From perezr from upmc.edu Mon Mar 10 09:32:11 2008 From: perezr from upmc.edu (Perez, Ruth) Date: Mon Mar 10 11:42:56 2008 Subject: [Bioforum] bata-actin and mitochondria Message-ID: <7E0A77BFEB9A1E47A63F978E7116821F0BF96A63@1upmc-msx11.acct.upmchs.net> Dear Dr. Zai, Did you ever get an answer to your question about beta-actin in the mitochondria preps? If so, let me know what people said. Thanks very much, Ruth Perez Ruth G. Perez, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases BST3, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Rm 7021 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-383-9776 FAX: 412-648-8373 Email: perezrg@pitt.edu ________________________________ IMPORTANT WARNING: The information in this message (and the document attached to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. 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Arabnia) Date: Fri Mar 14 09:48:12 2008 Subject: [Bioforum] Call For Papers: Extended deadline: March 23 - WORLDCOMP'08 Congress (CS and CE Conferences - July 2008, USA) Message-ID: <20080314001744.F33712245D29@pixel.cviog.uga.edu> Extended Paper Submission Deadline: March 23, 2008 Call For Papers WORLDCOMP'08 The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, USA http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/ Academic Sponsors include research labs at: Harvard University, MIT, UCLA, George Mason University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Texas at Austin, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Emory University, University of North Dakota, PSU/Saudi, Russian Academy of Sciences, European Union at Institute of Discrete Mathematics, and others (see below). Corporate sponsors include Google, Salford Systems, and NIIT. You are invited to submit a paper for consideration. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings. The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'08) will be held in Las Vegas, USA, July 14-17, 2008. It is composed of the following conferences (all will be held simultaneously, same location and dates): GCA'08: Grid Computing & Applications PDPTA'08: Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques & Applications CDES'08: Computer Design ESA'08: Embedded Systems & Applications CGVR'08: Computer Graphics & Virtual Reality ICOMP'08: Internet Computing SWWS'08: Semantic Web & Web Services GEM'08: Genetic & Evolutionary Methods CSC'08: Scientific Computing FCS'08: Foundations of Computer Science EEE'08: e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, & e-Government FECS'08: Frontiers in Education: Computer Science & Computer Engineering ICAI'08: Artificial Intelligence ICWN'08: Wireless Networks IKE'08: Information & Knowledge Engineering IPCV'08: Image Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition BIOCOMP'08: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology MLMTA'08: Machine Learning; Models, Technologies & Applications MSV'08: Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Methods SAM'08: Security & Management SERP'08: Software Engineering Research & Practice ITSL'08: Information Theory & Statistical Learning DMIN'08: Data Mining ERSA'08: Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems & Algorithms CIC'08: Communications in Computing (a link to each conference's URL can be found at http://www.world-academy-of-science.org) PURPOSE/HISTORY: WORLDCOMP is the largest annual gathering of researchers in computer science, computer engineering and applied computing. In 2007, the congress attracted over 2,000 scientists and researchers, including 148 sponsored students. For 2008, we anticipate to have about 2,400 attendees from over 80 countries. WORLCOMP'08 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, tutorials, panel discussions, and poster presentations. In recent past, keynote and/or tutorial speakers included: Prof. Michael J. Flynn (Stanford U.); Prof. John H. Holland (U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor); Prof. H. J. Siegel (Colorado State U.); Prof. Barry Vercoe (MIT); Prof. Ruzena Bajcsy (U. of California, Berkeley); Prof. David Cheriton (Stanford U.), Prof. A. K. Dunker (Indiana U. and Purdue U.); Prof. Jun Liu (Harvard U.); Dr. Jim Gettys (developer of X Window, ...); Dr. Chris Rowen (President and CEO, Tensilica, Inc.); and many other distinguished speakers. FEATURED 2008 KEYNOTE LECTURES: Prof. David A. Patterson University of California at Berkeley, California, USA Member, National Academy of Engineering Member, National Academy of Sciences Fellow of IEEE, ACM, and AAAS Shared (with John Hennessy) the IEEE John von Neumann Medal Prof. Ophir Frieder Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA The Royden B. Davis, SJ, Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies at Georgetown University, IITRI Chair Professor of Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology, Director, Information Retrieval lab (IIT) Fellow of IEEE, ACM, and AAAS (in addition to the above, there will be 30+ keynotes and invited lectures.) FEATURED TUTORIAL: Prof. H. J. Siegel Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Abell Endowed Chair Distinguished Professor of ECE Professor of Computer Science Director, CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC) Fellow of IEEE and ACM (in addition to the above, there will also be 11 planned other tutorials). SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft paper (about 5 to 7 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12) to H. R. Arabnia ( hra@cs.uga.edu ) by March 23, 2008. email submissions in MS document or PDF formats are preferable. All reasonable typesetting formats are acceptable (later, the authors of accepted papers will be asked to follow a particular typesetting format to prepare their papers for publication.) The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 (IEEE style) pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, email address, and telephone number for each author. The first page should also identify the name of the Contact Author and a maximum of 5 topical keywords that would best represent the content of the paper. Finally, the name of the conference that the paper is being submitted to must be stated on the first page. Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, impact, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two experts in the field who are independent of the conference program committee. The referees' evaluations will then be reviewed by two members of the program committee who will recommend a decision to the chair of the track that the paper has been submitted to. The chair will make the final decision. IMPORTANT DATES: March 23, 2008: Submission of papers (about 5 to 7 pages) April 17, 2008: Notification of acceptance May 3, 2008: Camera-Ready papers and Registration due July 14-17, 2008: The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'08 - 25 joint conferences) GENERAL CO-CHAIR / COORDINATOR: Prof. Hamid R. Arabnia Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer) The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA Tel: (706) 542-3480 E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu LOCATION OF CONFERENCES: The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by hotels). This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3,000 rooms. It is minutes from the airport with 24-hour shuttle service to and from the airport. This hotel has many recreational attractions, including: spa, pools, sunning decks, Easy River, wave pool, lighted tennis courts, health spa, nightly shows, a number of restaurants, ... The negotiated room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable. The hotel is within walking distance from most other attractions. SPONSORS: (this is a partial list) Academic/Technical Co-Sponsors: (a partial list) --> Computational Biology and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA --> International Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine --> Horvath Lab., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA --> Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, USA --> Functional Genomics Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA --> BioMedical Informatics & Bio-Imaging Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA --> Intelligent Data Exploration and Analysis Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA --> Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory, HST of Harvard University and MIT, USA --> Center for the Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA --> Harvard Statistical Genomics and Computational Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA --> Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Program George Mason University, Virginia, USA --> Hawkeye Radiology Informatics, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA --> Medical Image HPC & Informatics Lab (MiHi Lab), University of Iowa, Iowa, USA --> The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA --> PSU - Prince Sultan University --> Institute for Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. --> NEMO/European Union at Institute of Discrete Mathematics and Geometry, TU Vienna Corporate Co-Sponsors: (a partial list) --> Google, Inc. --> Salford Systems --> NIIT Technologies Other Co-Sponsors: (a partial list) --> High Performance Computing for Nanotechnology (HPCNano) --> International Technology Institute (ITI) --> GridToday - enewsletter focused on Grid, SOA, Virtualization, Storage, Networking and Service-Oriented IT --> HPCwire - The Leading Source for Global News and Information Covering the Ecosystem of High Productivity Computing --> Hodges' Health (H2CM), UK From frist from news.cc.umanitoba.ca Sat Mar 15 13:49:02 2008 From: frist from news.cc.umanitoba.ca (Brian Fristensky) Date: Sat Mar 15 19:19:11 2008 Subject: [Bioforum] Bioinformatics Course, MIssissauga, Ontario, Canada Message-ID: --------------------------------------------------- Genome Canada APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS COURSE University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada May 2 - 8, 2008 --------------------------------------------------- The ACGC introduces biologists to some of the latest methods in bioinformatics, including DNA and protein sequence analysis, automation of data analysis, web services and workflows, and high-throughput genome annotation. The course is led by researchers from the Genome Canada Bioinformatics Platform. Both lectures and extensive hands-on tutorial sessions are included. For full details see: For more information visit the website: http://www.gcbioinformatics.ca/training ________________________________________________________________________________ The project is supported by Genome Alberta and Genome Canada, a not-for-profit organization which is leading Canada's national strategy on genomics with $ 600 million in funding from the federal government. From grisard from ccb.ufsc.br Sun Mar 16 04:45:58 2008 From: grisard from ccb.ufsc.br (Edmundo C. Grisard) Date: Sun Mar 16 12:36:40 2008 Subject: [Bioforum] ADVANCED BIOINFORMATCS COURSE, =?iso-8859-1?q?Florian=F3polis=2C?= Brazil Message-ID: <1205660758.47dcec56a5d07@webmail.ccb.ufsc.br> ----------------------------------------------------------------- Institut Pasteur / UFSC / Fiocruz / EMBO ADVANCED COURSE ON BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPARATIVE GENOME ANALYSIS June 30 - July 12, 2008, UFSC, Florian?polis, SC, Brazil ----------------------------------------------------------------- The principle objectives of the course are to familiarize young scientists(Biologists/Computer Scientists/Mathematicians) with bioinformatics and genome data analysis skills and to encourage multi-disciplinarity by introducing: 1- advanced fundamental algorithms in bioinformatics, 2- their application in genome analyses, 3- and recent knowledge acquired from genomes studies. The course is aimed for motivated Ph.D. and Post-doctoral students, as well as young assistant professors and junior scientists in Public Institutions from developing countries, who are interested in Bioinformatics and Genome Analysis. Twenty (20) full time places are available for the course. Acceptance will be subject to an evaluation process and preference will be given to research scientists from the International Network of Institute Pasteur Institutions. For more information visit the website: http://www.pasteur.fr/%7Etekaia/ACBCGA.html -- Prof. Dr. Edmundo C. Grisard --------------------------------------- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) Centro de Ci?ncias Biol?gicas (CCB) Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia (MIP), Setor F, Bloco A Cx. postal 476, Florian?polis, SC, 88.040900 ? Brasil Fone/Phone: +(48)3721-5164 (Sala/Office)/3721-5517 (Lab.) Fax:+(48)3721-9258 E-mail: grisard@ccb.ufsc.br Website: http://www.proto.ufsc.br --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. From gifiamma from jumpy.it Sun Mar 16 04:41:35 2008 From: gifiamma from jumpy.it (paolo pelini) Date: Sun Mar 16 12:36:57 2008 Subject: [Bioforum] research for paolo pelini cancer pulmonary caused by bacteria pseudomonas Message-ID: <995b6210-2b71-44d4-8fb9-99347005d29a@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> PAOLO PELINI: I lung cancer is caused by certain bacteria Pseudomonas, which I identified. These bacteria cause a mutation in the DNA deletion ie loss of one or more pairs of bases, by certain enzymes produced by these bacteria. This involves a 'alteration or' inactivation of certain genes (FHIT gene, rb gene, P53 gene), which changes or inactivation of these genes lead to the lack of training of some regulatory proteins or training of these proteins wrong then the bacterium releases its genes which lead to the formation of lung cancer cells. This theory is supported by the presence, the level of cancer cells, leukocytes, which accrediting the presence of these bacteria that cause lung cancer. This explains why more than some people who smoke or be in contact with carcinogens cancer does not arise, this is due to the immune response that is the ability of the immune system to respond to bacterial infection. For more information about the complete theory visit Http://www.tumori-batteri.info The theory is on the site: Http://www.tumori-batteri.info New Group Http://groups.google.it/group/tumore-batteri?hl=it PAOLO PELINI: Secondo me il tumore polmonare ? causato da alcuni batteri pseudomonas, da me individuati. Questi batteri causano una mutazione del DNA per delezione cio? per perdita di una o pi? coppie di basi, ad opera di alcuni enzimi, prodotti da questi batteri. Ci? comporta un' alterazione o un' inattivazione di alcuni geni oncosopressori (gene FHIT,gene rb,gene P53); le quali alterazioni o l'inattivazioni di questi geni portano alla mancata formazione di alcune proteine regolatrici o alla formazione errata di queste proteine successivamente il batterio rilascia dei propri geni i quali portano alla formazione di cellule tumorali polmonari. Questa teoria ? favorita anche dalla presenza, al livello delle cellule cancerogene, di leucociti, i quali accreditano la presenza di questi batteri che causano il tumore polmonare. Ci? spiega in oltre il perch? in alcune persone che fumano o vanno a contatto con sostanze cancerogene il tumore non si manifesti, ci? ? dovuto alla risposta immunitaria ci? ? alla capacita del sistema immunitario di rispondere all infezione batterica. Per ulteriori informazioni e per la teoria completa visitate il sito http://www.tumori-batteri.info la teoria ? presente sul sito: http://www.tumori-batteri.info new group http://groups.google.it/group/tumore-batteri?hl=it From wcecs_2008 from iaeng.org Sun Mar 16 02:11:01 2008 From: wcecs_2008 from iaeng.org (wcecs_2008@iaeng.org) Date: Sun Mar 16 12:37:03 2008 Subject: [Bioforum] Call for Papers Reminder (extended): The 2008 International Conference of Systems Biology and Bioengineering (ICSBB 2008) Message-ID: <37eceb1e-3398-4d11-a78f-6142a76338e4@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com> CFP: The 2008 International Conference of Systems Biology and Bioengineering (ICSBB 2008) From: IAENG - International Association of Engineers Draft Paper Submission Deadline (extended): 22 March, 2008 Camera-Ready papers & Pre-registration Due: 8 April, 2008 ICSBB 2008: 2-4 July, 2008, London, U.K. http://www.iaeng.org/WCE2008/ICSBB2008.html The conference ICSBB'08 is held under the World Congress on Engineering 2008. The WCE 2008 is organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), a non-profit international association for the engineers and the computer scientists. Our congress committees have been formed with over two hundred and eighty committee members who are mainly research center heads, faculty deans, department heads, professors, and research scientists from different universities like Cambridge, MIT and Oxford etc. The conference proceedings will be published by IAENG (ISBN: 978-988-98671-9-5) in hardcopy. The full-text congress proceeding will be indexed in major database indexes so that it can be assessed easily. The accepted papers will also be considered for publication in the special issues of the IAENG journals. Revised and expanded version of the selected papers may also be included as book chapters in the standalone edited books under the framework of cooperation between IAENG and Springer, and between IAENG and America Institute of Physics. For reference, the following post conference edited books of our recent IAENG 2007 conferences have been scheduled to be published by Springer in early 2008: Trends in Intelligent Systems and Computer Engineering, Advances in Communication Systems and Electrical Engineering, Advances in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and by America Institute of Physics: Current Themes in Engineering Science (World Congress on Engineering 2007). The topics include, but not limited to, the following: Microarray Pathways and Networks Computational Biology Computational Neurobiology Computational Ecology Drug Discovery Proteomics Development Theory Metabolism Cellular Signalling Evolution Phylogenetics Sequence Motifs Sequence Alignments Genetics Structure and Regulation Functional Genomics Regulatory Modelling Genetic Variations Mathematical Biology Combinators Data Mining Data Visualization Stochastic Modelling Hidden Markov Model Ontologies Sequencing Algorithms Biocomputing Bioinformatics Bioinformatics Projects Linguistic Methods Medical Imaging Image Processing Signal Processing Medical Devices Medical Instrumentation Health Care Technology Molecular Bioengineering ========= Submission: WCE 2008 is now accepting manuscript submissions. Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft paper in full paper (any appropriate style) to WCE{at}iaeng.org by 22 March, 2008. The submitted file can be in MS Word format, PS format, or PDF formats. The first page of the draft paper should include: (1) Title of the paper; (2) Name, affiliation and e-mail address for each author; (3) A maximum of 5 keywords of the paper. Also, the name of the conference that the paper is being submitted to should be stated in the email. It is our target that the reviewing process and the result notification for each submitted manuscript can be completed within one month from its submission. The reviewing process is to ensure the quality of the accepted papers in the WCE congress. The conferences have enjoyed high reputation among many research colleagues ( for example, see the http://cs.conference-ranking.net/ or http://www.conference-ranking.com/ or http://www.conference-ranking.org/cs.html ). ============= ICSBB 2008 Conference Committee Dr Ali Al-Shahib University Advanced Research Fellow, Department of Electronic, Electrical & Computer Engineering, The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Prof. Mietek Brdys Head of 'Decision Support and Control Systems' Network Research Centre and Director of Postgraduate Admissions, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Birmingham, UK Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Dept. of Control Systems, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Prof. Mario Cannataro (co-chair) Associate Professor, Informatics and Biomedical Engineering, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa (Localita Germaneto), Italy Dr. Dechang Chen Assistant professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA Dr. Daniel M Espino Research scientist, British Heart Foundation, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK Prof. Raouf Naguib ( co-chair) Professor of Biomedical Computing and Head, BIOCORE Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University, Canada Honorary Research Professor, De La Salle University, the Philippines Biomedical Computing and Engineering Technologies (BIOCORE) Applied Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Coventry University, United Kingdom Professor Francesco Pinciroli (co-chair) Professor & Chair, Informatica Medica + Sistemi Informativi Sanitari e Telemedicina, Dipartimento di Bioingegneria del Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, Italy Honorary Visiting Professor at the City University of London, UK Dr. Ann Reddipogu Lecturer and Researcher, School of Engineering, The Robert Gordon University, UK Dr. Anxo Cereijo Roibas Senior Lecturer, School of Computing, Mathematical & Information Sciences, University of Brighton, UK Dr. Duncan ET Shepherd Senior Lecturer in Bio-medical Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK Prof. Andrew Todd-Pokropek Professor of Medical Physics and Head of Department, Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, UK Dr. Bin Wang Reader in Engineering, Programme Coordinator of MSc in Safety Engineering, Risk Analysis and Management, School of Physical Sciences, King's College, University of Aberdeen, UK Editor of the International Journal of Mechancial Engineering Education Prof. Wen Wang (co-chair) Professor, Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Room 340 Department of Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Dr. Daciana Udrea Lecturer, Civil and Mechanical Division, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, UK ============= WCE Congress Co-chairs Prof. David WL Hukins, CPhys, FinstP, FIPEM, FRSE Professor of Bio-medical Engineering Head of Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK Prof. Andrew Hunter Professor & Head of Department Head of Vision and AI Research Group, Department of Computing and Informatics, Lincoln University, UK Prof. Alexander M. Korsunsky Professor of Engineering Science Dean, Trinity College Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK Prof. Leonid Gelman (honorary co-chair) Professor and Chair in Vibro-Acoustic Monitoring, Chairman of COMADIT, British Institute of NDT, Director, Centre of Vibro-Acoustics and Fatigue, Department of Process and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering Cranfield University, UK Dr. Christopher John Hogger (honorary co-chair) Senior Lecturer Department of Computing Imperial College London, UK Prof. Darek J. Ceglarek (ICMEEM honorary co-chair) Professor, International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick, UK Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Fellow of CIRP; Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, and ASME Transactions on Manufacturing Science and Engineering Dr. Stephen Payne (ICSBB honorary co-chair) University Lecturer in BioMedical Engineering Dean of Degrees Keble College, Head of Physiological Understanding through Modelling, Monitoring and Analysis Group, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK More details about the WCE 2008 can be found at: http://www.iaeng.org/WCE2008/index.html http://www.iaeng.net/WCE2008 http://www.iaeng.com/WCE2008 http://www.newswood.org/newswood_conferences.html More details about the International Association of Engineers, and the IAENG International Journal of Computer Science, and the IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics can be found at: http://www.iaeng.org/about_IAENG.html http://www.iaeng.org/IJCS/index.html http://www.iaeng.org/IJAM/index.html The official journal web site of Engineering Letters at: http://www.engineeringletters.com Other Engineering Letters web sites at: http://www.engineeringletters.net http://www.engineeringletter.com ******** It will be highly appreciated if you can circulate these calls for papers to your colleagues. 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The focus of this newsletter issue is: - New - qPCR robotics - Update - RNA interference & small interfering RNA (siRNA) - qPCR application workshops in 2008 - If this newsletter is not displayed correctly by your email client, please use following LINK: http://qpcrnews.gene-quantification.info/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- qPCR robotics - http://qPCRrobotics.gene-quantification.info Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) is now a mainstay of molecular biology. Just a few short years ago the purchase of a real-time instrument was considered a luxury. Now most laboratories either posses a real-time instrument or have easy access to one. We predict the same will happen for robotic automation of qPCR setup; it will soon be commonplace and probably expected. A trend to automation is easy to understand. Firstly, the sheer numbers of reactions that are run (all with one or more replicates) means the workload is increasing dramatically. Secondly, and more importantly, qPCR setup requires great skill and lots of practice because even a very small variation when pipetting a DNA or RNA sample translates into big differences after amplification. There is also the question of repeatability. Identical results from different operators and between laboratories are expected but that can be very hard to achieve. Let's not forget that setting up qPCR assays is also tedious and time consuming! A small and affordable liquid handling robot with the precision necessary to tackle qPCR setup would address all these issues. The good news is robots like this are now available. Choosing a robot - the essential attributes The importance of robot software qPCR applications using pipetting robots Movie: PCR technology in BVDV diagnostics / molecular diagnostics / LIMS ... read more on ... http://qPCRrobotics.gene-quantification.info -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://RNAi.gene-quantification.info/ Update - RNA interference (RNAi): siRNA, saRNA and microRNA A lot of new RNAinterference papers using siRNA, saRNA and microRNA applications are present on various sub-pages. RNA interference (RNAi) is a mechanism that inhibits or activates gene expression at the stage of translation or by hindering the transcription of specific genes. RNAi targets include RNA from viruses and transposons (a form of innate immune response), and also plays a role in regulating development and genome maintenance. Small interfering RNA strands (siRNA) are key to the RNAi process, and have complementary nucleotide sequences to the targeted RNA strand. Specific RNAi pathway proteins are guided by the siRNA to the targeted messenger RNA (mRNA), where they "cleave" the target, breaking it down into smaller portions that can no longer be translated into protein. A type of RNA transcribed from the genome itself, microRNA (miRNA), works in the same way. RNA interference: hitting the ON switch. Researchers in San Francisco have findings that suggest a whole new side to RNA interference. Erika Check reports on their attempts to make a revolutionary field more revolutionary still. Molecular biology: The expanding world of small RNAs Molecular cell biology has long been dominated by a protein-centric view. But the emergence of small, non-coding RNAs challenges this perception. These plentiful RNAs regulate gene expression at different levels, and have essential roles in health and disease. ... read more on ... http://RNAinterference.gene-quantification.info/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- update - microRNA A lot of new papers and database links around microRNA are present on 5 pages. http://microRNA.gene-quantification.info/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With the new qPCR INFO PORTAL and all the presented tools we will help you with to find the right information about qPCR and related topics in Molecular Biology in the literature and in the World Wide Web. => Papers / Protocols / Methods / Databases / Alets / Feeds / Books / Forums / E-mail / Directory http://infoportal.gene-quantification.info/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events World-wide academic and commercial qPCR Events http://events.gene-quantification.info/ Symposia, Meetings, Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, Online-Seminars, qPCR Education Program, ...etc... 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For more information and to register for the qPCR application workshops, please see our web page: http://tataa.gene-quantification.info/ Course Occasions 2008: 3-day qPCR Core Module (Mon. - Wed.) and 2-day BioStatistics Module (Thu. - Fri.) * 5 - 9th May 2008 (in Freising, Germany, Kurs wird in DEUTSCH gehalten, German language) * 7 - 11th July 2008 (in Freising, Germany, English language) Please register here => http://www.tataa.com/Courses/Courses.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forward Please send the qPCR NEWS to further scientists and friends who are interested in qPCR ! Best regards, Michael W. 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Disclaimer & Copyrights are displayed on the homepage www.gene-quantification.com To subscribe or change your e-mail address in qPCR NEWS, and if you would like to receive future issues FREE of charge, please send an e- mail with the subject SUBSCRIBE to mailto:newsletter@gene- quantification.info?subject=SUBSCRIBE From dshin from ucla.edu Tue Mar 25 16:57:25 2008 From: dshin from ucla.edu (Don Shin) Date: Wed Mar 26 12:00:35 2008 Subject: [Bioforum] Question: Blood (serum) clotting - Help! Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20080325145200.0230a078@ucla.edu> Dear Laurie, I found your post from 1998 using a Google search and was wondering if you ever found a resolution to your problem regarding "serum clots." I recently began a study in which I need to isolate serum (from rodents), and for reasons that are unclear, I am getting a thick clot (presumably fibrin) that makes it almost impossible to obtain a useable amount of serum. Clotting time, temperature, and spinning speed do not seem to affect the result. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you. Don Shin