Beckman Coulter Selects SAFC Supply Solutions as Licensing Partner (ThomasNet) ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 21: SAFC, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (NASDAQ:SIAL), announced today that its Supply Solutions business segment has received a license for Beckman Coulter's (NYSE:BEC) fast deprotection chemistry. The agreement covers Beckman Coulter's acetyl-protected cytidine DNA- and 2'-O-methyl phosphoramidites for the synthesis of oligonucleotides. These chemistries collapse ......more...Beckman Coulter Selects SAFC Supply Solutions as Licensing Partner (ThomasNet) Agreement Enables SAFC to Deliver Key Chemistries for DNA and RNA Synthesis ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 21 / -- SAFC, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (NASDAQ:SIAL), announced today that its Supply Solutions business segment has received a license for Beckman Coulter's (NYSE:BEC) fast deprotection chemistry. The agreement covers Beckman Coulter's acetyl-protected cytidine DNA- and 2'-O-methyl ......more... NASA Astrobiology institute Director's Corner May 2007 (SpaceRef) The NAI passed two major milestones in the last month: awards from the 2007 Director's Discretionary Fund (DDF) and the selection of four new teams from the 4th Cooperative Agreement competition....more... Student Opportunity to take part in Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) 2007 (SpaceRef) Ever wondered what it would be like to spend two weeks in Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean? Ever dreamed of taking part in an expedition among an international crew of scientists and engineers? Well here is your chance to participate in the Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition 2007....more... Preventive medicine for your yard could save some costly `doctoring' later (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) NEW MARKET, Va. Early in the new year is a good time to deal with family health plans. So how about starting by scheduling a check up for your yard? Early detection could provide the necessary time to nip any problems you may discover in the bud....more... Huntsville grad's a top chemist (The Huntsville Times) For the second year in a row, Huntsville's Matthew Nubbe has been selected as one of the top chemistry students in the country. Nubbe, who graduated from Huntsville High Thursday, will head to Colorado in a week to take part in the U.S. International Chemistry Olympiad Team training camp....more... The sciences for the fittest (Baltimore Sun) Three-year-old Harford academy encourages students, regardless of gender, to pursue science and math studies Like many other 16-year-olds, Michelle Guignet enjoys pop music, dancing and soccer. ...more... COLORADO RIVER AT RISK (Las Vegas Sun) Needles, Calif. Heading into Memorial Day it would be hard to find a more blissful snapshot of holiday pleasure than boating on the Colorado River between Lake Mead and Lake Havasu....more... San Mateo Daily Journal (San Mateo Daily Journal) In the next few weeks, hundreds of local teens will don different colored robes and matching square hats while they walk across a stage marking the end of their high school career....more... |