HUM-MOLGEN archive: BIOT: for December

The BIOT section is open for requests and offers of information regarding molecular biology and molecular genetics (protocols, techniques, products, collaboration, etc.). You can reach over 5016 of your colleagues, and on average you may expect up to twenty replies to a single message. This service is absolutely FREE of charge. Help yourself by helping your colleagues! - Please send high quality messages only, including full name, address and purpose. - Please use the appropriate TOPIC subject heading in your message. - Please state non-trivial questions only. - Please reply by private E-mail only, unless your request is of general interest to the entire HUM-MOLGEN community. - Messages may be refused without further notification. Edward Wilcox Trevor M. D'Souza (BIOT editors) *********************************************************************** This BIOT message contains: 1) Is anyone using the "genechip" by Affymetrix? 2) A need for poly[bis(p-carboxyphenoxy)propane]anhydride 3) A request for polyclonal antibody against retinal S-antigen 4) A desire to learn more about FISH 5) Are there any statistics on the frequency of twins being produced in any given family? *********************************************************************** [#1] Hello, I'm Patrick Marx and I'm a freelance journalist. I'm working on an article about the genechip as sold by Affymetrix. I would like to know which Dutch institutions are planning to buy such a system or are already working with it. Thank you. Patrick Marx Geraniumstraat 11 7601 AD Almelo Netherlands tel: ..31 (0)546 821227 E-mail: pmarx@freemail.nl *********************************************************************** [#2] I would like to prepare a polymer for drug delivery which will be used in an in vivo study. I would appreciate it if some one can send me information where I can obtain "poly[bis(p-carboxyphenoxy)propane]anhydride" which will be used for making polymers. Thank you, Dr. Chen Lady Davis Institute McGill University cxzc@music.mcgill.ca *********************************************************************** [#3] Dear Colleagues, I am looking for a polyclonal antibody against retinal S-antigen that can be used on mouse formalin fixed tissue sections. Is anyone aware of a commercial source, or willing to provide an aliquot of their own source that I can use? Best regards, Marc A Vooijs The Netherlands Cancer Institute div. of molecular genetics plesmanlaan 121 Tel : +31 20 5121994 1066 cx amsterdam fax : +31 20 5122011 The Netherlands email : mvooys@nki.nl *********************************************************************** [#4] I am a clinical gynecologist supposed to start having a link to FISH and sperm FISH. As a clinician, this seems new and may be strange! Will someone kindly help me by sending some form of a live presentation of the procedure, and all the details related to it, in the form of a videotape or CD ROM. In addition, is there any opportunity for training available? Thank you very much. Best regards Dr. AHMAD TAGELDEEN ABDELHAFEEZ, GYNECOLOGIST(MD), ASSIUT 71111, BORG ALSHARK ALGADEED, ABOVE NEW SEDNAWI, SHARE ALGISH, ASSIUT, EGYPT FAX: 0020 88 334665 Tel: 0020 88 321018- 338550 E-MAIL: ahmad.ta@rocketmail.com *********************************************************************** [#5] ...I am not a member of this list, so please send information to me directly. Regarding my genealogy, a question has come up that I am hoping one of you can answer. Are there any stats on the frequency of twins being produced in any given family? Is there a site on the net that can be accessed for this information? The member asking the question had noticed a large number of twins, but then on retrospect, wondered if it was just that she has a very large database. Thanking you in advance, LD Strobel strobelite@havilandtelco.com ***********************************************************************