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Imaging Chemiluminescent Western Blots

II still video system to directly acquireimages from chemiluminescent blots Stratagene II still video system is well suited for directimaging of chemiluminescent Western blots. The light-tight cabinet is ideal forthe longer exposure times necessary to...

HotStarTaq PCR Handbook

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HotStarTaq DNA Polymerase

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UW prof makes laser for scanning lots of information at once

Researchers can derive information about a material based on its sensitivity to different colors. This laser system allows them to try a full range of color...

Quantitation of RNA for Hybridization Blots Using the VersaFluor Fluorometer

Matthew W. Fields, Section of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca,New York 14853 Biologists frequently monitor the effect of environmental stimuli on living organisms by quantitating mRNA levels. The relative abundance of mRNA is typically determined with probes and hybridization blots, b...

Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Quantum Dots, monitored by the Spex FluoroMax

The optical properties of quantum dots (QDs) have potential applications in optoelectronics, biosensing and biolabeling, memory devices, and sources of laser light. For example, alloyed CdSeTe QDs are shown herein to possess a nonlinear change in their photoluminescence spectra, correlated to size and composition, as monitor...

Make Mine a $Million shoots for May program

Although the date of the awards program has not yet been made official, Wisconsin's female entrepreneurs - incl...

Location, location, location: Spots to consider for online ads

In recent months, popular search engines have undergone significant changes: Google allows marketers to target specific ad positions within...

Wisconsin gets "biotech hotspot" designation from industry newsletter

Wisconsin has earned another national mention as a "biotech hotspot," this time in e-mail newsletter FierceBiotech. In aggregate this kind of recognition raises the state's profile and is just what the biotech industry has been asking for. Joining Wisconsin on the list of five hotspots were California, Maryland, New Jersey and Singapore. John Carroll, the editor responsible for compiling...

Greg Gianfortes Bootstrapping Principles

1. Bootstrapping ensures that you build your business on a legitimate, real-world value proposition. When youre bootstrapping, youre forced to deal with customers and to fulfill their needs from Day One. If you have a lot of external funding, on the other hand, you can b...

While some bemoan lack of venture capital, entrepreneur touts `bootstrapping' for cash

Another in a line of reports paints a bleak picture for entrepreneurs seeking venture capital in Wisconsin, suggesting that such financing could be at its lowest level in 10 years if patterns through the third quarter continue to year's end. The , released last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture E...

Farm Aid celebrates 20-year journey, heads back to Illinois roots

As indicated by the in an article this weekend on this unique phenomenon, the American farm is not on...

Two Wisconsin companies hold spots on Computerworld employee survey

The magazine released its 12th annual "100 Best Places to Work in IT" report on Monday, ranking 30th in the coun...

The Scientist magazine names Madison "hotspot" for biotechnology

Jim Leonhart, executive vice...

Milwaukee health provider network pilots software plan

Independent Physicians Network, Inc. (IPN), one of the largest managed medical provider networks in the U.S. with over 1,000 member physicians, and MedcomSoft Inc. announced today a pilot project and the basis on which IPN members outside of the pilot proj...

Midwest states in top 10 small-tech hotspots

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UW-Madison wireless plan requires more net addresses lots more

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been assigned 65,000 Internet addresses to boost its network capacity, allowing it to go forward with a planned expansion of its wireless network to blanket the campus. A non-profit Internet management body, the , established the address block for the university, which is push...

Third Wave co-founder shoots for small target in latest project

Teams led by Dahlberg and collaborator Wayne Tam at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell Un...

NameProtect roots out fake tsunami-related donation sites

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Gateway Technical College pilots IBM training program

The college receieved a grant...