Affymetrix Licenses Microfluidics Technology From Caliper Life Sciences
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) and Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today announced that Caliper has issued Affymetrix a non-exclusive license to use a portion of Caliper's microfluidics patent estate with Affymetrix' GeneChip(R) microarray technologies. The license extends to the manufacture and sale of GeneChip brand products in all areas of application, including research, diagnosti...TrueBlue Archive Will Store Raw Life Sciences Data for Proteomics and Drug Testing
A new book, Biological Weapons Defense: Infectious Disease and Counterbioterrorism, deals with the intentional causality of disease. Published by Humana Press, this text is also available in e-Book. Many of the contributors come from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the nation's premier biodefense laboratory. In this 624-page, hardcover text edite...Sangamo BioSciences demonstrates its ZFP treatment protects cells from HIV infection
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. today announced that data from its program to develop a ZFP Therapeutic for HIV/AIDS were presented at the 45th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Washington, DC. The study represents the first demonstration that cells can be made resistant to HIV infection by treatment with Sangamo's proprietary zinc finger DNA-binding pr...DNA/RNA Aptamer Microarray - Comprehensive Service from LC Sciences
Description:LC Sciences provides unique aptamer microarray services using a novel Paraflo technology, aptamer sequence databases, and sequence design software to suit your needs for basic research and screening of aptamers as drug candidates. This comprehensive service includes assistance with sequence design, synthesis of standard or custom DNA/RNA (2-OMe) microarrays, binding assays using proteins, nucleic...Standard Protein Kinase Substrate (PKS) Peptide Microarray from LC Sciences
Description:Microarrays designed for proteomic scale kinase profiling, quantitative measurement of kinase kinetic activities, and drug discovery research built on the flexible and powerful Paraflo microfluidic on-chip synthesis platform. These microarrays are available as part of our comprehensive Protein Kinase Substrate - Peptide Microarray Service. Our standard content PKS...Quintessence Biosciences names new president
The appointment was made by the company's board of directors and announced at the company's annual shareholder's meeting. <...Perscitus Biosciences secures $250K Commerce loan
Perscitus Biosciences was founded in 2006 to develop and commercialize two technologies based on reactive oxygen biochemistry. James Thomas, CEO and chairman of Perscitus Biosciences, said the...Wisconsin biosciences rise to the challenge
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Election to the academy is considered one of the most prestigious honors bestowed upon American scientists. Carroll, a professor of molecular biology...East And West Meet Under The Aegis of NY Academy Of Sciences'
The New York Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Shanghai Institutes of Biomedical Sciences were recently involved in a unique conference to apprise the world of the progress made by China in the field of// medical sciences especially in the light of epidemics like SARS, the H5N1 bird flu virus and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in that country. More than a 100 sci...National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine Report Calls for More Dairy Foods at School
Today, the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine released a report recommending nutrition standards be established for "competitive" foods// in the school environment, such as a la carte cafeteria items, vending machines and school stores. The National Dairy Council (NDC) applauds the overall recommendations outlined in the report, which promote the consumption of nonfat and...