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Ice core 'dipstick' indicates West Antarctic ice has thinned less than believed

Rising sea levels 20,000 years ago, as the last ice age was beginning to wane, often are attributed in part to melting in West Antarctica. But in a new study led by University of Washington researchers, an ice core of 1,000 meters was used as a sort of dipstick to show that a key section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet probably never contained as much ice as scientists originally thought...

Scientists find viruses can't stick to sea bugs in the dark

Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, in the seas are as vital to the survival of life on earth as the oxygen producing plants are on land. But marine bacteria are attacked by viruses, which can seriously affect their life-sustaining abilities but mow a researcher at the University of Warwick has discovered that these viruses don't work in the dark, according to research presented today (Monday, 04...

Scientists show that tick-borne flaviviruses use a novel mechanism to evade host defenses

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have made the surprising discovery that flaviviruses, which cause such serious diseases as West Nile fever, yellow fever and forms of encephalitis, evade immune system defenses in different ways depending on whether they are transmitted by mosquitoes or ticks. This findin...

What Makes The Brain Tick, Tick, Tick: Researchers Gaining New Insights Into Brain's Internal Clock

The brain is a "time machine," assert Duke neuroscientists Catalin Buhusi and Warren Meck. And understanding how the brain tracks time is essential to understanding all its functions. The brain's internal clocks coordinate a vast array of activities from communicating, to orchestrating movement, to getting food, they said. In a review article in the October 2005 Nature Reviews Neuroscience...

Wild Gorillas Handy with a Stick

When chimpanzees were first seen using tools in Liberia in 1951, little was known about great ape behavior in the wild. The sighting was published as a short note by Harry Beatty in the Journal of Mamm...

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DNA DipStick Kit from Invitrogen

Description:The DNA DipStick Kit is ideal for estimating nucleic acid concentrations and approximate yields. Works with ss- and ds-DNA, RNA, and oligonucleotides at concentrations as low as 0.1 ng/l....
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Wisconsin State Patrol goes high-tech with e-tickets

People have come to take for granted the increasing computerization of society. For example, e-tickets for airline flights are now commonplace. But how about e-tickets for speeding or running a stop sign? Since 1996, Wisconsin State Patrol vehicles have been progressively fitted with more advanced computer systems, utilizing laptop computers connected over a radio-based IP solution. Inst...

Wisconsin Film Festival embraces new online ticket ordering system

MADISON For any fan of the , waiting in line for tickets and choosing which films to see is inevitably a frustrating part of the process. However, thanks to the creation of a secure ticket-ordering system on the festivals Web site, this year moviegoers will experience technological improvements previou...

Finding a Yardstick For Local Biotech Improvement and Success

CHICAGO How do we measure the improvement and success of biotechnology in Illinois and the Midwest? We could use these tangibles: Increase in number of biotech companies in Illinois Increase in new emerging companies Amount of money raised by biotech companies through VCs and the financial markets Increase in market cap of the industry Number of jobs produced by the...

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Ticks may cause more diseases

Ticks, researchers in California say, may actually cause more diseases than what we presently know. Ticks carry bacteria that cause disease, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. New evidence published in this month's Journal of Clinical Microbiology implicates ticks in other maladies, including cat scratch fever. Members of a family of bacteria known as Bartonella, cau...

A non-stick danger

Using Teflon frypans and other cooking utensils may damage the environment, a new study suggests.The commercial polymer, Teflon, is one of a class of chemicals known as fluorinated polymers whose non-stick properties are exploited in cooking utensils, ovens and combustion engines. However, when heated, these polymers can emit a chemical known as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) which is t...

New Implantable Device That Can Keep The Heart Ticking

People with a serious heart condition called nonischemic cardiomyopathy may improve their chances of survival if they have a device called a cardioverter-defibrillator implanted in their chests.// Researchers, assigned about 460 patients with severe cardiomyopathy to receive either standard treatment, with drugs like ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, or standard treatment plus an implan...

With a healthy heart stick to the wild salmon

In a study related to health risk or benefit analysis it has been found that unless heart disease is a risk factor wild salmon is better than farmed salmon // . The reasoning put forth is that although farmed salmon is richer in omega 3 fatty acids it also has a large amount of chemical contaminants. These chemicals are known to be a cause of cancer, memory impairment and neuro...

Temptation Yardstick: Out of sight - Out of mind - Out of mouth!

The best way to resist temptation is to yield to it! Cornell University Researchers, piqued by the pull of Temptation, sought to delve into the temptation factor and probably reveal ways to fight it. // Irresistible candies, Hershey kisses were used as baits for the study. It was found that, women could not resist Hershey kisses candies, the pull of temptation being twice more at ar...

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Prisms on a stick

Description:These individual prisms are mounted on a stick to make presentation easier and more sanitary. Prisms are 37 mm square. They are available in increments from 1/2 to 50PD. Plus red square. Now shipping only stainless steel shafts. 4457 xx prism on stainless steel stick. Specify 1/2 to 50 PD (1 lb)....
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Non-Stick Bipolar Coagulation Forceps

Description:Recommended for use with spark gap coagulators for added safety. Also available in stainless steel (10-3002)....
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GORE PROCEL® Zip Stick Protective Strip

Description:Using a cast saw to remove a cast from an arm or leg can often create anxiety in patients. Occasionally patients are cut or burned by the cast saw blade. GORE DE-FLEX Protective Strip enables healthcare professionals to remove any cast with confidence. This innovative, cut-resistant cast removal aid provides protection against cuts and burns from the cast saw and can be used with any type of cast...
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QuStick Strep A Rapid Strip Test

Description:It is designedfor the rapid, qualitative detection of Group A Streptococcal antigen directly from patient throat specimens. The kit isself-contained and features all the necessary components needed to perform 25 or 50 tests including the throat swabsand a pictorial procedure card., It is designedfor the rapid, qualitative detection of Group A Streptococcal antigen directly from patien...
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