Research News

EU project implements parallel sequencing tools for disease diagnosis

17 December 2009
EU project, Techgene, which focuses on developing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) diagnostic tools for genetic disorders, has incorporated software from CLC bio in routine diagnostic laboratories to improve diagnosis of genetically heterogeneous diseases

Crystallography marks milestone

17 December 2009
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) has archived the 500,000th small molecule crystal structure to the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD)

Czech academy begins pollution study

9 November 2009
The Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is to study the effects of air pollution on asthma bronchiale in young children, with the help of Genedata Expressionist

FIZ Karlsruhe and CAS strengthen partnership

9 November 2009
A recent agreement between FIZ Karlsruhe and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) strengthens a partnership that began in 1983 with the foundation of STN InternationalSM, the online service for patent and research information

Computing to aid crop growth and improve pesticides

25 September 2009
A new computing tool that could help scientists predict how plants will react to different environmental conditions in order to create better crops is being developed by researchers at Imperial College, London