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Abstracts of the Twenty-sixth Annual Midwinter Research Meeting

S OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MIDWINTER RESEARCH MEETING

Successful Completion of an Ambitious Project – A Midwinter Night’s Dream

September 3, the test camera at the Cassegrain focus was opened for 30 seconds, and the fourth VLT U n i t Telescope, Yepun, saw First Light. A historic event in the life of ESO; this first light marks the successful conclusion of the important period which started with the approval of the VLT project by the ESO Council in December 1987. Exceptionally for such a complex and expensive project, t...

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In this report we will discuss implications for researchers of variability in estrogenic activity in animal feed and provide examples of a number of end points that are sensitive to estrogenic components in rodent diets. Importantly, we will report how research is impacted by variability in estrogenic components in soy-based and casein-based diets. We also describe control procedures to address...

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