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New HIV Phenotyping: CCR5-Negative T-Cell Line IsnoR5

Establishment of the chemokine receptor CCR5 negative, CD4-positive T-cell line IsnoR5 for the standardized evaluation of HIV phenotype.

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Automated Mixing Chamber Ensures Uniform Bead Concentration

The present technology offers an automated 8 well mixing chamber that guarantees

a uniform distribution of micro particles in a suspension for every…

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Viral Vector System Enhances Controllable Transgene Expression

in vivo delivery system realting to a viral vector system for the controllable high level expression of transgenes, e.g. soluble receptor protein, for the…

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Inducible hsTRPM2 Expression in Stable Cell Line

Use of the Flip-In T-Rex-HEK293 cell line enables the integration of the gen into a specific tanscription-active position of the genome and allows to control…

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EUROSAFE Forum 2009 Brussels: "Safety Implications of an Increased Demand for Nuclear Energy"

Further topics of the event will be recent results of research and development regarding nuclear safety, the disposal of nuclear waste, and radiation…

Health & Medicine

Unlocking Fish Oils: Boosting Health With Resolvin D2

In a paper published in Nature today*, researchers describe how the body converts an ingredient found in fish oils into another chemical called Resolvin D2 and…

Life & Chemistry

Stanford Scientists Create Stem Cell Precursor for Sperm and Eggs

Researchers at the school have devised a way to efficiently coax the cells to become human germ cells — the precursors of egg and sperm cells — in the…

Earth Sciences

Snail Fossils Reveal Wetter Canary Islands 50,000 Years Ago

Isotopic measurements performed on fossil land snail shells resulted in oxygen isotope ratios that suggest the relative humidity on the islands was higher…

Earth Sciences

Microwave Satellite Imagery Captures Eye of Tropical Storm Mirinae

Tropical Storm Mirinae had maximum sustained winds near 52 mph on Tuesday, October 27 at 1200 UTC (8 a.m. EDT). It was located about 205 nautical miles…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Enzyme Binding: The Key to Drug Innovation

In the binding pockets of enzymes their natural binding partners fit exactly. The principle by which many pharmacological agents work also relies on the fact…

Information Technology

Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to create the largest HIV evolutionary tree

Supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory's role in the international Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) consortium, researchers are using the…

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Research Continues on Secure, Mobile, Quantum Communications

Hughes and his Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded team have conducted high data-rate experiments using an optical laser link, a tool which exploits…

Physics & Astronomy

Magnetic mixing creates quite a stir

Sandia researchers have developed a process that can mix tiny volumes of liquid, even in complicated spaces.Researchers currently use all types of processes to…

Life & Chemistry

Triple-Combo

In laboratory testing, the triple combination of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), amantadine (Symmetrel) and ribavirin showed a significant capacity to stop flu-virus…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Capture Enzyme’s Global Motions in DNA Copying

Perpetuation of DNA mistakes can cause mutations that lead to cancer and other diseases.But before scientists can determine how and when errors are made during…

Health & Medicine

New Tool Targets Breast Tumors: Insights from Recent Study

In the August 2009 issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology, Barth, an associate professor of surgery at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS), and his…

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