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- Russia reaffirms commitment to destroy chemical weapons by 2012 (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Mar 3, 2010 - Russia will complete the construction of chemical weapon destruction plants in 2011 and will destroy all chemical weapons stockpiles by 2012, a government official said on Wednesday - 'Biological Clock' Could Be A Key To Better Health, Longer Life (Medical News Today)
Mar 3, 2010 - If you aren't getting a good, consistent and regular night's sleep, a new study suggests it could reduce your ability to handle oxidative stress, cause impacts to your health, increase motor and neurological deterioration, speed aging and ultimately cut short your life. That is, if your "biological clock" genes work the same way as those of a fruit fly. And they probably do... - Lyondell Chemical said to turn down $14.5B offer (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mar 3, 2010 - Lyondell Chemical Co. turned down a $14.5 billion offer from India's Reliance Industries Inc., sources told Bloomberg News. - Thermo Fisher Scientific's New Biological Safety Cabinets Are Its Most Energy Efficient (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Mar 3, 2010 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, recently introduced its most energy efficient Thermo Scientific 1300 Series A2 Biological Safety Cabinets to date. - Troubleshooter: Hazmat scare (ABC11 Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville)
Mar 2, 2010 - Triangle residents turn to ABC11's Troubleshooter when medicals bills pile up after hazmat scare - Dow Chemical sell Styron to Bain for $1.63 billion (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mar 2, 2010 - Dow Chemical sold its Styron plastics division to Bain Capital for $1.63 billion, the company said Tuesday, ending months of circling by Bain and other private equity firms. - Researchers Report Novel Biological Properties Of Fragments Of Thymosin Beta 4 (Medical News Today)
Mar 2, 2010 - RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex:RGN) announced that a university research team has published an article ahead of print in FASEB Journal, a high-impact scientific journal, describing novel biological properties of several Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) peptide fragments. The researchers summarize related published studies and report on their work showing that Tβ4 and these smaller peptides ... - Hazmat Response Closes Street Near Union Station (DCist)
Mar 2, 2010 - Photo courtesy DCist reader Ethan L. The 700 block of First Street NE is currently closed while crews respond to a suspicious substance found in a nearby building. D.C. police responded to 750 First Street NE at about 1:40 p.m. for a suspicious package call. There they discovered an unknown white powdery substance, and subsequently requested D.C. Fire/EMS and Hazmat crews to assist at the scene ... - Sorting device for analyzing biological reactions puts the power of a lab in a researcher`s pocket (w/ Video) (PhysOrg)
Mar 2, 2010 - Fictional candy maker Willy Wonka called his whimsical device to sort good chocolate eggs from bad, an eggucator. Likewise, by determining what enzymes and compounds to keep and which to discard, scientists are aiming to find their own golden eggs: more potent drugs and cleaner sources of energy. - Sorting device for analyzing biological reactions puts the power of a lab in a researchers pocket (EurekAlert!)
Mar 2, 2010 - ( Harvard University ) Harvard researchers and a team of international collaborators demonstrated a new microfluidic sorting device that rapidly analyzes millions of biological reactions. Smaller than an iPod Nano, the device analyzes reactions a 1,000-times faster and uses 10 million-fold less volumes of reagent than conventional state-of-the-art robotic methods. The scientists anticipate that ...