Bio.com Life Sciences News Update
June 04, 2003

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CONTENTS:
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1. Science News: "Genes From 3 Organisms Create Microbial Factory"
2. InFocus: "Functional Proteomics" - PDF Available!
3. Jobs of the Week: "Biogen: Associate Scientist" and more
4. Featured Books: "Antibody Phage Display: Methods and Protocols"
5. Market Research: "Blockbusters of the Future"
6. Software: "IGOR Pro 4.0" and others


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1. SCIENCE NEWS
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-Motor Neurons From Embryonic Stem Cells
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Manufacturing motor nerve cells may someday be possible to help
restore function in victims of spinal cord injury or such diseases
of motion as Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's disease.

-Genes From 3 Organisms Create Microbial Factory
http://www.bio.com/jump.jhtml?id=5900034&u=107092140
By combining genes from three separate organisms into a single
bacterial factory, chemical engineers have developed a simpler,
less expensive way to make an antimalaria "miracle" drug that is
urgently needed in Third World countries.

-Cloning Embryos from Cancer Cells
http://www.bio.com/jump.jhtml?id=5900035&u=107092140
Nuclei removed from mouse brain tumor cells and transplanted into
mouse eggs whose own nuclei have been removed, give rise to cloned
embryos with normal tissues, even though the mutations causing the
cancer are still present.

-Transcription Factor Assists in Wound Healing
http://www.bio.com/jump.jhtml?id=5900036&u=107092140
Biologists have determined that a protein essential for the
normal embryonic development of fruit flies is also used by mammals
to assist in the timely healing of cuts and lacerations.

-New RNAi Knockdown Technology Developed
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Scientists have developed a valuable new experimental system for
tissue-specific RNAi knockdown in mammalian cells and organisms.

-HIV Escape Route from Drugs and Vaccines
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Virologists may have discovered a new way by which HIV, the AIDS
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2. INFOCUS WEBCAST
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1) "Drug Delivery Systems"
Broadcast Thursday, May 29, 2003

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2) "Functional Proteomics"
Broadcast Thursday, May 15, 2003

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*Listen to the audio recording:
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*Complete listing of past InFocus webcast recordings and transcripts:
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3. JOBS OF THE WEEK
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Biogen: Associate Scientist
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Applera: Software Product Manager, Small Molecule Systems
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Millipore: Group Product Manager, Viral Clearance Products
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Rosetta Informatics: Sr. Research Scientists, Molecular
Pharmacology/Drug Metabolism
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4. FEATURED BOOKS
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5. FEATURED MARKET RESEARCH REPORTS
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-Blockbusters of the Future: Is the Search For New Blockbusters a
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-Advances in Structure-Guided Drug Discovery: In Silico Techniques
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