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New, automated tool successfully classifies and relates proteins in unprecedented way

For the first time, researchers haveautomatically grouped fluorescently tagged proteins fromhigh-resolution images of cells. This technical feat opens a new way toidentify disease proteins and drug targets by helping to show whichproteins cluster together inside a cell.The approach, developed by Carnegie Mellon University, outperformsexisting visual methods to localize proteins inside cells...

GATA: a graphic alignment tool for comparative sequence analysis

Sometimes apotential target for a drug seems very promising on paper; things areoften very different in reality. Its the case of telomerase inhibitorsto treat cancer; they are supposed to strip the "immortal" (able todivide indefinitely) aspect of cancer cells. Yet, something in the cellseems to block their function, preventing them to inhibit completelythe...

Researchers add new tool to tumor-treatment arsenal

A new study demonstrates the potential effectiveness of treating tumors by combining agents that damage DNA with a drug that sensitizes cancer cells to these agents. The research, led by George Thomas, PhD, professor at the University of Cincinnati's (UC) Genome Research Institute, and Heidi Lane of Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, appears in the March 25, 2005, issue of the jo...

Why do insects stop 'breathing'? To avoid damage from too much oxygen, say researchers

A new study investigating the respiratory system of insects may have solved a mystery that has intrigued physiologists for decades: why insects routinely stop breathing for minutes at a time. Challenging previous theories, researchers at UC Irvine and Humboldt University propose that insects such as grasshoppers, moths, butterflies, some types of fruit flies, beetles and bugs close off th...

Agilent Technologies releases automated literature search tool for biology researchers

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today released an automated literature search tool for the multidisciplinary study of biological systems. The tool is available as a free plug-in to Cytoscape 2.1, an open-source bioinformatics platform that enables researchers to form a visual map of complex biological networks, increasing their understanding of molecular pathways and the biological causes of...

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Strip Removal Tool from Thermo Scientific

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Easy Cap Tool from Bio-Rad

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Fingerprinting II Database Sharing Tools from Bio-Rad

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Strip Cap Tool from Bio-Rad

Description:The strip cap tool is a used for properly seating 8- and 12-cap strips in microplates or strip tubes. A grooved channel on one side is designed to seat domed caps, while the flat edge on the opposite side is designed for flat caps....
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Tools for Detecting MSH2 Expression in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells

Stratagene Streamline RNA analysis with a whole host of products from Stratagene.First, the StrataPrep total RNA miniprep kit isused to isolate ample yields of high-quality RNA from tissues and cells, thenthe RNA is r...

A Multiple Mutation Model System as a Test Development and Training Tool for Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

Michael Hepburn and Glenn A. Miller, Ph.D., Molecular Profiling Laboratory, Genzyme, Framingham, MA The search for sequence variations in genomic DNA is important in the study of genes that play a role in the development of cancer and a variety of other single and multiple gene disorders...

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Stem-cell study grows too big for one department; UW builds collaborative programs

Clive Svendsen, a professor of anatomy and neurology, said the university will create a regenerative medicine program and a postdoctoral research program focusing on cell-replacement therapies via stem...

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Not all tooth pain may have dental origins!!

The 58th annual session of the American Association of Endodontists in New Orleans, Louisiana, began with a warning from the scientific community. In a terse message, the dentists said that all toothache need not have dental origins and that toothache should not be ignored because it may be the early warning for more important problems. Especially in the third world countries, dental care...

Skinny people need to exercise too

Every one knows that exercising reduces the risk of heart disease. But almost everyone feels that exercising is only for obese and fat people. But recent study shows that skinny people are also prone to developing heart diseases because fitness and fatness are both important factors in the genesis of various heart ailments. Dr. Peter T. Katzmarzyk of York University in North York, Canada...

Women suffer from sexual dysfunction too

Millions of postmenopausal women suffer from sexual dysfunctions- painful intercourse, sexual dissatisfaction and a multitude of physiological and psychological problems. However if the patients and their doctors communicated better, most of these problems can be treated properly. Almost all women, as they go through menopause, will gradually develop changes in genital organs-particularl...

Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection

It is a fad these days to sport tattoos. Kids often show off their sticker tattoos. But adults go a step further. Permanent tattoos, which are permanent reminders throughout life, in different designs and shapes, are very popular. However there is a darker side to the whole affair. The study in the United States of America says that tattoos significantly increase the risk of hepatiti...

Tooth decay can be prevented by using straw for drinking fizzy drinks

Drinking fizzy drinks (Soft drinks) increases the risk of tooth decay as it damages the tooth enamel due to the high content of acid, sugar and starch which increases risk of tooth decay which cannot be repaired if affected//. The Mayo clinic has reported ways by which tooth decay due to fizzy drinks can be reduced. Using a straw can reduce the risk of enamel damage, make sure the straw...

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Gas operated stool without castors

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Gas operated stool with castors

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Reliance Stool, Model 5346

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Reliance Stools, Model 5340

Description:Reliance pneumatic stools come with five legs for extra stability. Adjustable height range of 18" to 25" (total vertical travel 6"). 2" ball bearing swivel hard rubber castors. Comfortable, durable and fire retardant upholstery, available in black vinyl as standard, other colors available by special order. Basic model without backrest....
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Reliance Stool, Model 5356

Description:Reliance pneumatic stools come with five legs for extra stability. Adjustable height range of 18" to 25" (total vertical travel 6"). 2" ball bearing swivel hard rubber castors. Comfortable, durable and fire retardant upholstery, available in black vinyl as standard, other colors available by special order. Top of the range pneumatic stool with unique patented upholstered support. Three way suppor...
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PSA TestingHow Much is Too Much?

For more than 20 years, the PSA test has been widely used as the gold standard for prostate cancer screening. In one of the most dramatic reversals in recent diagnostic science, a recent study at Stanford University School of Medicine and findings by other researchers have now put the utility of the procedure in grave doubt. Indeed, The PSA era is over in the United States, said Thom...

Bench-Top Centrifuges--Basic Tools for the Small Lab

No matter how elementary or advanced, every clinical laboratory possesses one essential devicea centrifuge. It may be a bench-top or floor model, refrigerated or non-cooled, but this apparatus, because of its unique ability to fractionate liquid specimens by creating spin-induced high g-forces, has long been a standard tool for both diagnosis and research applications. For all this utility, t...

Appendicitis: Evolving Tools to Diagnose a Classic Disease

Contributing Editor Appendicitis is a common, potentially lethal condition that affects 7% of individuals sometime in their lives. The condition occurs when the appendix, a blind pouch of intestine at the proximal colon, becomes obstructed by mucus, stool, or lymphatic tissue. Infection ensues, which can rapidly evol...

Breast Cancer and HER-2/neu: Diagnostic Tools for Targeted Therapy

Contributing Editor With over 200,000 new cases and 40,000 deaths per year, breast cancer undoubtedly qualifies as one of Americas most serious health problems. Recently, efforts to develop early detection methods and more effective therapy have made important progress. This is particularly...

Ties Between Physicians and Drug Companies Still Too Strong: the Prescription Project Offers Solutions to Prevent Conflicts of Interest

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 26, 2007 - A new study published todayin the New England Journal of Medicine ("A National Survey ofPhysician-Industry Relationships") on the extent of doctor andpharmaceutical company relationships, highlights the need forprofession-wide and public policy reforms promoted by ThePrescription Project. The article concludes that the existing,voluntary PhRMA (Pharma...

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