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...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...BioSafe Clean Room; 304 Stainless Steel from Terra Universal, Inc.
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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...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...Barrett Micro Mushroom Manipulator
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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...