Abstract: A machine vision vehicle service system including a console unit, optical sensors, and optional optical targets for disposition within fields of view of the optical sensors. The console unit contains a central processing unit configured with multiple processing cores and which is configured with image processing and vehicle service software applications adapted for execution on the multi-core processor. The console further incorporates various operator interfaces, including a keyboard, a mouse, a printer, and a display device. The optical sensors are coupled to the computer, and are aligned with fields of view which may encompass the wheels or components of a vehicle undergoing an alignment inspection.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are transgenic plants and seed having an exogenous DNA which expresses a GB1 protein that imparts increased glycine-betaine content in plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to transgenic plants. More specifically, it relates to methods and compositions for the introduction of DNA using circular molecules that are not able to replicate outside a host cell. The circular molecules contain site-specific recombination sequences and allow transformation of host cells with DNA comprising only selected sequences of interest.