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Press Release PharmiWeb Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:01 AM PDT BioTime Inc. Posted on:24 Aug 11 BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced its majority-owned subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation (OncoCyte) has received a new round of equity financing to fund expansion of its development of novel proprietary diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer in humans. Choice Cancer Care Launches to Bring World Class Oncology Resources under One Name Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:00 AM PDT Dr. Gregory A. Echt and radiation and oncology specialty teams in the North Texas area are launching a new brand to bring hope and ease-of-use to patients in North Texas and the southwest region. CYBEX Pink Ribbon Run Supports Breast Cancer Research; Platform Expands with an Early Debut at the New Haven Open Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:00 AM PDT CYBEX International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, has announced that it will sponsor its third annual Pink Ribbon Run, part of the company’s support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ‘Pink Differently’ kick-off breakfast set in Effingham Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:59 AM PDT EFFINGHAM - On Thursday, the public is invited to help the American Cancer Society and "Pink Differently" in a kick-off breakfast Aug. 25, for the Effingham 2011 "Making Strides Against Cancer Society event has new venue Maryville Daily Forum Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:58 AM PDT Due to storm damage at Beal Park in Maryville, this year's Nodaway County Relay for Life event will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Maryville Community Center. Gene found to play role in early cancer PhysOrg Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:51 AM PDT (Medical Xpress) -- Mutations to a gene called p53 have been linked to half of all cancers, leading to tumor growth and the spread of cancerous cells. Now, a Cornell-led study identifies for the first time the mechanisms by which p53 controls cell movement and invasion into other areas of the body. BioTime’s Subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation Expands Cancer Programs with $10 Million Equity Financing Business Wire Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:50 AM PDT ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced its majority-owned subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation (OncoCyte) has received a new round of equity financing to fund expansion of its development of novel proprietary diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer in humans. The ... Technology Rx: New hospital program will reduce human error North Platte Telegraph Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:49 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph Giving medications at Great Plains Regional Medical Center just got a little bit easier. The Knowledge Based Medication Administration program began June 22 in the Callahan Cancer Center, but has been in the works for about a year and a half. A question of gene silencing EurekAlert! Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:44 AM PDT ( Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres ) Our genome contains numerous genes which do not code for the production of proteins. Many of them are transcribed particularly frequently in cancer cells. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and of Heidelberg University Hospitals have been the first to find a way to study the function of ... Cancer patients reclaiming their beauty KTHV Little Rock Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:44 AM PDT The  American Cancer Society is helping cancer patients and survivors battle back and reclaim their beauty with Look Good...Feel Better.

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