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• Natural 'keystone molecules' punch over their weight in ecosystems

  Naturally occurring "keystone" molecules that have powerful behavioral effects on diverse organisms often play large but unrecognized roles in structuring ecosystems, according to a theory proposed in the June issue of BioScience. The authors of the theory, Ryan P. Ferrer of Seattle Pacific Universi more

• 1 in 3 stroke emergencies don't use EMS

  More than a third of stroke patients don't get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that's the fastest way to get there, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Researchers studied records on more than 204,000 stroke patients arriving at emergency rooms at more

• New model may pinpoint timing of final menstrual period

  For women enduring hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, a new model could better estimate the timing of the final menstrual period, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Researchers at the Univer more

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• A new approach to HLA typing designed for solid organ transplantation: epityping and its application to the HLA‐A locus

  Summary HLA‐specific antibodies bind discrete clusters of amino acids called epitopes, but serological assignment of antibody specificities makes no reference to this. As HLA typing for solid organ transplantation is provided at only medium (serologically equivalent) resolution, this means that more

• Strategies for Using Peer‐assisted Learning Effectively in an Undergraduate Bioinformatics Course

  This study used a mixed methods approach to evaluate hybrid peer‐assisted learning approaches incorporated into a bioinformatics tutorial for a genome annotation research project. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from undergraduates who enrolled in a research‐based laboratory cours more

• Updating annotations with the distributed annotation system and the automated sequence annotation pipeline

  Summary: The integration between BioDAS ProServer and Automated Sequence Annotation Pipeline (ASAP) provides an interface for querying diverse annotation sources, chaining and linking results, and standardizing the output using the Distributed Annotation System (DAS) protocol. This interface allows more

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• Fibrocell Sciences, Inc. (FCSC) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Fibrocell Sciences, Inc. (FCSC) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Summary Fibrocell Science, Inc. ( FCSI) is an autologous cellular therapeutic company. FCSI is focused on developing autologous cell therapies for aesthetic, medical and scientific applications. These therapies are de more

• Fibrocell Sciences, Inc. (ILEIQ) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Fibrocell Sciences, Inc. (Fibrocell Sciences), formerly Isolagen, Inc., is a biotechnology company engaged in the development of regenerative cell therapy for aesthetic, medical and scientific applications. The Fibrocell therapy is an investigational autologous cell therapy in which natural fibrobla more

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