"DNA" - Wanessa (2011) - Sony Music Some people say that i'm a monster And i can say that they are wrong, but I'm bad, i'm bad And i can never change it I'm mad, i'm mad And you won't have to face it My head is feeling so conflicted How can i be so damn addicted? You know you...
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Vol I: How to Run a DNA Gel UC-Berkeley Department of Molecular
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Filmmaker, aesthetic philosopher and ecstatic futurist Jason Silva -- who spoke at Singularity Summit 2011 -- articulates his call for passion and artistic sensibility to inform ideation and instantia
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This podcast examines the overall cell cycle and the process of cell division (mitosis). It corresponds to material covered in Chapter12 of Campbell and Reece's 7th Edition of Biology.
This video explains the process by which cells break down glucose, called glycolysis, step-by-step. This video is from: Essential Cell Biology, 3rd Edition Alberts, Bray, Hopkin, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts,
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(HealthDay News) -- Men and women who develop visible deposits of cholesterol in the skin around their eyelids appear to face a higher risk of heart disease in general and suffering a heart attack in particular, new Danish research suggests.
The link between the skin condition and heart disease, however, is characterized as an association, rather than a clear case of "cause and effect."
Nonetheless, the study team led by Dr. Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen, from the department of clinical biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, said that the finding could perhaps help physicians screen for heart disease.
And the research, published in the Sept. 15 online edition of the BMJ, "could be of particular value in societies where access to laboratory facilities and thus lipid profile measurement is difficult," the authors said in a journal news release.
Individuals who have the raised yellow patches around the eyes that indicate the collection of cholesterol in the skin -- known as "xanthelasmata" -- are not always easily identified in blood tests as having high cholesterol, the study authors noted. Read more...
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Earlier this week HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that hospitals and eligible providers who attested to Stage 1 of the agency’s “Meaningful Use” EHR incentive program in 2011 would not have to meet Stage 2 criteria until 2014, rather than 2013. The delay is to allow faster and easier adoption of health information (IT) criteria outlined in Stage 2.
This delay was first proposed in March by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s HIT Policy Committee’s workgroup on Meaningful Use.
CAP’s Advocacy efforts related to Meaningful Use can be found on the “Comments to Regulatory Agencies” Web site under “Health Information Technology.” For more information on the CMS Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, visit the agency’s Web site.
CAP Concerns
The CAP continues to be concerned about numerous aspects of the Meaningful Use program, as outlined in Stage 2 criteria comments submitted over the summer. Specifically, because the rule is targeted toward office-based physicians—especially primary care providers—pathologists will face penalties for mandates that they cannot comply with for a number of reasons, including their scope-of-practice, typical interactions with patients (not usually face-to-face), and their use of laboratory information systems instead of certified EHRs.
The College is addressing some of these concerns through the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) HIT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use Workgroup Specialty Subgroup. At a recent hearing, the Subgroup appeared to be inclined to recommend that ONC and/or CMS deal with specialists’ challenges, such as certain certification issues, either through exemptions or other means. Looking ahead, the group also indicated that for proposed Stage 3 criteria, it may recommend a requirement that test results are sent back to the referring physician. This specialist subgroup is planning on moving these and other recommendations to the larger Meaningful Use Workgroup for consideration. All positive developments to be sure, although the ONC and CMS have ultimate authority for the program.
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YOUR PRESENTERS:
Elaine K. Jeter, M.D., Pathologist and Medical Director, Palmetto GBA
Mike Barlow, Vice President, Palmetto GBA
Robert L. Michel (Moderator), is Editor-In-Chief of The Dark Report and DarkDaily.com
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Is the era of code stacking about to end? The clock is certainly ticking for molecular diagnostic tests. Effective March 1, 2012, one of Medicare’s larger carriers is proposing new processes that will affect claims for molecular diagnostic tests (MDT) and laboratory-developed tests (LDT).
This milestone development has the potential to affect every laboratory that uses code stacks when submitting claims for MDTs and LDTs. In recent weeks, Palmetto GBA has published two proposed local-coverage determinations (LCD) that would change how code stacks are used for MDTs and LDTs, starting in the J1 region.
Palmetto GBA also released details about a proposed new “Molecular Diagnostics Services Program” or MolDx for short. MolDx will also launch on March 1, 2012, and to comply, labs would need to register every MDT and LDT, then submit clinical and scientific material for each test. This information would be evaluated by a special review panel, after which Palmetto GBA would make a coverage determination for each test.
By special arrangement, this audio conference on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 will feature Palmetto’s Medical Director, Elaine Jeter, M.D. and Vice President Mike Barlow. You and your lab team can get first-hand information about why these proposals were put forth, along with specific details about how Palmetto GBA plans to implement the two proposed LCDs and MolDx.
For pathology groups and clinical labs moving forward with molecular diagnostics testing, this is a “must-attend” event. You’ll get the knowledge you need to ensure that your lab’s MDT and LDT claims comply with the proposed changes. Not only will you hear directly from the Palmetto GBA executives tasked with addressing the issues triggered by the growing number of code-stacked claims, you’ll also get answers to your specific questions when we open up the phone lines to Q&A from the audience.
This high-value, low-cost audio conference will help you and your entire staff develop a strategic plan to respond to the proposed new processes involving molecular diagnostic tests and LDTs. It’s information you can’t get from any other source, so be sure you register today to guarantee your place at this important event!
THE DARK REPORT AUDIO CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
TIME: 1 p.m. EDT; 12 p.m. CDT; 11 a.m. MDT; 10 a.m. PDT PLACE: Your telephone or speakerphone COST: $195 per dial-in site (unlimited attendance per site) through 12/9/11; $245 thereafter TO REGISTER NOW: Click here or call 1-800-560-6363 toll-free |
For one low price-just $195 (through 12/9/11; $245 thereafter) you and your entire team can take part in this fast-paced, insightful audio conference. Best of all, you’ll be able to connect personally with our speakers when we open up the phone lines for live Q&A.
Here’s just some of what you’ll learn during this in-depth 90-minute audio conference:
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ACCENT® Continuing Education Credit
The American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) designates this program for a maximum of 1.5 ACCENT® credit hours towards the AACC Clinical Chemist’s Recognition Award. AACC is an approved provider of continuing education for clinical laboratory scientists in the states of California, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.
PathXL Simulator: Prebuilt Simulations for Pathology Training
14th December 2011, 4pmGMT /11amEST /8amPST /5pmCET
PathXL Simulator is a comprehensive set of training modules designed for early stage training by residents in Pathology and Biomedical Scientists.
Customers include Thames and Medway Training Schools, Liverpool Training School, South West Deanery Training School and the RCPA (Royal College of Pathologists of Australia) and Astra Zeneca.
Guest Speakers:
Professor Chris Womack, Astra Zeneca
Dr Jim Diamond, PathXL
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Why Attend?
Modules available
Breast Cytopathology (PAP)
Breast Cytopathology (Giemsa)
Breast Histopathology
Cervical Histopathology
Neuropathology
Prostate Cancer
Urine Cytopathology
Salivary Gland Tumours
Skin Squamous Malignancy
Skin Melanocytic Lesions
Colon Polyp
Bowel Polyp
BY JOE WHITE on Tue December 06th, 2011 Kickstartermicroscope SkyLight The SkyLight
A new project has recently appeared on Kickstarter called “The SkyLight.” This clever accessory, which can be yours for a pledge of $60 or more, connects your iPhone to a microscope and allows users to scrutinize fuzzy, microscopic beings on a 3.5 inch screen.
As outlined over at the product’s Kickstarter webpage:
The SkyLight is a sleek, minimalist adapter that connects smartphones to microscopes. The smartphone camera can then capture photos and videos for uploading, e-mailing, and sharing on the web and social media sites, as well as real-time viewing on the smartphone screen or via video-conferencing software. The SkyLight is the first of its kind, as there is no other available device that attaches any smartphone to any microscope. The SkyLight’s universal compatibility allows previously owned technology (microscopes) to be upgraded to the digital age with the use of a widely available technology (smartphones) – good for global health, science classes, and anyone else!
It’s an impressive accessory, and something we like the look of. To get your own SkyLight simply make a Kickstarter pledge of $60 or more – anything under this will only get you a postcard or print.
Below, we’ve included some images of The SkyLight. For more information on the product (including the option of backing the project), head over to Kickstarter. You can also visit The SkyLight’s official webpage for additional images and information.
You are kindly invited to attend the following webinar, where you can get a comprehensive insight into Automated, database-linked creation and analysis of digital TMA slides using 3DHISTECH systems presented by Dr. Tibor Krenacs, PhD at the 1st Department of Pathology & Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University!
Date: 13th of December, 2011.
Please choose one of the following sessions: Session 1 starting at 09.00 CET(13:30 IST, 16:00 SGT, 17:00 JST)! Session 2 starting at 17.00. CET (11:00 EST, 10:00 CST, 8:00 PST)! |
This event requires registration!
To register for the online event:
1.a. If you choose the first session, please click here.
1.b. If you prefer the second session, please click here.
2. Click "Register".
3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click "Submit".
Program of the TMA Webinar:
- Introduction to Tissue Microarray (TMA) technique
- Database-linked automated creation of TMA
- Whole slide digitalization of brightfield and multichannel fluorescence TMA
samples
- Software supported scoring and analysis of TMA results on digital slides
- TMA Workflow summary
Please join the TMA Webinar of 3DHISTECH Ltd. presented by Dr. Krenács Tibor, Phd.
With recent news of the FDA classifying whole slide scanning systems as Class 3 devices and therefore requiring pre-market approval (PMA), I would propose an idea to my fellow pathologists and our professional college, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to have a supporting role in these endeavors.
Manufacturers and software companies can then make "withdrawals" from the slide bank, for say, 90 days to conduct studies evaluating glass slide versus digital diagnosis. Someone may ask for 10,000 breast cases, 15,000 GI cases or a subset of gynecologic specimens for a specific intended use they are going to submit a PMA for. Random number generators can be used to "shuffle" the cases selected for a particular request.
The CAP would could create a revenue stream as companies are charged processing and handling fees for the withdrawals or loans. The cost of the "CAP Center for Slide Excellence" in terms of housing and cataloging millions of slides would be one factor for the CAP to consider among many others.
Vendors that do not return material in a timely fashion or in its original condition are charged according to pre-defined fees and may potentially risk being excluded from the priveledge of using the slide bank.
Pathologists in-turn perhaps are provided some form of renumeration for the time and effort to collect the slides and manage handling to the CAP slide bank. Anonymous brief clinical histories and the referring diagnosis will be submitted along with the slides. Although the referring diagnosis is I think of least importance here as seperate individuals and/or panels will establish the "ground truth" diagnosis the additional seperate microscope and digital reads are compared with.
In addition to costs for CAP and what likely revenue this could garner as well as the actual need for this product and service may be overstated in this simplified proposal.
Larger vendors that have access to large medical centers and universities may already have this kind of access with current clients or established beta partners. Smaller vendors may have a greater need to access of a library of this type and could benefit from the diversity of cases that would be submitted from pathologists willing to contribute.
This product and service would be open to anyone with the need to perform studies on the level of a PMA study but could also include other validation studies, proficiency testing, GME and CME material.
No scanning of any shape or form would be done within the slide bank. The slide bank is just that - a collection of slides that are loaned as substrate to be used on the specific device, platform, open system, closed system, etc... of the company or individuals making the request.
While this concept is not unique, as tissue banks and university laboratories may have for-profit ventures where tissue slices, cores or TMAs are made or clinical trials and supporting services are managed, care will have to be exercised by all parties to insure patient privacy and cost vs. expense are managed and exercised in a professional manner.
For the CAP and its pathologists members, we can assist industry colleagues recognizing the quality of material produced by CAP members and recognition by the CAP for offering this type of product and service on behalf of inventors and innovators. Manufacturers are served by cost effective access to a large selection of cases as part of their investment in the PMA process.
I welcome your comments to this proposal
Tonight! Hope to see you there.
Calling All Creatures . . . The Secret Science Club presents the 6th-annual "Carnivorous Nights Taxidermy Contest"
Friday, December 9
8 PM @ the Bell House
$7Just in time for the holidays . . . the beasts are back!
The Secret Science Club presents the 6th-annual “Carnivorous Nights TAXIDERMY CONTEST,” Friday, December 9, 8 pm @ the Bell House, $7
Calling all science geeks, nature freaks, and rogue geniuses! Your stuffed squirrel got game? Got a beaver in your brownstone? Bring your beloved beast to the Bell House and enter it to win!
Eligible to enter: Taxidermy (bought, found, or homemade), biological oddities, articulated skeletons, skulls, jarred specimens—and beyond, way beyond.
Show off your moose head, snake skeleton, rabbit relics, and other amazing specimens. Compete for prizes and glory. Share your taxidermy (and its tale) with the world.
The contest will be judged by our panel of savage taxidermy enthusiasts, including Robert Marbury of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists and feline wrangler Dorian Devins, co-founder and curator of the Secret Science Club.
Plus!
--Groove to furry tunes & video
--See an illustrated lecture on (yes!) taxidermy
--Imbibe ferocious specialty drinks! (They’ll bring out the animal in you.)Entrants: Contact secretscienceclub@gmail.com to pre-register.
Spectators: Don’t miss a beastly second of this wild night!
Tickets: Advance tickets are available for purchase here.
This fiercely special edition of the Secret Science Club meets Friday, December 9 @ the Bell House, 149 7th St. (between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Subway: F or G to 4th Ave; R to 9th St. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Please bring ID: 21+. $7 cover.
Image: Mouse Taxidermist, student work from our popular Anthropomorphic Taxidermy class. More photos here; more on the class here.
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Tomorrow night at Observatory! Be sure to arrive early, as this one is sure to sell out! Above are a few more of the hundreds of images that will be discussed.
Full details follow; hope to see you there!
Photographing the Dead: The History of Postmortem Photography from The Burns Collection and Archive
Illustrated Lecture and book signing with Stanley B. Burns, MD, FACS of the Burns Collection and Archive
Date: Monday, December 5th
Time: 8:00
Admission: $5
Presented by Morbid Anatomy
*** Books will be available for sale and signing; see bottom of this page for complete list of books availablePostmortem photography, photographing a deceased person, was a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These photographs, from the beginning of the practice until now, are special mementos that hold deep meaning for mourners through visually "embalming" the dead. Although postmortem photographs make up the largest group of nineteenth-century American genre photographs, until recent years they were largely unseen and unknown. Dr. Burns recognized the importance of this phenomenon in his early collecting when he bought his first postmortem photographs in 1976. Since that time he has amassed the most comprehensive collection of postmortem photography in the world and has curated several exhibits and published three books on the subject: the Sleeping Beauty series. Tonight, Dr. Burns will speak about the practice of postmortem photography from the 19th century until today and share hundreds of images from his collection.
About Sleeping Beauty: Dr. Burns’ first book on postmortem photography, Sleeping Beauty: Memorial Photography in America (1990) has been widely recognized as one of the most important photography books of all time. Sleeping Beauty has influenced an eclectic array of fields, from bereavement counseling and education to cultural anthropology, history, medicine, philosophy, religion and spirituality (not to mention pop music) and has been cited in debates on the death penalty, euthanasia and abortion. It has been the subject of numerous scholarly papers as well as seminars and exhibitions at notable institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The New Museum of Contemporary Art. A decade later the Archive published Sleeping Beauty II: Grief, Bereavement & The Family in Memorial Photography American & European Traditions in conjunction with an exhibit at the Musée d’Orsay. Sleeping Beauty III Memorial Photography: The Children, the third installment in this series was released this year to accompany a traveling exhibition.
About the Burns Collection and Archive: The Burns Collection, founded in 1975 hosts the nation's largest collection of early medical photography and has been generally recognized as one the most important private comprehensive collections of early photography (over one million photographs). The Collection is best known for images of the dark side of life: death, disease, disaster, mayhem, crime, racism, revolution, riots and war. Dr. Burns has authored forty-three photo-historical texts and curated more than fifty photographic exhibitions. He is a founding donor of several museum photography collections, including the J. Paul Getty Museum and The Bronx Museum of the Arts. In addition to being an internationally distinguished author, curator, historian, collector, publisher, and archivist, Dr. Burns is a New York City ophthalmologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center. The Burns Archive produces publications, exhibitions, and manages image licensing for the Burns Collection. To find out more, you can visit the Burns Archive Blog, website, or press website.
These Burns Archive titles will be available for sale and signing:
Sleeping Beauty III Memorial Photography: The Children $36
Sleeping Beauty II: Grief, Bereavement & The Family in Memorial Photography... $85
Shooting Soldiers: Civil War Medical Photography by R.B. Bontecou $50
News Art: Manipulated Photographs from the Burns Archive $50
Deadly Intent, Crime & Punishment: Photographs from the Burns Archive $75
Seeing Insanity: Photography & The Depiction of Mental Illness $40
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The DRC has positions available for Gym Monitors and Athletics Aides:
The DRC has an adaptive fitness gym open to both students and community members and a renowned wheelchair sports program. The positions' responsibilities include:
assistance with exercise programs, use of weight lifting and cardio equipment and standing machines.
Gym cleaning and maintenance.
Assistance with wheelchair rugby strengthening/conditioning and team practices.
Tournament support at wheelchair athletic competitions.
Applicants should have related experience and be available to work varied afternoons/evenings. Personal experience in athletics and/or coaching also a plus.
Positions continue through the summer and individuals need to be continuing students Fall 2012.
Please send a statement of why you are interested in the positions and what strengths you bring.
Attach your resume.
Confirm your schedule has afternoon/evening time blocks available and that you are available over the summer. Please also attach a class schedule showing time availability.
Please email to Sherry Santee at ssantee@email.arizona.edu.
After reviewing applications I will contact individuals for an interview. Positions start Spring Semester but I would like the chance to interview some applicants before the holiday break if possible. These positions offer great experience!
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Kristen Lueck describes her improvements after receiving stem cell therapy at the Stem Cell Institute in Panama City, Panama
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Stanford bioengineer Drew Endy discusses why he views biology as a technology that can be engineered to the benefit of humankind.
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