Evoprinter, a multigenomic comparative tool for rapid identification of functionally important DNA
Deciphering the regulatory mechanisms that control coordinate gene expression is a long-standing goal of biology. The comparison of orthologous DNA sequences from multiple vertebrate or invertebrate // species holds promise in identifying the cis-regulatory elements central to the dynamic interplay...LG Electronics Introduces New Flat-Panel HDTVs Designed Specifically for Long-Term Care Facilities
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... around the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act of 2009, which would create a public insurance program for adults who become functionally disabled. "But the benefits would be less than half of those provided by a typical private policy, and they wouldn't kick in for five years," Gott say...Mayo Clinic Proceedings reviews deep brain stimulation to treat psychiatric diseases
...the review. Unlike electroshock therapy (ECT), which stimulates the entire brain, DBS stimulates specific parts of the brain. DBS is thought to be functionally equivalent to creating a lesion on the brain, but with the advantage of being adjustable and reversible. "It is like implanting a pacemaker for t...Get Long-Term Care Protection Now; Don't Wait for Health Reform, Industry Leader Advises
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...of mRNA transcripts from a single gene by splicing together different combinations of exons, which can give rise to alternative protein forms that are functionally distinct. Almost 90% of human genes are now considered to exhibit alternative splicing and to meet the demand to analyse this on a genome-wide scale, ...FDA Clears the Pathwork(R) Tissue of Origin Test for Hard-To-Identify Tumors
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...activated by a transcription factor that binds to them. These are only two simple examples of mechanisms that regulate gene activity, and they are functionally equivalent. "The question was raised long ago as to whether nature's choice in favor of one of the two mechanisms is only random, or whether there are...The challenges of avian influenza virus: Mechanism, epidemiology and control
... Hong Kong. Correlations are made between the sequence conservation and the atomic structure. This provides the basis for identifying structurally and functionally important regions for inhibitor design. Crystal structures of some parts of the polymerase complex, PA alone or PA with part of PB1, have been solved....Study finds blood cells can be reprogrammed to act as embryonic stem cells
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...ctural study found that in contrast to other riboswitches, the preQ1 aptamer is unusually small (34 nucleotides), which is about 2.5-fold shorter than functionally related riboswitches that recognize similar metabolites. This could imply that it is widespread in nature because evolution tends to pass on efficient...Genomatix gets patent for comparative genomics method
...it was issued patent No. EP 1 800 232 B1, "Identification and assignment of functionally corresponding regulatory sequences for orthologous loci in eukaryotic genom... Patent relates to a sophisticated method for identification of networks of functionally related regulatory DNA sequences in different eukaryotic species. With toda...Cellular Dynamics International Reprograms Blood Cells into Stem Cells
... expanded and exposed to documented reprogramming factors. iPS cell colonies were observed after three weeks. Analysis revealed that the iPS cells are functionally identical to embryonic stem cells and iPS cells generated from other human tissue sources, that they carry the same genetic background as the source b...Sigma-Aldrich and Atlas Antibodies Announce 2,300 New, Highly Validated Prestige Antibodies(RM)
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...y one hundred percent stem cell recovery and that the MXP can be successfully used to volume reduce and harvest stem cells from human bone marrow in a functionally closed system. Results from a company study using the Res-Q, a point-of-care device that enables efficient collection of stem cells from bone ...Publication of Shire plc's Annual Report 2008
... products that are similar or functionally equivalent to the Group's products or technologies or processes for formulating or manufacturing similar or functionally equivalent products. The Group's patent rights may be successfully challenged in the future or laws providing such rights may be changed or withdrawn....Human BMP-5 ELISA development Kit, DuoSet Economy Pack from R&D Systems
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Description:...or T3 RNA polymerase promoters, or lambda gt10 and gt11 vectors. They are supplied at a concentration of 0.1 µg/µl in water. The primers are functionally tested in DNA sequencing reactions using SequiTherm EXCEL II DNA Polymerase with an end-labeled primer protocol....Lambda GT11 Reverse DNA Sequencing Primer from EPICENTRE Biotechnologies
Description:...or T3 RNA polymerase promoters, or lambda gt10 and gt11 vectors. They are supplied at a concentration of 0.1 µg/µl in water. The primers are functionally tested in DNA sequencing reactions using SequiTherm EXCEL II DNA Polymerase with an end-labeled primer protocol....