Beckman Coulter FormaPure system
25 May, 2011The FormaPure system can be used to extract both total nucleic acid and total RNA and offers good yield and purity in an automation-friendly process. The technology can purify nucleic acids from a wide variety of tissue types for utilisation in techniques such as SNP genotyping, gene expression and sequencing.
Integrated DNA Technologies PrimeTime Pre-designed qPCR Assays
18 April, 2011PrimeTime Pre-designed qPCR Assays work for human, mouse and rat transcriptomes. Users can search and select from the online database that contains thousands of assays. All assays are designed to span exons, protect against non-specific amplifications, avoid known SNPs and minimise the impact of secondary structure. Consisting of two primers and a hydrolysis probe, all three components are shipped in a single tube and are claimed to provide \>90% efficiency.
Enzo Life Sciences CGH labelling kit for oligo arrays
07 April, 2011 byThe 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.
Caliper Life Sciences LabChip XT automated nucleic acid fractionation
10 March, 2011 byCurrent next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows have numerous manual processes that bottleneck throughput and contribute to process inefficiency. One of the most time-consuming tasks is gel-based size selection during the library-generation process. In addition to being labour intensive and not scalable, manual methods introduce run-to-run and operator-to-operator variability. Furthermore, the imprecision of this manual excision results in the size selection precision (width of the selected band) being typically no better than ±10% of the median fragment size (eg, 400 bp ± 40 bp).
IDT mutagenesis application guide
02 February, 2011Integrated 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.
Genetics and archaeology combine to identify Europe’s earliest farmers
15 November, 2010A team of international researchers led by ancient DNA experts from the University of Adelaide has resolved the longstanding issue of the origins of the people who introduced farming to Europe some 8000 years ago.
FlashGel System for DNA Recovery
10 October, 2010 by By Mary Riley and Hugh White, Lonza Rockland, Inc.Direct DNA recovery using the FlashGel Recovery System eliminates agarose gel preparation, band excision, and purification, and delivers highly efficient recovery, free from inhibitors and UV-induced damage, in a simple 5-10 minute protocol.
UQ innovation licensed to biopharmaceutical company
17 September, 2010A new cancer vaccine concept developed by researchers at The University of Queensland's Diamantina Institute has been licensed to US-based developer of RNAi therapeutics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, through UniQuest - UQ's main research commercialisation company.
Electronic DNA sequencing
06 September, 2010In a first step towards electronic DNA sequencing, researchers have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules using translocation through graphene nanopores.
FlashGel RNA system
21 June, 2010The FlashGel System for RNA is optimised for the unique requirements of RNA and is a claimed fast and sensitive tool for analysis of sample integrity. It is suitable for verification and analysis of total RNA, quick checks of native RNA and checking RNA degradation and mRNA purity.
GeneCopoeia miTarget miRNA target sequence expression clones
21 June, 2010GeneCopoeia offers genome-wide microRNA 3′ UTR target constructs in mammalian expression vector systems with luciferase reporter genes for functional validation experiments.
Nucleofection - combining high transfection performance with superior preservation of functionality
20 June, 2010Nucleofection has become a method of choice whenever transfection of primary cells or difficult-to-transfect cell lines is required.
Applied Biosystems SOLiD Total RNA-Seq Kit
07 June, 2010 byThe SOLiD Total RNA-Seq Kit offers a streamlined solution for the construction of next-generation sequencing libraries for either whole transcriptome or small RNA analysis. The optimised kit enables hypothesis-neutral discovery of coding RNA, non-coding RNA, novel transcripts, alternate splicing, small RNAs and isoforms, while maintaining accurate sequence representation and preserving strand orientation.
Integrated DNA Technologies Zen double-quenched probe
07 June, 2010 byIntegrated DNA Technologies has introduced a double-quenched probe that increases the accuracy and reliability of 5′ nuclease qPCR experiments. While traditional probes have 20-30 bases between the dye and quencher, this probe design positions an internal Zen quencher only 9 bases from the 5′ fluorophore.
Qiagen GeneGlobe web portal
07 June, 2010 byOn the GeneGlobe web portal, users can explore and order gene and pathway specific products for a range of applications. For miRNA research, the miScript target protector is available for researchers doing functional analysis of miRNAs.
