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nucleic acid - A macromolecule consisting of polymerized nucleotides. Two forms are found, DNA and RNA. Nucleic acids may be linear or circularized, and single- or double-stranded. [FAO]

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Norgen Biotek Corp. Expands Novel Line of Urine-Based RNA, DNA and ...  -  21 Aug 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),20 /CNW/ - Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acid and protein

Product news in brief - week 34  -  21 Aug 2007
LabTechnologist.com,The bundled software can be tailored to run specific experiments, and experiment design parameters such as thermo cycling protocols and nucleic acid

CLX Investment Company Announces Initial Agreement to Acquire ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Earthtimes.orgZonda believes it will compete successfully with all current technologies, including the "gold standard" nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT)

News source: Business Wire  -  21 Aug 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),In response, AdvanDx leverages its easy-to-use PNA FISH(TM) (Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) and EVIGENE(TM) companion product

New Generation of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles for Nucleic Acid ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
AZoNano.com,In suspension the beads show great advantages for automated nucleic acid extraction and are therefore highly suitable for high-throughput processing.

European Patent To Xenomics For Transrenal Nucleic Acid Technology ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Xenomics announced issuance of its first European patent "Methods for detection of nucleic acid sequences in urine", EP 1634966 A2 that covers use of its

Nucleic Acid Enzymes: The Fusion of Self-assembly and ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
University of Southampton,The present paper reviews approaches to integrating the self-assembly and the conformational paradigm with allosterically controlled nucleic acid enzymes.

New CLSI Guideline Provides Protocols for Verification and ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has recently published a new document, Verification and Validation of Multiplex Nucleic Acid Assays;

An acid test for better diagnosis  -  Jul 22, 2007
Express Pharma,Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) makes all this possible, Sushmi Dey finds out. India, being a tropical country, is prone to several infections and outbreaks of

Allos Therapeutics Initiates Study of PDX in Patients with ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
CNNMoney.com...inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, or DHFR, a folic acid (folate)-dependent enzyme involved in the building of nucleic acid, or DNA, and other processes.

Getting more bang from our crops  -  Aug 20, 2007
On Line opinion,It refers to enhancing plant and crop function through better understanding, and then engineering, at the gene and nucleic acid level, delivering more yield

Caught by science  -  Aug 4, 2007
Malaysia Star,DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living

Enterovirus Controls enables standardized testing.  -  Aug 17, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),August 17, 2007 - Suited solely for research, ready-to-use OptiQual® Enterovirus Low Positive Control helps assess performance of nucleic acid test

Researchers Find Key To Messenger RNA Control  -  Jul 27, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, is a single-stranded nucleic acid similar to the familiar double-stranded DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid.

Gen-Probe Reports Record Financial Results for Second Quarter 2007 ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
CNNMoney.comGen-Probe's clinical diagnostics sales in the second quarter of 2007 were again led by the APTIMA Combo 2(R) assay, an amplified nucleic acid test (NAT) for

Archemix, Isis team ...  -  Aug 8, 2007
Boston Globe,Archemix is a biotechnology company focused on aptamers, which are short nucleic acid sequences that have the ability to disrupt interactions between

Microbotics - nanoparticles hitching a ride on bacteria  -  Aug 13, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,We also show that nucleic acid-based model drugs loaded on the nanoparticles can be released from the carriers and eventually find their way into the

Biological Marker For Narcolepsy Identified  -  Aug 5, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Susumu Tanaka, PhD, of the Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry in Japan, conducted the study from a pool of total ribonucleic acid (RNA) -- a nucleic acid polymer

Celsis keeps the temperature up  -  Aug 14, 2007
Business Weekly,...is building strength and the firm anticipates that new nucleic acid-based testing systems will begin customer testing by the end of the calendar year.

Celsis International sees good H1 following strong start to year ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Hemscott,Celsis expects the division's new nucleic acid-based testing systems will start to be checked by customers by the year end. The integration of the in-vitro

Mirus Bio Announces Delivery Technology Breakthrough for RNAi ...  -  Jul 27, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Mirus Bio, which was founded in 1995, specializes in nucleic acid chemistry and delivery systems for RNAi- and gene-based therapies.

QIAGEN Reports Strong Second Quarter 2007 Results  -  Aug 6, 2007
CNNMoney.comQIAGEN has developed a comprehensive portfolio of more than 500 proprietary, consumable products and automated solutions for sample collection, nucleic acid

Drug Maker Growth Without the FDA  -  Aug 14, 2007
Motley Fool...chosen not to expand our purchases from QIAGEN to those areas of molecular biology, but they have certainly kept our nucleic acid isolation business.

A DNA light switch  -  Jul 25, 2007
Chemistry World,Under light of a particular wavelength, the vinyl group binds to the end of the other nucleic acid, producing a circular molecule sporting a specific

Abbott Receives Supplemental FDA Approval for its Best-in-Class in ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
CNNMoney.comCelera maintains a strategic alliance with Abbott for the development and commercialization of molecular, or nucleic acid-based, diagnostic products,

Screening for Chlamydial Infection: Recommendation Statement  -  Aug 17, 2007
DG NewsNucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) have high specificity and sensitivity when used as screening tests for chlamydial infection.

Targeting with siRNAs  -  Jul 23, 2007
Scientist,..."Our main concern was the difficulty of getting highly charged nucleic acid inside the cell to reach the protein with the targeted activity," says Martin

Alnylam's Vice President, Drug Discovery and Development Honored ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Dr. Manoharan has invented and widely published numerous nucleic acid related novel carbohydrate modifications which have significantly improved the drug

CLX Investment Company Announces Form 4 Filings for Consultant CEO ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Zonda believes it will compete successfully with all current technologies, including the "gold standard" nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT)

Biotage and Celsis report positive financials  -  Aug 16, 2007
OutSourcing-Pharma.com,In the latter case, Celsis is hoping to begin customer testing of its new nucleic acid-based testing systems by the end of the year.

Archemix inks a pair of aptamer deals  -  Aug 8, 2007
Bizjournals.com,Archemix defines its aptamers as synthetically-derived oligonucleotides, which are short nucleic acid sequences. Isis would receive milestone payments and

Adaptive Materials, HandyLab, MediaSpan Expanding in Ann Arbor  -  Aug 15, 2007
MEDC (press release),...products plans to invest $3 million to begin the manufacture of its Jaguar system, a bench top nucleic acid testing system, in Pittsfield Township.

Nanosphere files for IPO to commercialize medical diagnostics system  -  Aug 15, 2007
Small Times...diagnostics workstation that uses patented gold nanoparticle technology to for superior sensitivity to detect nucleic acid and protein targets.

Nine Business Expansions and Community Redevelopments to Create ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
MEDC (press release),...products plans to invest $3 million to begin the manufacture of its Jaguar system, a bench top nucleic acid testingsystem, in Pittsfield Township.

MEDC announces tax credits  -  Aug 14, 2007
Crain's Detroit Business,...got a credit of $672000 over seven years in exchange for investing $3 million to make a bench-top nucleic-acid testing system, which is supposed to

LC Sciences First miRNA Microarray Service Provider to Offer ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Express Press Release (press release),LC Sciences offers specialty microarray services for nucleic acid/protein profiling and functional analysis, biomarker-discovery, and novel drug screening.

Antibody rival drawing investors to Molecular Partners  -  Aug 14, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,Archemix has developed a process for discovering and producing the synthetically-derived short nucleic acid sequences (oligonucleotides).

Celsis makes rapid progress  -  Aug 14, 2007
Hemscott,The group is expecting the division’s new nucleic acid-based testing systems will come to fruition by the end of the year. Overall, the group reported a

Idera Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Preclinical Data on ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...“Using our extensive experience in nucleic acid chemistry, we have designed SIMRA compounds to mimic viral RNA as agonists to TLRs 7 and 8,�? said Sudhir

Sequenom's Price Not Reflective of Its True Potential  -  Aug 13, 2007
Seeking Alpha,The SQNM test uses nucleic acid in fetal DNA found in maternal blood from a blood draw instead of the amnio fluid. What makes this significant is the amnio

Third Wave Reports Second-Quarter Financial Results  -  Jul 26, 2007
CNNMoney.comThird Wave offers in vitro diagnostic kits, and analyte specific, general purpose, and research use only reagents for nucleic acid analysis.

Move over Skippy - big-time sequencing has arrived  -  Aug 12, 2007
Australian Life Scientist,Microbiology is also opening up for the AGRF, which has recently entered a partnership with a new company called Microgenetix, aimed at nucleic acid-based

Celera's Fiscal 4Q Net Loss Widens  -  Jul 25, 2007
Forbes,...has a strategic alliance with Abbott Labs (nyse: ABT - news - people ) for the development and commercialization of molecular, or nucleic acid-based,

Alnylam Gets $38.6 Million Grant For RNAi Antivirals  -  Aug 9, 2007
BioWorld Online,...development of antisense therapeutics and to Protiva Biotherapeutics Inc. for treatments based on Stable Nucleic Acid Lipid Particle (SNALP) technology.

Wolf Greenfield Names Van Amsterdam to Head Biotech Law Practice  -  Aug 8, 2007
dBusinessNews Boston (press release),...antibody technologies, new medical uses and formulations of known compounds, and nucleic acid sequencing and detection technologies.

Biotech firm Archemix strengthens alliances  -  Aug 8, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,Archemix has developed a process for discovering and producing aptamers, synthetically-derived short nucleic acid sequences also known as oligonucleotides.

Archemix and SomaLogic Expand Strategic Alliance  -  Aug 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Aptamers are synthetically-derived oligonucleotides, or short nucleic acid sequences. Aptamers represent an emerging class of potential therapeutic agents

AcroMetrix Announces Launch of OptiQual(R) Enterovirus Controls  -  Aug 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The OptiQual(R) Enterovirus Low Positive Control is the first ready-to-use control intended for use in assessing the performance of nucleic acid test

bm-t and DEWB acquire majority shareholding in Zenteris  -  Aug 8, 2007
news aktuell (Pressemitteilung),With its Approve-B system platform Zenteris currently has the most advanced technology at its disposal for the immunological or nucleic acid-based

Applied Biosystems Announces New Tools for Studying MicroRNAs  -  Jul 23, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Celera maintains a strategic alliance with Abbott Laboratories for the development and commercialization of molecular, or nucleic acid-based,

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