DNA in Biological Technology

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Partners With Scancell to Advance DNA Vaccine Delivery

HALIFAX, NS, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ - ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a Canadian vaccine development company, has signed an agreement with UK-based Scancell Ltd., the operating company of Scancell Holdings Plc (SCLP.PL), which is developing therapeutic cancer and infectious disease vaccines. T...

Researchers enlist DNA to bring carbon nanotubes' promise closer to reality

A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University has reported a breakthrough in the quest to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are suitable for use in electronics, medicine and other applications. In an article published in the July 9 issue of Nature , the group says it has developed...

Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation to Protect Archived DNA Using Biomatrica's Room Temperature Storage

SAN DIEGO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomatrica today announced that the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) will use Biomatrica's SampleMatrix room temperature storage technology to archive its DNA samples. SMGF will use the SampleMatrix technology in place of ultra-low-temperature ...

DNA Diagnostics Center Offers Father's Day DNA Testing

DNA Diagnostics Center is offering special discounts on several DNA tests, including paternity and ancestry testing, this week through Father's Day. Fairfield, OH (PRWEB) June 16, 2009 -- Throughout the week leading up to Father's Day, June 21, DNA Diagnostics Center is...

ZyGEM Corp. Signs Agreement to Incorporate Its Breakthrough DNA Extraction Technology Into Rubicon's Research and Diagnostic Products

-Latest in Series of Global Distribution Agreements to Make ZyGEM's Lower-Cost, Rapid and Easy-to-Use DNA Extraction Kits Available to Researchers Everywhere- -ZyGEM Also Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for its DNA Extraction Technology- SOLANA BEACH, Calif. and HAMILTON, New Zealan...

ZyGEM Releases Application Note Showing its DNA Extraction Kits Rapidly Produce High Yields of Quality DNA

--Highlights prepGEM(TM) Tissue Kit's Rapid, Robust and Reliable DNA Extraction That Generates DNA Templates Outperforming Other Commercial Kits-- -- Samples Prepared from Mouse Tails Using prepGEM(TM) Yielded Over 34 Times the Amount of DNA Produced by Two Commercial Rapid Extraction Kits --...

Connecting Materials Science With Biology, K-State Engineers Create DNA Sensors That Could Identify Cancer Using Material Only One Atom Thick

MANHATTAN, Kan., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kansas State University engineers think the possibilities are deep for a very thin material. Vikas Berry, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is leading research combining biological materials with graphene, a recently developed ...

Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository Adopts BioLife Solutions CryoStor(TM) as Standard Biopreservation Media

BOTHELL, Wash., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BLFS), a leading developer and marketer of proprietary cGMP hypothermic storage and cryopreservation media products for cells, tissues, and organs, today announced that the Rutgers University Cell...

Transgenomic Completes Licensing Option With Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Cold-PCR for Enrichment of DNA Mutations

OMAHA, Neb., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO), a leading global biotechnology company, announces that it has completed a licensing option with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA with regard to a method known as Cold-PCR. This variation of t...

ZyGEM Corp. and VWR International Europe BVBA Sign Agreement to Distribute Breakthrough DNA Extraction Technology in Europe

- Extends Successful Existing Distribution Agreement for the Americas - - The Agreement for Europe Will Ensure Researchers Can Easily Access ZyGEM's Growing Line of DNA Extraction Kits - - ZyGEM's Technology Enables Lower-Cost DNA Extraction and Is Ideally Suited to Automation and High-T...

Commonwealth Biotechnologies Presents Data at Forensic Sciences Meeting Confirming Benefits of ZyGEM's DNA Extraction Technology

- Data from Collaboration Applying forensicgem(TM) Technology to CBI's DNA Forensic Operations Presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting - - Shows ZyGEM's forensicGEM(TM) DNA Extraction Kits Increase DNA Yield, Simplify Workflow and Minimize Potential for Contam...

White Paper Details How DNA Sequencing Services Can Prevent Cleanroom Shutdowns at Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

AGAWAM, Mass., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Contamination by an unknown organism often calls for total shutdown of a cleanroom's operation until that organism can be identified and eliminated. Such shutdowns can have catastrophic effects on the schedules and productivity of medical device and pharmace...

DNA 11, Creators of DNA Art, Opens First Pop-up Gallery

The DNA 11 House Provides A Modern Venue to View, Customize, and Purchase One-of-A-Kind Art Pieces in Southern California. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- DNA 11, the innovators and creators of custom portraits made from customers' DNA, has announced the op...

African Ancestry, Educators, Identity Experts Launch DNA Education Project during Historic Black History Month; 7th Graders Score High on Ultimate Self Test

This Black History Month is like none other. To mark the observance, African Ancestry, Educators & Identity Experts launch Ancestry Education Project to promote science education, achievement motivation and positive psychological development among the nation's young people. ...

Complete Genomics to Release Its DNA Sequencing Data for the First Time at Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Annual Meeting

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Complete Genomics Inc., a newly launched, third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced that it will release its sequencing data publically for the first time at the 10th annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology ...

Artemis Health Licenses Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Analysis Technology from Stanford University

-- New Technology May Allow Development of Accurate Blood Test for Common Genetic Disorders Early in Pregnancy -- MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Artemis Health Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to the development of non-invasive prenatal diagnostic tests, today announced t...

DNA 11, Creators of DNA Art, Introduces a More Affordable Line of Custom Portraits for this Year's Gift Giving Season

The new DNA Mini Portrait™ is this years' most unique must-have gift New York, NY(PRWEB) November 26, 2008 --DNA 11, the innovators and creators of custom portraits made from the customers' DNA, launch DNA Mini Portraits™, a more affordable line of DNA Art t...

MyHeritage And Family Tree DNA Partner To Help People Trace Family History Using DNA

MyHeritage, one of the world's most popular family Web sites, today announced a partnership with FamilyTreeDNA, the company that pioneered DNA testing for genealogic research. In addition to MyHeritage's innovative Smart Matching and Research technologies, members can now also use information con...

White Paper Details How DNA Sequencing Services Can Prevent Cleanroom Shutdowns at Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

AGAWAM, Mass., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Contamination by an unknown organism often calls for total shutdown of a cleanroom's operation until that organism can be identified and eliminated. Such shutdowns can have catastrophic effects on the schedules and productivity of medical device and pharm...

Breast Cancer Patients Take DNA Test to Determine Best Treatment

SEATTLE, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one third of breast cancer patients prescribed tamoxifen currently fail treatment. According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), this failure rate can be reduced to less than ten percent, saving 20,000 lives each year, by having patien...

DNA 11, Creators of DNA Art Goes Global

The creators of custom DNA and Fingerprint portraits go global by incorporating cutting-edge localization technology online to target over 50 countries just in time for the holiday season. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 30, 2008 -- DNA 11, the original creators of DNA ar...

Sigma-Aldrich Introduces Methylated DNA Quantification Technology for Epigenetic Research

Sigma's Imprint(TM) Methylated DNA Quantification Kit significantly simplifies the study of Global Methylation with results in half the time of current methods ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) today introduced its Imprint(TM...

Golub Capital Provides Debt Financing to Support the Acquisition of DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. by MTS Health Investors, LLC

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Golub Capital today announced that it has provided a GOLD facility for the acquisition of DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. (DDC) by MTS Health Investors, LLC (MTS). GOLD financings are proprietary Golub Capital One-Loan Debt facilities. Terms of the transaction we...

GeoVax's DNA and MVA Vaccines Shipped to HIV Vaccine Trials Network for Use in the Upcoming Phase 2a Trial

ATLANTA, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOVX), an Atlanta based biotechnology company, developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other infectious agents, announced today it has shipped both DNA and MVA co...

ZyGEM and Advalytix Partner to Produce Innovative DNA Extraction Products

-New Collaboration Brings ZyGEM's Unique Temperature-Controlled DNA Extraction Technology to Advalytix Customers as Private-Label Kits- SOLANA BEACH, Calif. and HAMILTON, New Zealand and MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. today announced that it has entered into an agr...

Isilon IQ Powers Data Storage for Next-Generation DNA Sequencing

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Deploys Isilon Clustered Storage to Manage Rapid Genomic Data Expansion, Enabling Five-Fold Data Growth SEATTLE, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isilon(R) Systems (Nasdaq: ISLN), the leader in clustered storage, today announced that the Broad Institute...

eGenomics Awarded First U.S. Patent Covering Rapid DNA Sequencing Technology Platform to Control Hospital-Acquired Infections

- Novel system is the first to use rapid, automated DNA sequencing to perform microbial 'fingerprinting' NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- eGenomics, Inc., a leader in the development of state of the art genomic and informational systems for infectious disease control, annou...

Vaxfectin(R)-formulated Measles DNA Vaccine Could Address Unmet Need for Infants

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL ) today announced that results from nonhuman primate studies of a Vaxfectin(R)-formulated DNA vaccine for measles, published in the August issue of Clinical and Vaccine Immunology(1), offer a promising approach to t...

Nature's Premium(R) Brand First Fresh Pork in North America to Carry DNA TraceBack(R) Seal of Authenticity

'Nature's Bar Code' Traces Naturally Raised Pork Back to Farm of Origin NORTHFIELD, Ill. and LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Nature's Premium Brand, a leader in premium, all-natural fresh pork, is the first North American pork company to track DNA for reliable and accurate traceability...

BioNanomatrix Awarded New NIH Grant for Development of Nanoscale Platform for Single-Molecule DNA Mapping and Haplotype Applications

- Goal Is Development of a Fully Integrated Nanochannel Chip and Reader for Single-Molecule Mapping, Enabling Direct Visualization and Analysis of Long Strands of DNA in Context and at Very High Resolution - PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthr...

DNA Heritage Success in Patent Battle Helps Keep Genealogy DNA Test Prices Low

RICHMOND, Texas, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- DNA Heritage has recently overcome patent claims held by a competitor which would have severely restricted the use of DNA testing and databases that allow families around the world to match and connect up through their DNA. The patent covers the use of ...

Norgen Biotek Corp. Launches Four New Kits for the Purification of RNA and DNA from Plants and Fungi

THOROLD, ON, July 18 /PRNewswire/ - Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for RNA, DNA and protein purifications, today announced the expansion of its product offerings by launching four new kits geared towards the isol...

Eniva VIBE(R) Nutraceutical Tested at Linus Pauling Micronutrient Research Institute and Found to Possess DNA Protective Properties

MINNEAPOLIS, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eniva Research Group has released results from aboratory testing by the world-famous Linus Pauling Micronutrient Research Institute at Oregon State University which demonstrated the Eniva Health Supplement VIBE(R) possessed DNA protective anti-mutagenic ...

Genetic Testing for All: QTrait Offers Industry's Least Expensive, Most Secure DNA Tests With TRUSTe Certification

SEATTLE, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- iGenix, Inc, today launched QTrait, a personal online genetics testing service with prices beginning as low as $99 per DNA test. iGenix co-founder and chief scientist Tera Eerkes, Ph.D. developed QTrait to create affordable DNA testing for the general public, ...

Orchid Cellmark Applauds Expansion of Federal Forensic DNA Identity Testing to Include All Arrestees

- New Federal Rules Authorizing DNA Testing of Federal Arrestees Expected to Boost Law Enforcement's Ability to Combat Crime - - Complements Recent Moves by States to Expand their DNA Databases - PRINCETON, N.J., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orchid Cellmark Inc. (Nasdaq: ORCH )...

Mothers of Victims Applaud Federal Effort to Collect DNA Upon Arrest

Law to Require DNA from Arrestees Will Solve and Prevent Crimes CARLSBAD, N.M., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Several mothers of murdered children joined together in praising the efforts of US Attorney General Michael Mukasey in bringing forward a rule that will finally allow implementation of ...

Scientists develop strategy to rapidly describe outbreak strains with next-generation DNA sequencing

Friday, April 11, 2008 In the event of an outbreak or a bioterrorist attack, rapid identification of the genetic changes responsible for virulence or drug resistance is essential to mounting an effective response. Standard DNA sequencing and analysis of a pathogen genome is time-intensive and li...

Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding to Participate in Microchip Biotechnologies Early Access Program for Microchip-Based DNA Sample Preparation and Cycle Sequencing

DUBLIN, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. (MBI) is pleased to announce that the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding (CCDB), at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, will be the first participant to join MBI's early access program for the...

Science Fuels DNA Testing Controversy with Prejudicial Misquote

SEATTLE, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- A policy comment in Science today quotes Genelex out of context: "Some Web sites make explicit claims about the utility of CYP450 testing for particular drugs, such as the claim by Genelex that pharmacogenetic testing is "required to effectively prescri...

NYU chemist Seeman recognized for founding, establishing the field of structural DNA nanotechnology

New York University Chemistry Professor Nadrian Seeman has received the American Chemical Societys Nicholas Medal for his founding and establishing the field of structural DNA nanotechnology. Created in 1902, the Nichols Medal annually recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of chemistry...