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BGI and Covaris, Inc. today announced a deal that will integrate Covaris' Adaptive Focused Acoustics AFA DNA shearing technology across several BGI laboratories in China.
An electric voltage can be used to propel DNA molecules through a channel a few nanometers deep, or to stop them in their tracks. In a strong electric field the molecules judder along the channel, while in weaker fields they move more smoothly. This enables DNA fragments to be 'captured' on a chip and separated for analysis.
Inner cities as well as suburbs show distinctly warmer temperatures-known as the urban heat island effect-than rural areas as a result of land use and human activities, which can affect rainfall, air quality and public health.
Facing new trouble in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney released a detailed plan Tuesday to revive the nation's stumbling economy, proposing tax cuts and rollbacks in environmental, health and banking rules. He proposed a 10 percent cut in the federal workforce and a $200-billion-per-year reduction in the Medicaid health care program for the poor. Romney would convert Medicaid into a block grant for states.
You might think that beatboxing, with its harsh, high-energy percussive sounds, would be harder on the voice than the sweet song of a soprano. But according to new research by voice expert Dr. H. Steven Sims of the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, beatboxing may actually be gentler on the injury-prone vocal cords. His findings were published Dec. 23 online in the Journal of Voice.
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