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A scandal in France reveals that large sums of money intended for cancer research have been misdirected. Scientists and government alike have failed colleagues and the public.
A recent conference on "nurturing creativity in research" revealed some extreme examples of the growing tendency of governments to drive research towards strategic socioeconomic goals at the expense of basic research.
The identification of a receptor in the brain of mice that binds the fat-regulating hormone leptin is a further step towards understanding — and perhaps treating — obesity.
Ample product listings for improved DNA amplification tools — including an automated PCR system, primer pair analysis software, an automated PCR-DNA fragment analysis system and various comsumable amplification products.
