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The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit donor-supported organization, is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. The Foundation is the leading organization in the United States devoted to cystic fibrosis. It funds and accredits more than 115 CF care centers, 95 adult care programs and 50 affiliate programs, and more than 75 chapters and branch offices nationwide. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is one of the most efficient organizations of its kind and is an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau''s Wise Giving Alliance. Until we conquer this disease, our team will work tirelessly to extend and enhance life for those with cystic fibrosis by functioning as: * Scientific pioneers, blazing new trails in CF research; * Fund-raisers, securing the money needed to support our efforts; * Advocates, keeping CF a top priority in government, industry and research; * Investors, funding drug discovery and development; * Caregivers, linking patients and families to specialized CF care; and * Family, offering support, information and resources.

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The GeneTests Web site, a publicly funded medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, other healthcare providers, and researchers, is available at no cost to all interested persons. By providing current, authoritative information on genetic testing and its use in diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling, GeneTests promotes the appropriate use of genetic services in patient care and personal decision making. At This Site: * GeneReviews: Expert-authored peer-reviewed disease descriptions * Laboratory Directory: International directory of genetic testing laboratories * Clinic Directory: International directory of genetics and prenatal diagnosis clinics * Educational Materials: Illustrated glossary, information on genetic services, PowerPoint presentations, annotated Internet resources We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information.

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WebHealth Wiki is a medical encyclopedia anyone can edit. Major topics include: * Abdominal Pain * Anemia * Arteriosclerosis * Arthritis * Cancer * Chromosomal Abnormalities * Dentistry * Dermatology * Dieting * Digestive System * Drug Addiction * Ear, Nose, Throat * Eye Disease * Fitness * Heart Attack * Heart Disease * Hormones * Hypertension * Infectious Diseases * Lung Disease * Lyme Disease * Men''s Health * Mental Illness * Neurological Disorders * Women''s Health

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A collection of blood samples and health information donated by volunteers, not focusing on any specific disease. Unlike many biobanks already in existence at Mayo Clinic and elsewhere, the Mayo Clinic Biobank is NOT focused on any particular disease. Rather, this biobank will collect samples and health information on patients and volunteers regardless of their health history. The only requirement is that they be 18 years of age or older, have a Mayo Clinic number, and be able to give informed consent. Once a participant becomes a part of the Biobank, they will be a part of ongoing health research conducted at Mayo Clinic indefinitely. The Biobank was established at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, and recruitment began in April of 2009. The goal of this project is to enroll 20,000 Mayo Clinic patients over the course of a three-year period in an effort to support a wide array of health-related research studies throughout the Institution.

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Cognitive Daily: A new cognitive psychology article nearly every day

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Provides sterile biologic implants of human bone and tissues used in spine, sports medicine, orthopedic, dental and other specialty surgeries.

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Registry to assist individuals conceived as a result of sperm, egg or embryo donation that are seeking to make mutually desired contact with others with whom they share genetic ties. They are all about educating, connecting, and supporting donor families. Without any outside support, the DSR has single-handedly pioneered a national discussion about the donor conception industry and families, with it''s many media appearances and interviews. DSR advocates for the right to honesty and transparency for donor kids, and for social acceptance, legal rights and valuing the diversity of all families. The DSR''s core value is honesty, with the conviction that people have the fundamental right to information about their biological origins and identities. The donor conception industry is largely a for-profit enterprise, and after the product has been purchased, most doctors, clinics, egg donation agencies and cryobanks do not engage in discussions and activities which acknowledge the humanity and rights of the donor-conceived. It is our mission to bring these concepts to the public arena for discussion, as has been done in many European countries, as well as New Zealand and parts of Australia. Although you do not need to make a posting to browse the database, it is strongly recommended. Creating a posting in our database is the first step to ensuring the best possible chances of connecting with your biological relatives. If two users with the same donor number browse, but neither post, the connection cannot be made. Many folks are out there waiting to see someone else post for their donor number first! The DSR hope that this will be the first step in connecting with your donor relatives, but please always exercise sensible caution when making contact with those you meet through any internet website, including the DSR.

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Textensor Limited specializes in software development and consulting related to interactive web based information management systems, web services, data modeling, and scientific computing. Our flagship product, a.nnotate.com, was launched in January 2008. It allows on-line review, annotation and discussion of web pages and a wide range of document types, including PDF and DOC, via a web browser. In April 2007 we launched PublicationsList.org to facilitate access to scientific research papers. It allows researchers to easily keep complete and reliable records of their research output on the web and gained more than 3000 users in the first 8 months. In 2005, Textensor won a SMART:Scotland award for a pilot study into techniques for authoring structured content from text. The first commercial product developed from this technology is a.nnotate.com. Recent consultancy clients include the University of Edinburgh for the development of PSICS, the Parallel Stochastic Ion Channel Simulator, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology for prototype code for stochastic diffusion, Memosyne Ltd for development of on-line memory tests for children, and Pearson Assessment for implementation of the Automated Working Memory Assessment.

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University of Foggia, located in Foggia, Italy, was founded in 1991 and was fully recognized in 1999.

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Tissue bank that provides samples and associated clinical information to associated researchers.

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BTI is unique in being a private, not-for-profit research institute dedicated to plant biology, and located on a major university campus. Its mission is to advance and communicate scientific knowledge in plant biology to improve agriculture, protect the environment, and enhance human health. The institute was founded in Yonkers, New York, next to the home of its benefactor, William Boyce Thompson. In the mid-1970''s, however, it was recognized that a physical presence on a university campus would catapult the institute to a higher level of research, and the Cornell affiliation was born. BTI hires its own faculty, postdoctoral scholars and technicians, but also hosts undergraduate and graduate researchers from Cornell. BTI faculty generally have adjunct appointments at Cornell, and participate in graduate training and other university affairs. As envisioned in the Agreement of Affiliation, the partnership is advantageous for both parties, and contributes to a singularly strong environment for fundamental plant research on the campus. William Boyce Thompson founded BTI in 1924 on the premise that basic plant research leads to real benefits for people. Many potential applications of BTI research are to improve crops by increasing yield or nutritional content, or decreasing the need for harmful fertilizers and pesticides. Other research could lead to inexpensive plant-made vaccines, or even shed light on the human immune system. With aims like these in mind, scientists at BTI study life at the scale of genes and proteins to learn about processes such as how plants detect light, or how they respond when aphids bite into them. Along with research, BTI''s mission includes environmental responsibility and outreach to teachers, students, and community members. Though it remains an independent, non-profit institution, BTI is affiliated with Cornell University and is located on its Ithaca, New York campus.

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T-REX is a free, platform-independent online tool that allows for an integrated, rapid, and more robust analysis of T-RFLP data. Despite increasing popularity and improvements in terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and other microbial community fingerprinting techniques, there are still numerous obstacles that hamper the analysis of these datasets. Many steps are required to process raw data into a format ready for analysis and interpretation. These steps can be time-intensive, error-prone, and can introduce unwanted variability into the analysis. Accordingly, we developed T-REX, free, online software for the processing and analysis of T-RFLP data. Analysis of T-RFLP data generated from a multiple-factorial study was performed with T-REX. With this software, we were able to i) label raw data with attributes related to the experimental design of the samples, ii) determine a baseline threshold for identification of true peaks over noise, iii) align terminal restriction fragments (T-RFs) in all samples (i.e., bin T-RFs), iv) construct a two-way data matrix from labeled data and process the matrix in a variety of ways, v) produce several measures of data matrix complexity, including the distribution of variance between main and interaction effects and sample heterogeneity, and vi) analyze a data matrix with the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model.

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A web server interface of BioMart software and provides a unified view over disparate data sources that enable bioscientists to retrieve data from one or multiple sources in a simple and efficient way. This MartView web server features seamless data federation making cross querying of data sources in a user friendly and unified way. Data sources include major biomolecular sequence, pathway and annotation databases such as Ensembl, Uniprot, Reactome, HGNC, Wormbase, etc. The web server not only provides access through a web interface, it also supports programmatic access through a Perl API as well as RESTful and SOAP oriented web services.

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The new NTNU Systems Biology website showcases the different systems biology efforts at NTNU. Regular updates on new initiatives and advertisements for new PhD and Postdoc vacancies in systems biology will be posted.

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CARTA is developing two virtual libraries of books relevant to Anthropogeny * Library of Anthropogeny: A collection of book titles on human origins and human evolution, arranged chronologically. * Library of Primatology: A collection of book titles on non-human primate evolution, including basic biology, ecology and behavior. A listing of the book titles are made available for public interest.

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The Proteomics Standards Initiative (PSI) aims to define community standards for data representation in proteomics to facilitate data comparison, exchange and verification. As a first step, the PSI is developing standards for two key areas of proteomics: mass spectrometry and protein-protein interaction data. The document describes the molecular interaction data exchange format. PSI is following a leveled approach to building this specification. Level 1 will describe protein interactions at a basic level that covers a large amount of currently available data. Subsequent levels will add capability to represent new molecular interaction information that the community wishes to exchange. The scope of PSI MI is currently limited to protein-protein interactions. Other molecules, such as small molecules, DNA and RNA maybe taken into account in the future. The PSI MI format is a data exchange format for protein-protein interactions. It is not a proposed database structure. The purpose of the document is to describe the general structure of the PSI MI XML specification in a more user-friendly manner than the specification does itself. PSI MI was designed by a group of people including representatives from database providers and users in both academia and industry. PSI MI is supported by the DIP, MINT, IntAct, BIND and HPRD databases.

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Software providing de novo, parallel, paired-end sequence assembler that is designed for short reads. ABySS 1.0 originally showed that assembling human genome using short 50 bp sequencing reads was possible by aggregating half terabyte of compute memory needed over several computers using standardized message passing system. ABySS 2.0 is Resource Efficient Assembly of Large Genomes using Bloom Filter. ABySS 2.0 departs from MPI and instead implements algorithms that employ Bloom filter, probabilistic data structure, to represent de Bruijn graph and reduce memory requirements.

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A portal that allows users to track specific words, phrases or nearby relationships from social media sources including Twitter, Digg and others. Datasift aggregates, filters, records, and analyzes real-time data from a variety of social sources using our Curation Stream Definition Language (CSDL) allowing customers to curate their own news.

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