Synbiosis ProtoCOL 2 automated colony counter
12 April, 2011 | Supplied by: Don Whitley Scientific Australia
The Synbiosis ProtoCOL 2 automated colony counter can be used to rapidly and accurately count colonies of yeast, used as a model system for human DNA repair research.
Enzo Life Sciences CGH labelling kit for oligo arrays
07 April, 2011 | Supplied by: United Bioresearch Products Pty Ltd
The Enzo Life Sciences CGH labelling kit for oligo arrays has been optimised to label DNA for dual sample comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) assays on Agilent oligonucleotide arrays.
Coris BioConcept Legionella V-TesT for L. pneumophila antigen
16 March, 2011
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Dutec Diagnostics Pty Ltd
Coris BioConcept has introduced a Legionella V-TesT that detects soluble antigen from L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in urine and combines reasonable sensitivity, high specificity and rapid results. The ready-to-use membrane test is based on colloidal gold particles.
Location, location, location
02 March, 2011 by Sarah C P Williams
Biologists readily accept the general principle that location is intricately tied to function. Quantifying this is hard, however.
Beckman Coulter MoFlo Astrios cell sorter
03 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Beckman Coulter Australia
The MoFlo Astrios next-generation cell sorter leverages the stable fluidic design of the original MoFlo and the electronic processing of the MoFlo XDP, while expanding sorting capabilities with an array of laser options. A range of software components further enhances instrument functionality.
Bio-Rad Trans-Blot Turbo blotting system
03 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
The Trans-Blot Turbo is a rapid transfer system for Western Blotting that delivers efficient transfer of proteins from PAGE gels to blotting membranes. The flexible design, high-transfer efficiency and higher throughput of the system enables researchers to obtain optimal, reproducible results quickly and easily.
Wyatt Technology Möbiuζ mobility instrument
03 February, 2011
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Supplied by:
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty Ltd
Wyatt Technology’s Möbiuζ mobility instrument incorporates several innovations to realise fast and reliable measurements of macromolecular electrophoretic mobilities.
Biochrom Libra S80 UV-vis spectrophotometer
03 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Pacific Laboratory Products
Featuring a double-beam optical design and variable bandwidth (0.5, 1, 2 and 4 nm), Biochrom’s latest ‘top of the range’ UV-vis spectrophotometer is fully EP (European Pharmacopoeia) compliant. It is suitable for both research and method development laboratories. Users have the choice of local control via a colour touch screen or PC operation. A wide range of options including sample accessories, 21 CFR Part 11 compliant PC software and IQ/OQ documentation is available enabling the system to be customised for the user’s application.
Genome research equipment available
02 February, 2011
Possible faster, cheaper and more effective clinical research and diagnosis of a wide range of genetic diseases including neuromuscular disorders and cancers will be available to Western Australians after the commissioning of new state-of-the-art gene sequencing equipment.
IDT mutagenesis application guide
02 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Integrated DNA TechnologiesIntegrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has released a free to download mutagenesis applications guide. Providing an overview of in vitro mutagenesis, along with in-depth protocols and troubleshooting advice, the guide makes it easy to carry out efficient and effective experiments.
Training bacteria
28 December, 2010
A Delft University of Technology researcher, Jean-Paul Meijnen, has ‘trained’ bacteria to convert all the main sugars in vegetable, fruit and garden waste efficiently into high-quality environmentally friendly products such as bioplastics.
Transmembrane protein characterisation
28 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty Ltd
Transmembrane proteins are key determinants of the pharmacokinetics of drugs and their characterisation is of increasing importance for the pharmaceutical industry.
Integrated DNA Technologies custom gene synthesis service
02 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Glycon Pty Ltd
The fields of functional genomics and molecular biology rely on the ability of researchers to customise genes. To save time, money and resources, scientists are continually interested in simplifying the processes of cloning and site directed mutagenesis.
Luminex xTAG CYP2D6 pharmacogenetic kit
01 December, 2010 | Supplied by: BSD Robotics
Luminex has commercially launched its first pharmacogenetic test, the xTAG CYP2D6 kit, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Life Technologies 5500xl SOLiD Sequencer
24 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Applied Biosystems Pty Ltd
The Life Technologies 5500xl SOLiD Sequencer has been designed to deliver fast and accurate genomic data for cancer biology and genetic disease research.
