Natural Science Forum / Biology / Biology / August 2005

Please kindly read this:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16417002%255E30417
,00.html
I'd like to know why this is happening. Is this stuff on the level?
These mice are somehow able to regenerate limbs and organs, because

I need these articles on analytical method validation, can anyone help
me?
1. G.C. Hokanson, A life cycle approach to the validation of analytical
methods during pharmaceutical product development, part I: The initial

Today, on a visit to a field I noticed several ground squirrels. I
suspect they are the 13 striped ground squirrel species, if memory
serves. A curious creature and I inspected their entrance hole which is
about the size of a golf hole. But a curious thing occurred to me is

Is there any way to measure the amount of engine-exhaust pollutants in
one's neighborhood? Well, I'm sure there is, but I mean a method I could
use myself to measure this amount, without needing equipment that costs
thousands? My nose and my eyes tell me there's lots, I can smell ...

I need to perform a sterility test by filtration (USP 71) on a solution
containing some particles (transport solution from fresh heart
recovered for heart valves transplant). So the particles seems to be
red blood cell, some proteins, lipids and all kind of stuff like that.

I am going on a trip to collect RNA samples from flower buds in the
jungle of plants that cannot be cultivated. It is impossible to bring
liquid nitrogen on the trip, and I won't get into a lab for 2-3 weeks.
What do I do.

Two new species of lemur have been found in Madagascar, bringing the
number of known species to 49.
German and Malagasy scientists made the discovery by analysing the
genetic make-up of wild lemurs.

2005/08/02: BoingBoing: Monsanto patents pigs
Monsanto patents pigs Brian sez, "Monsanto is seeking
to patent not just the breeding methods for a specific herd of
pigs, but the herd itself and all its offspring. If you breed a pig with

Several weeks back I posted that my female Manx cat gave birth to 5
kittens. She is a solid gray color of long hair. Her 5 kittens are all
solid black with a tiny tuft of white hair below the chin. But the
major difference between the 5 kittens is that some have hairless tails

I'm interviewing professional life scientists for a market research
project.  Specifically, I am interested in the attitudes and product
preferences of scientists working in academic and government research
institutions, as well as pharmaceutical and biotech companies.