The ability to regenerate lost body parts is unevenly distributed among higher organisms. Among vertebrates, some amphibians are able to replace lost limbs completely, while mammals are unable to regenerate complex appendages.

The only exception to this rule is the annual replacement of deer antlers.

The annual regrowth of these structures is the only example of regeneration of a complete, anatomically complex appendage in a mammal, and antlers are therefore of high interest to regeneration biologists.

The epimorphic regeneration of appendages may involve progenitor cells created through reprogramming of differentiated cells or through the activation of resident stem cells. Hans J.

BUFFALO GROVE, Illinois, April 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Net Revenue of US$33.1 million; Net Income of US$0.26 per Diluted Common Share

Eagle Test Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLT), a provider of automated test equipment solutions for high-performance analog, mixed-signal and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors, announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Operating Results

POMPANO BEACH, Florida, April 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Moniker.com (http://www.moniker.com ), an Oversee.net company and provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, today announced an initial list of premium contenders for a live and online domain name auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando. The exclusive live auction will take place Friday, May 23 at 3:30-6:30 p.m. EDT (12:30-3:30 p.m. PDT) at The Grand Floridian Hotel.

Degas, van Gogh and Picasso swore it enhanced their creativity but thujone, the compound widely believed responsible for absinthe’s mind-altering effects, is not really a factor, according to a new study.

In the most comprehensive analysis of old bottles of original absinthe, a team of scientists from Europe and the United States have concluded the culprit was plain and simple: Alcohol.

Although consumed diluted with water, absinthe contained about 70 percent alcohol, giving it a 140-proof wallop. Most gin, vodka, and whiskey are 80 – 100-proof and contain 40-50 percent alcohol or ethanol.

SHANGHAI, China, April 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Iloho, the online tool for travelers, today launches its new flight search and comparison function -- www.iloho.com/flight-search -- a service which is set to transform the way in which consumers access and review airline and flight information.

The flights function is the latest development from iloho as it continues its drive to expand and improve its services. It is an innovative and unique online database of the world's airlines, the routes they fly, the services they offer and how they rank with travelers in the know.

LONDON, April 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- ATT'N: Energy, industrial and political newsdesks and all Scottish media

"A meeting was held in London today between Jim Ratcliffe and Tom Crotty of Ineos and the Joint General Secretaries of Unite, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley.

"It was a constructive and meaningful discussion and ended in a proposal that will be considered by the company and the union in the coming days with a view to finding a resolution to the pensions dispute."

Contact: Catherine Bithell on +44-7958-473-224, Catherine.Bithell@unitetheunion.com

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, April 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Biomarkers to Open the Door to Personalized Medicine and Represents a Seismic Shift for the Pharma Industry

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of a new biomarkers report, "Establishing the Standards in Biomarker Research" which gives a detailed introduction to the world of biomarkers, an overview of the regulatory context surrounding them, and highlights ongoing biomarker research in some of the world's leading Pharma companies.

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LONDON, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc, the degradable plastics and waste-to-energy group, has signed a Distribution and Manufacturing Agreement with the Fujairah Plastics Group of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, which is the largest degradable polymer supply agreement the group has ever made.

The agreement runs for 15 years and it will cover the territories of UAE. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Jordan. It is exclusive for specific grades of Symphony's newly-developed d2w(TM) degradable polymers.

It will be implemented by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Symphony Environmental Ltd, the degradable plastics specialist, whose d2w(TM) technology can make plastics and polymers degrade completely in as little as six months.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Business schools launch executive program focused on emerging economies

Emerging economies represent important growth areas for multinational companies. Among other factors, growth, economic reforms and deeper integration of those countries into the world economy have provided development opportunities for established multinationals, as well as for a new generation of global players. Yet, emerging economies pose distinctive challenges that require considerable changes for companies worldwide.

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc ("Shire") (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that following the publication of the Prospectus by Shire Limited on 16 April 2008 in relation to the introduction of up to 700,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each to the Official List, a Supplementary Prospectus is to be made available through publication on Shire's website: http://www.shire.com for the purpose of disclosing Shire's:

- US Food and Drug Administration approval of VYVANSE's (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) supplementary New Drug Application for use in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adults, which was announced by Shire on 23 April 2008;