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AB Sciex and Indigo BioSystems have announced an agreement to jointly market mass spectrometry solutions that streamline data acquisition and automate data review to ensure high quality results in clinical research, forensic toxicology and pre-clinical and clinical trials of new drugs.

The 36th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography (ISCC) 2012 has released the deadline dates for any abstracts for the symposium.

At a ceremony that coincided with the 20th anniversary of Los Angeles Laker Marvin ?Magic? Johnson?s public revelation that he had acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the University at Buffalo?s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Buffalo, New York) acknowledged Waters Corporation (Milford, Massachusetts) for its donation of an Acquity TQD System, a liquid chromatograph?mass spectrometer that will be used to build laboratory capacity and advance research into the treatment of HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Copy cats

The cloning of animals by somatic cell nuclear transfer has been carried out successfully for many years, however, the survival rates of cloned animals is very low. This has been attributed to abnormal gene expression in cloned placentas that results in the loss of the foetus or the death of newly born animals.

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Caffeine levels in espresso coffees purchased from coffee shops have been found to vary greatly and at well above the recommended daily allowance set by the Food Standards Agency.

Fatty acid accumulation

A team of scientists in China have conducted a study to assess the relationship between liver fatty acid accumulation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Spider sense

Spiders face potential predators on a daily basis, yet, surprisingly, ants are rarely reported as foraging on the webs of orb-weaving spiders. A recent study has found a novel way in which spiders ward off ant invasion.

Elephants Cannot Tango

'Training' means different things to different people in various working environments. Done well, it can be the bedrock of a successful laboratory; conversely it can be the undoing of whole organizations.

Waters has joined with Manchester?s Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) to encourage schoolchildren to consider a career in science.