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07 July 2011; Cambridge, UK: Biochrom has extended its microplate reader portfolio with the addition of the new EZ Read 400 Flexi Reader. Designed to deliver high quality absorbance measurements and accommodate specialized applications, this new read
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The electronic Biohit eLINE pipette is the market leader in performance and ergonomics. This award winning (Pro Finnish Design 2001) pipette takes the effort out of pipetting and significantly reduces the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). T
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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) announced that it has completed a de novo sequence assembly of the Escherichia coli O104:H4 strain responsible for the recent outbreak in Germany using its Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™)
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By pairing an award-winning remote-detection version of NMR/MRI technology with a unique version of chromatography specifically designed for microfluidic chips, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National L
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory is hosting a panel discussion on “Funding Your Technology-Based Startup” on Monday, July 25, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. This is the fourth meeting of the Entrepreneurs’ F
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After quake, ORNL helps Japanese neutron scientists continue experiments In addition to donating $20,000 to aid in the Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief efforts, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is helping displaced Japanese colleagues in neutr
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Binghamton University researcher Christof Grewer thinks he has an important brain transport protein – glutamate transporter – figured out. And he’s using a novel approach to spy on them by taking aim with lasers. Grewer, a bioph
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A research team led by University at Buffalo chemists has used synchrotron light sources to observe the electron clouds on the surface of graphene, producing a series of images that reveal how folds and ripples in the remarkable material can harm its
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Today President Obama announced a new initiative, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high qualit
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The heart of Central Asia is dominated by the Republic of Kazakhstan, a nation with ambitious plans for the future. Kazakhstan’s robust growth for the past decade has been based on exporting raw materials, notably oil, gas, and metals, includin
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Hair breaks. It singes. It falls out. It might not be the strongest feature of living human bodies, but hair is one of the best-preserved tissues of dead ones, providing a record of diet, age, metabolism, and sometimes, even the cause of death. W
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Northwestern University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have launched a joint initiative to further develop and maximize the impact of science and engineering research collaborations in energy, biological a
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