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2008 TURNKEY AWARDS – DEADLINE DECEMBER 14, 2007.
The 2008 TurnKey Awards, sponsored by ALN® Magazine and Tecniplast, are comprised of the Facility of the Year Award and the Facility Leader of the Year Award. Complete details and nomination forms can be found by clicking here.

FEATURE ARTICLE
AMP: Nobel Award in Medicine Holds Strong Message for Animal Activists
The announcement of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine underscores the importance of laboratory animals in biomedical research. Americans for Medical Progress congratulates Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies as they are honored by the Karolinska Institute for their animal-based research that pioneered gene targeting, technology now being used to develop treatments and cures for countless serious ailments.

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PRODUCT FOCUS
Alternative Design — MACS Modular Animal Caging System™
The MACS Modular Animal Caging System™ is a high density rodent ventilated system. It provides a variety of frames to maximize space usage within animal holding rooms including mobile, wall-mount, and rotary rack designs. The system also has flexibility for future research demand changes without having to purchase all new equipment. Other ventilated systems include Gentle-Air and Flex-Air Positive/Negative system; rodent plastic caging and accessories, dog runs, and caging for other species as well as material handling equipment used in vivariums. (Alternative Design)
LAB SAFETY TIP #9
Heard about our new Lab Safety Tips? Listen to some great ideas on how to protect your employees and your lab from unexpected accidents and the unwanted aftermath.

Make Learning how to be Safe an Integral and Important Part of the Science Education Process    » Listen  » Read

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IN THE MAGAZINE

Adapting Telemetry Setups to Large Populations
"My telemetry is fantastic, but designing the architecture to make best use of it is another matter!"
If the line above has a familiar ring to it, then this article is aimed directly at you. It describes what you should know before you design, build, and equip your facility to conduct telemetry experiments. The importance of good architecture is greater when the experiments involve a large experimental area and/or large populations. In-depth, case-by-case design is needed to exploit existing data and network management technologies.

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