review, hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF), today released a set of merit review principles and established a Global Research Council. Heads of research councils from about 50 countries participated in the summit and joined the Global Research Council.The merit review principles crafted by the summit leaders include expert assessment, transparency, impartiality, appropriateness, confidentiality, and ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=124178&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item.
• Questions About Incredible Sea Turtle Migration Answered by Scientists May 14, 2012
  Immediately after emerging from their underground nests on the lush beaches of eastern Florida, loggerhead sea turtles scramble into the sea and embark alone on a migration that takes them around the entire North Atlantic basin. Survivors of this epic migration eventually return to North America's coastal waters.The most comprehensive perspective to date on precisely how young loggerheads navigate their transoceanic migration was recently published in two complementary papers produced ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=124190&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item.

• Linkam Scientific temperature controlled warm stages chosen for sperm motility in human fertility testing May 16, 2012
  Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen by an NHS Fertility clinic as suppliers of a controlled warm stage to perform routine semen analysis at body temperature.
• NeuroSigma Subsidiary sees potential for Thin-Film Nitinol in next-generation flow-diverting stents for treating intracranial aneurysms May 16, 2012
  NeuroSigma, Inc., a Los Angeles-based medical device company, today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, NSVascular, Inc. (NSV), acquired a portfolio of patents and related trade secrets covering the fabrication of Thin-Film Nitinol (TFN) from TiNi Alloy Company, including U.S. Patent No. 6,746,890 entitled “Three Dimensional Thin Film Devices and Methods of Fabrication,” an important piece of the portfolio covering the production of three-dimensional TFN constructs.
• Hitting the target: IntelliCap provides reliable and accurate regional drug delivery May 16, 2012
  Medimetrics, recently certified to ISO 13485, has successfully developed the IntelliCap system, specifically designed to target delivery of small molecule drugs and biologics to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The technology is capable of achieving controlled release of drugs to specific GI sites in a fast, cost-effective and convenient manner (Shimizu et al., 2008).