Scientists at the University of Leicester, where genetic 'fingerprinting' was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, say they are developing techniques which may one day allow police to work out someone’s surname from DNA alone.

Research by Turi King has shown that, unsurprisingly, men with the same British surname are highly likely to be genetically linked even in today's multicultural world. The results of her research have implications in the fields of forensics, genealogy, epidemiology and the history of surnames.

On Wednesday 8th October Dr King will present the key findings of her Ph.D. research in which she recruited over two and a half thousand men bearing over 500 different surnames to take part in the study. Carried out in Professor Mark Jobling’s lab, Dr Turi King’s research involved exploring this potential link between surname and Y chromosome type.

With the MLB League Championship Series beginning this week,  Twenty-six teams are wondering what it takes to reach the "final four" of baseball which leads to the World Series.  The Red Sox, Rays, Phillies and Dodgers understand its not just money and luck.  Over 162 games, it usually comes down to the fundamentals of baseball: pitching, hitting and catching.  That sounds simple enough.  So, why can't everyone execute those skills consistently?  Why do pitchers struggle with their control?  Why do batters strike out?  Why do fielders commit errors?  It turns out Yogi Berra was right when he said, "Baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical."  In this three part series, each skill will be broken down into its cognitive sub-tasks and you may be surprised at the complexity that such a simple game requires of our brains.

ANTONY, France, October 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Stallergenes S.A. today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement with Catalent for the promotion and distribution in Europe of adrenaline autoinjector, ADREFLEX(R), co-developed and co-manufactured by Catalent and The Medical House PLC.

ADREFLEX(R) consists of a syringe pre-filled with adrenaline, which will be available for adult and paediatric use (0.3 and 0.15 mg), in an autoinjector device. The Medical House has designed this totally new device to improve the safety and the ease-of-use for patients.

PRINCETON, New Jersey, October 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Informex today announced that it will hold a Global Sourcing Summit for the Pharmaceutical Industry, November 10-11, at Princeton, New Jersey, USA. The two-day conference will address the next generation of operational and business strategies in the field of global pharmaceutical procurement. David Kinnear, President & CEO of the Global Sourcing Council, will chair the inaugural conference and host a panel of distinguished speakers with vision and insight into the future of global sourcing, including those from Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, Boehringer Ingelheim and Roche Molecular Diagnostics.

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 7 /PRNewswire/ -- When asked about the effect of the current financial crisis on currency markets, ACM Chief Market Analyst sounded very positive. From a trading perspective the "current crisis is actually bolstering our online trading activities" said Rosenstreich. "We are seeing a significant migration of investors, leaving the stock market and investing in the most appealing market of the moment; the Foreign Exchange Market.

Unlike any structured product, the FX spot market contains no hidden risk. Trading on the spot market implies buying or selling the so called "underlying" asset itself.

ATLANTA, October 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Surgical Congress to focus on new patient data supporting the Ross heart reconstruction procedure and the use of SynerGraft processed human heart valves in the Ross procedure

BRUSSELS, October 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A key part of the EU's climate change policy - the Emission Trading System (ETS) - could destroy the economic viability of Europe's aluminium industry. The European Parliament's Environment Committee recognised the impact of CO2 costs passed into electricity prices (indirect effects) as one of the criteria for carbon leakage, as it has a large negative effect on the competitiveness of energy intensive industries. Therefore, it is inexplicable that the Committee failed to adopt provisions for a legal mechanism to address this problem.

ATLANTA and LONDON, October 7 /PRNewswire/ --

North America's leading Digital Promotion Agency, Brandmovers Inc. of Atlanta, and Egovision Ltd. of London announced today the formation of Brandmovers Europe, Ltd. to better serve its clients on both sides of the Atlantic. Brandmovers Europe will leverage the marketing technology and experience of both firms to offer clients digital marketing solutions including:

-- Points based promotional loyalty programs with on-demand fulfillment mechanisms -- Web-based brand promotions: flash games, user generated content promotions, and interactive sweepstakes/prize-draws -- Branded widgets and web applications for social networks -- Viral marketing campaigns -- Mobile / Cell-phone promotional marketing applications

SAO PAULO, Brazil, October 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- There are more than 1.5 million open source Insigne OS users on PCs manufactured by SEMP Toshiba, Kelow, Kennex, Mirax and Qbex, and the expectation is to reach 2 million in 2008

When Brazil announced its Digital Inclusion program called "Computador para Todos" (Computer for Everyone) in November 2005, the goal was to offer the population computers with a free operating system and computer programs for Internet access, sending/receiving e-mails, and listening and recording music, among others.

Insigne, the first company to offer a free OS for home desktops since 2002, is the key player in "Computador para Todos" with the Insigne OS, which has contributed to the creation of the "Popular PC" in Brazil.