CONTENTS                                                  Sep-Oct 2001

IN THE NEWS
Common standards for genomics and proteomics Ö Genetic dream team Ö New tool for disaster management Ö New assay from Cellomics Ö Molecular computer Ö VPN to facilitate genomics and proteomics research Ö White paper on biotech Ö Cloning dilemma

MARKET NEWS
Deltagen and Arcaris to tap functional proteomics Ö Latest scenario in French biotech sector Ö Pack to develop 'golden rice' Ö Dr. Reddy's Lab gets approval for biotech product Ö Collaboration for DNA vaccination applications Ö Spider silk from GM crops

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Electronic DNA detection Ö New cell culture product Ö New tools to merge genomics and proteomics Ö Portable system aids analysis Ö New technique analyses phenotypes simultaneously

R&D IDEAS
Insulin from fat cells Ö New light on DNA transcription Ö Water retention gene identified Ö Gene therapy for breast cancer Ö Hypertension genes isolated Ö Colorectal cancer vaccine Ö Molecularly imprinted polymers

GENOMICS
New genome sequence Ö High-throughput genotyping system Ö Pharmacogenomics: Hope for tailor-made drugs Ö Scrapie genotyping services Ö Bacterial genome sequenced

MEDICAL BIOTECH
Enzyme kills hepatitis E Ö MorphoSys antibody shows efficacy in animal models Ö Mite gene in vaccine Ö Protein converting carbohydrates into fat isolated Ö Heart cells grown in lab Ö World's biggest genetic database Ö Stem cell therapy for diabetes release

PROTEOMICS
Protein identification Ö Desktop application for gene expression analysis Ö Protein functioning unravelled Ö New proteomics software

BIOINFORMATICS
Europe gears up on bioinformatics Ö Major international bioinformatics collaborations Ö Free bioinformatics education Ö Strand Genomics to ally with Dr. Reddy's and Biocon

AGRI BIOTECH
Salt-tolerant tomatoes Ö Genetic method to delay ripening Ö RNA vaccine for plant viruses Ö Fungus found innocent Ö Carnation shelf-life doubled Ö Need-based watering system

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