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Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, has been awarded a contract to provide kits for detecting possible E. coli O157 contamination in food at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The monitoring program, based ... [full story]

As we live longer and work out more, we push our bodies to their limits, but medical marvels are enabling us to stay in the game longer.Baby boomers have got "game." They also have sore shoulders, injured knees, painful hips, aching feet, twitchy elbows, stiff ... [visit website]

Streaming video now allows horse sport fans to enjoy the Hampton Classic, the Capital Challenge or the Washington International horse shows online at EquestrianSport.tv. Geographic restraints will no longer keep horse sport fans from enjoying the Hampton Classic, the Capital Challenge or the Washington International ... [full story]

Desso supplies more than 60,000 m2 of artificial grass for a UEFA project Desso is currently part of a project to build 65 mini football fields in Russia, many of which are in Siberia. The order is part of the UEFA’s Hattrick project which aims ... [full story]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gene doping has the potential to spawn athletes capable of out-running, out-jumping and out-cycling the strongest of champions. But research under way at the University of Florida could help level the playing field by detecting the first cases of gene doping in ... [full story]

The Active Network Acquires LaxPower.com, Number One Online Destination for High School and College Lacrosse LaxPower.com Provides Active with Access to Gold Standard in Rankings and Results for Lacrosse and BeyondSAN DIEGO, CA – August 6, 2007 – The Active Network, Inc. (Active), a leading ... [full story]

Just in time for the English Premiership season opener and the Rugby World Cup 2007, Setanta Sports the leading sports broadcasting network dedicated to international soccer and rugby, and EchoStar Communications Corporation's DISH Network(TM) (Nasdaq: DISH) today announced the launch of Setanta on DISH Network to ... [full story]

BETHESDA, MD. – Compete-at.com, the leading innovator of sport event management software, today announced the acquisition of the Regatta Manager Platform and the Marine Suite Family of Products from 1BigThink, a software-consulting firm and provider of marine industry software. Compete-at.comwill acquire the Regatta Manager and ... [full story]

The Vision Care Institute(TM), LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced it will offer its new AchieveVision(TM) Program to Olympic athletes and hopefuls. The program will assess and help optimize athletes' visual skills in preparation for the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Members of ... [full story]

MELBOURNE, Australia (July 18, 2007) – SureShot GPS, a handheld golf course measuring device with enhanced qualities, has been awarded the GolfTest USA Seal of Excellencel, "indicating that it is a golf product which is of superior performance, quality and value." In independent testing, fifteen ... [full story]