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Cetacean sp.

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Bermuda, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
1995
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Unidentified
Published Name:
Cetacean sp.
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : Bermuda Blob #1
USNM Number:
STR14656
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3387e0e69-9151-41b8-bff4-30f2bdf7ed0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_10621679

Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
Indian Ocean, Great Australian Bight  Search this
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Interview River, just north of Pieman Heads, Tasmania, Australia, Australia, Indian Ocean
Collection Date:
Jun 1960
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteridae
Published Name:
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : No Number
USNM Number:
STR14658
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38cf4ad3a-e681-4725-83cc-54b6051e73bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_10635127

Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
Nov 1996
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
Published Name:
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : No Number
USNM Number:
STR14659
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37125d239-508b-4c68-891c-d0a4e5ec2c13
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_10638951

[Trade catalogs from Perkin-Elmer Corp.]

Variant company name:
Founded 1931 and 1937. "PerkinElmer, Inc. is a global technology leader...in the Health Sciences and Photonics markets" as well as fluid sciences. Its Life and Analytical Sciences division provides precision instrumentation, reagents and chemistries, software and services for a wide range of scientific and industrial laboratory applications, including genetic screening, drug discovery and development, environmental monitoring, food and beverage quality, and chemical analysis. Its Optoelectrics unit provides a broad range of digital imaging, sensor and specialty lighting components used in biomedical, consumer products and other specialty end markets. ; http://www.perkinelmer.com/ ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PerkinElmer  Search this
Company Name:
Perkin-Elmer Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
PerkinElmer Corp. ; Applied Biosystems (division of Perkin-Elmer Corp.) ; PE Applied Biosystems (Foster City, CA) ; Coleman Instruments (div. located in Maywood, IL) ; see also Coleman Electric Co., Inc. ; William Mogey & Sons, Inc of Plainfield, NJ ; Terminals Div. (Randolph, NJ) ; Perkin-Elmer Ultek Inc. ; Hitachi, Ltd. Japan ; Ultek Div. ; Ultek Corp. (Palo Alto, CA)  Search this
Notes content:
Biotechnology catalog (for Applied Biosystems division) including PCR enzymes, PCR kits, reagents and components, application kits, DNA sequencing products, primers and probes, instruments, consumables and accessories, DNA purification, gel electrophoresis, DNA detection, liquid handling systems and supplies. Copies of Biosystems Reporter ; The company is a provider of scientific instruments, consumables and services to the pharmaceutical, biomedical, environmental testing and general industrial markets. Coleman Instruments section of file, circa 1940s-1968 contains trade lit for molecular weight apparatus, spectrophotometers, automatic titrators, R-F Reactors, hemoglobinometer, data readers, lasers, colorimeter, galvanometers, autofillers, photofluorometers, PH meters and titrators. File also contains trade literature for Applied Biosystems division - primarily DNA sequencers and synthesisers ; also contains several issues of the BioSystems Reporter newsletter from the early 1990s. Catalog for the Perkin-Elmer Minipan High Speed Aerial Recording Panoramic Camera. Perkin-Elmer Spectra-Physics gas laser. Circa 1941 brochure for Mogey Telescopes distributed by Perkin-ELmer. Spring/Summer 1963 issue of Instrument News newsletter. 1985 press kit for Perkin-Elmer Laboratory Robotics. "Model-1100" CRT terminal ; minicomputers ; mass storage devices ; 1980 computer products price list ; 7300 Professional Computer ; analytical software ; "Plasma Products Report" ; Comparative Characteristics of Four Perkin-Elmer Detectors for Gas Chromatography manual ; A New Infrared Prism Spectrophotometer ; The Ultek Report ; Atomic Absorption reports ; Biotechnology Catalog Spring 1990 ; Ultek Vacuum Equipment 1975-1976. "Amplifications" publication, issue 1-12, February 1989-Summer 1994, issue 14, volume I, 1996 ; "Polymerase Chain Reaction" (Gift of Chris Simollardes).
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and photographs
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
240 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Biotechnology and biochemical equipment and supplies  Search this
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Biochemical engineering  Search this
Biotechnology  Search this
Computers  Search this
Optical equipment  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_7741
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_7741

Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment-length polymorphism method to distinguish Liriomyza huidobrensis from L. langei (Diptera: Agromyzidae) applied to three recent leafminer invasions

Author:
Scheffer, Sonya  Search this
Wijesekara, A.  Search this
Visser, D.  Search this
Hallett, R. H.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2001
Citation:
Scheffer, Sonya, Wijesekara, A., Visser, D., and Hallett, R. H. 2001. "Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment-length polymorphism method to distinguish Liriomyza huidobrensis from L. langei (Diptera: Agromyzidae) applied to three recent leafminer invasions." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 103 1177–1182.
Identifier:
18986
ISSN:
0013-8797
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_18986

Group-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of SSU RRNA-Encoding Gene Fragments From 12 Microbial Taxa

Author:
Van Borm, Steven  Search this
Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2002
Citation:
Van Borm, Steven and Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos. 2002. "Group-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification of SSU RRNA-Encoding Gene Fragments From 12 Microbial Taxa." Molecular Ecology Notes, (3) 356–359.
Identifier:
51100
ISSN:
1471-8278
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_51100

Cetacean sp.

Collector:
Wolgang Streeter  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Atlantic Ocean  Search this
Sex:
Unknown
Place:
Bermuda, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
Jan 1997
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Unidentified
Published Name:
Cetacean sp.
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : Bermuda Blob #2
USNM Number:
STR14657
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3536ebc84-a9a5-4157-9d81-afa1cd49dab8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_10621699

Methods in DNA amplification / edited by Arndt Rolfs, Ines Weber-Rolfs, and Ulrich Finckh

Author:
Rolfs, Arndt 1959-  Search this
Weber-Rolfs, Ines  Search this
Finckh, Ulrich  Search this
International PCR Symposium on Usage of PCR and Alternative Amplification Methods in Infectious and Genetic Diseases (2nd : 1993 : Berlin, Germany)  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 251 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
1994
C1994
Topic:
Polymerase chain reaction  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_480168

Drawing of PCR by Kary Mullis

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 81.3 cm x 68.5 cm; 32 in x 26 15/16 in
Object Name:
drawing
Date made:
1992-05-15
Subject:
Nobel Prize  Search this
ID Number:
1994.3125.01
Nonaccession number:
1994.3125
Catalog number:
1994.3125.01
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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Genetics
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-364b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_333204
Online Media:

PCR Robot

Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
wood (overall material)
steel; metal; fabric; acrylic paint; adhesive tape; eletronics; styrofoam (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 47 cm x 64.8 cm x 112.4 cm; 18 1/2 in x 25 1/2 in x 44 1/4 in
Object Name:
PCR robot
Date made:
1987
Credit Line:
Gift of Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D.
ID Number:
1997.0174.01
Accession number:
1997.0174
Catalog number:
1997.0174.01
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3016-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_333846
Online Media:

Mr. Cycle, Thermal Cycler

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 55.3 cm x 33 cm x 55.8 cm; 21 3/4 in x 13 in x 21 15/16 in
Object Name:
thermal cycler
Date made:
1985-1986
Credit Line:
from Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., through Thomas J. White, Ph.D.
ID Number:
1993.0166.01
Accession number:
1993.0166
Catalog number:
1993.0166.01
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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8a58-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1000862

Son-of-Son-of-Cycle, Thermal Cycler

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
insulated wire (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 33.6 cm x 33 cm x 45.7 cm; 13 1/4 in x 13 in x 18 in
Object Name:
thermal cycler
ID Number:
1993.0166.02
Catalog number:
1993.0166.02
Accession number:
1993.0166
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-14b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1165081

Pro/pette, Prototype

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 36.2 cm x 26 cm x 38.1 cm; 14 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in x 15 in
Object Name:
propette
ID Number:
1994.0031.01
Catalog number:
1994.0031.01
Accession number:
1994.0031
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-fc57-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1165104
Online Media:

Detection of pathogenic elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus in routine trunk washes from healthy adult Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) by use of a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay

Author:
Stanton, Jeffrey J.  Search this
Zong, Jian-Chao  Search this
Latimer, Erin  Search this
Tan, Jie  Search this
Herron, Alan  Search this
Hayward, Gary S.  Search this
Ling, Paul D.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2010
Citation:
Stanton, Jeffrey J., Zong, Jian-Chao, Latimer, Erin, Tan, Jie, Herron, Alan, Hayward, Gary S., and Ling, Paul D. 2010. "Detection of pathogenic elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus in routine trunk washes from healthy adult Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) by use of a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay." American Journal of Veterinary Research, 71, (8) 925–933. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.71.8.925.
Identifier:
92182
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.71.8.925
ISSN:
0002-9645
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_92182

Cryptic species in the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis (Diptera: Culicidae) complex: incongruence between random amplified polymorphic CNA-polymerase chain reaction identification and analsis of mitochondrial DNA COI gene sequences

Author:
Lehr, M. A.  Search this
Kilpatrick, C. W.  Search this
Wilkerson, Richard C.  Search this
Conn, Jan E.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2005
Citation:
Lehr, M. A., Kilpatrick, C. W., Wilkerson, Richard C., and Conn, Jan E. 2005. "Cryptic species in the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis (Diptera: Culicidae) complex: incongruence between random amplified polymorphic CNA-polymerase chain reaction identification and analsis of mitochondrial DNA COI gene sequences." Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 98, (6) 908–917.
Identifier:
19401
ISSN:
0013-8746
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_19401

Diagnosis by random amplified ploymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction of four cryptic species related to Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis (Diptera: Culicidae) from Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil

Author:
Wilkerson, Richard C.  Search this
Parsons, T. J.  Search this
Klein, T. A.  Search this
Gaffigan, T. V.  Search this
Bergo, E.  Search this
Consolim, J.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1995
Citation:
Wilkerson, Richard C., Parsons, T. J., Klein, T. A., Gaffigan, T. V., Bergo, E., and Consolim, J. 1995. "Diagnosis by random amplified ploymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction of four cryptic species related to Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis (Diptera: Culicidae) from Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil." Journal of Medical Entomology, 32 697–704.
Identifier:
18398
ISSN:
0022-2585
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_18398

Identification of species related to Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis by random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (Diptera: Culicidae)

Author:
Wilkerson, Richard C.  Search this
Gaffigan, T. V.  Search this
Lima, J. B.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1995
Citation:
Wilkerson, Richard C., Gaffigan, T. V., and Lima, J. B. 1995. "Identification of species related to Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis by random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (Diptera: Culicidae)." Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 90 721–732.
Identifier:
18405
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_18405

Detecting avian malaria: an improved polymerase chain reaction diagnostic

Author:
Fallon, Sylvia M.  Search this
Ricklefs, Robert E.  Search this
Swanson, B. L.  Search this
Bermingham, Eldredge  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2003
Citation:
Fallon, Sylvia M., Ricklefs, Robert E., Swanson, B. L., and Bermingham, Eldredge. 2003. "Detecting avian malaria: an improved polymerase chain reaction diagnostic." The Journal of Parasitology, 89, (5) 1044–1047.
Identifier:
112354
ISSN:
1937-2345
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_112354

PCR protocols : a guide to methods and applications / edited by Michael A. Innis ... [et al.]

Author:
Innis, Michael A  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 482 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1990
C1990
Topic:
Polymerase chain reaction  Search this
Gene amplification  Search this
Call number:
QP606.D46P36 1990X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_389147

Principles and technical aspects of PCR amplification / Elizabeth van Pelt-Verkuil, Alex van Belkum, John P. Hays

Author:
Pelt-Verkuil, Elizabeth van 1951-  Search this
Belkum, Alex van  Search this
Hays, John P  Search this
Physical description:
325 p. : ill ; 24 cm
Type:
Laboratory manuals
Date:
2008
Topic:
Polymerase chain reaction  Search this
Polymerase chain reaction--Diagnostic use  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_924984

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