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Timing is everything: First step in protein building revealed

Timing is everything, it seems, even inscience. A team led by Johns Hopkins scientists has unraveled the firststep in translating genetic information in order to build a protein,only to find that it's not one step but two.In a series of experiments, the scientists found that when yeast'sprotein-building machinery recognizes the starting line for a gene'sinstructions, it first alters its str...

Researchers Uncover Key Step In Manufacture of Memory Protein

A cellular enzyme appears to play a crucial role in the manufacture of a protein needed for long-term memory, according to a team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The protein is known as mBDNF, which stands for mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor. In an earlier study, another team of...

Vital step in cellular migration described by UCSD medical researchers

A vital molecular step in cell migration, the movement of cells within the body during growth, tissue repair and the body's immune response to invading pathogens, has been demonstrated by researchers in the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Published in the March 27 online edition of Nature Cell Biology and the journal's upcoming April print edition, the study describ...

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...

NYC's First Rapid HIV Drug-resistant AIDS Case Prompts Call to Step Up HIV Prevention

New York City's Public Health Department today issued a public health advisory after reporting the first documented case of an alarming, new, rapidly-progressing and highly drug resistant strain of HIV in a New York man who progressed from his initial HIV infection, thought to have occurred in mid-October 2004, to a largely untreatable strain of AIDS in just three months. According to City...

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LV Series Miniature Stepper Motors from Parker Hannifin Corporation

Description:The LV Series offers high performance miniature stepper motors available in NEMA 11, 14, 17, 23, and 34 frame sizes. These space-efficient 1.8 2-phase stepper motors are perfect for life science applications, including medical instrumentation, medical devices, drug discovery instrumentation, and other miniature automation systems. Meets a wide range of customer needs with its compact siz...
Company:Parker Hannifin Corporation

Reverse-iT One-Step Kit, ReddyMix from ABgene

Description:The Reverse-iT™ One-Step Kit is the ultimate in convenience, sensitivity and reproducibility in RT-PCR. It has been specifically designed to streamline the RT-PCR process. The Reverse-iT™ One-Step Kit combines the unique Reverse-iT™ Blend of RTases and ABgene®s Thermoprime Plus DNA Polymerase to provide a highly sensitive, reproducible and easy-to-use system for the det...
Company:ABgene

One-Step Deparaffinization Solution from Lab Vision

Description:One-Step Deparaffinization Solution is available in a ready-to-use format. This product is an easy-to-use reagent for dewaxing paraffin-embedded tissue sections prior to performing immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, or other analytical methods. The conventional method of paraffin removal consists of dipping the slides in a series of baths of xylene and graded alcohols. This procedure is...
Company:Lab Vision

Beacon 2000 One-Step FP Std from Invitrogen

Description:The Beacon 2000 One-Step FP Standardization Kit is used to demonstrate characteristic high and low fluorescence polarization values of fluorescein solutions to new users of the Beacon 2000 System. It also allows users to compare the polarization values generated by their instrument to the expected values of known solutions. No dilution is needed....
Company:Invitrogen

HandyStep electronic repeating pipette, 110V from BrandTech Scientific

Description:The NEW HandyStep electronic from BRAND adds ergonomics and ease-of-use to repeat pipetting. It is the only electronic, motor-driven repeating pipette compatible with most standard syringe tips, including BRAND PD-Tip syringe tips, Eppendorf Combi-Tips and Combi-Tips Plus, Fisherbrand Dispenser Tips,and VWRbrand Combi-Syringes. Select virtually any pipetting volume (even fractional volumes) betwe...
Company:BrandTech Scientific

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Yeast Protein Production System Features High Yields and One-Step Purification

The ESP system provides high-yield protein production in a eukaryoticorganism Quinn Lu * Bruce Jerpseth * Tim Sanchez * John C. Bauer * AlanGreener Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc. provides novel opportunities for rapid, inexpensive and high-yield p...

Two-step Gradient PCR*

Joel Lopez and Vincent Prezioso, PhD BioSystems Laboratory, Brinkmann Instruments Inc., Westbury, New York Science underwent revolutionary changes during the 1980's, particularly in the field of genetics. One of the most significant changes was insp...

C. therm. Polymerase One-Step RT-PCR System

for one-step RT-PCR amplification of up to 3 kb RNA targets Cat. No. 2 016 338 50 reactions Cat. No. 2 016 346 250 reactions The system contains a unique enzyme blend of C. therm. Polymerase and Taq DNA Polymerase. Note: C. therm. Polymerase prov...

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Steps To Improve Quality Of Plant-Based Drugs

India has finally decided to get its act together on improving quality of plant-based drugs. It promises not only to get a large number of laboratories activated on testing them, but also seeks to start registering farmers who produce medicinal plants to ensure the raw material itself meets standards. The first meeting of a recently constituted Medicinal Plants Board listed a series of measures t...

Step Aerobics Increases good cholesterol

According to researchers in France, doing regular exercise can improve a person's cholesterol levels, step aerobics may give a particular boost to the "good" HDL cholesterol that protects against heart diseases,their small study showed that although both step aerobics and traditional,// step-less aerobics classes improved women's overall cholesterol, only the steppers saw their HDL rise....

Countries Step up Battle Against Bird Flu

Rich nations have promised to step up the cash flow for fighting bird flu on Friday, and the World Bank estimated that $1.5 billion is needed to fight the pandemic on a global scale.// Most of the funds would be needed in East Asia and the Pacific region, followed by Europe and Central Asia, and then Africa. Latin America is considered low risk and if the disease were to spread to the re...

Key step forward on International Health Rules

The global health community has taken a key step towards ensuring rapid action against future outbreaks of infectious diseases and other threats to international public health. A resolution adopted today confirms and underlines the World Health Organization’s (WHO) authority to verify disease outbreaks from all available official and unofficial sources, and, when necessary to determine the severi...

Few Simple Steps to Lower The Incidence Of SIDS

The incidence of sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS, could be significantly lowered by taking simple precautions // say researchers according to a recent study. Researchers conducted studies in 20 centers in Europe, looking at 60 variables from the medical records of 745 SIDS cases and 2,411 healthy infants to identify risks for SIDS. About 48 percent of all the SIDS cases were...

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Renu 1-Step Enzymatic Cleaner

Description:ReNu 1 Step Enzymatic Cleaner with ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution removes protein deposits while lenses are being disinfected. Its a one-step process that saves time. Removes stubborn deposits from daily and extended wear soft contact lenses....
Company:Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

Step-Magnifications Straight Operating Microscope

Description:A budget-priced microscope designed for ENT and neuro surgery....
Company:Gem Optech

Welch Allyn 3.5v AutoStep Coaxial Ophthalmoscope Head Only

Description:Patented coaxial optics, Halogen HPX illumination, and 68 focusing lenses combine for premium quality....
Company:Welch Allyn Medical Products

3.5v Ophthalmic Diagnostic Set with AutoStep

Description:High-quality eyecare from the preferred name in diagnostic instruments....
Company:Welch Allyn Medical Products

3.5v Ophthalmic Diagnostic Set AutoStep

Description:3.5v Ophthalmic Diagnostic Set with AutoStep Coaxial Ophthalmoscope, Spot Retinoscope, Rechargeable Handle, and Soft Case. High-quality eyecare from the preferred name in diagnostic instruments....
Company:Welch Allyn Medical Products

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West Nile Virus Screening and Diagnostics Technology Emerges In Step with North American Outbreak

WNVis a positive single-stranded RNA flavivirus of about 11 kb. It primarily infe...

Gene Chips to Detect CYP Variations: A New Step Toward Customized Medical Therapy.

The FDA approval of BiDil for heart failure in African American patients has underscored the concept that two patients can respond differently to the same medication. This concept holds true for a wide variety of everyday medications, and in many cases is due to individual gen...