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Studies reveal methods viruses use to sidestep immune system

A series of studies by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center sheds light on the mechanisms used by viruses to thwart a host's immune defenses and may aid in the development of more effective drugs to fight hepatitis C and West Nile viruses, as well as the flu and the common cold. In a study to appear in a March issue of the Journal of Virology and currently available online, UT So...

New methods of gene delivery using lasers

Leading laser scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed a new method of delivering genes to cells using laser light. The new technique, which is cheap and powerful, could have important implications for future studies in biomedicine and healthcare. Optical technology has huge potential for novel developments in the bio-medical field and St Andrews has outstanding research...

Shift of weather patterns necessitates rethinking of reforestation methods

Forest landowners can greatly increase the survival rate of pine tree seedlings by changing when and how they plant, according to research conducted here. "Some landowners have had to replant two, three or even four years in a row beca...

Scientists use manufacturing methods to reconstruct mastodon

Combining 13,000-year-old bones with 21st century auto manufacturing techniques, scientists and exhibit preparators at the University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural history are reconstructing a male mastodon skeleton for an exhibit that opens to the public May 21. Meanwhile, museum visitors can peek through special viewing windows to watch preparators assemble the skeleton, which wi...

Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest

Fire is an important agent of transformation in the Amazon landscape. Every year, low intensity fires burn thousands of square miles of Amazon forest. To study the effects of these fires on the forest, and the forests' ability to recover from repeated burning, Woods Hole Research Center scientists will burn two and a half square kilometers of forest in the transition forest of northern Mato Gross...

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Pichia Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology from Invitrogen

Description:Pichia Protocols is the first all-inclusive collection of key procedures for use of the Pichia pastoris Expression System. Methods developed by the leaders in Pichia expression are provided as detailed, step-by-step protocols. This book will guide you from choosing the appropriate expression vector, through strain construction and analysis, to production of your protein of interest. The protocols...
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Comparison of Different Methods of mRNA Quantitation

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Comparison of different protein quantitation methods

This application note compares the accuracy and reproducibility ofabsolute protein quantitation of the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer in combinationwith the Protein 200 Plus assay to the batch-based methodsLowry and Bradford as well as to denaturing gel-elctrophoresis (SDSPAGE)....

RNase Activity in Mouse Tissue: Classification, Hierarchy, and Methods for Control

RNase activity varies dramatically across different tissues. A comparison of total RNase activities for 8 different mouse tissues showed that total RNase activity spans a 181,000-fold range from pancreas to brain (Figure 1), which highlights the level of RNase control required for succ...

Comparison of PCR Kleen Spin Columns to Traditional Methods for Purification of PCR Products Prior to Sequencing, Rev A

Jolanta Kolodziejek, MSc, and Professor Norbert Nowotny, PhD, Clinical Virology Group, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna , Veterinaerplatz 1, A 1210 Vienna, Austria The purity of the DNA template employed in sequencing PCR (cycle sequencing) is the most...

Commercial Plasmid Preparation Methods Yield DNA With Different Transfection Capabilities

Kathleen A. Maguire-Zeiss, Brandon K. Harv e y, Rita E. Giuliano andH o w a rd J. Federo ff, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA Transfection efficiency is dependent upon a number of factors, including method of transfection, cell type, and DNA concentration and purity. Liposome-mediated transfect...

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Fortifying Foods Found To Reduce Birth Defects

Fortifying foods like flour, pasta and cornmeal with folic acid markedly reduces the number of infants born with neural tube defects like spina bifida, say researchers according to a new study. //Thus researchers advice pregnant women to take folic acid supplements in early pregnancy when the neural tube is forming. But women also need to maintain adequate levels of folic acid prior to pr...

Irregular Periods Linked to Diabetes

Women who have irregular or very long menstrual cycles have a higher risk of developing diabetes. Women with such menstrual abnormalities needn't panic because the risk can be reduced markedly by lifestyle measures, most notably regular exercise and weight control. // Menstrual cycles 40 days or longer or irregular cycles appear to be markers for some sort of underlying metabolic abno...

New methods to prevent injury of patients

According to researchers at the Hopkins University, Dallas, new ways should be adopted for patients' safety in hospitals. You can get injured in hospital, just as you can on the road and it may be that some of the more recent approaches to road safety can help people in hospital too.// Doctors at the Hopkins University suggest that what's needed is an approach which concentrates on the co...

Osteoporosis could be caused by irregular periods

According to researchers, at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), young women who experience irregular menstrual periods may be at high risk for developing osteoporosis in the future. There has been a way in which they studied nearly 40 women under age 45 with a condition called premature ovarian failure. //This occurs when the ovaries stop producing eggs...

Functional foods reduce cholesterol

According to a new research, a daily dose of a soybean nutrient in ground beef can lower total cholesterol and the "bad", or LDL, cholesterol levels in young men. Functional foods are foods that have a health benefit beyond just supplying essential nutrients. //There has been a trend of adding value to foods that we already eat to make us healthier. For example, Benecol Spread is a margar...

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Woodson Elevator

Description:Double-ended. 4 mm x 10 mm flat edge like scraper and 2 mm x 11 mm semi sharp tip....
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Anterior Vertebral Body Rongeurs (Hodson Style)

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Octopus3 Tissue Stabilizer (malleable pods)

Description:Part of the Octopus System which includes both the Starfish & Octopus3. The Octopus3 Tissue Stabilizer is the pioneering and market-leading suction device....
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Interphlex Flexible Stablization Rods

Description:Interphlex Flexible Stablization Rods offer correction of Hammer Toes with a High level of Flexibility while maintaining correct toe length and shape....
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BloodSTOP iX Hemostatic Gauze

Description:BloodSTOP iX is the ideal hemostatic gauze for a variety of inpatient and outpatient Ob/Gyn procedures. A silky gauze, BloodSTOP iX is easy to handle and can be customized to fit into hard to reach bleeding sites that are often a challenge faced by obstetricians and gynecologists. BloodSTOP iX can be used to control bleeding in outpatient procedures such as the loop electrosurgical ex...
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New Point-of-Care Methods to Measure Coronary and Cerebrovascular Risk

Harvard Medical School Contributing Editor Atherosclerosis is the fundamental process in coronary artery disease, stroke, and many other vascular diseases. It is responsible for more than half of the disease burden of the United States, with an annual cost of over $100 billion. This includes over 1.5 million my...

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Goodsall's rule

to its internal opening. Fistulas can be described as anterior or posterior relating to a line drawn in the coronal plane across the anus. Anterior fistulas will have a direct track into the anal canal. Posterior fistulas will have a curved track with t...

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