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Top geneticist wins Japan Prize Professor of Medical Genetics Victor A. McKusick, from the School of Medicine, will receive the coveted Japan Prize in medical genetics and genomics in an April 23 ceremony. In addition to the presentation, the Prize includes 50 million yen ($470,000)....
E. Yip
posted 2/01/08 @ 12:43 PM EST
"The new gloves that Hopkins will use are composed of the synthetic materials neoprene and polyisoprene. Nonsterile gloves made from these substances cost about the same as nonsterile latex gloves, while sterile neoprene and polyisoprene cost 30 to 50 percent more than the latex ones"
Please note that the information about non-sterile gloves is incorrect. First of all, there are no non-sterile gloves made of polyisoprene in the marketplace, as this material is much much too expensive for this purpose. Secondly, the price of neoprene non-sterile gloves is definitely more costly than non-sterile latex gloves - about 50% more.