BOSTON and STUTTGART, Germany, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition expands portfolio with cutting edge Mobiola(R) products and powers revolutionary mobile video broadcasting and social networking service.

A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies a critical stop sign for transcription, the first step in gene expression, and has implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes.

The scientists found that nucleosomes--chromosomal building blocks made up of proteins around which DNA is coiled--occur at precise locations along genes that are actively undergoing transcription. They also showed that RNA polymerase--the enzyme that reads genes as the first step in making proteins--is stopped at the first nucleosome, where it remains idle until it is directed to continue moving forward.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

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Like video games? Want to also solve puzzles for science?

A new game, named Foldit, turns protein folding into a competitive sport. Introductory levels teach the rules, which are the same laws of physics by which protein strands curl and twist into three-dimensional shapes – key for biological mysteries ranging from Alzheimer's to vaccines.

After about 20 minutes of training, people feel like they're playing a video game but are actually mouse-clicking in the name of medical science.

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LONDON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulfsands Petroleum plc (AIM: GPX) ("Gulfsands", "the Group" or "the Company"), the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria, Iraq and the USA, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Andrew Rose as Chief Financial Officer and Director.

GODALMING, England, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

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On Friday 2nd May, Lord Adonis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners, spent a day with King Edward's School, Witley, one of the leading schools in the "Pathfinder Programme", a government and independent schools initiative that he spearheads.

Still in its early stages, the "Pathfinder Programme" involves several local authorities and a number of state and independent boarding schools in placing vulnerable children in a boarding environment. This, it is hoped, will avoid them being placed in care and will enable them to be academically and socially successful.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLGC) announces financial results for the first quarter of 2008, ending March 31.

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Revenues

Net revenues climbed to US$4.0 million in Q1 2008, up from US$3.5 million for the same period the year before, an increase of 12%. The increase was attributable to new titles released on Wii, DS, PS2 and PC platforms.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was US$2.2 million compared to US$2.4 million for the same period in 2007. This slight decrease is related to higher manufacturing costs for titles published on multiple platforms.

Operating Profit

LONDON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The library software provider of choice for legal and professional services firms, Bailey Solutions, has joined forces with Solcara to provide SolSearch for its clients.

Bailey Solutions and Solcara already have a number of mutual clients such as William Fry Ltd, A&L Goodbody and Lane and Partners. As part of the agreement, Bailey Solutions will resell SolSearch as its preferred search solution. The companies will also support each other in joint marketing and sales activities.

SolSearch was selected, as it is the most widely used federated searching tool in the UK and is already integrated with all primary legal research in the UK and Ireland.

Solcara's Managing Director, Rob Martin said:

SAN JOSE, California, May 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Application-Optimized Server Leader Celebrates Over 14 Consecutive Years of Profitability and Consistent Growth

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that the company has surpassed the US$2 billion milestone in cumulative sales revenue since it was founded in 1993. Supermicro's annual growth rate during the last five fiscal years was several times faster than the server industry growth rate, as the company has consistently posted double-digit growth figures year after year.