A mouse monoclonal antibody WF6 was raised against a shark cartilage aggrecan preparation [ 8], and a quantitative ELISA for the epitope recognized by monoclonal antibody WF6 was modified from a previous study [ 9].
One big problem, researchers say, is that Shark Week's emphasis on shark attacks raises a thorny question for conservation: Can people become enthusiastic about protecting something they're afraid of?
"Conoco taking no premium for this deal is like throwing blood in the water: it will raise the sharks," said Frederick P. Leuffer, a senior oil analyst with Bear , Stearns
Whilst our data show a significant correlation in the expression of SaCD79α and Ig heavy chains in shark, to definitely confirm whether, and at what developmental stage, these proteins complex on the shark B cell surface to form a functional BCR, we plan to raise antibodies against shark CD79α.
That raises a very obvious question: why is it so hard to make a second great film about sharks?
He and his eleven-year-old Sawyer Chandler, who launched a website and petition to raise awareness about shark finning, will join advocates in Austin next week to lobby in support of H.B.852/S.B 572, a bill prohibiting the sale, trade, purchase and transportation of shark fins in Texas.
It's all to raise money for shark conservation.
The eventual buyer will get this "map" but not the key to decrypt it, while the money raised will go to a shark research and conservation project devised by TBA21 Academy in collaboration with La Fundación Amigos de la Isla del Coco (Friends of Isla del Coco) and Misión Tiburón (Shark Mission).
Shark-fin soup has gotten a bad rap since conservation groups began raising awareness of shark finning, a practice in which fishermen slice the fins off the animals, sometimes while they are still alive, and discard the bodies overboard.
The raised rear might as well have been a shark's fin.
