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INDUSTRY NEWS
  • Swine Flu: What Does it Do to Pigs?
    Scientists writing in BioMed Central's open access Virology Journal studied the pathology of the virus, finding that all infected animals showed flu-like symptoms between one and four days after infection and were shedding virus two days after infection.
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  • Symposium Discusses Biomedical Science and Medicine of the Future
    On July 31, The Jackson Laboratory will present “Biomedical Science and Medicine in the Next 50 Years”. Presenters of the symposium will discuss the future of genetics research and medicine, including cancer, stem cells, neurogenetics, public policy, and individualized medicine.
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  • Stem Cell Transplant in Mouse Embryo Yields Heart Protection in Adulthood
    A new study that delivered embryonic stem cells to mouse embryos in the earliest stages of development found that the resulting mice demonstrated a capacity to recover from cardiac injury in adulthood.
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  • Vaccine Slows Progression of Skeletal Muscle Disorder
    A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease also has been shown in mice to slow the weakening of muscles associated with inclusion body myositis, a disorder that affects the elderly.
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  • LXR proteins: New Target in the War on Tuberculosis?
    Kris Huygen and colleagues, at the Scientific Institute of Public Health, Belgium, have now identified a role for LXR proteins in the mouse immune response to airway infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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  • Enriched Environment Improves Wound Healing in Rats
    Improving the environment in which rats are reared can significantly strengthen the physiological process of wound healing, according to a report in PLoS ONE.
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Industry Calendar

June 2-5, 2009
Regional Scientific Meeting
Montevideo, Uruguay

June 9-10, 2009
Tribranch Symposium
Atlantic City, NJ

June 15, 2009
IACUC-Advanced
Research Triangle Park, NC

July 11 - 15, 2009
American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA

August 5-7, 2009
LAWTE Conference
San Antonio, TX

September 1-3, 2009
35th NCAB Seminar
National Harbor, MD

September 11, 2009
IACUC-Advanced
Beaverton, OR

September 24-25, 2009
Academy of Surgical Research Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA

October 19-22, 2009
ABSA Biological Safety Conference
Miami, FL

October 20, 2009
IACUC-Advanced
Notre Dame, IN

November 8-12, 2009
National AALAS Meeting
Denver, CO

December 7-8, 2009
Creating and Running an Engaged and Proactive IACUC
San Antonio, TX

April 15-16, 2010
TurnKey Conference
Baltimore, MD

April 24-27, 2010
CALAS Symposium
Quebec City, Canada

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