Navigation Links
Citizen Scientists Successfully Fund Groundbreaking Startup to Sequence their Microbiomes
Date:1/16/2013

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 16, 2013

uBiome, the first citizen science effort to map the human microbiome, is the world’s largest successful citizen science crowdfunding campaign in history (http://indiegogo.com/ubiome). Raising over $120,000 from over 1,000 participants, they have significantly exceeded their $100,000 goal. The biotech startup from the University of California, San Francisco branch of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) has sparked the era of microbiome-based personalized medicine -- engaging with the public to provide easily accessible information about their own bodies using the latest in high-throughput DNA sequencing technology.

uBiome provides participants with a catalog of their own microbes. The service details the microbial composition of the body, explains what is known about each type of microbe, and relates the participant's microbiome information to the latest scientific research on the role of the microbiome in health, diet and lifestyle. The uBiome website provides personal analysis tools so that users can anonymously compare their results with those of family, friends, and crowd data. uBiome is HIPAA compliant and will not release personal identifying data or information to anyone.

The information gained from a uBiome survey can help participants answer their real-world questions about their health, such as:

Dieting: Is that low-carb diet working for you? Certain microbial profiles in the gut are strongly associated with long-term diets, particularly protein and animal fat (Bacteroides) versus carbohydrates (Prevotella).
Sinusitis: Is your nasal microbiome associated with the profile of chronic sinusitis?
Diabetes: How do your gut microflora correlate with
'/>"/>

Source: PRWeb
Copyright©2012 Vocus, Inc.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4 5

Related biology technology :

1. Scientists design, control movements of molecular motor
2. Flexing fingers for micro-robotics: Berkeley Lab scientists create a powerful, microscale actuator
3. Spanish scientists design a revolutionary data storage device
4. USC scientists clone carbon nanotubes to unlock their potential for use in electronics
5. UC Santa Barbara scientists learn how to unlock the destiny of a cell: A gift for the tin man?
6. Nanotechnology helps scientists keep silver shiny
7. Scientists demonstrate high-efficiency quantum dot solar cells
8. Scientists target bacterial transfer of resistance genes
9. Scientists identify mammal model of bladder regeneration
10. Scientists build mechanically active DNA material
11. GenScript to Synthesize Yeast Genome with Johns Hopkins Scientists
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/18/2013)... KONG, June 18, 2013 China Cord Blood ... "Company"), China,s leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory ... services, today announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for ... 2013 ended March 31, 2013. Fourth ... the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 increased by 33.3% ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 ... fiber-optic Ball Lenses engineered of synthetic Sapphire and Glass ... stock sizes from Swiss Jewel Company , of ... performance by expanding and collimating the light beams without ... extreme optical clarity and natural durability (9 mohs) make ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... , June 18, 2013 RegeneCure ... the company,s  proprietary AMCA Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) Dental Membrane ... A common problem encountered when patients have a ... sufficient bone volume to house the implant. Consequently there is ... substitute until the natural bone regenerates. The bone substitute material, ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... N.Y. , June 18, 2013  AMRI ... its Burlington, Mass. , site ... Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration to handle Schedule ... the DEA,s acknowledgement of Burlington,s ... control and documentation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120229/NY61160LOGO ...
Breaking Biology Technology:China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 2China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 3China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 4China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 5China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 6China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 7China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 8China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 9China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 10China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 11China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 12China Cord Blood Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2013 13Swiss Jewel Introduces the Crown Jewels of Fiber-Optic Connectors 2RegeneCure Starts Clinical Study Using Polymeric Bone Stimulating Membrane for Dental Implants 2RegeneCure Starts Clinical Study Using Polymeric Bone Stimulating Membrane for Dental Implants 3AMRI Burlington Receives DEA Approval to Handle Controlled Substances 2
... Newly published data by Dr. J.,Barthelow Classen shows ... children with a strong family history of insulin ... diabetes in,vaccine recipients at a rate which exceeds ... vaccines are particularly toxic to those,with a strong ...
... and COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 24 ,CareEvolution, Inc. ... & Statistics,are pleased to announce that the ... named a finalist in the Interoperability category ... (MS-HUG) 2008 Innovation,Awards Program. The MS-HUG Healthcare ...
... Feb. 22 Transgenomic Inc. (OTC,Bulletin Board: TBIO) announces the following Webcast:, ... Conference Call, ... Where: http://www.transgenomic.com/events.asp?id=6 , How: ... at the ...
Cached Biology Technology:CareEvolution and SCHIEx Named Interoperability Finalists for 2008 Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) Healthcare Innovation Awards 2CareEvolution and SCHIEx Named Interoperability Finalists for 2008 Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) Healthcare Innovation Awards 3
(Date:6/18/2013)... PARIS , June 19, 2013  Paris ... known as Geotest-Marvin Test Systems) , a leading ... commercial aerospace industries, is demonstrating its solutions this ... in booth 3-C82. With growing challenges including increasingly ... are demanding efficient, feature-rich, specialized aerospace test solutions ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Scientists at the University of Calgary,s Faculty of Medicine ... the body from harmful bacteria. Platelets, a component of ... search for specific bacteria, and upon detection, seal it ... which were published in Nature Immunology this ... of immunity. , "The science community has known that ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Energy Department,s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and ... paper describing a novel cellulose-degrading enzyme from a ... known as the gribble. , Gribbles are ... ability to produce their own enzymes instead of ... they eat. New biomass-degrading enzymes from novel sources ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Marvin Test Solutions Demonstrates Next-Generation Armament Test Solutions at Paris Air Show 2Marvin Test Solutions Demonstrates Next-Generation Armament Test Solutions at Paris Air Show 3Immunity mechanism discovered 2Novel enzyme from tiny gribble could prove a boon for biofuels research 2
... Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, University of ... Society for Microbiology (ASM) to receive a 2010 ICAAC ... Division, this award recognizes an early career scientist for ... Diep earned his B.A. in 2000 and his Ph.D. ...
... the "deathstalker" scorpion could help gene therapy become an effective ... therapeutic genes genes that treat disease to reach ... study in ACS Nano , a monthly journal. ... delivery of therapeutic genes into diseased cells shows promise ...
... a substance to enhance the visibility of skin cancer cells ... ultrasound and light. The hybrid scanner could enable doctors to ... its earliest and most curable stages, the report in the ... Younan Xia, and colleagues point out that early diagnosis is ...
Cached Biology News:
This CLS number is a new product number, created to easily match Cornings product number. If showing no availability yet, please order under the old Sigma-Aldrich number (E6027) or contact customer s...
... Analysis of large numbers of samples may be ... requires minimum operator attention. System control and ... interface CE 4900. The elegant, powerful and ... XP and Windows 98 and 2000., The supplied ...
Narrow-mouth has heavy-duty rim. Approximate graduations are in durable white enamel. Extra large marking space. capacity 125 mL Special grade: student grade...
... to MSY2/YBOX2 ( Abpromise for ... Antigen: Synthetic peptide derived from ... of human YBX2. (Note: the ... Entrez ...
Biology Products: