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Sanjeevi Sivasankar was looking for a better tool to study how cells adhere to each other. Cells have surface proteins, called cadherins, that help them stick together. Different kinds of cells have different kinds of cadherins. The typical tools for
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ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announced November 16, 2010 that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of O.I. Corporation, OI, for approximately $29 million. OI is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation for laboratory and enviro
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Bend Research Inc., a leading independent drug formulation development and manufacturing company, and Quotient Clinical, a business unit of Quotient Bioresearch, a leading developer of compounds through clinical trials, announced today a nonexclusive
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A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has developed a powerful new method for detecting functional sites on proteins. The technique may have broad applications in basic research and drug development. Described in an advance, on
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Hach Company announces the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota is the recipient of the Fan Favorite prize of $20,000 in Hach equipment. The prize was awarded as part of Hachs See the Big Picture Contest designed to help municipal wastewater plants see what
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A chemist who has developed synthetic biomaterials that could revolutionize medicine and a scientist who helped institute a global ban on the chemicals that destroy atmospheric ozone will inaugurate The Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lectu
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At the Opening Session of the 2010 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress in association with the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition, AAPS President Dan
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The Laboratory Products Association (LPA) is pleased to announce its new officers and directors who were elected on November 8 at the associations 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.
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While the USA, Europe and Japan may still be leading the global research and development (R&D) effort, they are increasingly being challenged by emerging countries, especially China. This is one of the findings of the 2010 UNESCO Science Report, laun
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Professor Ahmed Zewail, President of the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Jury, on November 9, 2010 announced the five Laureates of the 2011 programme. Each year, five outstanding women scientists, one per continent, are honored for the con
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The ACS Green Chemistry Institute has just announced the 15th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference will be held June 21-23, 2011. In a greater effort to unite scientific leaders and commemorate the International Year of Chemistry, ACS GCIAvailable on Demand
At a special ceremony on November 11, 2010, Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) dedicated its new Ocean and Coastal Studies Building (OCSB). Designed by WHR Architects, the highly sophisticated, 110,000 square foot building is the largest and b
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