CANADIANS IN A MOOD FOR SOMETHING BRASH.(MAIN)

Byline: HOWARD SCHNEIDER Washington Post

TORONTO -- Polite? Quiescent? Canadians have created a national pastime of second-guessing the state of the national backbone. Even in today's relatively envious state of well-being, books are published full of quotes such as this from a member of Parliament:

``Canadians will complain for a while, then they'll roll over.''

Or this, from the late novelist Robertson Davies: ``The Canadian is mildewed with caution.''

But things may be changing. Perhaps it is due to Americanization. Perhaps, as some social scientists have suggested, it is because of Canada's evolution into a ``self-actualizing,'' …

Applications note.(Product News)

A new applications note is available from Integra Biosciences describing a protocol developed in conjunction with GSI Creos, using CELLine classic bio-reactor from continuous recombination production in Baculovirus-infected SF9 cells. This protocol uses a novel disposable flask bio-reactor, that cultivates high densities of eukaryotic cells, minimises handling time and produces significant cost savings, …

Summary: Justices on Right to Own Guns

MAJORITY AGREEMENT: A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared ready Tuesday to say that Americans have a "right to keep and bear arms" that goes beyond the Second Amendment's reference to service in a militia.

NO CONSENSUS: But they appeared less ready to agree on the case they were arguing _ whether …

Probe focuses on CIA testimony

WASHINGTON CIA officials who testified to Congress about aNovember, 1985, arms shipment to Iran are the focus of a full-scalecriminal investigation.

Iran-contra prosecutors are trying to determine whether theagency officials knowingly participated in an elaborate White Houseeffort to conceal details about the CIA's role in the shipment and topaper over misstatements by President Ronald Reagan after disclosureof the Iran-contra scandal in 1986, according to sources.

This adds a new element to the final phase of the 5 1/2-yearinvestigation of the scandal. The prosecutors have beenconcentrating on CIA complicity in the cover-up of the Reaganadministration's secret …

Dow AgroSciences, Iowa State University Enter into Research Agreement Using EXZACTTM Precision Technology in Algae.

Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), and Iowa State University have entered into a research agreement to study how EXZACT™ Precision Technology can help improve the development of renewable bioproducts in microalgae (see also Dow AgroSciences LLC).

Dow AgroSciences' EXZACT™ Precision Technology provides a versatile and comprehensive toolkit for targeted genome modification. Its demonstrated ability to specifically and efficiently add, edit, or delete genes at targeted locations in plant genomes has made it the leading tool for precise engineering of multi-gene stacks, editing native gene sequences and …

Capital Bank to open office in Saratoga Springs.(Business)

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Colonie-based Capital Bank & Trust Co. is partnering with a mortgage banker, a law firm and a financial outsourcing company to open its first office in Saratoga Springs.

The 63 Putnam St. location will be a representative office for Capital Bank, rather than a …

Twenty products for managing health records win certification.(TECHNOLOGY)(Health and Human Services Department)(Brief article)

WASHINGTON -- The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) last month announced that 20 electronic health records products have been certified by an independent agency.

The 20 products, which were certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), are expected to help speed up the adoption of electronic health records and electronic prescribing.

"This seal of certification removes a significant barrier to widespread adoption of electronic health records," HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt says. "It gives health care providers peace of …