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<title><![CDATA[Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating microRNAs]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Scientists-dig-deeper-into-the-genetics-of-schizophrenia-by-evaluating-microRNAs-3263-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 10:29:12 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 NEW YORK  Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with schizophrenia and possibly other brain disorders.   	  	 In the May 11 issue of Nature Genetics, Maria Karayiorgou, M.D., professor... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Female-concave-eared-frogs-draw-mates-with-ultrasonic-calls-3262-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 10:29:06 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 Most female frogs dont call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then silently  signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent frog, Odorrana tormota, has a more direct method of declaring her interest: She emits a high-pitched chirp that to the human ear sounds like that of a bird.   	 This is one of several unus... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/A-new-gene-trigger-for-pregnancy-disorder-identified-3261-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 10:28:57 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 BOSTON  The COMT gene  known already for its role in schizophrenia  has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in todays advance on-line issue of Nature.   	 Led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), the study further suggests that a steroid molecule, 2-ME, may serve as both a diagnostic marker and therapeutic supplement for the treatment of... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Fruit-fly-avoidance-mechanism-could-lead-to-new-ways-to-control-pain-in-humans-3260-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 10:28:52 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they cant refuse. To survive, they must leave the fruit, wander off and burrow into the earth where they avoid food as if it were poison. Only then can the larvae grow and hatch into flies that will take wing to lay their o... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UV lotion lights the way to cleaner facilities]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/UV-lotion-lights-the-way-to-cleaner-facilities-3259-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 04:22:59 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 A team of Canadian scientists using a lotion which glows under ultraviolet light have shown that up to a third of patient toilets are not properly cleaned. Their findings, published in BioMed Centrals journal, BMC Infectious Diseases, also show that spores from the nasty bacteria Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) linger in the loo even when it has been thoroughly wiped down.   	 Michelle Al... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Neurotechnology Announces MegaMatcher 2.1 SDK for Development of Large-scale AFIS and Multi-biometric Face-Fingerprint Identification Systems]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Neurotechnology-Announces-MegaMatcher-2-1-SDK-for-Development-of-Large-scale-AFIS-and-Multi-biometric-Face-Fingerprint-Identification-Systems-3258-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:18:30 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now Includes Live Face Detection, Enhanced Standards Support and Java                             Compatibility   VILNIUS, Lithuania, May 7 /- Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, today announced the availability of MegaMatcher 2.1 SDK for the development of large-scale automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) and multi-b... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Entrust, Hewlett Packard Partner to Deploy Taiwanese ePassports, Authenticate Biometric Data]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Entrust--Hewlett-Packard-Partner-to-Deploy-Taiwanese-ePassports--Authenticate-Biometric-Data-3257-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:18:18 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Solution allows straightforward migration to EAC ePassport technology   DALLAS, May 7 /- An innovator in ePassport technology, Entrust, Inc. (Nasdaq:  ENTU ) will provide its proven public key infrastructure to the Taiwanese government to help authenticate sensitive biometric information stored on machine readable travel documents (MRTDs) -- also known as ePassports --... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sangamo BioSciences to Present at the Bank of America 2008 Healthcare Conference]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Sangamo-BioSciences-to-Present-at-the-Bank-of-America-2008-Healthcare-Conference-3256-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:18:07 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Calif., May 7 /- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:  SGMO ) announced today that Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO, will provide an update on the progress of Sangamo's ZFP Therapeutic development programs and an overview of the company's business strategy at 7:40 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the Bank of America Healthcare Conference in Las... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Center for Computer Forensics Offers Expert to Volunteer as CFCE Certification Applicants Coach]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Center-for-Computer-Forensics-Offers-Expert-to-Volunteer-as-CFCE-Certification-Applicants-Coach-3255-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:17:58 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Forensic examiner coaches law enforcement agents, supports CFCE training by                      providing volunteer coaching   SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 9 /- The Center for Computer Forensics (CCF) announced today that it will be lending Ed Moore, one of its examiners, as a volunteer coach for trainees working to become Certified Forensics Computer Examiners (CFCE). Moore, a forensic... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BIO-key(R) Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/BIO-key-28R-29-Announces-First-Quarter-2008-Earnings-Release-and-Conference-Call-Schedule-3254-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:17:49 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WALL, N.J., May 9 /- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI) today announced plans to release first quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, May 15, 2008 before the market opens. In conjunction with the release, BIO-key has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tomato stands firm in face of fungus]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Tomato-stands-firm-in-face-of-fungus-3253-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:17:06 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 Scientists at the University of Amsterdam have discovered how to keep ones tomatoes from wilting  the answer lies at the molecular level.  The story of how the plant beat the pathogen, and what it means for combating other plant diseases, is published May 9th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.   	 Farmers and fellow agriculturalists are continuously battling the ability of plant path... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Biodiversity -- it's in the water]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Biodiversity----its-in-the-water-3252-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:16:56 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 What if hydrology is more important for predicting biodiversity than biology"  Research published in the May 8th issue of the journal Nature challenges current thinking about biodiversity and opens up new avenues for predicting how climate change or human activity may affect biodiversity patterns.    	 In the article, an international group of researchers demonstrates that the biodiversi... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First analysis of platypus genome may impact disease prevention]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/First-analysis-of-platypus-genome-may-impact-disease-prevention-3251-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:16:40 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 	BATON ROUGE  Theres no doubt about it ... the platypus is one odd duck-billed, egg-laying, lactating mammal. With adaptations like webbed feet to fit its aquatic lifestyle and the poison spurs that decorate males, the platypus represents for many a patchwork of evolutionary development. But LSUs Mark Batzer, along with an international consortium of scientists led by Wes Warren at Washingto... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Duck-billed platypus genome sequence published]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Duck-billed-platypus-genome-sequence-published-3250-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:16:34 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 The first analysis of the genome sequence of the duck-billed platypus was published today by an international team of scientists, revealing clues about how genomes were organized during the early evolution of mammals. The research was supported in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).   	 	Fans of TV nature shows will rem... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Rainfall-and-river-networks-prove-accurate-predictors-of-fish-biodiversity-3249-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:16:29 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	   Princeton researchers have invented a method for turning simple data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity, allowing better prediction of the effects of climate change and the ecological impact of man-made structures like dams.   	 The mathematics behind the new method also can be used to model and predict a wide range of other questions, from the t... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Development of new techniques to understand marble quality and durability]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Development-of-new-techniques-to-understand-marble-quality-and-durability-3248-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 02:22:30 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	      The international commerce of ornamental stones has grown all over the world in the last years, revealing a decided solid support to the aesthetics of natural stones in buildings construction and urban ornamentation.   	 Marble is, undoubtedly, the ornamental stone par excellence. All through history, numerous civilizations have architectural or sculptural works which constitute the most... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How body size is regulated]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/How-body-size-is-regulated-3247-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:34:29 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 This meta-analysis, published in the latest issue of Nature Genetics, is based on data from more than 26,000 study participants. It verifies two already known genes, but also discovered ten new genes. Altogether they explain a difference in body size of about 3.5 centimeters.   	 The analysis produced some biologically insightful findings. Several of the identified genes are targeted by the mi... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Autism Speaks announces multinational initiative]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Autism-Speaks-announces-multinational-initiative-3246-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:21:56 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 NEW YORK, NY May 9, 2008  Autism Speaks, the worlds largest autism advocacy organization announces today the formation of an international collaboration with North, South and Central America. This multinational initiative will help to raise awareness and develop research expertise focusing on public health and screening for early diagnosis and enhanced service delivery across the Americas.   	... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers uncover mechanism of action of antibiotic able to reduce neuronal cell death in brain]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Researchers-uncover-mechanism-of-action-of-antibiotic-able-to-reduce-neuronal-cell-death-in-brain-3245-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:33:44 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 Research Highlights:      Mechanism of action of compound found to induce neurotransmitter activity in brain cells     The findings may lead researchers to develop potential novel therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntingtons disease, epilepsy, stroke/ischemia, dementia and malignant gliomas    	 RICHMOND, Va. (May 9, 2008)  Virginia Commonwealth University... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Study-supports-reason-for-concern-in-childhood-and-adolescent-obesity-3244-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:28:14 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	 COLUMBUS, Ohio  Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health.   	 Obesity has been increasing rapidly in the U.S. during the past 20 years and obesity in adults has been linked to cardiov... ]]></description>
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