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Despite progress in decoding the genome, scientists estimate that fully 95 percent of our DNA represents dark, unknown territory. In the October 1 issue of the journal Cell, researchers at The Wistar Institute shed new light on the genetic unknown wi
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In a major boost for X-ray science and accelerator physics, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed about $109 million to Cornell's continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility, as well as to develop a new kind of X-ray source tha
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Using a MIND MAP to provide mental prompts when running specific HPLC processes can be more effective and efficient.
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Mind maps are used as an aid in organizing ideas and tasks, problem solving, and decision making. Lab managers can use mind mapping to design R&D projects to develop new products or process innovations and track progress of the work.
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Richard F. Heck, the Willis F. Harrington Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Heck, 79, was honored alongside fellUniversity of Delawareow researchers Akira Suzuki, 80, of Hokkaido Universi
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The latest equipment, instrument and system introductions to the laboratory market.
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Growing up in Mexico, Victor Zavala saw energy in a different light. Electricity was expensive and scarce. Heating and cooling systems were not commonplace, and climate control had more to do with putting on a sweater or wearing shorts than adjusting
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Heidolphs innovative Demos for Donations program has shown continued success in raising over $1500 for autism research, treatment, and advocacy through Autism Speaks, www.autismspeaks.org. The overwhelming support of ACS members for this disorder, th
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As an important component for fulfilling its national missions, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has announced its plan to hire up to 300 new employees before the end of 2010 and is seeking to fill positions for engineers, computer scien
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $11.5 million to a consortium of research institutions led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the creation of a center for the study of membrane-protein structures.
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Mallinckrodt Baker will now be known as Avantor Performance Materials, company officials announced as they unveiled a new name and identity following the recent acquisition by an affiliate of New Mountain Capital, a New York-based private equity inve
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The first of four mobile shipping containers outfitted with a suite of sophisticated atmosphere-monitoring instruments departed from the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory on September 17, 2010, for deployment high on a mountai
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