Cell transfection
05 June, 2009 byThe Invitrogen Neon Transfection Device is a benchtop tool that enables researchers to better understand the functions of cells, genes and proteins. This device simplifies the delivery of DNA, RNA and proteins into a wide range of mammalian cell types, especially difficult-to-transfect cells, such as many types of primary and stem cells.
miRNA array
07 May, 2009The GeneChip miRNA array from Affymetrix is a powerful tool for studying the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) and their importance in cancer and other diseases and the discovery of biomarkers and disease signatures.
RNA isolation kit
08 April, 2009 byThe PureLink RNA Mini Kit provides a simple, reliable and rapid method for isolating high-quality total RNA from a wide variety of samples, including animal and plant cells and tissue, blood, bacteria, yeast and liquid samples.
DNA/RNA purification system
07 April, 2009 byPhenomenex’s Clarity QSP system for synthetic RNA and DNA purification uses trityl-on purification to deliver concentrated, full-length oligonucleotide sequences.
Plasmid purification kit
07 April, 2009The GenElute HP 96-well plasmid miniprep kit for DNA purification is suitable for a variety of pharmaceutical and biotechnology research applications, providing rapid purification of plasmid DNA that can generate transfection-grade plasmid with high viral titers.
Standardised epigenetic kits
07 April, 2009 byQiagen has launched five additions to its EpiTect product line to help address the growing demand for standardised products for complete workflows in epigenetics.
Plasmid purification kit
07 April, 2009 byThe GenElute HP 96-well plasmid miniprep kit for DNA purification is suitable for a variety of pharmaceutical and biotechnology research applications, providing rapid purification of plasmid DNA that can generate transfection-grade plasmid with high viral titers.
Cell particle processor
06 April, 2009 byThe Thermo Scientific Kingfisher Flex is a compact magnetic bead particle processing system for purification of DNA, RNA, proteins or cells. It can process 96 samples simultaneously and has a processing volume of 20 to 5000 µL.
DNA transfer system
06 April, 2009 byThe iBlot Transfer Device can be used for transferring DNA samples from agarose or polyacrylamide gels to nylon membranes in 7 minutes. It can be used to transfer protein from SDS-PAGE gels into nitrocellulose and PVDF membranes in 6 to 8 minutes, as compared with 90 minutes or more in conventional wet or semi-dry blotting.
DNA testing for pet dogs
25 March, 2009DNA testing to establish the breed of pet dogs is now commercially available in Australia.
Nucleic acid extractor
01 January, 2009The Spri-te nucleic acid extractor for the automated purification of DNA and RNA prepares between one and 10 samples in about 30 minutes and requires minimal user training.
Whole transcriptome amplification
01 January, 2009Sigma-Aldrich has launched the TransPlex Whole Transcriptome Amplification (WTA2) technology. TransPlex technology is said to be a fast, sensitive and robust method for amplifying total RNA from a variety of sample tissue sources such as animals, plants and microorganisms.
Genomic DNA: extraction from whole blood
10 November, 2008 by Beckman Coulter AustraliaTo find out how a DNA purification system isolates and purifies genomic DNA (gDNA) from whole blood, serum and FTA cards, download this tech paper.
cDNA synthesis kit
01 July, 2008The SuperScript Vilo cDNA synthesis kit provides reliable and sensitive first strand cDNA synthesis. The kit uses RNAse H reduced SuperScript III Reverse Transcriptase, generating greatly increased yields of cDNA and improving qPCR sensitivity.
MCE-202 microchip electrophoresis system
08 April, 2008The MCE-202 MultiNA quickly and easily performs DNA and RNA nucleic acid size confirmation and quantitation. It uses microchip technology to conduct fully automated high-speed electrophoresis separation, with fluorescence detection for high-sensitivity analysis.
