Public collections of DNA and RNA sequence reach 100 gigabases
...lly keyed in from the literature or sent on floppy disc and distributed to users on 9-track magnetic tapes, but the purpose of the databases - to make every nucleotide sequence in the public domain freely available to the scientific community as rapidly as possible - remains as strong now as it was in the...Pleasing plant shapes explained by new computer model
...eye, but how does a sunflower achieve its stunning disc of intersecting spirals or a daisy its delicate symmetry? That was the question tackled by University of Calgary computer scientists, who have answered one of biology's enduring questions with an animated model that provides the most detailed simula...UC Riverside psychologist explores human perception, finds 'wow factor'
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The L'Anthony 15 disc test (P/N LD15C) include a durable laminated score template for copying, and comprehensive instructions. P/N LD15C also includes a Plexiglas Case and a supply of finger tip covers for the test subjects fingers ( to maintain cleanliness and accuracy o......ntial for test disruption by holding the patients disc sequence intact. Farnsworth 100 Hue test from Richmond Products includes 93 color discs, four clear acrylic boxes, a tray, a durable laminated score template for copying, a supply of finger tip covers for the test subjects fingers (to maintain cleanl...Scoville cervical disc retractor, self-retaining with ratchet action.......e to immobilize the affected vertebrae, to restore disc space height and sagittal alignment, and to provide an enviroment for bone fusion between vertebral bodies. The IBS Allograft is designed to promote these goals as well as surgeon skills and training....BDSI Announces Positive Key Secondary Efficacy Endpoint Results for Bema Fentanyl
...ology consists of adissolvable, dime-sized polymer disc for application to the mucosal(inner lining of che...SI believes that fentanylapplied with its BEMA(TM) disc technology has the potential to meetthe market need for new narcotics and, BDSI believes, will be we...Bema Fentanyl Demonstrates Substantial Transmucosal Delivery In Absolute Bioavailability Study
...the delivery system) of fentanyl from the BEMA(TM) disc was morethan 70%, with 50% absorbed through the bu...es that equaldoses administered as either a single disc or multiple discsproduced identical plasma concentrations (i.e. four-200 mcg discsprovided the same ...BDSI Announces Positive Phase III Clinical Trial Results for BEMA Fentanyl
...ology consists of adissolvable, dime-sized polymer disc for application to the mucosal(inner lining of che...SI believes that fentanylapplied with its BEMA(TM) disc technology has the potential to meetthe market need for new narcotics and, BDSI believes, will be we...