The Scientist’s annual competition uncovered a bonanza of interesting technologies that made their way onto the market and into labs this year.

Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

Teams at each of New York City's leading universities are making important research advances.

Peanuts may be losing their bite PEANUT ALLERGY VACCINE Peanuts are more than just an annoyance on airplanes--for a few dozen people each year, they cause deadly anaphylactic shock. The only protection is knowledge of one's allergy and avoidance of the offending food. But most peanut-associated allergic deaths occur from peanut extracts added to prepared foods--additives that sometimes remain unlisted on labels. A peanut allergy vaccine could prevent such deaths. Kam Leong, a professor of biom

A low-profile child of the '60s, flow cytometry didn't capture the imagination of most researchers until the early 1980s. The decade saw the birth of the AIDS epidemic, and as attention focused on HIV, researchers needed a method to accurately and reproducibly characterize immune cells. Flow cytometry was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. COMPLETE KITS: Bio-Rad’s KINESIS reagent kits for flow cytometry assays A flow cytometer shines one or more lasers on a sample of cells in suspension

AUTHOR: REBECCA KRUMM, pp.17 Date: May 16,1994 SUPPLIERS OF RADIOIMMUNOASSAY KITS, REAGENTS, AND SUPPLIES The following companies offer radioimmunoassay supplies and equipment. Please contact the companies directly for more information concerning specific products. Advanced Chemtech 5609 Fern Valley Rd. Louisville, Ky. 40228 (502) 969-0000 Fax: (502) 968-1000 AMAC Inc. 160B Larrabee Rd. Westbrook, Maine 04092 (207) 854-0426 Fax

AUTHOR: REBECCA KRUMM, pp.17 Date: May 16,1994 SUPPLIERS OF RADIOIMMUNOASSAY KITS, REAGENTS, AND SUPPLIES The following companies offer radioimmunoassay supplies and equipment. Please contact the companies directly for more information concerning specific products. Advanced Chemtech 5609 Fern Valley Rd. Louisville, Ky. 40228 (502) 969-0000 Fax: (502) 968-1000 AMAC Inc. 160B Larrabee Rd. Westbrook, Maine 04092 (207) 854-0426 Fax