Molecular biology fills gaps in knowledge of bat evolution
... bats from the family level to the genus level and probe in more detail into the bat evolutionary record. He also plans to compare the completeness of the bat fossil record with that of other mammals. ...Probing The Promise And Perils Of Nanoparticles
...k and the earlier research used model membranes to probe the effects of nanoparticles. Now, the research group is exploring their interactions with living cells. "Just because we see hole formation in the model system doesn't mean that it really happens in the cell," said Banaszak Holl. But early results ...Study shows nanoshells ideal as chemical nanosensors
... could prove useful for engineers who aretrying to probe the chemical processes within small structures such asindividual cells, or for the detection of very small amounts of amaterial, like a few molecules of a deadly biological or chemicalagent....PANTHER Protein Classification System Database 5.0
...iedBiosystems. “Users can query the database using probe IDs from theApplied Biosystems Expression Array System to further characterize agene of interest. Additionally, the PANTHER system workspace isintegrated with the Applied Biosystems e-commerce site so users canorder corresponding Applied Biosystems T...X-Ray Beams And Fruit Fly 'Flight Simulator' Aid Scientists' View Of Muscle Power
...lies, designed by Michael Dickinson of Caltech, to probe the muscles in a flying fruit fly and examine how it generates the extraordinary levels of power that result in flight. The intense X-rays allowed the researchers to identify changes in the crystal-like arrangement of molecules responsible for gener...DNA/RNA Aptamer Microarray - Comprehensive Service from LC Sciences
...customers have the flexibility to use our standard probe content or their own custom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology a...Standard Protein Kinase Substrate (PKS) Peptide Microarray from LC Sciences
...technology enables on-chip synthesis ensuring high probe quality, tight process control, and complete conte...customers have the flexibility to use our standard probe content or their own custom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and num...Protein 295 ex from HORIBA Jobin Yvon
...nm. Fluorescence of tryptophan is widely used as a probe of protein structure and dynamics. Included with the Protein 295 ex are motorized, UV-grade optics, TBX-04 picosecond photon-detection module, timing electronics, and data-acquisition and decay-analysis software. Options include automated polarizers ...Protein Kinase Substrate (PKS) Peptide Microarray - Comprehensive Service from LC Sciences
...customers have the flexibility to use our standard probe content or their own custom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology a...Small Non-coding RNA Discovery Microarray - Comprehensive Service from LC Sciences
...) using a novel Paraflo technology and proprietary probe design, which enables highly sensitive and specifi...As (1). This comprehensive service includes custom probe design (according to submitted target RNA sequences) using custom defined parameters, synthesis of t...New Microarray Labeling Kit for Preparing cDNA Probes
...bes are then hybridized to arrays, theunhybridized probe is removed, and the hybridization is detected. Dif...ol Microarray to determinethe effectiveness of the probe labeling and the specificity and sensitivity ofthe hybridization reactions. Target DNA on Control M...Low Abundance cDNA Cloned Using Stratagenes Human Universal cDNA Library
...55) was labeled with 32 P-CTP and used as probe to screen the four HUCL master membranes. 7 ...utoradiography. After adequate exposure, the first probe was stripped, and the HUCL membranes were reprobed with the 3' end (N77737) EST cDNA...Brilliant Core Reagent Kits for QPCR and QRT-PCR
...nt kits that can be used withmost QPCR and QRT-PCR probe systems. Real-Time Assessments with Versatile Opt...of the human b -actin gene using a TaqMan probe (Figure 1). Three concentrations (100, 1, and 0.01 ng) of human genomic DNA were amp...Control RT-PCR Primers for Human Gene Transcripts with Varying Abundance
...lysis of libraries can be conducted using standard probe technologies. Generating cDNA from RNA is one of ...nd cDNA length. To examine these issues, RT-PCR or probe signalsderived from traditional housekeeping genes are evaluated. Unfortunately,transcripts for hous...Versatile Vectors for Ponasterone A- Inducible Control of Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells
...n be readily produced in vitro to use as a probe in Northern or dot blots, in situ hybridization, or RNase protection (data not shown). To directly detect protein expression without the need for protein-specificantibody, the eight amino acid FLAG tag is positioned for C-terminal fusion tot...'Sweaty palms syndrome' can be cured by surgery
... the nerve associated with excessive sweating. The probe is also fitted with a cutter that is used to sever the nerve, thus stopping the signal from the brain to the hands. Since the nerves to the feet take a different route, the feet often continue to sweat after surgery.The side effects of such surgery ......dure Cryotherapy, is employed in which a freezing probe is placed on the surface of the eye to destroy cells within the retina that produce the irregular blood vessels.// Researchers from New York report on a 10-year follow up of 291 children born prematurely in 1986 and 1987. Those with ROP in both eye...DNA biochip for genetic screening
...instead of electronic circuitry. It is designed to probe a bilogical sample for genetic information that indicates// whether the person has a genetic predisposition for certain diseases or conditions. “We have put thousands of strands of DNA onto a chip that can screen for the genes linked to breast cance...... on magnetic resonance imaging to guide a surgical probe while removing cancerous tissue. So high-tech is this procedure, that the surgeon could demonstrate his 60 operation to a group of colleagues in Italy using telemedicine. The team now reports on progress among the first 60 patients, since April 199...Testing for Human Papillomavirus
...rument, the Ventana BenchMark. There are separate probe kits for oncogenic and nononcogenic HPV types. HPV DNA technology with European CE marking includes Amplicor HPV and Linear Array HPV Genotyping Tests (Roche Diagnostics, Basel) and PapilloCheck (Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Frickenhausen). Both the Amplic...Gene Chips to Detect CYP Variations: A New Step Toward Customized Medical Therapy.
...obes can be attached to different locations. Each probe is chosen to hybridize selectively with a specific DNA fragment. In the case of AmpliChip CYP450 test, this provides the ability for particular probes to bind portions of wild-type or mutant sequences from CYP2D6 and CYP2C19. The microarray is also...Breast Cancer and HER-2/neu: Diagnostic Tools for Targeted Therapy
... it contains an internal control: a chromosome 17 probe not associated with Her-2/neu. An excess of Her-2/neu probe fluorescence over control probe fluorescence indicates Her-2/neu amplification. Challenges of FISH ...New Survey Finds Troubling Data on American Asthma Sufferers
...ood disease. NCL commissioned HarrisInteractive to probe into the asthma sufferer experience,researching depth of knowledge, effects of symptoms, and degree towhich treatment is being pursued. The results are nothing short oftroubling. The survey of 1,105 adults, made up of both asthma patients andparen...CSL Therapy That Mimics “Good” Cholesterol May Reduce Plaque Volume in Coronary Arteries
...ent. IVUS isa technique in which a tiny ultrasound probe is inserted into thecoronary arteries to determine the change in plaque duringtreatment. Coronary angiography is an X-ray examination of theblood vessels. Dr Andrew Cuthbertson, CSL’s Chief ScientificOfficer, advised that 183 patients had rece...