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Advances in the characterisation of the oyster mushroom genes

The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), apart from reducing cholesterol and having anticancerogenic properties, is characterised for its capacity for breaking down cellulose. Finding out which genes are responsible for this activity ?the reason why the fungus is sometimes used as a decontaminating agent, was the aim of the PhD thesis by Arantza Eizmendi Goikoetxea, which she defended at the Pu...

Innovative collaboration brings Arctic science into the classroom

An upcoming expedition to study the Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers is not simply a research project for R. Max Holmes, an associate scientist at The Woods Hole Research Center. It is also a means to integrate education and outreach into his work. In June and July, Dr. Holmes, an ecosystem scientist with broad interests in the responses and feedbacks of ecosystems to environmental and global ch...

A bathroom that cleans itself

Cleaning bathrooms may become a thing of the past with new coatings that will do the job for you. Led by Professor Rose Amal and Professor Michael Brungs of the ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, a research team is studyin...

Mushrooms as good an antioxidant source as more colorful veggies

Portabella and crimini mushrooms rank with carrots, green beans, red peppers and broccoli as good sources of dietary antioxidants, Penn State researchers say. Dr. N. Joy Dubost, who recently earned her doctorate in food science at Penn State, measured the activity of two antioxidants, polyphenols and ergothioneine, present in mushrooms, using the ORAC assay and HPLC instrumentation, as par...

Hopkins scientists show hallucinogen in mushrooms creates universal 'mystical' experience

Using unusually rigorous scientific conditions and measures, Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that the active agent in "sacred mushrooms" can induce mystical/spiritual experiences descriptively identical to spontaneous ones people have reported for centuries. The resulting experiences apparently prompt positive changes in behavior and attitude that last several months, at least. </p...

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BioSafe Clean Room; 304 Stainless Steel from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:The ideal modular cleanroom for biological safety labs (BSL) and pharmaceutical applications that require cleanliness (to Class 10/ISO 3) and easy sterilization. Panels are precision-joined to create ultra-smooth surfaces that are easy to wipe down and disinfect. One-inch radius corners simplify cleaning. Unique double-wall panel design creates strong, rigid surface without external bracing. Acco...
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BioSafe Clean Room; Powder-Coated CR Steel from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:The ideal modular cleanroom for biological safety labs (BSL) and pharmaceutical applications that require cleanliness (to Class 10/ISO 3) and easy sterilization. Panels are precision-joined to create ultra-smooth surfaces that are easy to wipe down and disinfect. One-inch radius corners simplify cleaning. Unique double-wall panel design creates strong, rigid surface without external bracing. Acco...
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BioSafe Powder Containment Room from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:This BioSafe room is configured specifically for pharmaceutical powder packaging, purity testing and chemical analysis. Panels are precision-joined to create ultra-smooth surfaces that are easy to wipe down and disinfect. One-inch radius corners simplify cleaning. Unique double-wall panel design creates strong, rigid surface without external bracing. A supplemental CLeanZone Recirculation System...
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Modular Hardwall Clean Room from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:Features hardwall acrylic panels mounted on powder-coated steel support frame to form a free-standing modular cleanroom that meets cleanliness to Class 10/ISO 3. Optional ceiling HEPA filter/fan units, lights, and ionizers are configured to customer requirements. Negative-pressure ventilation, A/C, and humidification/dehumidification also available....
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Softwall Clean Room from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:Cleanroom-grade vinyl curtains or parting strip shields mount on powder-coated steel support frame to form a free-standing, economical modular cleanroom that meets cleanliness to Class 10/ISO 3. Optional ceiling HEPA filter/fan units, lights, and ionizers are configured to customer requirements....
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Firstlogic announces availability of mailroom technology

La Crosse, Wis, -- , a provider of information quality and postal automation solutions, announced Wednesday the general availability of the latest release of the firms directory retrieval system (DRS) software solution. DRS is designed for use on multi-line optical character recognition automation equipment. The solution enab...

Cyclodextrin enhances room temperature phosphorescence

Cyclodextrin-enhanced room-temperature phosphorescence (CD-RTP) is an analytical technique that offers well-resolved spectra and subpicogram detection limits. When polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are included in cyclodextrin molecules in the presence of a heavy-atom moiety such as 1,2-dibromoethane, they exhibit intense, well-defined...

Bioscience clusters: Too many or room for more?

Although there were mor...

The mushrooming of biotechnology in the U.S.

Although BIO 2006 is around the corner and coming to the Midwest for the first time, we know that this meeting heads back to the East Coast in 2007 (Boston). Nevertheless, it is a good sign that we have broken the original "East Coast/West Coast" mold and that the BIO organization realizes that biotechnology is flourishing in many areas of the U.S. beside these regi...

Classroom projects translate into immediate workplace gains

In the final semester of his University of Wisconsin-Madison master's degree, Bob Aloisi didn't just earn a letter grade in his quality engineering class: He saved his company $50,000. It wasn't the typical classroom outcome, but then this classroom wasn't typical. As a student in "Quality Engineering and Quality Management," Aloisi accomplished a major class project in quality improveme...

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Mushroom and muscle loss

According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, twelve people were hospitalized for severe weakness and muscle loss after eating the mushrooms, and three of them died, wrote Dr. Regis Bedry of the poison center of University Hospital Pellegrin in Bordeaux, France.Bedry said he confirmed the mushroom's toxicity by feeding extracts to mice and measuring creatine kinase, an enzy...

Watching TV in the bedroom can lower children’s school performanc

Children who have television in their bedroom may score less in school performance// evaluations than their peers who do not have TV in their rooms. In a new study by the researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Stanford University researchers have reported that the home environment, especially that related to the media, is of utmost important in their ability...

Brain scans show why we always have room for dessert

"Instead of using a bell and meat powder, which is what Pavlov originally used, researchers used visual pictures of little intrinsic significance and coupled those to food smells," said Dr. Jay Gottfried of Imaging Neuroscience at University //College London. Gottfried was trying to explain what he calls the "restaurant phenomenon." You sit down to your eight-course meal for yo...

Mushrooms can help fight chronic disease

Free radicals, species with unpaired electrons have been implicated in a number of degenerative diseases, and even cancer. The scientific community has been trying hard to protect the body form the harmful effects of free radicals by supplementation with anti-oxidants, substances that counteract the free radicals. // Anti-oxidants are abundant in fruits and vegetables. It has now been fo...

Clowns farewell in operating room, easing anxiety in children

Pediatric patients have a special need when it comes to surgery that has to be addressed differently. The success of the surgery depends on the co-operation extended by this unique patient. Therefore every attempt has to be taken to ensure their comfort. // You thought clowns only displayed their talent in the circus shows- Right? It has been found that a clown in the operating room m...

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Barrett Micro Mushroom Manipulator

Description:Ideal for nucleus manipulation during phacoemulsification. Also used for manipulating and rotating IOLs within the anterior chamber. Round knurled handle...
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UW7 Operating Room Doppler

Description:The compact UW7 Bidirectional Doppler has the operating room in mind. The patented red and green LED's on the probe tip indicate the direction of blood flow, and power to the unit is also controlled on the probe tip. These features make it easy for the user to control. The pencil style probe and cable are detachable for easy sterilization. The speaker unit can be placed outside of the sterile fi...
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MD6 Operating Room Doppler

Description:The MD6 Operating Room Doppler is a pocket sized bidirectional Doppler, designed for use in the operating room. The pencil style probe and extra long cable (6 feet) are detachable for easy sterilization. The speaker unit can be placed outside of the sterile field, to maintain safety for the patient. The MD6 Operating Room Doppler's features include red and green LED's in the probe tip to indicate...
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BioSafe Clean Room; Powder-Coated CR Steel

Description:The ideal modular cleanroom for biological safety labs (BSL) and pharmaceutical applications that require cleanliness (to Class 10/ISO 3) and easy sterilization. Panels are precision-joined to create ultra-smooth surfaces that are easy to wipe down and disinfect. One-inch radius corners simplify cleaning. Unique double-wall panel design creates strong, rigid surface without external bracing. Acco...
Company:Terra Universal, Inc.

BioSafe Clean Room; 304 Stainless Steel

Description:The ideal modular cleanroom for biological safety labs (BSL) and pharmaceutical applications that require cleanliness (to Class 10/ISO 3) and easy sterilization. Panels are precision-joined to create ultra-smooth surfaces that are easy to wipe down and disinfect. One-inch radius corners simplify cleaning. Unique double-wall panel design creates strong, rigid surface without external bracing. Acco...
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