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The Moral Question That Stanford Asks Its Bioengineering Students – The Atlantic

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2017

When students in Stanford Universitys Introduction to Bioengineering course sit for their final exams, the first question that they have to answer is about our ability to write DNA. Scientists have fully sequenced the genomes of humans, trees, octopuses, bacteria, and thousands of other species. But it may soon become possible to not just read large genomes but also to write themsynthesizing them from scratch. Imagine a music synthesizer with only four keys, said Stanford professor Drew Endy to the audience at the Aspen Ideas Festival, which is co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic. Each represents one of the four building blocks of DNAA, C, G, and T. Press the keys in sequence and you can print out whatever stretch of DNA you like. In 2010, one group did this for a bacterium with an exceptionally tiny genome, crafting all million or so letters of its DNA and implanting it into a hollow cell. Another team is part-way through writing the more complex genome of bakers yeast, with 12 million letters. The human genome is 300 times bigger, and as I reported last month, others are trying to build the technology that will allow them to create genomes … Continue reading →

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Hospital patient receives surprise anatomy lesson – Philly.com

Posted: Published on June 28th, 2017

DEAR ABBY: I recently had to spend a night in the hospital following minor surgery. One of the female techs taking care of me leaned over me to straighten out the bedding and I could see "everything" when the top of her scrubs fell open. I'm not sure if it was on purpose or by accident. I say this because after the first time, it happened several more times. I only looked the first time out of shock. The other times, I looked away. Other than saying, "Hey, lady, I can see your boobies when you bend over," what's the polite way to say, "Oops - wardrobe malfunction"? - Got An Eyeful in Illinois DEAR GOT AN EYEFUL: Since, with luck, you won't have to make another visit to the hospital, I think your question may be moot. However, the discreet way to deal with something like that would be to mention what happened to the head nurse or supervisor and say that it made you uncomfortable. Secrets in her past could taint your future DEAR ABBY: I'm in my early 30s and recently met a very attractive woman my age. We are planning to get married. She wants us … Continue reading →

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New Lenox hospital staff elects new officers – The Herald-News

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

NEW LENOX Silver Cross Hospitals Medical Staff has elected new officers to serve from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2019. Dr. Abdul Sankari, interventional cardiologist, will serve as chief of staff. Over the next two years, Sankari will represent the Silver Cross medical staff now more than 800 members strong and work side by side with the hospitals board of directors, leadership team, employees, volunteers and physician colleagues. Sankari is the president of Heartland Cardiovascular Center now part of DuPage Medical Group. Board certified in interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology, critical care medicine, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, he received his medical degree from the University of Aleppo, Syria, where he earned the first rank in the graduation exam at the University of Aleppo. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Illinois, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, where he was the chief medical resident. In addition, Sankari completed a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, where he was the Chief Cardiology Fellow. Sankari also completed a critical care fellowship at Emory University and a masters in business administration from Loyola Universitys Quinlan Business … Continue reading →

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Explore Innovations in Industrial Biotechnology at Upcoming Workshops – Newswise (press release)

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

Newswise Industrial biotechnology scientists, educators, entrepreneurs and executives from around the globe will be convening on the University of California San Diego campus this summer to explore the latest advances and world-changing innovations heating up the white-hot field of industrial biotechnology with workshops in microbial fermentation and metabolic engineering. UC San Diego Extension will host its annual Industrial Biotechnology Workshops on Aug. 14 through 18. Participants can attend the whole program or attend the workshops on microbial fermentation or metabolic engineering separately. Now in its fifth year, this widely acclaimed educational event creates an informal, intimate environment for robust exchange of knowledge and ideas among world-class academic instructors and leaders of cutting-edge companies of every size from startup to mature, said Hugo Villar, associate dean of Professional & Continuing Education for UC San Diego Extension. Whether from California or China, biotechnology professionals attending these workshops will have a front-row seat to learn about current developments and advanced scientific skills being used to solve some the worlds most difficult problems, Villar said. Microbial Fermentation For the past four years, the workshop focused primarily on microbial fermentation, which is the transformation of feedstocks, such as plant sugars, into useful products, like fuels, … Continue reading →

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66m Life Sciences Fund focused on Germany and Benelux – European Biotechnology

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

Venture Capitalist Biogeneration Ventures has exceeded the target size of its life sciences fund BGV III through investments from the European Investment Banks InnovFin Equity Facility and the Dutch Venture Initiative II. The third fund of the Dutch company now comprises 66m, 16 more than the BVG IIIs initial target size. Biogeneration did not provide figures about the exact financial contributions of its new investors but said that investments will focus on medtech, diagnostic and drug development companies in Germany and Benelux. The new fund will build on the first two BGV funds which yielded some success for investors including a 1,55bn divestment of Dezima Pharma into Amgen and the 7bn exit of Acerta Pharma, the largest private exit in Europe in the biotech sector to date. Four investments have already been made from BVG III into German immuno-oncology company Catalym, and Dutch companies Escalier Biosciences, Scenic Biotech and Varmx, working on autoimmune diseases, target discovery, and haematology, respectively. Our third fund makes BGV amongst the largest life sciences funds dedicated to seed investments in Europe, said Edward van Wezel, Managing Partner. Over the last decade we have made over twenty investments in the European life sciences ecosystem. Weve observed … Continue reading →

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Biology professor Paul Sniegowski is named new Dean of the College – The Daily Pennsylvanian

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

There's a new sheriff in town. Paul Sniegowski, a professor of Biology, will be the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, according to an email announcement by Steven J. Fluharty, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. (The College encompasses justundergraduates, while SASencompasses both undergraduate and graduate students.) Sniegowski will take the reins on July 1 from Andy Binns, who filled in as interim dean in the spring while Dennis DeTurck, the longtime College dean, was ona leave of absence. In early May,DeTurckformally stepped down from his post after 12 years leading the College. "Paul has demonstrated a deep commitment to excellence in liberal arts education and to student well-being that positions him well to lead out undergraduate programs," Dean Fluharty said in the email. Fluharty's announcement praised Sniegowski's 20-year tenure at Penn and notedthat Sniegowski has been "widely published in top journals and supported by such agencies as NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health." Outside of the Biology department, he has ledthe Committee on Undergraduate Education andFaculty Senate Committee on Students and Educational Policy. Sniegowski has also been aDisciplinary Hearing Officer for the Office of Student Conduct and Office of … Continue reading →

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Cancer studies pass reproducibility test – Science Magazine

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

Though researchers have had general success reproducing cancer results, studies involving mice have proven difficult to replicate. Adva/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) By Jocelyn KaiserJun. 27, 2017 , 8:00 AM A high-profile project aiming to test reproducibility in cancer biology has released a second batch of results, and this time the news is good: Most of the experiments from two key cancer papers could be repeated. The latest replication studies, which appear today in eLife, come on top of five published in January that delivered a mixed message about whether high-impact cancer research can be reproduced. Taken together, however, results from the completed studies are encouraging, says Sean Morrison of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, an eLife editor. Overall, he adds, independent labs have now reproduced substantial aspects of the original experiments in four of five replication efforts that have produced clear results. In the two new replication efforts, however, one key mouse experiment could not be repeated, suggesting ongoing problems with the reproducibility of animal studies, says one leader of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology. The unusual initiative was inspired by reports from two drugs companies that up to 89% of preclinical biomedical studies didnt hold … Continue reading →

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PetaGene – Business Weekly

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

Cambridge-based PetaGene software addresses challenges caused by growing volumes of genomics data. Initially part of a project exploring new storage and compression approaches in collaboration with the European Bioinformatics Institute, it achieves up to a 5x reduction in both storage costs and data transfer times (compared to gzipped FASTQ and BAM files), and integrates with existing storage infrastructure and bioinformatics pipelines. PetaGene started life as Project PetaGene, a research project by a group of PhD graduates from the University of Cambridge, who worked in collaboration with the European Bioninformatics Institute to try to solve the problem of genomic data storage from a new angle. PetaGene was a member of London-based incubator Entrepreneur Firsts sixth cohort, from which it graduated in 2016. Co-Founder and Business Development Manager, Vaughan Wittorff (pictured) is a Cambridge University PhD with significant experience in inventing technology and commercialising it in the private sector. He was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at Curtin University of Technology, and long-term Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University in Computer Science and Technology. petagene.com More here: PetaGene - Business Weekly … Continue reading →

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IBM, Cornell identifying food hazards before outbreaks occur | Food … – Food Safety News

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

By Kelsey M. Mackin | June 27, 2017 When it comes to food safety,being able to identify traits of what is considered normal for a food ingredient, helps producers detect when something is abnormal. IBM and Cornell University will be collaborating to help keep the global milk supply safe. Specifically, next-generation genetic sequencing combined with bioinformatics analytics, will help reduce the chances of safety breaches impacting dairy. The teaching dairy barn at Cornell University will provide real-world conditions for researchers. Lindsay France/University Photography Researchers will collect genetic data from the microbiome of raw milk samples in a real-world scenario at a Cornell farm and the Cornell Dairy Processing Plant in Ithaca. Cornells resources are unique in that they represent the full dairy supply chain from farm to processing to consumer, according to a news release from the university. This initial data collection will form a raw-milk baseline and be used to expand IBMs Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain bioinformatic analytical tools. Cornell University is the most recent addition to the Consortium.The food safety initiative was launched in January 2015 by IBM Research and Mars Inc. A year later Bio-rad Laboratories Inc. joined. The Consortium is conducting the largest-ever … Continue reading →

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To have and to hold: an anatomy of the perfect man hug – Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: Published on June 27th, 2017

Why do we man hug? Is it simply to fill the gap left by the now pass formality of the all-purpose handshake? Or do we bro hug for some more profound,evolutionary reason;amammalian urge to be squeezed that,liberated fromold fashionedgender conventions,has risen like a phoenix from the ashes in the playbook of male behaviours? The short answer is: nobody knows.Man hugging remains ariddlewrapped in a mysteryinside an enigma, and searching for itscausation is probablythe social and biologicalsciences' next great frontier; theirFermat's last theorum, or Pandora's box. Perhaps we'll never solve it, but what wecanhope to decipheris just how to go about achieving a good one. And by good one we mean a hug that doesn't leave you feeling like a twonk in front of an assembled crowd of onlookers. Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and U.S President Donald Trump made a splash yesterday by going full throttle with a no-holds-barred man hug during a joint press conference. Visit link: To have and to hold: an anatomy of the perfect man hug - Telegraph.co.uk … Continue reading →

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