Biology & Life Sciences

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Bio-IT World January 13, 2003 Jennifer Lorenzetti	Taking Data Storage to Infinity -- and Beyond Perlegen Sciences has made important advances in resequencing DNA and identifying SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms), to the point that an entire human genome can be deduced in about 10 days. But it requires storing an extraordinary amount of data -- here's how it's done.
Bio-IT World January 13, 2003 John Dodge	Talent Fuels Drug Pipeline in Swiss Time The functional genomics group has emerged as a critical link in the drug discovery chain at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. While it employs a multidisciplinary approach to drug discovery, the four-year-old group's goals could not be simpler: Find novel drug targets.
Bio-IT World January 13, 2003 Kari Stefansson	The Icelandic Man Cometh The founder of deCODE Genetics on Viking DNA, privacy, disease, and aging.
Bio-IT World January 13, 2003 Julia Boguslavsky	A Sequel to the Sequence The all-but-complete human genome sequence is not only an indispensable tool for biomedical research but also a major influence on the types of instrumentation researchers will invest in.
Salon.com January 9, 2003 Katharine Mieszkowski	Fun with pig clones Every porker is different, even if it shares the same genes with a litter of siblings. So forget about ordering a copy of your favorite faithful companion.
Outside January 2003 Alisa Smith	Meet Prof. Popsicle Gordon Giesbrecht didn't become the world's leading authority on hypothermia by sitting around the campfire. He got there by leaping into frozen lakes, injecting ice water into his veins, and taking lots of very, very cold baths.
Technology Research News January 1, 2003 Eric Smalley	Altered protein orders metal bits Researchers from NASA, the SETI Institute and Argonne National Laboratory have genetically modified a bacteria that lives in geothermal hot springs in order to make a microscopic scaffolding that produces a high-tech material.
CIO January 1, 2003 Alison Bass	Big Gene Machine Five years ago, Eugene Chan, then 24, was giving up a promising medical career for the capricious future of a biotech startup. In early 2003, Chan's now 45-employee company, US Genomics, will begin selling the GeneEngine, a device that can analyze 10 million base pairs of DNA a day.
Technology Research News December 11, 2002 Kimberly Patch	DNA prefers diamond DNA is particularly useful for sensing pathogens like those used in biological weapons. The trick to making sensors that can be used in the field may involve attaching strands of DNA to a thin film of diamond, preparing sensors to withstand the rigors of the real world.
Wired January 2003 Richard Martin	Testing the First AIDS Vaccine Medical establishment, government, and Genentech be damned -- Don Francis has never stopped believing. Now he's about to finish testing the first human AIDS vaccine.
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