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OULU, Finland, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JOT Automation, a global automation company, has delivered a novel manufacturing solution for Tandem Diabetes Care(R), Inc., which is used to manufacture a component of the t:slim(R) Insulin Pump. The partnership with Tandem Diabetes Care is part of JOT Automation's growth strategy to use its mass production know-how, originated from the telecom industry, to serve the needs of the leading life science manufacturers. The...
Branding Supports Company's Commitment To Making Cord Blood Banking More Transparent And Easy To Understand NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Americord Registry announced today the launch of its new logo and tagline. Both were designed to better convey the company's commitment to making cord blood banking easy to understand and even easier to do. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/NY18754LOGO) The logomark design is a circle with six color bars, each of which...
PSA PROFILES A BAT SPECIES FACING EXTINCTION OTTAWA, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - On this International Day for Biodiversity, the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) proudly announces that the Little Brown Bat is the focus of the next public service announcement in the Hinterland Who's Who (HWW) series. The new PSA will highlight what was once the most common and widely distributed bat species in Canada. Sadly, this amazing bat, alongside three other Canadian bat species, is currently...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online To dismember its prey, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex thrashed its massive head from side to side. T. rex’s smaller cousin, the Allosaurus, was a more dexterous hunter and tugged at prey more like a modern day falcon, a new study from Ohio University shows. "Apparently one size doesn't fit all when it comes to dinosaur feeding styles," said Ohio University paleontologist Eric Snively. "Many people think of Allosaurus as a smaller...
Animal study points to role of protein in anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction Activating an enzyme known to play a role in the anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction delays the loss of brain cells and preserves cognitive function in mice, according to a study published in the May 22 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings could one day guide researchers to discover drug alternatives that slow the progress of age-associated impairments in the brain. Previous studies...
Rice computational study tracks E. coli cells’ regulatory mechanisms Environment is not the only factor in shaping regulatory patterns — and it might not even be the primary factor, according to a new Rice University study that looks at how cells’ protein networks relate to a bacteria’s genome. The Rice lab of computer scientist Luay Nakhleh reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that when environmental factors are eliminated from an evolutionary model,...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online With beekeepers around the world still reporting a high rate of colony collapse, a new study from the University of Leeds comes as an encouraging sign for those worried about the level of bee biodiversity. In collaboration with Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands, the Leeds researchers found a dramatic drop in the amount of biodiversity in many species throughout Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands between the 1950s and...
California Institute of Technology When infections occur in the body, stem cells in the blood often jump into action by multiplying and differentiating into mature immune cells that can fight off illness. But repeated infections and inflammation can deplete these cell populations, potentially leading to the development of serious blood conditions such as cancer. Now, a team of researchers led by biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has found that, in mouse models,...
Placement Marks Commercial Launch of the Vantera Clinical Analyzer for Clinical Labs RALEIGH, N.C., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LipoScience, Inc., (NASDAQ: LPDX) a diagnostic company pioneering a new field of personalized nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) diagnostics to advance the quality of patient care, today announced availability of NMR lipoprotein particle testing using the Vantera(®) Clinical Analyzer through Mayo Medical Laboratories. NMR lipoprotein testing on the...
Studies show superiority of AE37 among peptide cancer vaccines WORCESTER, Mass. and TORONTO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation (www.generex.com) (OTCBB: GNBT) today announced three presentations demonstrating the superiority of the AE37 breast cancer vaccine being developed by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Antigen Express, Inc. (www.antigenexpress.com). The presentations will be made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)...
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The activity of any living cell, and by extension life itself, depends on protein synthesis and the transcription of DNA. If proteins are the machinery of cellular function, then DNA are the machine assembly lines – responsible for accurately and efficiently ‘transcribing’ protein messengers, structures and enzymes. DNA transcription begins in the nucleus of a cell when an enzyme called RNA polymerase binds to the DNA strand. Sequences within the DNA direct the polymerase to...
Seed saving is the preserving of seeds from mature vegetables, herbs, and flowers used in subsequent years along with bulbs and tubers. Home gardeners have saved seeds for generations and the practice is now becoming common with organic farmers as well as permaculturists. Growers will clone plants so as not to produce seeds keeping the plant “true to type” to the parent plant. True to type refers to the characteristics of the parent plant such as large fruit/blooms. Plants...
The Variable bushy feather star is commonly found concealed on shallow water reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. The parts that will be most often seen are the fern-like arms. The arms start at the base with five rays then begin to divide from there. The arms are flexible due to the multiple calcium filled joints, also called ossicle; therefore if needed these arms could coil up and provide protection to the main body. Interestingly, if one arm should fall off, or perhaps pulled off, then two...
The noble feather star (also known as the yellow feather star) reaches up to 15.75 inches in diameter with a cup-shaped body. There can be 35-40 arms extending out of the central part of the body. The arms are primarily yellow with the underside having a variation to include black, green, or white. The noble feather star feeds on food debris, phytoplankton and zooplankton. Phytoplankton and zooplankton are microscopic organisms that are present mainly in the layer of the oceans that is...
The Mediterranean feather star is a filter feeder that obtains food by straining suspended matter and food particles from water. The star has a stalk that has up to forty tendrils, (threadlike organs) which help the star cling to hard surfaces. The “body” of the star is called a calyx and is shaped like a small cup. This calyx is surrounded by feathery pinnules bearing arms. These arms are quite unique in the fact that they can regenerate if one should get broken off; these arms extend to...
