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New Global Atlas Maps This Wormy World
Aug 19 | News
Maps showing the distribution and prevalence of worm infections in every African country have been launched. These maps, called This Wormy World www.thiswormyworld.org, are the first of a series of Global Atlas of Helminth Infections which provide a unique, open-access, free information resource vital for planning and implementing deworming programs.
JDRF Launches Research Program
Aug 19 | News
JDRF announced another important step on the road to the development of an artificial pancreas – an automated system to better manage the blood sugar of people with type 1 diabetes – with the establishment of a research program to speed the development of faster-acting insulin
Merck KGaA Completes Millipore Acquisition
Aug 12 | Articles
Merck KGaA announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Millipore. The closing follows the approval of the acquisition by Millipore’s shareholders and the satisfaction of other customary conditions, including antitrust clearance in the United States and Europe
Asuragen and Life Technologies Launch Leukemia Test
Aug 4 | Articles
Asuragen, Inc. and Life Technologies Corporation announced that they
have completed CE-marking and commercial launch in Europe of the
BCR/ABL1 Quant Test, Asuragen's clinically validated and cGMP
manufactured test intended to aid clinicians in the monitoring and
treatment of individuals afflicted with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
Retrovirus Replication Process Different than Thought
Jul 15 | News
How a retrovirus, like HIV, reproduces and assembles new viruses is different than previously thought, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Understanding the steps a virus takes for assembly could allow development of a way to prevent the spread of retroviral diseases.
Top Trends in Life Science: Simplifying the Process of Cloning
Jun 25 | Articles
The fields of functional genomics and molecular biology rely on the
ability of researchers to customize genes. At Integrated DNA
Technologies (IDT), customers are interested in simplifying the process
of cloning, and site directed mutagenesis.
Top Trends in Life Science: Barcoding
Jun 23 | Articles
Barcodes have been in use since 1970, but labs are quickly learning that barcodes could be the epicenter for streamlining their processes and progressing into the future of patient safety, therapy development and workplace efficiency.
Top Trends in Life Science: Biocompatibility
Jun 10 | Articles
One of the overarching trends for Life Sciences has been the need for biocompatible materials and processes. For analytical and diagnostic systems, the word biocompatibility refers to the interaction between any component in the system and the biological sample