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Cracking the olfactory code in bees

In a new study, researchers present a “cautionary tale?about what may go wrong when using the fledgling science of proteomics to devise a diagnostic test for cancer. In the February 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer from a...

Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are now species of slime-mold beetles -- but strictly in homage

Drinking water during a long-distance race may do serious harm rather than keep you safe from injury if you're drinking too much, according to a cardiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Runners or any long-distance athletes who drink too much water during a race could put themselves at jeopardy for developing hyponatremia, a condition marked by a loss in the body's sodium content th...

Sugar beet virus mutation requires Texas touch

The only sugar beets growing in Texas are in the laboratory. But those few plants are getting to the root of problems throughout the sugar beet industry. Just the...

Bee mites suppress bee immunity, open door for viruses and bacteria

A non-native bee mite is causing the dramatic and sudden collapse of bee colonies across the country, but Penn State researchers believe they have found the combination of factors that triggers colony deaths which includes suppression of the bee immune system by the mites. The Varroa destructor mite is a honey bee parasite that feeds much like a tick on the body of a bee. The mites are ab...

Beneficial Beetles Battle Pesky Saltcedar

Tiny beetles that munch on saltcedar leaves, shoots and twig bark are helping stop the spread of this rugged, aggressive weed. Also known as tamarisk, saltcedar was brought into the United States in the 1800s to help control erosion. By the mid-1900s, however, saltcedar had become an out-of-control pest, crowding native plants, such as cottonwoods and willows, along streambanks and river channels...

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PerkinElmer Spectrum Beer's Law QUANT Quantitative Software, CD from PerkinElmer

Description:A univariate (peak height or area) quantitative multi-component analysis package....
Company:PerkinElmer

PerkinElmer Spectrum Beer's Law QUANT Quantitative Software, Floppy Disk from PerkinElmer

Description:A univariate (peak height or area) quantitative multi-component analysis package....
Company:PerkinElmer

Cartesian Honeybee System for protein crystallization from Genomic Solutions

Description:High-throughput protein crystallography involves using many of the automation concepts from High Throughput Screening (HTS). The liquid handling requirements are similar to those for HTS: High Speed: Dispensing...
Company:Genomic Solutions

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Berbee Data Centers complete audit, certification

The SAS 70 Type IIauditand the SysTrust Certification are industry-standard accounting benchmarks, formulated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, against w...

Screening of Beer-Spoilage Bacteria Using the LightCycler PCR Workflow System

The new LightCycler foodproof Beer Screening Kit (dedicatedto the detection of beer-spoilage bacteria on theLightCycler Instrument) in combination with the MagNAPure LC DNA III Kit (for the automated isolation of bacterialDNA on the MagNA Pure LC Instrument) offersbr...

LightCycler foodproof Beer Screening Kit

Breweries make continuous efforts to ensure the highestquality of their goods. To guarantee the consistency ofproduct quality, the different stages of beer production...

HPLC/MS/MS Analysis of Bitter Acids in Hops and Beer

Beer represents one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. Its annual worldwide production, measured in hundreds of millions of hectoliters, is a testimony to its popularity. While there are many different types of beer, all share one underlying characteristic taste, bitterness. Beer derives its...

CDW buyer supports Berbee growth plans

In a conference call with investors, CDW chief exe...

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Beer vitamin protects heart

Coronary heart disease, is becoming an elite disease as so much of research are going on in identification of the risk factors. As a result of such ongoing research, hyperhomocysteinemia (increased levels of homocysteine in blood) is considered to be one of the risk factors.// Dr. O Mayer Jr and colleagues from Charles University in Pilsen, Czech Republic, found as a result of their stud...

Prevention better than fire-fighting. Hong Kong Beefs Up Precaution Against Bird-Flu

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is taking all precautionary measures against bird-flu, having fully understood the ramifications of the bird-flu crisis on the economic health. After bouncing back with an envious economic health, // a bird-flu crisis is the last thing needed so authorities are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the flu never enters, even by fluke! A new central poultry sla...

Beer does good

Scientists say one drink of beer a day will help people's sight by preventing cataracts. Beer, particularly ales and stouts, contain high levels of antioxidant chemicals, believed to cut the risk of heart disease. Scientists in Canada carried out tests on rat lenses and found antioxidants, like those in beers, protected cells in the eye which, if damaged, lead to an increase in cataracts....

Iodex goes to SmithKline Beecham consumer Healthcare

Iodex is the market leader in the pain-balm segment, with a market share of 70 per cent-plus. Iodex faces challenges from local brands like Amrutanjan, Tiger Balm (locally manufactured by Elder Pharma), Zandu Balm and Sensur of Glenmark. // Glaxo SmithKline India (GSK) has decided to transfer its Iodex range of products to SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare (SKBCH), a GSK subsidia...

Beehives to curb caries

Now scientists are confirming in laboratory studies that one of the substance-propolis, a resinous product collected from beehives--may inhibit the development of tooth decay. Researchers at the University of Campinas, Brazil, found that propolis// considerably reduces dental plaque formation. Propolis is a potent inhibitor of glucosyltransferase (Gtf) enzymes, enzymes that synthesize glu...

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Scobee Oblique Muscle Hook

Description:Curved shaft with flat 4.5 mm hook. Flat serrated handle with polished finish. Overall length: 5.3 inches....
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

Beehive Millennium - Long-term Epilepsy Monitoring

Description:Beehive Millennium, the newest entry in the Beehive product line, combines decades of experience in epilepsy monitoring with the technology of the 21st century. Beehive Millennium is a powerful Windows-based digital Video/EEG instrument, providing complete data acquisition, recording and review capabilities that are specialized for epilepsy monitoring applications. Beehive Millennium features ult...
Company:Grass Technologies

MOBEE 32

Description:MOBEE headboxes are the latest innovation in XLTEK's line of portable battery-powered EEG headboxes. And with a robust new mechanical design, and the latest software, XLTEK's standard MOBEE24plus and MOBEE32 headboxes offer improved reliability and performance....
Company:Xltek

MobeeO2

Description:When you purchase an XLTEK Mobee, you're getting an ambulatory and a clinical EEG system in one. Both the Mobee32 and the Mobee O2 can be used for ambulatory EEG recording, ambulatory PSG recording, traditional in-lab EEG monitoring, or in-lab sleep studies. And both feature 32 AC channels that allow for full 10/20 electrode placement. The Mobee O2 includes the additional enhancement of a built-i...
Company:Xltek

MOBEE24+

Description:MOBEE headboxes are the latest innovation in Xltek's line of portable battery-powered EEG headboxes. And with a robust new mechanical design, and the latest software, XLTEK's standard MOBEE24plus and MOBEE32 headboxes offerimproved reliability and performance....
Company:Xltek

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Flu Vaccine Used Last Winter Seems to Have Been Less Effective Than Vaccines Used in Previous Years

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 02, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Harris Pollsuggests that the flu vaccine used before last winter may have beenless effective than the vaccines used in some previous years. Theadults who had flu shots before last winter were only 24 percentless likely to get the flu than those who were not vaccinated. Thedifferences were larger in two previous Harris Polls on the samet...

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Beers Criteria

people because these medications may pose more risk than benefit. For a wide variety of individual reasons, the medicati...

Beevor's axiom

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Bee stings

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