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Protein Microarrays for Characterisation of the Bacillus anthracis ‘infectome’
Stephen Kidd, Karen Kempsell, Rebecca Ingram, Pierre Watteau, Daniel Altmann, Michael Elmore, Sue Charlton, Bassam Hallis and Richard Vipond

These studies provide an interesting insight into the transcriptome of virulent B. anthracis in a host infection environment.

Effect of Heat and Cold Treatment on Germination and Early Growth Stage of Terminal Heat Tolerant (WH 730) and Intolerant (RAJ 4014) Wheat Genotypes
Om Prakash Gupta

Being second important staple food crop globally, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production is largely limited by heat and cold stress which adversely affects the germination, crop growth and development. Terminal heat stress is a major problem for wheat production which severely affects the grain yield.

Kidney Genes Expression in Hypertensive ISIAH Rats
Tatyana Pylnik

The present study was performed to detect the key genes involved in the hypertensive phenotype manifestation in the ISIAH rats with inherited stress-induced arterial hypertension.

Variation in miRNA expression between TRV-infected tobacco plants is correlated with symptom severity and TRV-16K transcripts abundance
Zhimin Yin, Krystyna Michalak, Miroslawa Chrzanowska

In the present work, expression of certain miRNAs and their targets were investigated in three tobacco plants infected with Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) isolate Deb57 collected from Northern Poland in 2008.

Discovery of Conserved Domains for Development of Functional Markers and Identification of microRNAs from Drought Responsive Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Mandape M, Saikumar K, Dudhe MY, Kumar J, Meena HP, Chauhan J, Afroz A

This stidy identified that conserved domains or gene families from the ESTs could be utilized for the identification of gene-targeted markers and for development of functional markers to accelerate marker assisted backcross breeding in chickpea.

Automated Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Cardiotoxicity Assay in Zebrafish
Olaia Holgado, Juan Maria Virto, Isaskun Ibarbia, Patrice Dubreuil, Didier Pez, Ainhoa Letamendia, Martine Humbert, Alain Moussy, Carles Callol-Massot

The zebrafish embryos have recently gained relevance in biomedical research thanks to some of its characteristics including embryo transparency. Combined with the possibility to adapt the model with an automatic device and the reduced cost associated to each assay, the model is an ideal killer experiment in early phases of drug discovery as well as a novel method to increase the selection arguments to reduce the candidates to enter into the Drug Development process.

Novel, Fully Automated Method Allows Efficient Analysis of qPCR Data for Qualitative Calling Based on Comparative Cq
Collaborative research by Pioneer Hi-Bred (a DuPont company) and Azure PCR Limited

Assessment to ascertain if a method for analysis of qPCR data dependent on manual intervention can be replaced by automated analysis using the AzurePCRTM method.

Defining off-target cleavage in a pair of Zinc Finger Nucleases
K. Mukherjee, D. Carroll

This study looks at off-target cleavage of Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZNFs) in Drosophila in an attempt to analyze potential cleavage spots, with a view to designing more efficient ZFNs.

Lab-on-a-Chip System for Detection of Mycotoxins in Animal Feed
S. Brunklaus, V. Stein, M. Jakubowski, M. Ritzi-Lehnert, K.S. Drese, R. Colasanto, P. Poletti

This poster introduces an automated Lab-on-a-Chip system for reliable quantitative testing of mycotoxin contamination of animal feed developed in the framework of the EU-funded project micro- FLUID.

Polarized Cell Expansion and Heterochronic Shift in Angiosperm Spermatogenesis
Said Hafidh, Katarina Breznenova, Jana Fecikova, Vera Capkova and David Honys

This study evaluates genetic factors and common pathways in polarized cell-tip expansion.

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An International Vision for Wheat Improvement
By 2050, a 60% increase in wheat production will be needed to meet the demand of a growing population.

Secret of Efficient Photosynthesis is Decoded
MIT researchers find that the key to purple bacteria’s light-harvesting prowess lies in highly symmetrical molecules.

Progress in Energy Innovation, Development, and Deployment
As the financial and environmental costs of current-generation energy sources continue to mount, development and implementation of innovative new energy sources have become increasingly important.

Potato May Help Feed Ethiopia in Era of Climate Change
With unpredictable annual rainfall and drought once every five years, climate change presents challenges to feeding Ethiopia.

Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Fertiliser Use
Improvements in nitrogen fertiliser manufacture and their application could help reduce China's agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Plants Use Underground Networks to Warn of Enemy Attack
Plants use underground fungal networks to warn their neighbours of aphid attack.

Wheat Breeding Science Offers Greater Yields
UK wheat yields could be boosted by up to 30% with the introduction of a new wheat bred from a wild grass species.

Genome of Lotus May Hold Anti-Aging Secrets
The "sacred lotus" is believed to have a powerful genetic system that repairs genetic defects.

Adding Veggies to your Diet Helps Cut Global Warming
If the carnivorous U.S. population – as a whole – ate a more-vegetarian diet that included egg and milk products, the environment would be greatly relieved, says a preliminary Cornell study.

$9.9M Grant to Reduce Dairy's Environmental Hoofprint
Scientists to study the environmental impact of dairy production systems in the Great Lakes region and develop best management practices for producers to implement on farms.