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• Clicking Tc-99m SPECT Probes Together

  Radioactively labeled compounds are important for use as imaging probes or radiotherapeutic agents. Most radioisotopes with suitable decay properties are transition metals or elements with metallic character. Therefore, bifunctional chelators are required for stable tethering of a given radionuclide more

• MIT researchers create new self-assembling photovoltaic technology that repairs itself

  Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process. One of the problems with har more

• Tel Aviv University research on the mechanism of copper transport into human cells may enhance chemotherapy

  A new study conducted in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Tel Aviv University (TAU) elucidates the way in which toxic, yet essential, copper ions enter human cells. As a chemotherapy drug presumably enters the cells in a similar manner, the results of this study pave the way f more

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• Cultivable actinomycetes from rhizosphere of birch (Betula pendula) growing on a coal mine dump in Silets, Ukraine

  Abstract Five actinomycete strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of birch, one of a few native tree forms capable of thriving on the upper level of a coal mine dump near the village of Silets (Lvivska region, Ukraine). No such strains were isolated from surrounding gangue, or from nearby g more

• Evaluation of the double‐disk synergy test for New Delhi metallo‐β‐lactamase‐1 and other metallo‐β‐lactamase producing gram‐negative bacteria by using metal‐ethylenediaminetetr ...

  Abstract New Delhi metallo‐β‐lactamase‐1 (NDM‐1), one of the metallo‐β‐lactamases (MBLs), has been identified from clinical isolates worldwide. Rapid detection of NDM‐1 producers is necessary to prevent their dissemination. Seven types of EDTA complexes were evaluated as MBL inhibitors in doubl more

• Facile Method To Radiolabel Glycol Chitosan Nanoparticles with 64Cu via Copper-Free Click Chemistry for MicroPET Imaging

  An efficient and straightforward method for radiolabeling nanoparticles is urgently needed to understand the in vivo biodistribution of nanoparticles. Herein, we investigated a facile and highly efficient strategy to prepare radiolabeled glycol chitosan nanoparticles with 64Cu via a strain-promoted more

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• Southern Africa Infrastructure Report Q3 2012

  Botswana BMI View: We have upgraded our outlook for Botswana’s construction industry growth over the medium term, based on exceptionally strong growth seen in 2011. Real growth of 25.4% is estimated for the year, driven primarily by ongoing investment into the electricity sector. In light of this, w more

• Zambia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2012

  BMI View: Zambia’s healthcare industry has been boosted this quarter with the news of revived investment via international aid agencies and donations. The Swedish government decided to resume funding; USAID and Merck announced plans to channel capital into training healthcare professionals; and Indi more

• Zambia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2012

  BMI View: The fundamentals of Zambia’s healthcare industry growth story remain strong with macroeconomic growth, returning international donations and government spending on healthcare forecast to drive pharmaceuticals sales. However, with Zambia’s currency depreciating rapidly in early 2012 and bip more

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