UCR biochemist goes to Washington with high-protein corn
Daniel Gallie's findings propose a useful approach to feed the world's growing population Because his research holds promise for efficiently fee...Manual dishwashing study digs up dirt on dish cleanliness
New research at Ohio State University answers an infectious question about eating at restaurants: How clean are manually washed dishes? Jaesung Lee and Melvin Pascall found that even when they washed dishes in cooler-than-recommended water, numbers of bacteria on the dishware dropped to levels accepted in the Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. They also found that certain foods—espe...Governor To Lead Tech Delegation to Washington
Governor Doyle will lead a group of over 70 Wisconsin business executives, economic development officials, and venture capitalists to Washington in an effort to recruit and attract the biotech industry and more investment to the state. The delegation will be attending BIO 2003, the annual meeting of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), June 21-25 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Cente...GE Healthcare Software installed at clinic in Washington
One of the new technologies the clinic is installing is GE's Pati...Stem cell debate in Washington grows hotter as summer recess nears
Just as Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are divided over...California stem cell initiative should wake up Washington and Madison
That's precisely what happened last week when California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 7...Mr. Jackson Goes to Washington
Why Jacksons Journal? During the course of any week, in my role as co-founder of Accelerate Madison, and in my day job as VP of CCC, I meet many interesting entrepreneurs, IT professionals, business leaders, financiers, and government officials. I attend many luncheons and events from which I desire to share my observations. I will mix satire, humor and facts so that we can have some fun revi...Sperm washing helps couples – Breakthrough in focu
In many unfortunate instances we see couples who are HIV sero discordant but who would like to have a baby. If the husband is HIV –1 positive and the wife is negative and they are planning to have a child the problem arises because sexual intercourse carries a 1 in 500 risk of transmitting the virus to the female partner and through her to the fetus. Sperm washing is a risk-reduction opti...Handwashing prevents diarrhea and acute lower respiratory infections
A study done in Pakistan has shown that handwashing with soap prevents the two clinical syndromes //which are diarrhoea and acute lower respiratory infections. These two infections have been identified to cause millions of deaths of children under 5 years of age every year in the developing couintries, especially among people who belong to low socio economic groups. In the c...Increased Risk Of HIV Transmission Following Vaginal Washing
A ten-year study conducted at Kenya has projected alarming results that the practice of internal vaginal washing among sex workers can increase the risk of contracting HIV virus by a margin of three. // This further moves on to a 4 times increased risk if detergents are used for the same according to Washington University researchers. The results of this research can be found in Aids jour...Hand-Washing Campaign Launched By India
In order to inspire Indians to adopt improved cleanliness practices and reduce the incidence of diseases like diarrhea, a unique hand washing campaign has been launched in India//. Launched by WaterAid India, an international non-government organisation, in collaboration with Ministry of Rural Development, the campaign will involve 10 states initially and inculcate simple everyday hyg...Centra B+ (with cell washing rotor)120 V, 60 Hz
Description:The Centra B+ can be used as a manual cell washer, as a companion unit to the Centra W for AHG spins, or as a vacutainer style blood tube centrifuge. Choice of 2 rotors, transparent cell washing rotor: easy to see pellets, securely holds tubes for decant, 2 braking options, aerosol containment for vacutainers, glove friendly membrane panels, cover interlock safety lids, brush less motors....Centra B+ (with cell washing rotor)120 V, 50 Hz
Description:The Centra B+ can be used as a manual cell washer, as a companion unit to the Centra W for AHG spins, or as a vacutainer style blood tube centrifuge. Choice of 2 rotors, transparent cell washing rotor: easy to see pellets, securely holds tubes for decant, 2 braking options, aerosol containment for vacutainers, glove friendly membrane panels, cover interlock safety lids, brush less motors....