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• NASA and PerkinElmer
  Did you know that the fantastic images sent from space during NASA missions are made possible with the help of PerkinElmer science and technology? >>Did you know that the fantastic images sent from space during NASA missions are made possible with the help of PerkinElmer science and technology? For example, optical receivers are critical in order to create images of planets such as Mars. Special guest, Frederic LaForce, applications engineer at the PerkinElmer Montreal facility, explains the many uses of optical receivers in space exploration now and how PerkinElmer continues to work with NASA for future space missions. <<
• Science and Technology Work Together to Find Solutions to the H1N1 Flu Outbreak
  The H1N1 flu outbreak in the U.S. is declared a national emergency by President Barack Obama. In this edition of The Better Chronicles, two high profile experts tell us what's going on right now to battle this immediate threat to human health. >>The H1N1 flu outbreak in the U.S. is declared a national emergency by President Barack Obama. In this edition of The Better Chronicles, two high profile experts tell us what's going on right now to battle this immediate threat to human health. Dr. Michael Deem, Bioengineer and Professor in Biochemical and Genetic Engineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas, along with Dr. Richard Eglen, President of the BioDiscovery division at PerkinElmer, reveal insights into work behind the scenes to identify and treat the H1N1 virus. Dr. Deem's research is helping to predict the efficacy of vaccines, the testing for H1N1 and mutations of the virus. And we learn how PerkinElmer's Janus automated liquid handling instrument uses robotics in the lab to identify H1N1 providing an efficient and quicker process for medical treatment in an urgent healthcare response. Science and technology working together to find better solutions to the H1N1 outbreak. <<
• Saving Cord Blood Saves Lives
  On this edition of The Better Chronicles, hear a compelling, first-hand story from one family about how umbilical cord blood preservation with one sibling helped his brother's battle with leukemia. >>On this edition of The Better Chronicles, hear a compelling, first-hand story from one family about how umbilical cord blood preservation with one sibling helped his brother's battle with leukemia. Traci Mercier takes us through her family's remarkable experience and Jim Corbett, Vice President & General Manager, Genetic Screening North America, PerkinElmer and President of ViaCord, talks about how the cord blood banking works. It's part of PerkinElmer making an impact in human health for the better. <<
• Early Detection of Pre-eclampsia
  In this edition of The Better Chronicles, we discuss a common and sometimes dangerous health concern for pregnant women, called pre-eclampsia. >>In this edition of The Better Chronicles, we discuss a common and sometimes dangerous health concern for pregnant women, called pre-eclampsia. Early detection of pre-eclampsia with a biomarker called placenta protein 13, or PP13, is an important development for human health today and may become a routine diagnostic tool in every pregnancy. Special guests are Dan Marshak, PerkinElmer senior vice president and chief science officer, and Dr. Harvey Kliman, a physician scientist at Yale University School of Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and director of the Reproductive and Placental Research Unit at Yale. <<
• Advancing health using stem cells
  In this edition of The Better Chronicles, we discuss research using stem cells with developing applications for human health today. >>In this edition of The Better Chronicles, we discuss research using stem cells with developing applications for human health today. Special guest, Dan Marshak, PerkinElmer senior vice president and chief science officer, talks about how stem cells are advancing the testing of new drugs to treat disease and molecular diagnosis. And you'll hear a real-life story of stem cell applications in which umbilical cord blood storage was used to treat a young child with leukemia. <<

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