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Jumping gene helps explain immune system's abilities

A team led by Johns Hopkins scientists hasfound the first clear evidence that the process behind the human immunesystem's remarkable ability to recognize and respond to a milliondifferent proteins might have originated from a family of genes whoseonly apparent function is to jump around in genetic material. essentially cut...

Biodiversity hotspots identify conservation priorities

The new book Hotspots Revisited identifies 34 regions worldwide where 75 percent of the planet's most threatened mammals, birds, and amphibians survive within habitat covering just 2.3 percent of the Earth's surface (roughly equivalent to the combined areas of the five largest U.S. states). This habitat originally covered 15.7 percent of the Earth's surface, an area equivalent in size to Russia a...

Grasping metaphors: UC San Diego research ties brain area to figures of speech

What does it take to fathom a proverb ?catch the figurative meaning of "an apple doesn't fall far from the tree"? According to research led by V. S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, a region of the brain known as the angular gyrus is probably at least partly responsible for the human ability to understand metaphor.</p...

PHACCS, an online tool for estimating the structure and diversity of uncultured viral communities using metagenomic information

In the March 3 issue of Nature, Johns Hopkins researchers report that two proteins best known for very different activities actually come together to turn the liver into a sugar-producing factory when food is scarce. Because the liver's production of sugar is a damaging problem in people with diabetes, the proteins' interaction might be a target for future drugs to fight the disease, the research...

Wild grasses and man-made wheats advance research capabilities

Getting resistance to the latest biotype of greenbug or rust in wheat may require some bridge building. "We're looking for new unique sources of resistance to var...

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VersArray ChipWriter Pro System With Colony-Picking Capabilities, 110-120 V from Bio-Rad

Description:The VersArray ChipWriter Pro system with colony-picking capabilities, 110-120 V, uses floating pin printing technology to array DNA, proteins, oligonucleotides, carbohydrates, lipids, and other biomolecules onto a variety of substrates for microarray applications. This system can also be used for picking colonies as small as 300 micrometers in diameter and for inoculating 96- or 384-well micropla...
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Analyzing Trace-Level Impurities of a Pharmaceutical Intermediate Using an LCQ Deca Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer and the Mass Frontier Software Package

Mark R. Kagan , Carrie Liu 1Thermo Finnigan, Piscataway, NJ; 2Thermo Finnigan, San Jose, CA; 3Eisai Research Institute, Andover, MA The data presented here can be a...

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British, Wisconsin firms explore life-science opportunities together

"We're looking for companies with complimentary products or complimentary technologies," said Frank Phillips, vice consul for the <a href="http://www.brit...

Properties of PCR Enzymes

The primary requirements for a DNA polymerase used in PCR are optimal activity at temperatures around 75C and the ability to retain that activity after prolonged incubation at even higher temperatures (95C). Initially, single DNA polymerases were used in PCR, where <!a href="RocheApplied_AdvantagesofRoche_Tagdnapolymerase_art....

Commercial Plasmid Preparation Methods Yield DNA With Different Transfection Capabilities

Kathleen A. Maguire-Zeiss, Brandon K. Harv e y, Rita E. Giuliano andH o w a rd J. Federo ff, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA Transfection efficiency is dependent upon a number of factors, including method of transfection, cell type, and DNA concentration and purity. Liposome-mediated transfect...

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When Celebrities Die

It is always agonizing to see our favourite stars die. Worse still when the celebrity dies an unnatural death. The death of Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa and MGR- to mention a few are all etched in the memory of the nation and its millions. The sorrow multiplies if the death is violent and gory- the crash that claimed Lady Diana's life and the assassinations o...

Health Care Ties To Get Stronger Between India And Britain

The meeting between the Union Minister for Health and family welfare, Anbumani Ramadoss and Sue Hill, the visiting Chief Scientific Officer of the British Department of Health ended up with a positive note//, with both officials willing to extend mutual help and cooperation towards strengthening the health sector. The meeting lasted for more than an hour according to official report...

Diet irregularities lead to stomach cancer

Changes in the human diet mean people today are more at risk of developing stomach cancer than their ancestors, scientists have said.Researchers at the University of Newcastle believe that changes to the way food is grown and produced// have robbed it off its anti-cancer agents. The researchers are working on a study which indicates that Aspirin may be effective in fighting stomach ca...

Coffee may help prevent cavities

A new research study indicates that coffee might help prevent cavities. The finding is reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.// Coffee made from roasted beans has antibacterial activities against certain microorganisms, including Streptococcus mutans, a major cause of dental caries. Scientists at two Italian universities conducted laboratory tests that showed coffee m...

Dealing heart disease risk in ethnic minorities

According to a latest study researchers have observed that doctors should use lower thresholds when treating high blood pressure and other cardiac risk factors in ethnic minorities.// Researchers at St George's Hospital, Georgia have carried out a population survey involving 1250 men and women of various ethnic origins, looking at their heart disease and stroke risk factors. They find tha...

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Exotec® Dual Instabilities Lite

Description:Exotec® Dual Instabilities Lite Lightweight mechanical brace for functional knee stabilization in patients with ACL, MCL or LCL instabilities. Unique hinge design to guide tibia movement and reduce load on ACL. Does not require expensive sleeves or add-ons. Supports the injured or repaired knee without migration or inconvenient pistoning....
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Bair Hugger® Model 110 - Preoperative/Outpatient Care Blanket with Booties

Description:The Bair Hugger outpatient blanket makes it easy to give your patients the benefit of prewarming and enhance patient comfort during outpatient procedures....
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Genomic Microarray Analysis for Constitutional Abnormalities

Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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Urinalysis Analyzers: Large Capabilities in Every Size Device

Urine chemistry analysis, often conducted in a physicians office practice, can be instrumental in the detection of a wide array of ailments; UTIs, diabetes, several cancers, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular and kidney diseases. The estimated global market for urinalysis tests is well in excess of $600 million per year and is growing strongly. For such a fundamental, extensive and economic...

Pixantrone Combination Therapy for First-line Treatment of Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Results in Reduction in Severe Toxicities Including Heart Damage When Compared to Doxorubicin-based Therapy

Positive interim results prompt request for meeting with FDA SEATTLE, July 11, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CellTherapeutics, Inc. (CTI) announced today that interim results ofits phase II/III trial comparing CPOP-R, in which pixantrone issubstituted for doxorubicin in standard CHOP-R first-line treatmentof patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), resultedin essentially al...

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2007 CEUT Emerging Growth Opportunities Conference

MALVERN, Pa., June 28, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AuxiliumPharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Mr. Armando Anido, ChiefExecutive Officer and President, and Mr. Jim Fickenscher, ChiefFinancial Officer, will participate in the 2007 CEUT EmergingGrowth Opportunities Conference to be held July 10 through July 12,2007 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. Mr. Anido issche...

ViaCell to Present at the C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging Growth Opportunities Conference

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 2, 2007 - ViaCell, Inc.(NASDAQ: VIAC) today announced that Marc D. Beer, President andChief Executive Officer of ViaCell, will present an update on itsbusiness activities and product pipeline at the C.E. Unterberg,Towbin Emerging Growth Opportunities Conference on Tuesday, July10, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York,NY. A live...

Accelrys to Present to Investors at C.E. Unterberg Emerging Growth Opportunities Conference

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 2, 2007 - Accelrys, Inc.(NASDAQ:ACCL), the leading provider of scientific businessintelligence software and services, announced today that its CFO,Rick Russo, will present at the C.E. Unterberg, Towbin EmergingGrowth Opportunities Conference in New York on July 11, 2007 at10:30 a.m. ET. The conference will take place at the MandarinOriental Hotel July 10th-12...

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