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Logging doubles threat to the Amazon, rivaling clear-cutting, study suggests

Human activities are degrading the Amazonian forest at twice the rate previously estimated, suggests a new study that adds the effects of logging to those of clear-cutting. The research appears in the 21 October issue of the journal Until now, satellite-based methods for measuring deforestation across large areas have only b...

Cutting calories slightly can reduce aging damage

A lifelong habit of trimming just a few calories from the daily diet can do more than slim the waistline - a new study shows it may help lessen the effects of aging....

Plant-cell-produced technologies-cutting edge approach to bringing solutions to the market

Four months after the world's first vaccine made in plant cells has received regulatory approval in the US, Dow AgroSciences is organising a Science Conference in Brussels on 7 June 2006 in order to share this knowledge with European researchers, scientists, decision-makers and industry representatives. The pioneering vaccine developed by Dow AgroSciences works against the Newcastle diseas...

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Veritas Microdissection Instrument, with LCM and Laser Cutting from Arcturus, now part of Molecular Devices

Description:Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) is the method of choice for thousands of researchers worldwide. Veritas Microdissection is the only instrument to offer both LCM and Laser Cutting, providing unmatched flexibility. provides unprecedented speed and precision. Ideal for non-soft tissues and capturing large numbers of cells. is a gentle...
Company:Arcturus, now part of Molecular Devices

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Cutting-edge technology keeps papermaker rolling

But it's not the only sound. If you want to hear the sounds of the paper industry moving forward, walk down the line a bit at No. 16 paper machine comp...

UW show to give public a go at cutting-edge science

Science Expeditions, the kick-off for a month-long series of events at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will show off science to the public in the The event will feature 40 "exploration stations" and three "science spectaculars", all free, non-ticketed, and open to the public...

Wisconsin Engineers Devise Cutting-Edge Method to Cut Cheese

Madison, Wis. - Lasers do everything these days - from removing tattoos to playing music on compact discs. Now, in the great dairy state of Wisconsin, lasers have been harnessed to an entirely new purpose: slicing cheese. Xiaochun Li, a University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering professor and laser expert, along with graduate student Hongseok Choi, has become the first to ada...

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Cutting down on alcohol may reduce cigarette craving

In a study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental, researchers of University// of Chicago have found out that smoking is related to alcohol consumption, and reduction to alcohol intake may help the smokers to smoke less. Scientists for the study think that people who want to quit smoking needs to abstain from drinking in order to experience the lesser effects of...

Aerobics- right choice for Cutting Blood Pressure

According to a new study suggests that aerobic exercise alone is best for lowering blood pressure. Researchers felt that draining iron may not make much of a difference when it comes time to face the blood pressure cuff. Blood pressure is known to go up during periods of vigorous exertion, but exercise as a regular activity is associated with healthier, lower blood pressure. Researchers lo...

Melbourne at cutting edge of fight to find bird flu vaccine

Australia will have enough medication by 2007 to treat half of the nation's population in the event of a bird flu outbreak//. Melbourne researchers will know by the end of the month if they have developed the world's first bird flu vaccine.Prof. Terry Nolan, head of the vaccine project, said a non-active strain of bird flu virus was used in the vaccine project, in which 400 volunteers...

Cutting-Edge: Five Hospitals in UK Go On a Resizing Rampage

The Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead will embark on a major cost-cutting exercise, marked by job-cuts, that purports to save ￡25 million//, in the upcoming year. Nearly 480 positions in the Hospital will be under the axe following orders to avoid loss of seven per cent in annual turnover. The Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust has expressed its motive of ensuring that lay-offs will be kept...

Pranab Mukherjee Urged Military Doctors To Remain On The Cutting Edge

The Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has urged the military doctors to reorient themselves to remain on the cutting edge of medical services, in the rapidly changing global scenario in order to face the new challenges. // Military medical forces are the most potent form of delivering healthcare both to the armed forces and to civilians in times of natural disasters, the minister said w...

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Tanne Corneal Cutting Block

Description:Replacement block for Tanne corneal punch....
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

Cutting Burr with Dental Shank

Description:Cutting Burr with dental shank, tungsten carbide, 0,7 mm, ISO-No. 007, packing unit 10 pieces....
Company:Medicon eG

Cutting Balloon Ultra2 Over-the-Wire Platform

Description:The Cutting Balloon Ultra device consists of a non-compliant balloon with 3 or 4 atherotomes (microsurgical blades) mounted longitudinally on its outer surface. When the Cutting Balloon Ultra device is inflated, the atherotomes score the plaque, creating initiation sites for plaque propagation. This process, referred to as Atherotomy, allows dilatation of the target lesion with less pressure....
Company:Boston Scientific Corporation

Cutting Balloon Ultra2 Monorail Platform

Description:The Cutting Balloon Ultra device consists of a non-compliant balloon with 3 or 4 atherotomes (microsurgical blades) mounted longitudinally on its outer surface. When the Cutting Balloon Ultra device is inflated, the atherotomes score the plaque, creating initiation sites for plaque propagation. This process, referred to as Atherotomy, allows dilatation of the target lesion with less pressure....
Company:Boston Scientific Corporation

Iowa P.K. Press: Cutting Block

Description:Central platform with integrated neck. Piston assembly fits into neck of platform utilizing an internal spring to recoil back to ready position after use. Cutting Block fits into precision milled cavity in platform. Accepts disposable trephine blades sized 6.25 - 9.0mm. Designed for the preparation of corneal donor buttons to be used in penetrating keratoplasty....
Company:Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

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Abbott Researchers Focus on New Cutting-Edge Approaches in the Fight Against Cancer

Scientists to Present Data on Innovative Oncology Compounds at theAmerican Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fordecades, scientists have looked for new therapies that targetcancer. Researchers now know that cancer cells have several uniquecharacteristics -- they require new blood vessels to deliver oxygenand nutrient...