Carbon Nanoparticles Toxic To Adult Fruit Flies But Benign To Young Aug 18, 2009
The scientists immersed adult Drosophila in a control test tube and test tubes containing four different types of carbon nanoparticles corresponding with their commercial uses carbon black (a powder much like printer toner), C60 (spherical molecules known as carbon buckyballs, named for Buckminster Fuller s geodesic designs), single-walled carbon nanotubes, and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Flies in the test tubes with no carbon nanoparticles, C60 and the multiwalled nanotubes climbed up the... (Science Daily)
Stirring up trouble Aug 10, 2009
Saved their skins-- "First ever test-tube skin saves lives of 2 Casper brothers"The first major use of skin grown in test tubes has saved the lives of two young Casper brothers whose own skin was almost completely burned off. "Sheets of smooth, pink skin were grown from postage-stamp size scraps of skin salvaged from Jamie and Glen Selby's scorched bodies." Doctors at the Shriners Burn Institute in Boston "hope it will be as durable as natural skin and last a lifetime.". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Carbon Nanomaterials: Fine for Fly Food, Bad for Fly Coating Aug 8, 2009
But carbon black and single-walled nanotubes were not so kind to in test tubes to layers of the fine nanoparticles in powder form ... These extrafine nanoparticles also made it impossible for the flies to climb the walls of test tubes a requisite ability for the average fruit fly perhaps by blocking or interfering with the foot pads or fluids that enable this feat, the scientists speculate. (Scientific American)
Deet bug repellent 'toxic worry' Aug 5, 2009
But Dr Daniel Sudakin of the US National Pesticide Information Center said: "The experiments that were conducted were mainly done on insects or on individual cells in test tubes, and generally not under conditions that accurately reflect how deet is used as an insect repellent in the real world. "This makes it very difficult if not impossible to interpret the relevance of their findings to humans. "There have been several recent studies exploring the safety and risks of deet in humans. "The... (BBC News -- UK)
New regimen for egg donors eases process Aug 5, 2009
" Ashley was wheeled into the surgical suite, and nurse anesthetist Sylvia Bernassoli has started her on the light sedation known as twilight sleep. Ms. Bernassoli will talk to her throughout the approximately half-hour procedure and she will respond -- "I could lie here all day," she slurs when asked if she is comfortable -- but she will have no memory of the conversation or the procedure. While Ms. Bernassoli continued to sedate Ashley, Dr. Wakim inserted a speculum and flushed her vaginal... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
JEFFERY WILLIAMS: The life-saving act of giving blood Aug 1, 2009
First, one hundred of those drops go into test tubes to ensure I do not carry a life-threatening disease -- a small sacrifice for young patient's peace of mind. The majority of my 9,463 drops reach the Children's Hospital blood supply center. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Teeny-tiny X-ray Vision Aug 1, 2009
Like Lilliputian chemists, scientists have found a way to "cork" infinitesimally small nano test tubes. The goal is a better way to deliver. (Science Daily)
Hollywood prop auction ends owner's 40 year career Jul 31, 2009
There are cases of test tubes and Bunsen burners; beauty salon chairs with old-fashioned hairdryers; stacks of church pews; cases and cases of books; antique Coke machines; stoves and refrigerators from every era; a 5-foot-tall (1. 52-meter-tall) catfish dressed as a chef; and, of course, the kitchen sink. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Thailand's wine gets a woman's touch Jul 31, 2009
" After explaining the science behind the winery's huge stainless steel tanks, tiny test tubes and French oak barrels, Nikki suggested gender issues are not the only hurdles she faces as a winemaker targeting Thailand's domestic market. While her family's business is expanding, with a vineyard guesthouse opening for "agro-tourists" and the launch of its first rose wine, she said sales of the 60,000 or so bottles produced by GranMonte each year are "definitely down". On top of a damaging... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Higher drug doses needed to defeat tuberculosis, UT Southwestern researchers report Jul 30, 2009
"In patients, unlike in test tubes, it's not a constant concentration. A patient given multiple drugs degrades each of them at different rates," he said. "Using this model, we can actually copy this concentration profile of the drugs to human-like exposures.". (EurekAlert!)
LETTERS: NCT, July 29, 2009 Jul 29, 2009
" To kowtow to Abbott would have been un-American.Margaret LilesEscondidoTeaching occurs through 'letters' John Terrell still needs to understand the difference between fact and opinion/conjecture. Terrell continually tries to pass off as fact that which is clearly opinion/conjecture.With respect to Simon LeVay's "matter of fact" statement ---- "It's important to stress what I didn't find. I did not prove that homosexuality is genetic, or find a genetic cause for being gay. (North County Times)
* Like a kid in a you know what Jul 29, 2009
Pouches of Papabubble candy cost NT$110 to NT$130 for 60g, while items in gift containers like capped test tubes and jars range from NT$170 to NT$320. Custom orders are NT$20,000 for 10kg, which includes logos and other designs, but does not include premium packaging, which is sold separately. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Breast cancer drug shows promise against serious infections Jul 21, 2009
Scientists had known that tamoxifen has anti-fungal properties in test tubes, but it was Krysan and his team, including Melanie Wellington, assistant professor of Pediatrics, that found that it kills yeast in mice with Candida infections. This is a crucial step toward developing tamoxifen or structurally related molecules for use in patients. (Xinhuanet, China)
Kenny soaks up fun of SpongeBob success Jul 18, 2009
A You can't try to sit down with test tubes and beakers and try to create a gigantically worldwide popular show. "SpongeBob" was created in a resolutely unscientific way -- without regard to demographics of flow charts or market share. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Calm discussion of abortion is needed Jul 17, 2009
Scientists took some organic matter in vitro (test tubes) and turned it into amino acids. Newspapers claimed that life had been created and that it was proof of evolution. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
First Successful Use Of New Ocean Observation Technology – Investigation Of Ocean Acidification In The Baltic Sea Jun 30, 2009
The so-called mesocosms resemble oversized test tubes with a length of 20 metres. They are used to simulate the future ocean in situ, i.e. under realistic conditions. (Science Daily)
Fresno drugstore dates back to 1889 Jun 25, 2009
Closer to the pharmacists' work area, in the inner sanctum of the drugstore, were shelves of apothecary jars filled with powders, crystals, herbs and chemicals, as well as a miniature lab with test tubes, bottles, mortars and pestles, copper distillers and percolators, and ultra-sensitive scales. Drugstores of the era were more than just retailers: They often served a community's medicinal needs at a time when medical doctors were scarce. (Fresno Bee)
Lifesaving Donation Jun 19, 2009
Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:20 PM CDT Lance Weiss (left) sits patiently as he goes through his double red blood cell donation as Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center phelbotomist Patrick Alexander crimps off a smaller blood bag to fill test tubes with Wednesday morning at a Guns and Hoses blood drive stop at the Brenham Police Department. Share this Article. (Brenham Banner, TX)
New Skin Cancer Patch: Possible Alternative To Surgery Jun 19, 2009
30, 2005) A decreased ability to repair chromosomal damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet B (UV-B) radiation in test tubes may be associated with an increased risk of the common skin cancers basal cell. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Borton's Blog: Beaker busters abound in sports Jun 16, 2009
Fans and media get out their test tubes, beakers and formulas, pour in the ingredients/information, and try to tell you exactly what will happen come September. To continue reading this article you must be a member. (Michigan Sports -- Rivals.com)
Legendary day for graduates Jun 16, 2009
Noting his memories of BHS were of dropped test tubes, grueling exams and procrastination; the latter bringing laughter from his classmates, Ughreja said the new graduates had yet to make any life-changing decisions. Until now, I think life has been just a giant playground with a perimeter fence to keep us inside. (Burlington Union, MA)
Hutongs embrace chic future Jun 3, 2009
"New houses are like test tubes, with the people inside motionless specimens. For this reason, I like older houses with character much better," said Zhang Changcheng, manager for Beijing Modern Dance Company. "Much of Beijing's culture stems from the hutong, which is such an ideal place to combine the traditional and the modern.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Saved By Junk DNA: Vital Role In The Evolution Of Human Genome May 31, 2009
Evolution in test tubes. To further test their theory, the researchers conducted a complex experiment aimed at mimicking biological evolution, using yeast cells as Darwinian guinea pigs. (Science Daily)
Blood Collection May 29, 2009
Published: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:21 PM CDT Sheila Wiley, a phlebotomist with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, fills a set of test tubes as she chats with donor Bill Rankin Wednesday morning during a blood drive at the Boys and Girls Club. Share this Article. (Brenham Banner, TX)
View Point: Family values of a different kind May 27, 2009
Watchdog Fred wrote on May 26, 2009 3:52 PM:" To: Melissa wrote on May 26, 2009 11:26 AM:All I have to say to your comments, is if you need Steve and Cokie to lift your spirits and give you hope, your beliefs aren't what you profess them to be.Steve rides on Cokie's coat tails and always has, but she is about at the end of a stretch in journalism that has already lasted far to long, in the opinions of most with insight. The sooner her biased opinions disappear from the the distributed media the... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
'Blood miracle' May 8, 2009
In the university's department of chemistry Professor Luigi Garlaschelli assembles test tubes, distilled water and chemicals. This iron chloride, he says, holding up nuggets of brownish stuff, is found naturally in volcanic ground. (BBC News -- Europe)
Marlborough students headed to international science fair May 7, 2009
They mixed water, oil and bacteria in small test tubes to watch how the oil degraded over a three-day period. Using a spectrophotometer, they studied how the water quality improved by testing its cloudiness. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Companies that succeeded in earlier economic slumps serve as lessons May 3, 2009
Thermo Fisher used its new sales channel to boost its sales of "consumable" lab products such as test tubes, glass slides, and petri dishes. But the central idea of their business - delivering Web content for Akamai, office products for Staples, and scientific instruments for Thermo Fisher - remained the same. (Boston Globe)
Tuberculosis is forgotten, but not gone Apr 29, 2009
This is why TB can last so long. It grows in oxygen-rich environments, but without oxygen it has been preserved in test tubes for 12 to 13 years. Normally a bacterium which enters the lungs will be swallowed by macrophages, one type of immune cell, and attacked by others. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Plants with Purple Leaves Apr 16, 2009
They are often cloned and propagated in test tubes, so there is an enormous selection even if limited to only those that are truly purple. They like good drainage in zones 4-9. (Suite101.com)
Finding a cure Apr 15, 2009
" Stierle said the research has a long way to go. But the compounds they've identified get sent to NIH, which has cancer cells kept in test tubes for just this type of experimentation."This is part of the whole world of drug discovery," Stierle said.Don Stierle added that although the work is so early on, the couple would love to someday see its research come to fruition and produce a drug to help in the fight against cancer.In recent years scientists have found that the number of microbes on... (Montana Standard, MT)
New insights into progressive hearing loss Apr 13, 2009
All three sit in a vital region of seven letters in the mature sequence of miR96" says Dr Angeles Menca, the Spanish team member who found the human mutations. Remarkably, then, cases of deafness in two different organisms are both tied to equivalent microRNAs and to the equivalent region within the microRNA - just seven letters that are known to be important for interacting with the messenger targets. "The human variants of miR-96 identified in the affected families were found to alter... (EurekAlert!)
Creative cuisine Apr 13, 2009
Last year, a group of doctors in Riga, Latvia, opened Hospitalis, a medical-themed restaurant whose dining room resembles an OR, with nurse waitresses bringing food on gurneys, accessorized with syringes and forceps in addition to knives and forks and with drinks served in beakers and test tubes. Hospitalis signature dish is a cake with edible toppings that resemble fingers, noses and tongues. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Around town: Dispatch from a Hanover school's science fair Apr 1, 2009
How different from the science fair of my youth with bubbling test tubes and noxious chemicals (our junior high had asbestos, what could we do to make it any worse. My most vivid memory is not of my own experiment, which I can t recall, but my friend s display: Dissection of a Fetal Pig. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Second Cup Cafe: Utada Mar 29, 2009
She attended Columbia University for a short time and told Time magazine back in 2001 that, someday, she could see herself studying neuroscience, and pictured herself in a long, white lab coat working long hours in front of test tubes. Utada returned to the Big Apple and stopped by The Early Show Saturday Edition's "Second Cup Cafe," making his U.S. television debut, to perform her hit songs, "Come Back To Me" and "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.". (CBS News)
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells Mar 28, 2009
The columns, or microposts, function as miniature test tubes where cells and chemicals can mix, adhere and undergo evaluation. Feature Articles. (Scientific American)
The parent trap Mar 22, 2009
The father took photos for the display on the son's findings about whether lemon juice and vinegar a nd other substances were acids or bases, and the boy's mother provided test tubes from her science lab. As the competition for college grows stiffer and the job market gets tighter, some parents are going further than in past decades to give their children an edge. (Boston Globe)
Nelson: State rubes backsliding on research Mar 22, 2009
Those North Carolina folks are laughing in their test tubes as they label Georgia a bunch of rubes. Those investors and state officials in Wisconsin, who tried to lure renowned University of Georgia stem-cell researcher Steve Stice to their camp in 2007, are getting an assist from the Georgia backwoods boys. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Searching for work, some make their own Mar 16, 2009
And his crowded home office is filled with beakers and test tubes of jellyfish food. "But it beats looking for work. I hate looking for work.". (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
(SLIDESHOW) Fires, explosions, and electrocutions at one McKinney Elementary school Mar 14, 2009
MHS AP Chemistry teacher Bruce McHam led another group as he lit test tubes of gasses on fire. In the school cafeteria students congregated to watch three physics students explain what makes it possible for a person to lay on a bed of nails, and then there was a demonstration. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Device turns pink before you do Mar 13, 2009
"People think of chemical reactions as happening in test tubes," he said. "But here you have a reaction in a very thin layer of ink film that produces a colour change.". (BBC News -- Health)
East Palo Alto may get long-sought supermarket Mar 5, 2009
Mi Pueblo was founded in 1991 by Juvenal Chavez, who had been employed at Stanford University washing test tubes when he decided to quit Stanford and go into business with his brother, who was running a small market. The proposed East Palo Alto Mi Pueblo would have 175-225 employees and generate $800,000 to $1. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Specialty Silicone prez retiring Feb 17, 2009
Specialty Silicone primarily serves the scientific and medical testing fields with its silicone-based products, including caps for test tubes. The company also makes windshield wiper blades, among other items. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Many miss deductions during busy tax season Feb 17, 2009
In Minnesota, tax payers who homeschool children can file for reimbursement on regular materials used in public schools like paper, pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, rulers, chalk, home ec supplies, shop supplies, art supplies, science beakers, test tubes, sheet music, computer paper and printer ink cartridges. For more information about what deductions you may be missing this tax season, visit your tax adviser or call your state's tax department. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Scientists Ask: What Would Darwin Do? Feb 13, 2009
"By the same token, it is possible that he could be fascinated by scientific and technological advances, and morph into somebody who wears a white lab coat all day long and mixes chemicals in test tubes and tries to figure out the genetic sequences of some strange organism. But that is too much too imagine. I think he'd be a field biologist, collecting information on living plants and animals and collecting fossils too.". Novacek: "He might go crazy ... the embarrassment of riches in biology... (Fox News)
Test Tube Chemistry Inside A Carbon Nanotube Feb 12, 2009
When chemistry is performed in a conventional manner in laboratory test tubes, the reactions that occur are a result of billions and billions of molecules reacting with each other and with anything else we put into the tube ... Like Lilliputian chemists, scientists have found a way to "cork" infinitesimally small nano test tubes. (Science Daily)
Herbal pills face tougher testing Feb 11, 2009
After sustained criticism of the excessive claims of some weight-loss products, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has published draft guidelines that would, if approved, make clear for the first time that scientific studies must have tested the substance on real people rather than on animals, or cells in test tubes. The guidelines, in development for more than a year, also set minimum requirements for the size of scientific studies, saying at least 90 participants were required to guard... (The Australian)
INVESTING: Is Roche's takeover of Genentech a no-brainer? Feb 8, 2009
Some analysts worry that if Roche takes full control, many of the Genentech scientists, fearing a loss of independence and entrepreneurial spirit, will take their test tubes and their high IQs elsewhere. Mengel says he is not worried about that outcome. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
The banker and the biologist Feb 7, 2009
He heard of a researcher called Stanley Cohen who'd found a way to remove plasmids from E.coli and package them in test tubes. Over corned beef sandwiches late one night at a delicatessen across from Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, the ebullient Boyer and the quiet Cohen made an agreement. (BBC News -- UK)
