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Sequencing of marine bacterium will help study of cell communication

The opportunity to annotate the genome of the glow-in-the-dark bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, which lives in symbiotic harmony within the light organ of the bobtail squid, has helped a Virginia Tech microbiologist advance her research on quorum sensing, or how cells communicate and function as a community. Researchers studying the newly sequenced genome of the marine bacterium V. fischeri, d...

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...

Identification of specific genes predicts which patients will respond to Hepatitis C treatment

For the first time, physicians at University Health Network and University of Toronto have identified a small subset of genes that can predict whether a patient with chronic Hepatitis C will be able to respond to current treatments. The study, published in t...

3D Atlas Will Help Navigate The Spinal Cord

Professor George Paxinos and Dr Yuri Koutcherov of the Spinal Injuries Research Centre at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute have been awarded ~$200,000 by the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation to prepare a three-dimensional (3D) atlas of the rat spinal cord over the next two years. Christopher Reeve met with Institute scientists during his visit to Australia in 2003 and w...

Agreement will speed research on microbicides for women

Defects in a single gene can result in two immune system disorders that leave affected individuals vulnerable to frequent or unusually severe infections, according to new findings reported in the August issue of Nature Genetics. The discovery may lead to new diagnostic tests for these two inherited conditions ?immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Currentl...

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Human / Mouse / Rat Blood Vessels (CD31 / Von Willebrand Factor (vWF)) IHC staining Kit from CHEMICON

Description:CHEMICONs Blood Vessel Staining Kit is a very sensitive immunohistochemical tool for the detection of vascular endothelial cells, containing both anti-von Willebrand Factor and anti-CD31 primary antibodies and is applicable to a variety of species. This AP kit provides a simple, all-in-one method for the staining of frozen and paraffin-embedded sections in human (both CD31 and vWF) or rat and mou...
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AT&T tech rollout will bring 200 jobs to Milwaukee

In making the announcement, Scott T. VanderSanden, president of AT&T Wisconsin, and Seth Rosen, regional vice president of Co...

Wisconsin will have plenty of competition in building the energy future

A. It's time to win the race to become the energy capital of the world. B. To lead, we must innovate and provide new sources of energy to power our lives and propel our state's economy forward. C. Let's show the nation how to move even more boldly toward energy independence.<b...

Rockwell's $1M gift to UWM will support advanced automation research

, which is designed to support the advanced automation industry throughout southeastern Wisconsin, does not mean the university has forsaken life science as a technology transfer niche, according to the executive director...

WARF will ease stem cell licensing restrictions

are a step in the right direction, but don't go far enough to r...

Funds will support public safety communications interoperabilty

The funds will be used to implement a regional public safety mobile radio plan for the 16-county group, and purchase equipment that will ena...

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New hope for cancer victims – will vaccine cure the deadly bug

One very deadly form of cancer is pancreatic cancer, though it isn’t very common. Globally it kills lakhs of people every year. And now there is some hope for the unfortunate victims. A new vaccine has been successfully tested on the pancreatic cancer victims and it has increased the survival rates in many. Vaccines are typically thought of as a way of preventing disease. In cancer, howe...

Misinterpretation living wills

According to a study of patients, doctors and family members suggests there is widespread confusion over living wills. When someone has a terminal illness, they may have previously //expressed their desires over medical procedures in a 'living will'. For example they may not wish to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if they don't have a realistic chance of recovery. But other peopl...

Will Your Baby Grow Up To Be A Future Einstein ?

More than 360,000 babies are born everyday on the planet .For a smarter baby, experts say it's not all in the books ,emotional development // plays a big role in raising intelligent kids. Researchers say we need to realize that our emotions are the fuel that gives rise to social behavior but also to different levels of intelligence. Genetics also plays a role, but its future is not writt...

A Call To Open Up The Channel Of Goodwill To Rescue The Dying Hearts

The plight of poor children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) here moved NRIs into donating// $200,000 at a fund-raiser dinner held in the US by a non-profit organization. About 40-50 NRIs have offered to sponsor a child each. Some of them are keen to sponsor a child or two every year According to medical reports, every year, nearly 200,000 children are born in India with CHD. Only...

New Stem Cells lines will be required

According to experts, existing stem cell lines could aggregate genetic abnormalities over time and new stem cell lines will likely be needed. According to Dr.Vogelstein, chairman of a key stem cell research committee of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, the current stem cell lines are problematic because they accumulate mutations as they grow.// Every time a cell d...

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Williams Eye Speculum - 14 mm

Description:Adult model. Spring-controlled spread of blades with locking mechanism. Dull finish. Blades: 14 mm....
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

Williams Eye Speculum - 11 mm

Description:Pediatric model. Spring-controlled spread of blades with locking mechanism. Dull finish. Blades: 11 mm....
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Wills Hospital Utility Forceps - Wide

Description:Straight shafts with 13 mm crisscross serrated platform with polished finish. Wide serrated handle....
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Wills Hospital Utility Forceps

Description:Straight shafts with 13 mm crisscross serrated platform with polished finish. Serrated handle....
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Williams Micro Discectomy Instruments

Description:Williams Micro Discectomy Instruments are designed to be used in the microsurgical treatment of herniated disks....
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Next Safety, Inc.'s Innovative Drug Delivery System Will Replace Cigarettes and Significantly Advance Pulmonary Medication Delivery

WEST JEFFERSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 15, 2007 - Next Safety,Inc. has identified basic scientific mechanisms that promise torevolutionize pulmonary drug delivery. This proprietary technologyuses a stream of purified air to deliver medications deep into thepulmonary system. It is considered superior to other drug deliverysystems because it rapidly administers aerosolized drugs to thelin...

Can-Fite Proceeds with Development of Third Drug; Progress in Development of CF502 Will Be Presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology

PETACH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 14, 2007 - Can-FiteBioPharma (TASE:CFBI), a biotechnology company traded on the TelAviv Stock Exchange Exchange, proceeds with the development of itsthird drug CF502; this is in addition to CF101, which is currentlyin clinical trials and CF102, which is in preclinical phases. Thisweekend Can-Fite will present at the EUALR annual congress ofrheumato...

Clinical Trial Data (Phase 2a) Regarding Inhaled Amikacin Will Be Presented at American Thoracic Society International Conference

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2007 - Results of a Phase 2aclinical trial evaluating the potential of NKTR-061 (inhaledamikacin) to treat hospital acquired gram-negative bacterialpneumonia will be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS)International Conference, May 18 - 23, 2007, in San Francisco. WHO: Dr. Michael S. Niederman, MD, Chairman, Department of...

Immunicon Will Exhibit CellCapture CTC Mouse/Rat Kit and EasyCount System for Automated Cell Counting at AACR

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 12, 2007 - ImmuniconCorporation (NASDAQ-GM:IMMC) will exhibit at the AmericanAssociation for Cancer Research (AACR) at the Los AngelesConvention Center, April 15 to 18. The Company will featureImmunicon Pharma Services(SM), the new CellCapture(TM) CTCMouse/Rat Kit and the new EasyCount(TM) System at booth 1604. Immunicon Pharma Services offers...

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Prader-Willi syndrome

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