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Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology is experiencing a surge of interest and rapid expansion as a result of advances such as instrumentation that pushes capacity to 1,536 wells and optimization-free multiplexing, reports GEN.

GREENBioPharma is the sustainability conference of the year. You will learn how to reduce your company’s carbon footprint while lowering costs.

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) and BioConferences International, Inc., present GREENBioPharma, the first conference exploring the entire range of possibilities and technologies available for sustainable life science organizations.

If thrillers like The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol have enthralled you, then GEN’s latest mind-boggling challenge will certainly stimulate your brain.

polyDNA, a biotechnology company, developed and markets Gene-Eden, an antiviral dietary supplement that targets the most common chronic viruses.

Squalene - an additive proposed for possible use in swine flu vaccine - causes incurable diseases in animals.

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day for September 23, 2009 are CalciTech Ltd. (OTCBB: CLKTF), Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: OXBO), Global Med Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOB) and INVO Bioscience (OTCBB: IVOB).

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day for September 17, 2009 are aVinci Media Group (OTCBB: AVMC), GENova Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: GVBP), World Logic Corporation (OTCBB: WLGC) and Viral Genetics (PINK SHEETS: VRAL).

The recipients of The 2009 Lasker Awards, announced today, represent the dramatic advances achieved in biotechnology research that have led to a revolutionary cancer treatment and the tremendous promise of stem cell therapy for regenerative medicine.

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day for September 11, 2009 are GetFugu Inc (OTCBB: GFGU), CarBiz Inc. (OTCBB: CBZFF), Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ACCP) and Bioneutral Group (OTCBB: BONU).

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day feauting Camelot Entertainment Corporation (OTCBB: CMGR), SyntheMed Inc. (OTCBB: SYMD), Newport Digital Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: NPDT) and Ventana Biotech (PINK SHEETS: VNTA).

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies are not only beginning to supplant traditional Sanger sequencing methodology but are also giving DNA microarrays a run for the money as well, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day for September 3, 2009 are Solar Energy Initiatives (OTCBB: SNRY), Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), CalciTech Ltd. (OTCBB: CLKTF) and BioNeutral Group, Inc. (OTCBB: BONU).

If you like solving puzzles and are looking to test your genius, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News' (GEN) latest contest will stimulate your brain.

The Dean's Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day featuring Homeland Security Capital Corporation "HSCC" (OTCBB: HOMS), BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: BCLI), ICP Solar Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ICPR) and Bioneutral Group, Inc. (OTCBB: BONU).

With 100,000 followers, CollegeStock.com is the Internet's #1 destination for stock market education. The Dean of CollegeStock.com announces a mandatory study session for all Honors Students, as a result of a recent article regarding VRAL.

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Picks of the Day are Park Place Energy Corporation (OTCBB: PKPL), Biopack Environmental Solutions Inc. (OTCBBL BPAC), The Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB: TOOT) and Viral Genetics (Pink Sheets: VRAL).

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Picks of the Day are Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: APNT), Xiom Corporation (OTCBB: XMCP), Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCBB: SLGLF) and INVO Bioscience (OTCBB: IVOB).

Twitter, the popular social networking tool that was merely a convenient way to stay in touch with friends and family, is emerging as a potentially valuable means of real-time, on-the-go communication of healthcare information and medical alerts

The Dean of CollegeStock.com Upper Class Stock Picks of the Day for August 17, 2009 are CIEC, CRWG, ALRX and VNTA. With over 100,000 followers, CollegeStock.com is the Internet’s #1 destination for stock market education.

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper Class Stock Picks of the Day for August 14, 2009 are CTIG, REMI, LPTN and VRAL. With over 100,000 followers, CollegeStock.com is the Internet’s #1 destination for stock market education.

The Dean of CollegeStock’s Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day are China Medicine Corporation (OTCBB: CHME), nFinanSe (OTCB: NFSE), Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: CGXP) and INVO Bioscience (OTCBB: IVOB).

The Dean of CollegeStock.com’s Upper-Class Stock Picks of the Day are Accelerized New Media, Inc. (OTCBB: ACLZ), China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: CCTR), Pediment Gold Corporation (OTCBB: PEZGF) and Cancer Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: CTHP).

The Dean of CollegeStock.com announced today that INVO Bioscience (OTC BB: IVOB) is his most successful SuperChirp of all-time.

The Dean’s Ivy League Stock Picks of the Day

The CollegeStock.com Dean’s List for August 10, 2009 is: Landstar, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LDSR), Viral Genetics, Inc. (Pink Sheets: VRAL), The Mundus Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MNDP) and INVO Bioscience, Inc. (OTCBB: IVOB).

A novel class of drugs composed of single strands of DNA or RNA, called aptamers, can bind protein targets with a high strength and specificity and are currently in clinical development as treatments for a broad range of common diseases

In Recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com) will provide free online access to Breastfeeding Medicine for the entire month of August.

OneMedPlace's Med Tech Sentinel features: MuGard: Potential Blockbuster for Oral Mucositis Prevention Market. Oral mucositis effects nearly 100% patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment for head or neck cancer.

The Art of Living, hosted by Marilu Henner and, Inside Business, hosted by Fred Thompson have entered a strategic partnership with OneMedPlace providing a multi-platform distribution pipeline for quality, educational television programming

Filiz Tasel’s Boiling the Bones is the moving true story of her life’s passion—to live fully and truly among nature.

Exercise requires the integrated activity of every organ and tissue in the body, and understanding how these respond to the decreased oxygen levels present at moderate to high altitude is the focus of the High Altitude Medicine & Biology issue.

Excess medical expenses and reduced productivity due to diabetes costs the U.S. economy more than $174 billion annually, a figure that could be reduced by lifestyle modifications and preventive care and by pay-for-performance incentives.

OneMedPlace welcomes Devro Medical, Ltd. to our virtual community as a Profile Member.

Scientists say they are forging ahead in developing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) has reached critical levels in modern-day warfare.

The U.S. healthcare system is in critical need of basic change to enable more equitable, effective, efficient care.

Scientists around the world are accelerating their efforts to develop a vaccine against the H1N1 influenza virus (Swine flu) as rapidly as possible, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Small synthetic fragments of genetic material called small interfering RNA (siRNA) can block production of abnormal proteins; however, these exciting new drug candidates can also induce a strong immune response, causing toxic side effects

The American Civil Liberties Union action in filing a lawsuit yesterday against Myriad Genetics is going to lead to one of the most important legal battles in the history of biotechnology, asserts Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com), will provide free online access to all issues of its authoritative, peer-reviewed publication Journal of Women's Health for the entire month of May in recognition of National Women's Health Week.

Approximately 6.3 million adults—or one fourth of the people in the U.S. with diabetes mellitus—are unaware they have the disease, and this undiagnosed population accounts for an estimated $18 billion in health care costs each year.

OneMedPlace's Med Tech Sentinel features video profile and news coverage of the newest and most innovative developments in the life science and med tech industries. This week featuring, ScyFix.

A novel technique for carrying out gene-expression profiling is set to challenge the market dominance of the current, widely used methodology, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Applied BioPhysics, Inc. announces the release of its NEW Ibidi product lines -- wounding inserts, angiogenesis slides and HIGH capacity dishes.

While the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme led to the collapse of the Picower Foundation, a major benefactor for life science research, many bioindustry observers view the fallout from the scandal as a minor consequence in the larger economic picture.

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The disposable bioprocessing market has moved far beyond plastic bags for buffer preparation toward a range of products for cell culture and upstream and downstream operations, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Cerenis Therapeutics today announced that it has received a € 2.5 million investment from OSEO, a French public holding company that provides financial support to the most promising French companies.

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains a major obstacle to the successful delivery of drugs to treat central nervous system (CNS) disorders, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN)