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Agennix Announces Data from Talactoferrin Phase II Trial in Severe Sepsis Presented at World Conference on Lung Cancer
Phase II trial in severe sepsis demonstrates the activity and tolerability of talactoferrin.

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A Systems Biology Approach Sheds New Light on Escherichia Coli Acid Resistance
This article details how researchers from The University of Birmingham have combined molecular and phenotypic analysis of wild-type and mutant strains with computational network inference to identify molecular pathways underlying E. coli response to mild and strong acid conditions.

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Genetic Variant Linked to Development of Liver Cancer in Hepatitis C Virus Carriers
The research group conduct a genome-wide study to identify risk factors connecting HVC and HCC.

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Thermo Scientific Collaborate with U.K. HPA
Mass spectrometry accelerates research to identify microbiological sources of E. coli-related illnesses and diseases.

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Exciting New Leads in the Fight against Malaria
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and the London and Liverpool Schools of Tropical Medicine have developed a new series of tetraoxane analogues and screened them for their in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity.

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U.S. Patents Issued for Akonni Biosystems’ Thermal Cycling Technology
Akonni Biosystems announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued two patents its novel method for amplifying nucleic acids using polymerase chain reaction.

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Detection and Identification of Common Food-Borne Viruses with a Tiling Microarray
This article describes the first attempt to use the microarray as an identification tool for these food-borne viruses.

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Renishaw Diagnostics Signs Contract Reagent Manufacturing Agreement with Gen-Probe
Gen-Probe to manufacture Renishaw’s RenDx molecular diagnostics kits under international standards.

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Luminex Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire EraGen Biosciences
Acquisition expands molecular diagnostic and infectious disease capabilities.

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Proteins Used to Map the Aging Process
Research shows that nine proteins, isolated from blood, alter with age and that the profile of some of these proteins can be reversed by testosterone treatment.
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