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Obama seeks supreme court ruling on healthcare law – Financial Times

The fate of Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance reform law could be decided by the Supreme Court by next June after the administration said it was seeking an immediate review of the act’s constitutionality before the high court. The timing … Continue reading

Intellectual property expert to speak at wine law meeting in Spain – Napa Valley Register

Scott Gerien, head of Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty’s intellectual property practice group, has been invited to speak at the annual meeting of the International Wine Law Association in Logrono, Spain.   Gerien will  talk about the issue of …

Business Group Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Entire Health Care Law – FOX News

WASHINGTON – A small-business group opposed to the health care overhaul is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entire law, not just the core requirement to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. The National Federation of Independent … Continue reading

Business group appeals US health law to high court – Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – A small business group said on Wednesday it has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in its legal challenge seeking to strike down all of President Barack Obama’s signature 2010 healthcare law. The National …

Activity-based protein profiling of host–virus interactions

David R. Blais, Neda Nasheri, Craig S. McKay, Marc C.B. Legault, John Paul Pezacki. Virologists have benefited from large-scale profiling methods to discover new host–virus interactions and to learn about the mechanisms of pathogenesis. One such technique, referred to as … Continue reading

Platforms for enrichment of phosphorylated proteins and peptides in proteomics

Iris L. Batalha, Christopher R. Lowe, Ana C.A. Roque. Protein phosphorylation is a complex and highly dynamic process involved in numerous biological events. Abnormal phosphorylation is one of the underlying mechanisms for the development of cancer a….

Engineering new metabolic capabilities in bacteria: lessons from recombinant cellulolytic strategies

Roberto Mazzoli, Cristina Lamberti, Enrica Pessione. Cellulose waste biomass is the most attractive substrate for ‘biorefinery strategies’ producing high-value products (e.g. fuels or plastics) by fermentation. However, traditional biomass bioconver….

Optical imaging techniques for the study of malaria

Sangyeon Cho, Soomin Kim, Youngchan Kim, YongKeun Park. Malarial infection needs to be imaged to reveal the mechanisms behind malaria pathophysiology and to provide insights to aid in the diagnosis of the disease. Recent advances in optical imaging met….

Imaging proteins inside cells with fluorescent tags

Georgeta Crivat, Justin W. Taraska. Watching biological molecules provides clues to their function and regulation. Some of the most powerful methods of labeling proteins for imaging use genetically encoded fluorescent fusion tags. T….

NV Gold Agrees to Acquire Exploration Permit in Eastern Switzerland

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — NV Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: NVX) (the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire an exploration permit for gold and precious metals (the “Medel Permit”) covering a total area of approximately … Continue reading