UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

~~SECURITIES~~ FORM ~~AND~~8-K ~~EXCHANGE~~ CURRENT ~~COMMISSION~~REPORT

~~Washington,~~ PURSUANT ~~D.C.~~TO ~~20549~~SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~FORM~~Date ~~8-K~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2010 (September 30, 2010)

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2010 (September 9, 2010)

METAMORPHIX, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	000-51294	52-1923417
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

4061 Powdermill Road, Suite 320, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(301) 617-9080

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 51 – ~~Corporate~~Registrant’s ~~Governance~~Business and ~~Management~~Operations

Item 51.~~02(b)~~03 – ~~Departure~~Bankruptcy ~~of Directors~~ or ~~Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Receivership

On ~~September~~January 928, 2010, ~~Edward~~certain T.creditors ~~Shonsey~~ of ~~the Board of Directors (“Board”) of~~ MetaMorphix, Inc. (~~“MetaMorphix” or~~ the “Company”) ~~Board~~filed ~~member~~an ~~since~~involuntary ~~December~~petition 1,for ~~2006~~bankruptcy ~~informed~~relief under Chapter 7 of title 11 of the ~~Company~~United ~~that~~States ~~his~~Code ~~executive~~(the ~~role~~“Bankruptcy Code”) in the ~~two~~United ~~other~~States ~~companies~~Bankruptcy ~~had~~Court ~~expanded~~for tothe aDistrict ~~point~~of ~~where~~Delaware, hedocketed ~~believed~~as itCase ~~necessary~~No. to10-10273. ~~resign~~On ~~from~~September 30, 2010 (the ~~Board~~“Order ~~effective~~for ~~immediately.~~Relief ~~While~~Date”), with the ~~members~~consent of the ~~Board~~Company, ~~and~~the ~~Executive~~bankruptcy ~~team~~court ~~are~~entered ~~saddened~~an byOrder ~~this~~for ~~departure,~~Bankruptcy Relief ~~they~~and ~~accept~~the ~~his~~case ~~decision~~was ~~and~~converted ~~extend~~to ~~their~~a ~~gratitude~~case ~~and~~under ~~thanks~~Chapter to11 Edof the Bankruptcy Code. Since the Order for ~~his~~Relief ~~loyalty~~Date, ~~leadership,~~the ~~diligence~~Company ~~and~~has ~~insightfulness~~managed ~~during~~its ~~his~~affairs ~~tenure.~~and ~~All~~remained ~~the~~in ~~members~~possession of ~~the~~its ~~MetaMorphix~~assets ~~family~~as ~~wish~~a ~~him~~debtor ~~well~~in possession pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 1107 and 1108.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	~~METAMORPHIX, INC.~~		METAMORPHIX, INC.
Date: October 6, 2010	By:	/s/ Edwin C. Quattlebaum
Date:	October 22, 2010		By:	/s/ Edwin C. Quattlebaum
		~~Edwin C. Quattlebaum,~~		Edwin C. Quattlebaum,
		~~President and Chief Executive Officer~~		President and Chief Executive Officer

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