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C. Everett Koop: Rock Star Surgeon General
February 28, 2013 3:27 am | News | CommentsDr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation's doctor — even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general. Koop, who died February 25, 2013, at his home in Hanover, NH, at age 96, was by far the best-known and most influential person to carry that title
Vector NTI
February 7, 2013 8:30 am | Life Technologies Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsVector NTI software is an integrated suite of sequence analysis and design tools that helps users manage, view, analyze, transform, share and publicize diverse types of molecular biology data, all within one graphically rich analysis environment
LabX Software
February 5, 2013 11:21 am | Mettler-Toledo Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsLabX software features automatic data handling, high process security, full SOP user guidance and bi-directional third-party interfacing. All instrument data is automatically saved to the database
Discovery Opens Door to a Fountain of Youth
February 4, 2013 6:07 am | News | CommentsA new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, represents a major advance in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind aging while providing new hope for the development of targeted treatments for age-related degenerative diseases
Researchers Map Emotional Intelligence in the Brain
January 30, 2013 8:44 am | News | CommentsA new study of 152 Vietnam veterans with combat-related brain injuries offers the first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to emotional intelligence — the ability to process emotional information and navigate the social world
New Glimpse of DNA’s Processing Hub
January 23, 2013 11:32 am | News | CommentsVanderbilt University researchers have combined small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering with dynamic molecular modeling to determine how the structure of RPA responds as it engages DNA
Joshua Tree Spider Species Named for U2's Bono
January 22, 2013 11:44 am | News | CommentsIt appeared Bono and arachnids didn't mix when his Spider-Man musical had a rough Broadway run, but that didn't keep a biologist from naming an actual spider species after the U2 singer
SLAS Announces Plan for Expansion in Europe at SLAS2013
January 16, 2013 9:32 am | News | CommentsThe Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) announced on January 14, 2013, that it has approved a business plan for significant expansion in Europe that will commence later this year. The announcement was made by incoming SLAS President Jeff Paslay at the opening session of SLAS2013, the Society’s second annual conference, taking place at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL.
Thermo Scientific Momentum 3.2
January 14, 2013 6:01 am | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Product Releases | CommentsThermo Scientific Momentum 3.2 scheduling software is designed to enable the seamless integration of workflows with maximum operator simplicity by streamlining sample submission and allowing the accurate execution of automated microtiter plate handling processes, with easier user control and process management
Giant Squid Filmed in Ocean Depths for First Time
January 14, 2013 5:41 am | News | CommentsAfter a hundred dives deep into the Pacific, scientists and broadcasters say they have captured video images of a giant squid in its natural habitat deep in the ocean for the first time. The nine-foot invertebrate was filmed from a manned submersible
Giant Microbe Puzzle has Billions of Pieces
January 10, 2013 6:47 am | News | CommentsDay after day, legions of microorganisms work to produce energy from waste in biogas plants. Researchers are taking a close look to find out which microbes do the best job, analyzing the entire genetic information of the microbial communities in selected biogas plants
Mosquitoes are Involuntary Bioterrorists
December 19, 2012 10:07 am | News | CommentsFor many years, scientists thought that mosquitoes provided the disease organisms that they spread with a relatively free ride, because the insects didn’t have much in the way of natural defenses to fight off these microscopic stowaways. Recent research, however, has revealed that mosquitoes have surprisingly sophisticated immune systems
Fragile X Protein Linked to Nearly 100 Genes Involved in Autism
December 14, 2012 5:04 am | News | CommentsDoctors have known for many years that patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, are often also diagnosed with autism. But little has been known about how the two diagnoses are related
Sentient iDA
December 12, 2012 9:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Sentient iDA knowledge application provides data resources and analytical tools that are pre-loaded onto the Sage-N Research iDA. The interface is designed to enrich internal data with semantically integrated public reference resources
Interactive Map Shows Where Blitz Bombs Hit
December 11, 2012 9:26 am | News | CommentsA new interactive map of London showing where German bombs landed over the course of eight months during World War II gives new meaning to the word Blitz. The entire greater city from Egham in the west to Dartford in the east, and from Potters Bar in the north to Caterham in the south appears to be obliterated by the red bomb symbols used to illustrate where a dropped bomb landed
Paperless Lab Forum 2013 to Examine the Paperless Future
December 5, 2012 9:23 am | News | CommentsAre you ready for the paperless future? Paperless Lab Forum 2013 will take place from April 17 to 18, 2013, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by Vialis AG, it is designed to help users discover the enormous potential of paperless lab data management
IO Healthcare
December 5, 2012 6:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsIO Healthcare is an extension of the Sentient life sciences platform into precision medicine applications, including biomarker discovery, clinical trial optimization and decision support
Crucial Step in AIDS Virus Maturation Simulated
December 4, 2012 11:02 am | News | CommentsBioinformaticians have used molecular simulation techniques to explain a specific step in the maturation of the HIV virions, i.e., how newly formed inert virus particles become infectious, which is essential in understanding how the virus replicates. These resultscould be crucial to the design of future antiretrovirals
Cornell Entomologist Discovers 14 New Beetle Species
November 29, 2012 10:01 am | News | CommentsAlong with being a beautiful tourist destination, Tahiti is also a good place to discover unknown insects. A Cornell entomologist has discovered 14 new beetle species in the Society Islands, all within the genus Mecyclothorax
Croc Jaws More Sensitive than Human Fingertips
November 15, 2012 12:33 pm | News | CommentsCrocodiles and alligators are notorious for their thick skin and well-armored bodies. So, it comes as something of a surprise to learn that their sense of touch is one of the most acute in the animal kingdom
Partek Flow Illumina BaseSpace App
November 8, 2012 6:06 am | Partek Incorporated | Product Releases | CommentsThe Partek Flow Illumina BaseSpace App is utilized for multiple next-generation sequencing applications including RNA-Seq, small RNA-Seq, exome and targeted sequencing
World's Rarest Whale Seen for the First Time
November 7, 2012 10:14 am | News | CommentsA whale that is almost unknown to science has been seen for the first time after two individuals — a mother and her male calf — were stranded and died on a New Zealand beach
Timing the Tree of Life: A New Computational Method
November 7, 2012 8:38 am | News | CommentsWith its deeply embedded roots, sturdy trunk and dense profusion of branches, the Tree of Life is a structure of nearly unfathomable complexity and beauty. While major strides have been made to establish the evolutionary hierarchy encompassing every living species, the project is still in its infancy
Building Better Humans? New Book Explores Transhumanist Scenarios
November 2, 2012 9:39 am | News | CommentsImagine a situation in which a parent ignores the yells for help of a drowning child because the parent had been genetically “enhanced” as an embryo to be highly task-focused — a sort of permanent pre-birth “treatment” for attention deficit disorder. Could that parent be held responsible for the child’s death?
Green Laser Pointer Identifies Traces of Dangerous Chemicals in Real-Time
October 18, 2012 11:20 am | News | CommentsBy using an ordinary green laser pointer, the kind commonly found in offices and college lecture halls, an Israeli research team has developed a new and highly portable Raman spectrometer that can detect extremely minute traces of hazardous chemicals in real time
