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FDA Approves Human Hookworm Vaccine for Phase I Safety Trials

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Research advances quest for HIV-1 vaccine

Scientists have uncovered new information that may help guide design of vaccines for HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. A new detailed structural analysis of the complex formed by an anti-HIV antibody called 4E10 and its specific target provides insight into why this particular antibody is so broadly effective, a rare characteristic for HIV discovered thus far. The research is published in the Fe...

A much-needed shot in the arm for HIV vaccine development

International efforts towards developing avaccine against HIV infection have been given a much-needed boost bythe publication today of the Global HIV/AIDS Vaccine Enterprise'sscientific strategic plan, published online in the freely available,open-access global health journal PLoS Medicine.The Global HIV/AIDS Vaccine Enterprise is an international alliance ofindependent agencies and organiz...

Live Recombinant Adenovirus Vaccine Technique Explored

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are exploring ways to develop new vaccines for a variety of illnesses using genetically modified adenoviruses, a common cause of respiratory infections. Oral adenovirus vaccines have long been proven to be safe and effective. The researchers believe their process for constructing a replicating live recombinant adenovirus could lea...

Discovery of key protein's shape could lead to improved bacterial pneumonia vaccine

Scientists at St. Jude Children's ResearchHospital have discovered that the shape of a protein on the surface ofpneumonia bacteria helps these germs invade the human bloodstream. Thisfinding, published Dec. 16 online by the EMBO Journal, could helpscientists develop a vaccine that is significantly more effective atprotecting children against the disease. The St. Jude researchersdetermined t...

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Laminar Flow Glovebox Isolator (LFGI) - 120 VAC from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:Low-noise, low-vibration filter/fan unit provides continuous vertical flow of 99.99% particle-free air to meet Class 100 (ISO 5) cleanliness standards Stainless steel enclosure is easy to clean and disinfect Large, ergonomically sloped polycarbonate viewing window tilts open to allow insertion of filling machines or other large process equipment Isolated antechamber features...
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Vaccinia DNA Topoisomerase I from EPICENTRE Biotechnologies

Description:Topoisomerase I from vaccinia virus is a type I eukaryotic topoisomerase that removes both positive and negative superhelical turns (also called right- and left-handed supercoils) from covalently closed DNA. The product of the reaction is a covalently closed, circular DNA with fewer positive or negative superhelical turns. DNA Topoisomerase I does not absolutely require Mg to functio...
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Vaccinia DNA Topoisomerase I from EPICENTRE Biotechnologies

Description:Topoisomerase I from vaccinia virus is a type I eukaryotic topoisomerase that removes both positive and negative superhelical turns (also called right- and left-handed supercoils) from covalently closed DNA. The product of the reaction is a covalently closed, circular DNA with fewer positive or negative superhelical turns. DNA Topoisomerase I does not absolutely require Mg to functio...
Company:EPICENTRE Biotechnologies

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Explorer Software Suite. Complete software and PC for datalogging, programming, control and monitoring for Explorer SpeedVac System [please inquire for latest PC configuration] from Thermo Scientific

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Improving an Integral Part of the Lab: Vacuum

PowerDry vacuum pumps; a solution for applications producing condensation Where gases with high moisture content must be evacuated during vacuum drying operations, condensate may collect in the vacuum pump head. Consequently, the pump may not perform properly and may take more time to evacuate the designated volume. New, PowerDry...

Sanyo to advance Rayovacs rechargeble batteries

MADISON - Sanyo will be working with Rayovac's I-C3 technology, which the company says can recharge Nickel Metal Hydride, or NiMH, batteries in 15 minutes. I-C3...

Self-Drying Vacuum Pumps... the solution for applications producing condensation

Where gases with high moisture content must be evacuated during vacuum drying operations, condensate may collect in the vacuum pump head. Consequently, the pump may not perform properly and may take more time to evacuate the designated volume. New, self-drying pumps...

Privacy, trust still the biggest barriers to electronic record sharing

The question has been raised on many fronts, including the Congress, where some bills seek to provide incentives to encourage the adoption of interactive personal health records, and others that raise privacy concerns are construed...

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Vaccine to quit smoking?

Well, there is aren’t too many approaches which have not been taken in trying to prevent smoking, but a new vaccine developed by Nabi,// a pharmaceutical company, promises new hope in preventing people from relapsing. The vaccine (NicVAX) binds nicotine and prevents it from reaching the brain, where it causes its stimulatory effects. In animal control experiments, the vaccine was effectiv...

First Vaccine Designed for Africa Cleared for Testing in Humans

The first AIDS vaccine candidate designed specifically for Africa will enter human trials this summer. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced on July 11 at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, that the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) of the United Kingdom has approved Phase I testing of a DNA vaccine based on HIV subtype A, the most commo...

Naked DNA Vaccination May Conquer Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis

A novel modification of a new technology born of genetic engineering, and known as naked DNA vaccination, holds the potential of overcoming autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The vaccine is currently being successfully tested in animals. In multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the body essentially attacks itself, caus...

New hope for cancer victims – will vaccine cure the deadly bug

One very deadly form of cancer is pancreatic cancer, though it isn’t very common. Globally it kills lakhs of people every year. And now there is some hope for the unfortunate victims. A new vaccine has been successfully tested on the pancreatic cancer victims and it has increased the survival rates in many. Vaccines are typically thought of as a way of preventing disease. In cancer, howe...

Vaccine for Alzheimer’s diseas

Researchers developing a vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease have shown that it seems to stop mice with the condition losing their memory. The results boost hopes that such vaccines could delay or prevent similar symptoms in people. The vaccines reduces the build-up of protein deposits in mouse brains -the other major indicator of Alzheimer’s diseases. The pharmaceutical company Elan,...

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Optima L-XP 50 Hz, 220-240 VAC

Description:Optima L-XP ultracentrifuge is designed to play a key role in the discovery process if research involves proteomics, cytomics or genomics. It has a sophisticated on-board computer, enhanced firmware, powerful Optima eXPert software and an easy-to-use touch screen, Optima L-XP delivers superior functionality, optimized user efficiencies, far greater capabilities and faster turnarounds than any oth...
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Optima L-XP 60/50 Hz, 220-240 VAC

Description:Optima L-XP ultracentrifuge is designed to play a key role in the discovery process if research involves proteomics, cytomics or genomics. It has a sophisticated on-board computer, enhanced firmware, powerful Optima eXPert software and an easy-to-use touch screen, Optima L-XP delivers superior functionality, optimized user efficiencies, far greater capabilities and faster turnarounds than any oth...
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Optima L-90 K Ultracentrifuge 50 Hz, 220-240 VAC

Description:Capable of generating 694,000 x g at speeds up to 90,000 rpm, Beckman Coulter's Optima L-90K Ultracentrifuge enables you to perform more separations in less time. This versatile floor model operates with a broad range of superb rotors, including zonal and continuous flow for large volume separations....
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Optima L-90 K Ultracentrifuge 60/50 Hz, 220-240 VAC

Description:Capable of generating 694,000 x g at speeds up to 90,000 rpm, Beckman Coulter's Optima L-90K Ultracentrifuge enables you to perform more separations in less time. This versatile floor model operates with a broad range of superb rotors, including zonal and continuous flow for large volume separations....
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Optima LE-80 K Ultracentrifuges 60/50 Hz, 220-240 VAC

Description:Efficiency, versatility, and environmental safety are the hallmarks of the Optima LE-80 K Ultracentrifuge from Beckman Coulter. With Beckman Coulters innovative Optima centrifugation technology, the LE-80 K is designed to cost effectively provide advanced capability for your laboratory separation needs....
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BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces New Findings for Potential Bird Flu Vaccine

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 11, 2007 - BioSantePharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: BPA) today announced new positiveresults demonstrating that its calcium phosphate (CaP)nanoparticle-based vaccine adjuvant, BioVant(TM), may serve as aneffective vaccine adjuvant for the development of a dose sparingvaccine against H5N1 avian flu, widely known as bird flu. The new results are based on...

DOR BioPharma Announces Issuance of European Patent for Its Oral Multivalent Botulinum Toxin Vaccine BT-VACC

MIAMI, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 06, 2007 -- DOR BioPharma,Inc. (OTCBB: <a target="_blank" href='http://studio.financialcontent.com/Engine?Account=iwire&PageName=QUOTE&Ticker=DORB"%3EDORB'>http://studio.financialcontent.com/Engine?Account=iwire&PageName=QUOTE&Ticker=DORB">DORB )("DOR" or the "Company") announced today that the European PatentOffice has granted a paten...

From Clinical Cancer Research: Rethinking Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Trials

PHILADELPHIA, July 3, 2007-- Ongoing therapeutic cancer vaccinetrials have yet to show evidence of vaccines spurring apatient’s immune system to shrink tumors -- yet patients whoreceive these vaccines in trials tend to live longer and respondbetter to subsequent treatment. In the July 1 issue of ClinicalCancer Research, a journal of the American Association for CancerResearch, a te...

DOR BioPharma Announces Publication Describing Results of Its Multivalent Botulinum Toxin Vaccine BT-VACC

MIAMI--(MARKET WIRE) -- July 02, 2007 -- DOR BioPharma, Inc.(OTCBB: DORB) ("DOR" or the "Company") announced today that thefirst results from testing of a multivalent form of its botulinumtoxin vaccine, BT-VACC™, have been published in the journalInfection and Immunity (Ravichandran et al., 2007, Infection andImmunity, v. 75, p. 3043 ). These results are the first thatdescribe the...

Vaccine Can Prevent Cervical Cancer and Precancerous Lesions

LONDON, June 28, 2007--A cervical cancer vaccine has shown 90%efficacy for prevention of cervical cancer and precancerous lesionsassociated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) types targeted bythe vaccine, conclude authors of an Article published early Onlineand in the upcoming issue of The Lancet. HPV types 16 and 18 account for 70% or morecases of cervical cancer worldwi...

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