Protein behind autumn color splendor identified
In September the chlorophyll starts to disappear from the leaves of plants. This reveals the yellow and red pigments that bring us the explosion of colors we now have in store. A research team at Ume's Plant Science Center (UPSC) has now identified a protein that helps bring out the color splendor of plants in the fall. The research team's findings are being published in the scientific j...Finding the right mix: A biomaterial blend library
From dental implants to hip replacements, biomaterials have become big business. But scientists pursuing this modern medical revolution share a basic challenge: biocompatibility. How will a biomaterial on the lab bench actually work inside the human body? Will a patient accept the new material or suffer an inflammatory response? And can that material survive in a human's complex system? T...Neural stem cells lend the brain a surprising capacity for self-repair
The brain contains stem cells with a surprising capacity for repair, researchers report in the December 15 issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press. The novel insight into the brain's natural ability to heal might ultimately have clinical implications for the treatment of brain damage, according to the researchers. The researchers found that mice whose brains were severely damage...Nanotextured implant materials: blending in, not fighting back
Biomedical engineers are constantly coming up with ways to repair the human body, replacing defective and worn out parts with plastic, titanium, and ceramic substitutes ?but the body does not always accept such substitutes seamlessly. Engineers from Brown and Purdue universities have found that simply changing the surface texture of implants can dramatically change the way cells colonize a wide v...Man's best friend lends insight into human evolution
Flexibly drawing inferences about the intentions of other individuals in order to cooperate in complex tasks is a basic part of everyday life that we humans take for granted. But, according to evolutionary psychologist Brian Hare at the Max Planck Institute in Germany, this ability is present in other species as well. As Hare discusses in the April issue of Current Directions in Psychologi...S-Gal/LB Agar Blend from Sigma-Aldrich
Description:Ingredients (g/L):Tryptone, 10 Yeast extract, 5 Sodium chloride, 10 Agar, 12 S-Gal, 0.3 Ferric ammonium citrate, 0.5 IPTG, 0.03 -Gal is a patented, water soluble, autoclavable chromogenic substrate for -galactosidase. The enzymatic hydrolysis of S-Gal by -galactosidase generates a black insoluble precipitate. Lac+ colonies grown in the presence of...S-Gal/LB Agar/Kanamycin Blend from Sigma-Aldrich
Description:Physical Form: powder Components g/500 ml: Tryptone 5.0 Yeast extract 2.5 Sodium chloride 2.5 Agar 6.0 S-Gal 0.125 Ferric ammonium citrate 0.250 IPTG 0.025 Kanamycin 0.0175 S-Gal/Kanamycin/LB Agar Blend is a complete growth medium containing S-Gal (3,4-cyclohexenoesculetin -D-galactopyranoside, a patented autoclavable chromoge...Gender hormones may lend to social disorder therapies
Social disorders such as autism constitute one area where those differences come to the fore: around 80 percent of all autism cases, for example, occur in men. Social play behaviors also differ greatly between the sexes - just about everyone agrees that young boys play "rougher" t...Thomson lends perspective to stem cell expectations
Outlining some of the remaining challenges for stem cell researchers, University o...Frank Giannantonio blends IT and business for Lands' End
Frank Giannantonio, CIO at Lands' End, takes pride in his organization's ability to seamlessly blend business and technology. "In a meeting you can't separate the business folks from the IT folks," he said. That collaborative spirit reaches all the way up and down the organization, from Frank sitting on the executive committee, which sets vision and strategic direction for Lands' End, to the way...SBC blends TV, video, music and the Internet in a new media box
Designed as part of the companys plan to unite its offerings, the service brings together satellite TV, digital video recording and Internet service in a set-top box. The system requires a an SBC...Prince Charles lends support to Alternative Medicine
In an open show of support to Alternative Medicine, Britain's Prince Charles has urged the government to allocate 10 million pounds ($14.21 million) to fund a five-year research program into the effects of alternative medicine. The world is now sitting up and taking notice of holistic medicine and Prince Charles’s support to fund research in this field has come as a shot in the arm for th...AIDS awareness calendar in Tamilnadu, India.
The Ramanathapuram District Collector, K. Sellamuthu, has ordered distribution of AIDS/HIV awareness calendar to all public gathering places // such as tea stalls, hair cutting saloons and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) outlets as these are the places where large number of public gather. The idea of AIDS awareness calendar was initiated by the Tamilnadu State AIDS Control Society (TA...Cyclone Glenda brings Threat of Fatal Mosquito–borne Diseas
Tropical cyclone Glenda has increased the spread of the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, Murray Valley encephalitis// (MVE), in Western Australian regions, Kimberley and Pilbara. The continuing wet season in Kimberley has spread the virus that causes Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE). The cyclone Glenda along with the more recent cyclone Hubert has extended mosquito breeding gro...Blend Of Sleep And Wake States To Explain Near Death Sensation
The phenomenon of near-death experience could be due to the tendency of the brain to blur the line between wakefulness and sleep, suggests a new study. // Until now, why some people see bright light, have extraordinary sensations or feel detached from their body when they are in death bed has remained a mystery. The present research highlights that it might have a physiological base, o...Phone Calls Lend Vital Support to Moms of Mentally Ill Children
Mothers of mentally ill children often don't have time to attend support groups or can't afford the costs for their own counseling.// But emotional support for these mothers may be just a phone call away. A study by a University of South Carolina College of Nursing researcher shows that regular phone calls from psychiatric nurses are a lifeline for mothers who often are i...Punch, Slender 45 Left Angled Tip, 2.75 mm Straight Shaft
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Description:The Series I Instrument program offers state-of-the-art quality in an instrument of extremely low profile, while maintaining strength and durability. Low profile cutting tips allow access to pathology in tight joint spaces. Series I instruments are available in just about every cutting tip style, size and angle required for large and small joint arthroscopic procedures.Arthrex offers a lifetime...