http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory en http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory 60 60 Ab Directory - Demo Site http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29031/fda-approves-roche-diagnostic-for-gene-mutation-in-lung-cancer.html (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved a test developed by Roche for a specific gene mutation present in about 10 percent of non-small cell lung cancers, and said the company's drug Tarceva could be used as an initial treatment in patients with the mutation whose cancer has spread beyond the lungs. This marks the first companion diagnostic that detects epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency said. The diagnostic is called the Cobas EGFR Mutation Test. ... Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29030/fda-approves-genetic-test-for-lung-cancer-drug.html The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a genetic test from Roche to help doctors identify patients who can benefit from a lung cancer drug made by the company's Genentech unit. The diagnostic ... Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29029/scientists-create-human-stem-cells-through-cloning.html By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created human stem cells by the same technique that produced Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996: They transplanted genetic material from an adult cell into an egg whose own DNA had been removed. The result is a harvest of human embryonic stem cells, the seemingly magic cells capable of morphing into any of the 200-plus kinds that make up a person. ... Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29028/idaho-spud-giant-bets-on-biotech-potatoes.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29027/scientists-report-first-success-in-cloning-human-stem-cells.html It's been 17 years since Dolly the sheep was cloned from a mammary cell. And now scientists applied the same technique to make the first embryonic-stem-cell lines from human skin cells. Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29026/stem-cells-recovered-from-cloned-human-embryos.html NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes. Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29025/affymetrix-cfo-barabe-to-retire-in-june.html Affymetrix Chief Financial Officer Tim Barabe is planning to retire from his post next month. The genetic testing instrument business said Monday that it is promoting Gavin Wood to the position. Barabe's ... Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29024/uk-tries-out-new-model-for-gene-testing-in-cancer-patients.html By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy. The project, involving the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, the U.S. gene sequencing firm Illumina, geneticists and cancer doctors, aims to find a way to allow more cancer genes be tested in more people. Researchers announcing the 2. ... Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29023/swiss-billionaires-buy-merck-serono-hq-for-biotech-campus.html By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli has bought back the Geneva headquarters of his former biotech firm Serono, hoping to establish a biotech research campus. After selling the family business to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.3 billion in 2006, the Harvard Business School graduate went on to win the America's Cup sailing prize for the second time. He and his former beauty queen wife Kirsty cut a high profile among the Swiss jet-set. ... Import Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT http://www.scripts-demo.com/ab-directory/news_item-29005/chilly-morning-great-afternoon.html Good morning! Import Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:14 GMT