Life Technologies introduces $1000 human genome sequencing in a day

The company is taking orders for its benchtop Ion Proton Sequencer, priced at $149,000. It is based on proprietary semiconductor gene sequencing technology that has made its predecessor, the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM), the fastest-selling sequencer in the world.

Measuring brain activity in infants can give early indication of autism
Infants as young as six months can show signs of autism in their brain activity, according to new research conducted at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London. 27 Jan 2012

New Centre for Mitochondrial Research at Newcastle University
The Centre will conduct research that could pave the way for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to prevent the hereditary transmission of devastating mitochondrial diseases. 27 Jan 2012

Abnormally short telomeres in knee tissue linked to osteoarthritis
Cells from osteoarthritic knees have abnormally shortened telomeres. In addition, the percentage of cells with ultra short telomeres increases the closer to the damaged region within the knee joint.

Tarilian Laser Technologies achieves greatest technological advance in blood pressure measurement for 130 years
Tarilian Laser Technologies (TLT) has invented a completely novel method of measuring blood pressure based on an optoelectronic sensor. The sensor outperforms the current “gold standard” for measuring blood pressure — the mercury sphygmomanometer — and effectively makes the older technology obsolete. See video below

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