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GEN Reports on the Trend Toward Predictive ToxicogenomicsWednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:55AM Biotech scientists increasingly are applying genomics technologies to toxicology research to better understand the effects of novel drug candidates on a variety of organ systems, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News .

TaconicArtemis Announces Publication in PNAS: Inducible Gene Silencing in Transgenic Rats via RNAiWednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:43AM COLOGNE, Germany----TaconicArtemis GmbH, a subsidiary of Taconic today announced the publication of a scientific breakthrough achieved in a collaboration with the Universities Goettingen and Wuerzburg .

New Bacteria Discovered In Raw MilkWednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:23AMRaw milk is illegal in many countries as it can be contaminated with potentially harmful microbes. Contamination can also spoil the milk, making it taste bitter and turn thick and sticky. Now scientists have discovered new species of bacteria that can grow at low temperatures, spoiling raw milk even when it is refrigerated. It seems the microbial population of raw milk is much more complex than ...

Site navigationWednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:51AMThe discovery that a Whitley Wood football coach used cocaine before his death came as a complete surprise to the people closest to him.

Fungus suspected as cause of bat diseaseWednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:27AMDORSET — Experts have identified a fungus that might be linked to bats with white-nose syndrome, a deadly affliction that has devastated bat populations in the Northeast.