Identifying human remains in Libya’s mass graves
05 February, 2013Life Technologies Corporation has announced it will provide a complete laboratory solution to identify an estimated 20,000 human remains found in various mass graves in Libya following the uprising of 2011 and to address missing persons cases from the 42-year regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
Discovery in synthetic biology takes us a step closer to new industrial revolution
04 February, 2013Scientists report that they have developed a method that cuts down the time it takes to make new ‘parts’ for microscopic biological factories from two days to only six hours.
One-step test for mitochondrial diseases
01 February, 2013More powerful gene-sequencing tools have increasingly been uncovering disease secrets in DNA within the cell nucleus. Now a research team is expanding those rapid next-generation sequencing tests to analyse the DNA that is within the genes inside mitochondria.
Data storage moves from disk to DNA
29 January, 2013 by Lauren DavisWith an ever-expanding amount of digital information at our fingertips, solutions are being sought to find a way to store it all. Now, researchers at the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have created a way to store data in a somewhat unlikely place - DNA.
Enzo Life Sciences BioArray RNA labelling kits
22 January, 2013The Enzo Life Sciences BioArray Low Input RNA Amplification and Biotin Labeling System has improved the sensitivity of mRNA hybridising and labelling.
Epigentek MethylFlash Methylated DNA Quantification Kit (Colorimetric)
21 January, 2013The MethylFlash Methylated DNA Quantification Kit (Colorimetric) from Epigentek quantifies global DNA methylation by specifically measuring levels of 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) in an ELISA-like, microplate-based strip-well format.
Jena Bioscience Blood-Animal-Plant DNA Preparation Kit
21 January, 2013The spin-column-based Blood-Animal-Plant DNA Preparation Kit is designed for rapid and high purity isolation of genomic DNA from whole blood, animal cells and plant tissue.
DNA to protect energy stations in Sweden
14 December, 2012DNA-based anticounterfeiting technology company Applied DNA Sciences has announced that its evidentiary smartDNA platform has been adopted by Vattenfall Eldistribution AB to protect copper assets located in energy stations throughout Sweden.
Gene expression and miRNA data analysis
11 December, 2012Automated analytical pipelines that are modular and flexible, combined with the use of standardised file formats, can facilitate miRNA and whole transcriptome data analyses. This white paper discusses methods and bioinformatics tools that can be logically connected to create such automated pipelines from raw sequences to statistical reporting and mapped counts assigned to each gene or miRNA.
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Researcher cuts DNA extraction time from days to hours
11 December, 2012Durham University researcher Alice Rowland has benefited from the use of the PowerPlant Pro DNA Isolation kit in extracting DNA from the cells of arctic birch trees. Her investigations of patches of forest in the arctic conditions of Northern Sweden were hampered by slow DNA extraction, until the selection of the kit cut procedures down dramatically.
RNA detection from ultrasmall sample in only 20 minutes
09 November, 2012A power-free microfluidic chip developed by researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI) enables detection of microRNA from extremely small sample volume in only 20 minutes.
Mystery of dinosaur DNA decay unravelled
15 October, 2012Scientists at Murdoch University have led a study which calculates that all bonds in a DNA strand preserved at the ideal temperature of -5°C would be completely destroyed in bone after approximately 6.8 million years.
Unique mechanism identified in bacteria as potential target for developing new antibiotics
06 October, 2012Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have identified a unique mechanism in bacteria that has the potential to serve as a target for developing new antibiotics for diseases such as AIDS and soft tissue infections including respiratory and urogenital tracts.
Life Technologies GlobalFiler and GlobalFiler Express DNA kits
04 October, 2012Life Technologies has launched GlobalFiler and GlobalFiler Express, two DNA kits that will, according to the company, make it faster and easier for crime labs performing forensic testing to process DNA samples.
Burnet discovery paves the way for more effective vaccines
18 September, 2012Scientists have discovered an important mechanism in which a synthetic DNA targets the immune system that could significantly improve the effectiveness of future vaccines.
