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GenScript's continuous improvement of its OptimumGene TM design platform has reached a new critical mass for gene synthesis and expression.

Viaflo Corporation (www.viaflo.com) of Hudson NH, USA and INTEGRA Biosciences AG, Chur Switzerland announced a strategic Partnership.

In light of the controversy over the supposed dangers to all life on earth of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project, a scientist who is also a mystic, intuitive and healer offers his insights.

IMGENEX Corporation, a San Diego based company, has obtained exclusive world-wide rights to US Patent no. 5,830,451 from Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, to develop and market the EBI3-p35 fusion protein also known as Interleukin 35 (IL-35), for research purposes. IL-35 is a novel IL-12 family cytokine produced by regulatory T cells (Treg) shown to suppress immune response through expansion of Treg cells.

NewsRx, a 25-year-old publisher and international news organization headquartered in Atlanta, has launched 38 new science titles under its VerticalNews imprint.

Noted Skeptic, James Randi has decided not to participate in ongoing research investigating Dr. Rupert Sheldrake telepathic dog claims.

Documentation and Training Life Sciences will be held at the Union Station Crowne Plaza from June 23-26, 2008. Thought leaders, educators, analysts, consultants and practitioners will discuss content manufacturing processes.

Pay Per Click (PPC) Summit, internet marketing workshop announces new search marketing agenda presented by Microsoft and other industry leaders. The new workshop sessions will cover quality scoring systems, PPC campaign management, keyword strategies, landing page best practices and many more SEM hot topics at San Francisco May 19-20.

Corn products for fuel can have contributed to a 200% rise in the price of corn since January, 2007. That gain translates to an increase of 75% in the price of gasoline, 115% in the price of oil, 20% in overall food prices and even an increase of up to 30% in insurance rates.

Canine researcher, Dr. Clive Wynne is exploring whether animal cognition may extend further than previously imagined. While he remains skeptical of psi phenomena such as telepathy, Dr. Wynne believes further research into the dog-human bond is necessary to better understand this phenomenon.