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Applied DNA Sciences to Protect Energy Stations in Sweden

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STONY BROOK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 13, 2012) - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. ( OTCBB : APDN ), (Twitter: @APDN), a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, announced today that its evidentiary smartDNA platform has been adopted by Vattenfall Eldistribution AB (subsidiary of Vattenfall AB) to protect copper assets located in Energy stations throughout Sweden. This will be implemented by the end of December 2012. Vattenfall in Sweden accounts for 50% of Sweden's electricity, with over 900,000 customers. It is the nation's largest regional and local service provider.

Leif Svensson, CEO of the Sweden consulting group Safe Solution AB, stated, "Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Sweden's largest supplier of electricity and we are pleased to announce their adoption of APDN technology to protect its copper assets from theft. Like the cash in transit program by Nokas, the deployment in Vattenfall's electrical infrastructure can identify stolen copper and the thieves who are responsible."

The forensic precision and robustness of the smartDNA platform has been proven to help with linking criminals to crimes in Sweden. The purpose of this application for copper is a natural extension of the program that has been officially recognized by the Swedish National Police, and enforced by all police forces throughout Sweden who have been fully trained on the smartDNA system.

Dr. James A. Hayward, CEO and President of Applied DNA Sciences, stated: "Copper asset protection, as well as other kinds of metals, is an area that is ripe for growth as demonstrated in Sweden. We are receiving inquiries from customers who recognize the importance of protecting their assets, minimizing their losses and ensuring that original products can be traced to their source. In December alone, approximately $170,000 of revenue has been generated from our Swedish business."

In the United States, it is estimated that more than 95% of energy utilities experienced copper theft in the past 12 months with over 50,000 incidences nationwide. Nearly 8,000 of these thefts took place for energized copper resulting in an estimated 35 fatalities (Electrical Safety Foundation International, 2009). The FBI considers copper theft a threat to national security (Federal Bureau of Investigation, Copper Theft Threatens U.S. Infrastructure, December 2008).

About Applied DNA Sciences

APDN is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions that can help protect products, brands and intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature DNA and smartDNA, our principal anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions that essentially cannot be copied, provide a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute perpetrators.

The statements made by APDN may be forward-looking in nature. Forward-looking statements describe APDN's future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of APDN. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to our short operating history, limited financial resources, limited market acceptance, market competition and various other factors detailed from time to time in APDN's SEC reports and filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 8, 2011 and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. APDN undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed

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NEW YORK (AP) -- To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.

We're talking about the conifer, the umbrella term for cone-bearing trees like the spruce, fir, pine, cypress and cedar. Apart from their Yuletide popularity, they play big roles in the lumber industry and in healthy forest ecosystems.

Scientists would love to identify the billions of building blocks that make up the DNA of a conifer. That's called sequencing its genome. Such analysis is a standard tool of biology, and doing it for conifers could reveal genetic secrets useful for basic science, breeding and forest management.

But the conifer genome is dauntingly huge. And like a big price tag on a wished-for present, that has put it out of reach.

Now, as Christmas approaches, it appears the conifer's role as a genetic Grinch may be ending.

In recent months, scientific teams in the United States and Canada have released preliminary, patchy descriptions of conifer genomes. And a Swedish team plans to follow suit soon in its quest for the Norway spruce.

"The world changed for conifer genetics," said David Neale of the University of California, Davis. It's "entering the modern era."

What happened? Credit the same recent technological advances that have some doctors predicting that someday, people will have their genomes sequenced routinely as part of medical care. The technology for that has gotten faster and much cheaper.

"Until just a few years ago, the idea of sequencing even a single conifer genome seemed impossible," said John MacKay of the University of Laval in Quebec City, who co-directs a multi-institution Canadian project that's tackling the white spruce. The new technologies changed that, he said.

How big is a conifer genome? Consider the 80-foot Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York. It's a Norway spruce, so its genome is six times bigger than that of anybody skating below it. Other conifer genomes are even larger.

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Richard Dawkins — Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life (2/3) [Multi sub] – Video

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Richard Dawkins mdash; Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life (2/3) [Multi sub]
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11/25/12 – Pinned Down – Mutiny – Saint – Video

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11/25/12 - Pinned Down - Mutiny - Saint
In this game Saint, and Genome tried to rush the left side to see if we could capture the red brick building. We knew that our other guys would be able to grab the boat so we thought if we captured this building, we could push them back one house at a time. We ended up not making it to that building... they had to many people there and they had little distance to get there. Hope you guys like the footage!From:IllestAirsoftViews:48 1ratingsTime:08:01More inEntertainment

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TCGA 2012 Poster Session – Video

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TCGA 2012 Poster Session
November 27-28, 2012 - The Cancer Genome Atlas #39; 2nd Annual Scientific Symposium: Enabling Cancer Research Through TCGA More: http://www.genome.govFrom:GenomeTVViews:7 1ratingsTime:09:32More inScience Technology

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Evolution of gymnosperm – Video

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Evolution of gymnosperm
For more information, log on to- shomusbiology.weebly.com Download the study materials here- shomusbiology.weebly.com There are between 800 and 900 extant or currently living species of Gymnosperms. It is widely accepted that the gymnosperms originated in the late Carboniferous period.[5] This appears to have been the result of a whole genome duplication event around 319 million years ago.[6] Early characteristics of seed plants were evident in fossil progymnosperms of the late Devonian period around 380 million years ago. It has been suggested that during the mid-Mesozoic era, pollination of some extinct groups of gymnosperms were by extinct species of scorpionflies that had specialized proboscis for feeding on pollination drops. The scorpionflies likely engaged in pollination mutualisms with gymnosperms, long before the similar and independent coevolution of nectar-feeding insects on angiosperms.[7][8] Conifers are by far the most abundant extant group of gymnosperms with six to eight families, with a total of 65-70 genera and 600-630 species (696 accepted names).[9] Conifers are woody plants and most are evergreens.[10] The leaves of many conifers are long, thin and needle-like, others species, including most Cupressaceae and some Podocarpaceae, have flat, triangular scale-like leaves. Agathis in Araucariaceae and Nageia in Podocarpaceae have broad, flat strap-shaped leaves. Cycads are the next most abundant group of gymnosperms, with about 130 species. The other ...From:Suman BhattacharjeeViews:0 0ratingsTime:13:46More inEducation

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Sequenced Pig Genome Creates Opportunities for Health Research – Video

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Sequenced Pig Genome Creates Opportunities for Health Research
An international scientific collaboration that includes two CVM researchers is bringing home the bacon when it comes to potential animal and human health advancements, thanks to successfully mapping the genome of the domestic pig. The sequenced genome gives researchers a genetic blueprint of the pig. It includes a complete list of DNA and genes that give pigs their traits like height and color. Once all of the genetic information is understood, scientists anticipate improvements to the animal #39;s health as well as human health, as pigs and humans share similar physiologies. "With the sequenced genome we have a better blueprint than we had before about the pig #39;s genetics and how those genetic mechanisms work together to create, such as the unique merits in disease resistance," said Dr. Yongming Sang, research assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology. For three years, Dr. Sang worked on the genome sequencing project with Dr. Frank Blecha, associate dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine and university distinguished professor of anatomy and physiology. A report of the international study appears as the cover story for the Nov. 15 issue of the journal Nature. To read more of the November issue of Lifelines, go to http://www.vet.k-state.eduFrom:KSUCVMViews:3 0ratingsTime:04:04More inEducation

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Probing the Effect of Conformational Constraint on Binding – Video

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Probing the Effect of Conformational Constraint on Binding
TACC Vis Showcased at SC12 Anne Bowen, Texas Advanced Computing Center. Work in collaboration with Yue Shi, UT Biomedical Engineering Increasing the strength of binding between a molecule and a receptor is an important technique in the design of effective drugs. One experimental technique to increase the strength of binding (called "binding affinity") is to synthesize molecules that are already in the shape that it will take when bound to a receptor. This technique works because it decreases the binding entropy which increases the overall binding affinity. A recent experimental study of a series of receptor-molecule complexes (the Grb2 SH2 domain with peptide analogues) aimed to increase the binding affinity by introducing a bond constraint. However, the constrained molecules had less favorable binding entropies than their flexible counterparts. Yue Shi of the Ren lab at UT Austin aimed to probe the origin of this entropy paradox with molecular dynamics simulations which were run on Lonestar and Ranger at TACC. Their group used approximately 2 million CPU hours on Ranger and almost 1 million on Lonestar this past year. Their research addresses biological and medical challenges from single molecules to the genome with high performance computing and theory. In collaboration with other experimental groups, they utilize computer modeling and simulations to understand these complex biomolecular systems and to discover molecules for treating disease and improving human health ...From:TACCutexasViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:10More inScience Technology

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Austin Brown "Slow Down" – Pandora Whiteboard Sessions – Video

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Austin Brown "Slow Down" - Pandora Whiteboard Sessions
Austin Brown performs "Slow Down" for Pandora Whiteboard Sessions 12.6.12 Pandora Oakland HQ Over the years the Pandora office has had the great pleasure of receiving visits from many of these talented musicians and comedians. Some are well-established artists in town for a major show, others are in the middle of a grassroots tour, hitting coffee houses and small clubs up and down the West Coast. Sometimes we just meet up to show them around the office and learn about their careers, other times our employees are treated to a short performance. We also take the opportunity to show them the Music Genome Project and walk them through an analysis of their music, along with some data on their audience on Pandora. It #39;s been fun to see their reaction when they learn which songs are the most "thumbed up" or how large their audience is, and what areas around the country are particularly enthusiastic for their sound. This performances take place in front of a giant whiteboard in a common area of the Pandora Oakland office. On the day of the show one of the Pandora designers creates a unique drawing to represent each artist on the white board, which becomes the backdrop for the performance. The Whiteboard Sessions are unique because the daytime office environment calls for a different kind of performance than what people normally see at concerts. These sessions are mostly acoustic and there is a lot of interaction with the crowd. And there #39;s lots of improvising too - recycling bins ...From:pandoraViews:3 9ratingsTime:04:49More inMusic

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IT Insider – Cliff Farrah on "The Problem with Big Data" – Video

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IT Insider - Cliff Farrah on "The Problem with Big Data"
"Like" us on Facebook: on.fb.me Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly Big Data is everywhere these days from Google and LinkedIn to mapping the genome, so why does Cliff Farrah, President and Chairman of Beacon Group Consulting say that businesses are just not getting it? In a recent publication for Beacon #39;s Fortune 500 clients, Farrah lays out the nine reasons Big Data is not being adopted and what he says needs to be done about it. Farrah recommends a strategy for streamlining the Big Data industry as whole and identifying areas of growth and opportunity. Join host Richard Schlesinger as he addresses "The Problem with Big Data" on this episode of "IT Insider".From:EMCCorpViews:0 0ratingsTime:27:55More inScience Technology

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