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Society of Interventional Radiology hosts oncology therapies Webinar, offers resources

11/6/2009
FAIRFAX, Va.Registration is now open for the Society of Interventional Radiology's "Image-guided Interventional Oncology (IO) Therapies" Webinar, which will provide the latest updates on percutaneous and transcatheter treatment of liver tumors, kidney tumor ablation and lung tumor ablation. SIR is a national organization of physicians, scientists and allied health professionals dedicated to im... [Comments]

AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access

11/6/2009
To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is publishing open access two peer-reviewed articles about Charles Darwin and his historic insights into evolution. The two articles are by Kevin Padian of the University of California, Berkeley, and James T. Costa of Western Carolina University.... [Comments]

Ants are friendly to some trees, but not others

11/6/2009
Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ants can get destructive to neighboring trees. The research, published in the November issue of the American Naturalist , is the first to document that ants bore into live trees, and it reopens a centuries-old debate on the relatio... [Comments]

National Institutes of Health Secures Armory with Patent-Pending Technology

11/6/2009
DETROIT, Nov. 6 Auburn Hills, MI-based Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC (LEID) will be installing its locker system and patent-pending Biometric Access Control System(TM) (BACS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) based in Bethesda, MD. The locker system will support the NIH's entire police force that is responsi... [Comments]

Monell Center joins with CAS to host Beijing meeting on taste and smell research

11/6/2009
PHILADELPHIA (November 06, 2009) The Monell Center and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are co-hosts of the Beijing International Meeting on Taste and Smell Research. Organized by Monell in collaboration with the CAS, the meeting will be the first international meeting on taste and smell to be held in China. Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancem... [Comments]

Biologists, educators recognize excellence in evolution education

11/5/2009
The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) will recognize Leonard C. Yannielli, professor of biological sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) in Waterbury, Connecticut, with the 2009 Evolution Education Award during the NABT annual professional development conference to be held 11-14 November 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Evolution Education Award is cosponsored by... [Comments]

New synthetic molecules trigger immune response to HIV and prostate cancer

11/5/2009
New Haven, Conn.Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases. The molecules called "antibody-recruiting mol... [Comments]

Kent State receives $2.7 million NSF training grant for environmental aquatic resource sensing

11/5/2009
Kent State University has been awarded a training grant in the amount of $2,756,719 by the National Science Foundation under its Integrative Graduation Education and Research Training (IGERT) program. This is the first IGERT grant to be awarded to Kent State. The grant, which is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, runs through 2014. The grant funds an IGERT pro... [Comments]

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Biology Technology

Microbix Biosystems Re-files Annual Results With OSC

11/6/2009
TORONTO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Microbix Biosystems Inc. (the "Company") announces today that it has re-filed the Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings of William Gastle, the Chief Executive Officer and James Long, the Chief Financial Officer (the "Officer's Certificates") dated January 12, 2009 in connection with the annual audited financial statements for the year ended... [Comments]

Reissue with Tables: BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

11/6/2009
LYNBROOK, N.Y., Nov. 6 BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BSTC ), a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class collagenase-based products, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. "We were extremely happy that, in September of this year, the FDA's Arthritis Advisory Committee unanimously recommend... [Comments]

Helix BioPharma to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford's Investor Summit 2009 on November 10th

11/6/2009
AURORA, Ontario, Nov. 6 Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: "HBP" / Pink Sheets: HXBPF) today announced that John Docherty, president and chief operating officer, will present at Merriman Curhan Ford's 6th annual Investor Summit on November 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM at the Sofitel Hotel in New York City. Mr. Docherty will provide an overview of the Company's leading produ... [Comments]

Myriant Technologies LLC, Uhde Corporation of America and Uhde GmbH Announce Alliance for Engineering, Procurement & Construction of World Scale Renewable Succinic Acid Plants

11/6/2009
QUINCY, Mass., Nov. 6 Myriant Technologies LLC ("Myriant"), a privately-held, biotech developer and manufacturer of renewable bio-chemicals, Uhde Corporation of America and its preferred technology provider Uhde GmbH, one of the world's leading engineering contractors (jointly "Uhde"), announced an alliance for the engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) of Myria... [Comments]

EUCODIS Bioscience to Explore Novel Enzymatic Activities in Antarctic Bacteria Library From Bio Sidus

11/6/2009
VIENNA, Austria, November 6 EUCODIS Bioscience, a companydeveloping, customizing, manufacturing, and marketing enzymes for thechemical industry announced today that it has entered into a researchagreement with Bio Sidus, the leading biopharmaceutical company in LatinAmerica. The agreement gives EUCODIS Bioscience exclusive access - for the searchof enzym... [Comments]

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