Abstract: A method of making and loading a chromatography column includes selecting a column tube having an appropriate elasticity, and inner diameter and length, selecting appropriately sized flow distributors, a second flow distributor having a diameter that is larger than the inner diameter of the tube, permanently securing a first flow distributor to a first end of the tube, loading packing medium into the tube, inserting the second flow distributor into a second end of the tube to drive the second flow distributor into the tube to form a sealed chamber within the tube, adjusting the longitudinal position of the second flow distributor within the tube by applying a force to the second flow distributor until it reaches a desired location within the tube, and/or forcing liquid into the chamber to move the second flow distributor and permanently securing the properly positioned second flow distributor within the tube.

Abstract: Disclosed are (1) methods for identifying natural and synthetic sequences having binding specificity for glycan-binding proteins, including proteins that act as effectors of biological activity, (2) compositions and methods of producing protein-specific glycosaminoglycan sequence and ligand antagonists capable of modulating the effector function of these ligands, and therapeutic compositions comprising these antagonists; and 3) compositions and methods for producing protein-specific glycosaminoglycan sequence analogs useful as agonists, and therapeutic compositions comprising these agonists.

Abstract: The subject invention is directed to a novel Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki .delta.-endotoxin prepared by use of a novel hybrid gene. This gene is cloned into a novel plasmid which is transformed into a prokaryotic host. The .delta.-endotoxin of the subject invention is active against Lepidoptera larvae.