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Scientists discover unique microbe in California's largest lake

Scientists at the University of Oregon havediscovered a form of blue-green algae that lives independently inCalifornia's Salton Sea, using near-infrared light for photosynthesis,according to an article published in this week's online edition of theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)."This new strain of Acaryochloris is unique because it is able to liveon its own," says UO...

World's largest rainforest drying experiment completes first phase

Scientists with The Woods Hole Research Center are analyzing the surprising results of the first phase of a drydown experiment occurring in the Amazonian rainforest. From January 2000 to July 2004, rainfall was excluded from a one-hectare (2.2 acre) plot in the middle of the Tapajós National Forest, in Brazil. A total of 6 feet of rainfall was diverted with six thousand 2' by 6' clear plas...

NASA study finds snow melt causes large ocean plant blooms

A NASA funded study has found a decline in winter and spring snow cover over Southwest Asia and the Himalayan mountain range is creating conditions for more widespread blooms of ocean plants in the Arabian Sea. The decrease in snow cover has led to greater differences in both temperature and pressure systems between the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea. The pressure differences gene...

New project aims to make large-scale lobster farms feasible

Harbor Branch scientists have received new funding for a research program they hope will make large-scale culturing of spiny lobster economically feasible. The project is based on the serendipitous discovery that lobster larvae are settling on open water fish cages in Puerto Rico by the thousands. The research, along with the some of the lobster's more fascinating habits such as their tendency to...

Butterfly migration could be largest known

Millions of painted lady butterflies that fluttered into California's Central Valley in the last week of March could be just the advance guard of one of the largest migrations of the species on record, said Arthur Shapiro, a professor and expert on butterflies at UC Davis. Shapiro said he is getting reports of "bill...

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AccuSampler Large Animal from DiLab, Inc.

Description:Large animal systems need to be able to handle larger sample volumes, automate infusions, connect to vascular access ports, as well as interface with telemetry systems. The AccuSampler LA meets these needs and more, particularly with dogs, pigs, and primates. The system may be programmed with a delayed starting time, and the computer can be located outside the animal room to minimize disruption...
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Plasmid DNA Preparation (Large Scale) from Nature Technology Corporation

Description:Highly-purified, endotoxin-free plasmid DNA preparations are prepared from customers high-copy (pUC) plasmids in quantities from 1mg to multi-gram scales. Each preparation is formulated according to customer needs, and glycerol stocks are maintained to facilitate future ordering. Transformation, clonal selection (Clonal selection includes screening colonies for super-coiled monomer prior...
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Fragment Library I: Large Volume with mixtures from ActiveSight

Description:Individual compounds are dissolved in DMSO at ca. 200 mM, mixtures of 4 are at ca. 50 mM. Supplied in 5 96-well trays. Dilute library with protein c...
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CORNING CELL SCRAPER, LARGE, STERILE from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:Useful for the mechanical harvesting of cells • Blade design minimizes cell damage and ensures even contact with the growth surface • Designed for use in 25 and 75cm flasks • Individually wrapped • Sterilized by gamma radiation and certified nonpyrogenic Linkage: This CLS number is a new product number, created to easily match Cornings product number. If showing no availabi...
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DNA Polymerase I Large (Klenow) Fragment from New England Biolabs

Description:Klenow fragment is a proteolytic product of 3 exonuclease activity. Klenow retains the polymerization fidelity of the holoenzyme without degrading 5 termini....
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High-Efficiency Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Large Plasmid Vectors

QuikChange XL: a highly versatile kit for site-directed mutagenesis oflarge plasmids Michael Borns Peter Vaillancourt Holly Hogrefe Jeff Braman Stratagene The QuikChange site-directed mutagenesis kit* characteristicallygenerates mutagenesis efficiencies exceeding 80%. We have created a new kit formutagenesis of large plasmid...

Ni-NTA Superflow Columns - automated large-scale purification of 6xHis-tagged proteins

Ni-NTA Superflow Columns enable up to 24 automated large-scale 6xHis-tagged protein preparations to be performed in parallel on the BioRobot 3000 workstation. Using cleared lysates from bacterial cultures as starting material, up to 15 mg protein per column can be purified under native or denaturing conditi...

PCR-Grade Nucleotides Larger Pack Sizes Now Available

Roche Applied Science now offers new larger pack sizesof PCR-Grade Nucleotides. These larger pack sizescombine the best available quality with attractive pricing. Single dN...

Rapidly Synthesize Large Amounts of Capped RNA

Convenient format - premixed cap analog and nucleotides provided Optimized for highest yield of capped RNA Complete with SUPERaseIn RNase inhibitor, DNase I, and positive control Ideal for microinjection, in vitro...

Efficient Cloning and Electro-transformation of Large Eukaryotic DNA Fragments

Contributed by John M. Sedivy, Department of Molecular Biophysics andBiochemistry, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510. Genes of higher eukaryotes can be hundreds of kilobases in size. The need to rapidly clone and manipulate DNA molecules in that range has become acute in co...

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Tobacco and alcohol connected to larger health problems

Patients in hospital who smoke and have a history of alcohol problems have poorer general and mental health. Doctors surveyed almost 400 patients// to find if there was a link between health status and smoking habits. They classified them into four groups:current tobacco use only, history of alcohol problems only, both, or neither. The patients with both current tobacco use and past alc...

New technique for heart enlargement

According to recent study, a simple imaging test may identify patients with the gene mutation that causes a potentially fatal heart condition. Researchers used Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) as a more powerful way to diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy earlier in a patient's life.// Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) causes thickening of the left ventricle of the heart and is the most common cause...

Hype and Hoopla: Penis Mightier than the sword (read: Enlarged Penis)

LONDON: Think a dozen times before deciding upon a penis enlargement procedure. Too much hype and hoopla about size-lift surgeries to the Penis, advertised extensively over the internet and spam mails, // has led many size-fixated enthusiasts to the operating table. According to the researchers, it is still under weather down under, post penis enlargement surgeries, with most men dissatisfied w...

Just standing next to a large person can be bad for one's image

"Weight stigma is powerful, pervasive and destructive," said Marlene Schwartz, a Yale psychologist.In the English study, psychologists tested 144 female students reactions to two prom photos.// One showed a dapper, thin young man standing next to a svelte ringlet-haired woman. The other was the same photo altered to show the guy arm-in-arm with a very large, nicely dressed woman. <br...

3 die, 500 sickened in nation's largest hepatitis A outbreak Associated Press

A third person died Friday and nearly 500 others who ate at a Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant have fallen ill in the biggest known outbreak of hepatitis A in U.S.// history, making people so scared they are lining up by the thousands for vaccinations and no longer eating out. Health investigators are focusing on whether contaminated produce - perhaps scallions - caused the outbreak at th...

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Symblepharon Ring - Large

Description:Size: Large. 24.50 mm by 26.00 mm. Clear lucite. Supplied sterile....
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Symblepharon Ring (large)

Description:To prevent retraction of the conjunctival cul-de-sacs without touching the cornea....
Company:FCI Ophthalmics Inc.

Lambert Chalazion Forceps - Large

Description:Round solid lower plate. Open upper plate with inside diameter 15 mm. Serrated handle with locking thumb screw and polished finish. Most popular size or model....
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20D Large Standard

Description:Volk indirect lenses. Standard BIO examinations....
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15D Large

Description:Binocular indirect ophthalmic lenses. Ultra magnification of posterior pole....
Company:Keeler Instruments Inc.

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Urinalysis Analyzers: Large Capabilities in Every Size Device

Urine chemistry analysis, often conducted in a physicians office practice, can be instrumental in the detection of a wide array of ailments; UTIs, diabetes, several cancers, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular and kidney diseases. The estimated global market for urinalysis tests is well in excess of $600 million per year and is growing strongly. For such a fundamental, extensive and economic...

Large Geographic Differences in EpiPen Prescriptions in the U.S., From the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

MILWAUKEE, July 11, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study suggestsstrong variation in the occurrence of anaphylaxis between thenorthern and southern U.S. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergicreaction that can be fatal without treatment with epinephrine. Thestriking north-south differences in EpiPen prescribing, a marker ofanaphylaxis risk, currently are without explanation. Theinvestigators hypoth...

Halozyme Therapeutics' Enhanze Technology Large Protein Molecule Therapeutic Clinical Trial Results Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Controlled Release Society

- Co-Injection of rHuPH20 with Humira Estimated to Increase theMaximal Steady State Subcutaneous Bioavailability from 64% to 100%- SAN DIEGO, July 09, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HalozymeTherapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing andcommercializing recombinant human enzymes, today announced thatfinal results of the Enhanze(TM) Technology clinical trialdemonstrating im...

Largest Cervical Cancer Vaccine Efficacy Trial Shows Cervarix Provides Excellent Protection Against Lesions Caused by Most Common Cancer-Causing Virus Types

Results also show significant additional protection againstinfection with virus types beyond 16 and 18 with the GSK cervicalcancer candidate vaccine PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Resultsfrom an interim analysis of a Phase III study show thatCERVARIX(R), the GlaxoSmithKline cervical cancer candidate vaccine,provides up to 100 percent protection against advanced prec...

Largest National U.S. Healthcare Facility MRSA Study Reveals Infection Rates Eight Times Greater Than Previous Estimates

'Superbug' Prevalence Data from 1,237 Facilities DemonstratesPublic Health Threat; Colonization and Infections Span All States,Across Healthcare Facility Units SAN JOSE, Calif., June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TheAssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology(APIC) today released initial results from a nationwide study of1,237 U.S. healthcare facilities, exam...

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