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The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according to a University of Michigan research team.
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The Society for Biomolecular Sciences has selected Dr. Stephen W. Fesik as the winner of the SBS 2010 Technology Innovation Award.
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Four Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Abbott plans to buy Starlims Technologies, a vendor of laboratory information management systems, for about $123 million in cash.
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Symyx Technologies, Inc. and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have announced the launch of a collaborative partnership designed to enhance the usability and accessibility of public scientific databases.
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Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a nanolithographic technique that can produce high-resolution patterns of at least three different chemicals on a single chip at writing speeds of up to one millimeter per second.
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Abbott has announced a definitive agreement to acquire STARLIMS Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, for approximately $123 million in cash.
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NEXUS Biosystems, a leading innovator and worldwide provider of automated sample management systems, today announced the acquisition of Aurora Biotechnologies of Carlsbad, CA, a leading developer of proprietary high-performance microplates for use in sample storage, high-throughput screening, and cellular imaging.
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The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) developed the video game Immune Attack to plunge 7th 12th graders into the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells.
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Nikon Corporation announced that it will sign an agreement with the Univ. of California, San Francisco Office of Technology Management for Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, UCSF will license its technology to Nikon to make N-SIM enabled microscopes.
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Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE has allocated $34.7 million to establish the Carbon Fiber Technology Center at ORNL. The project, which will enable the development and commercialization of low-cost carbon fiber for use in composite materials, is being funded through DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
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