LAS VEGAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Information on more than 5,000 devices soon to be available in comprehensive database of global mobile handset information

dotMobi, the company behind .mobi -- the first and only Internet address designed specifically for mobile phones -- today unveiled forthcoming updates to the recently launched DeviceAtlas, which is the definitive global source of mobile handset information for mobile content developers.

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Defined Health has announced the final agenda and invited and confirmed speakers for its 8th annual Therapeutic Insight conference. Therapeutic Insight 2008 ("TI2008") will take place on April 28 - 30, 2008, at The Westin New York at Times Square. The final agenda, list of speakers and registration information along with content and attendee statistics from prior Therapeutic Insight conferences is available on the conference website, www.therapeuticinsight.com.

DNA, the stuff our genes are made of, is the building material of choice for nanoscale objects. A team led by Günter von Kiedrowski at the Ruhr University in Bochum has now made a dodecahedron (a geometric shape with twelve surfaces) from DNA building blocks. These objects are formed in a self-assembly process from 20 individual trisoligonucleotides, building blocks consisting of a “branching junction” and three short DNA strands.

A regular dodecahedron is a geometric shape made of 12 pentagons of equal size, three of which are connected at every vertex. This results in a structure with 30 edges and 20 vertices. In order to produce a hollow dodecahedral object from DNA, the researchers used 20 “three-legged” building blocks (three DNA strands connected together at one point). The centers of these building blocks represent the vertices of the dodecahedron. The three edges projecting from each vertex are formed when a single strand of DNA converts two neighboring bridging components into a double strand.

New research suggests that the geological staying power of continents comes partly from their losing battle with the Earth's oceans over magnesium. The research finds continents lose more than 20 percent of their initial mass via chemical reactions involving the Earth's crust, water and atmosphere. Because much of the lost mass is dominated by magnesium and calcium, continents ultimately gain because the lighter, silicon-rich rock that's left behind is buoyed up by denser rock beneath the Earth's crust.

The Earth's continents seem like fixtures, having changed little throughout recorded human history. But geologists know that continents have come and gone during the Earth's 4.5 billion years. However, there are more theories than hard data about some of the key processes that govern continents' lives.

We all know people who can seemingly eat whatever they want and not gain weight. Recent research from Tel Aviv University says a woman’s waistline may have less to do with rigorous exercise and abstaining from sweets than it does with the genes of her parents.

A new study by Prof. Gregory Livshits from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University and colleagues from King’s College in London found a scientific link between the lean body mass of a woman and her genes. They’ve determined that thinness – like your smile or the color of your eyes – is an inheritable trait.

VIENNA, Austria, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Erwin Fritsch Appointed as CEO

The supervisory Board of ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG (ISIN AT0000617832) has approved the introduction of a new organisational structure and related changes on the Management Board.

In the interests of organisational clarity, each of the factories and brands in the ATB Group will come under one of two core businesses - Project Motors and Industrial Motors. At the same time all shared services (e.g. Finance and Accounting, and Controlling) will be centralised and run on a group-wide basis, so as to exploit the synergies between them.

LONDON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition Will Strengthen and Expand EMC's Global IT Consulting Services

WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply company, today announced that it has acquired Jencons (Scientific) Limited, a UK scientific laboratory supply distributor.

Jencons is one of the UK's largest suppliers of laboratory equipment and consumables with 110 employees. Based in the UK, the company also has operations in Ireland, Kenya and North America. The Company has annual revenues of approximately $46 million US dollars.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- New agreement follows successful collaboration on the 3 Skypephone

iSkoot today announced an extended partnership with Skype. The new agreement follows iSkoot's successful collaboration with Skype and mobile operator 3 for the global launch of the 3 Skypephone, the first ever mass-market Skype(TM)-enabled mobile handset.

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leader in Molecular Cancer Diagnostics Strengthens U.S. Management Along With U.S. Presence

Agendia BV, a world leader in the rapidly evolving field of cancer molecular diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Richard A. Bender, MD, FACP to the position of vice president and chief medical officer (CMO). Dr. Bender, who will report directly to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Bernhard Sixt, will be responsible for directing all medical activities within Agendia, playing an integral role in defining the strategic vision of the company as it expands its U.S. presence with an Agendia Inc. office in California in the coming months.