Identifying a mechanism for forming blood stem cells
20 August, 2014Scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Monash University have uncovered a mechanism essential for forming hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) - a special group of cells in the early embryo that ultimately generate all the blood and immune cells in our bodies.
BioStatus DRAQ5 DNA dye for live and fixed cells
19 August, 2014DRAQ5 is a robust, far-red fluorescent dye that rapidly stains dsDNA and nuclei of live and fixed cells. The product is highly photo and chemically stable and easy to use, requiring no lyse, wash or RNase treatment.
Histopathology and Organ Pathology Service
06 August, 2014The Histopathology and Organ Pathology Service (HOPS) provides necropsy and histopathology services to all biomedical researchers across Australia for the evaluation and phenotyping of modified, treated or genetically engineered mice at all developmental stages.
BioStatus DRAQ7 far-red fluorescent DNA dye
22 July, 2014DRAQ7 is a non-toxic, far-red fluorescent DNA dye that only stains the nuclei in dead and permeabilised cells. The dye does not overlap with PE and homologues, making it a suitable replacement for common dyes such as propidium iodide and 7-AAD in cytotoxicity and cell viability assays.
Lonza L7 hiPSC Reprogramming and hPSC Culture System
27 June, 2014Lonza introduces its L7 hiPSC Reprogramming and hPSC Culture System for basic stem-cell research, disease modelling, drug development and regenerative medicine. The offering includes tools to simplify and streamline the stem-cell culturing and reprogramming workflow.
Promega CellTiter-Glo 3D Cell Viability Assay for 3D microtissue culture
17 June, 2014Promega has launched an assay validated for assessing the viability of cells in three-dimensional (3D) microtissue model systems. CellTiter-Glo 3D Cell Viability Assay penetrates large 3D microtissue samples to provide accurate determination of viable cells.
Cosmo Bio Mebiol Gel 3D thermoreversible hydrogel
11 June, 2014A notable feature of Mebiol Gel is its temperature-reversible sol-gel transition. When cooled, the product handles like a liquid, but becomes a rigid hydrogel at higher temperatures. In practice, this means easy cell handling.
Manipulating stem cells to repair brain damage
04 June, 2014A scientist from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is hoping to unlock the potential of stem cells as a way of repairing neural damage to the brain.
Heavy mouse enables hard-hitting research
20 May, 2014Scientists from the University of Cambridge have created the world's first animal enriched with heavy but non-radioactive isotopes. The 'heavy' mouse has enabled the scientists to capture in unprecedented detail the molecular structure of natural tissue by reading the magnetism inherent in the isotopes.
Single-cell analysis inspired by microchips
19 May, 2014US and Korean researchers have developed a device, similar to a random-access memory (RAM) chip, which moves cells rather than electrons. The device could be scaled up to sort and store hundreds of thousands of individual living cells in a matter of minutes.
Building bone marrow-on-a-chip
09 May, 2014Researchers from the Wyss Institute have created a new organ-on-a-chip - a microfluidic device that mimics the physiology of a living organism. The device reproduces the structure, functions and cellular make-up of bone marrow.
Still no calcification in regenerative tissue technology
05 May, 2014Biotechnology company Admedus has revealed that CardioCel, its collagen cardiovascular scaffold used to repair heart defects, has shown no detectable calcification or any other issues in the six years following implantation.
GeneCopoeia stable cell line development services
30 April, 2014GeneCopoeia offers services for establishing stable cell lines for protein overexpression, gene knockdown or genome editing which meet the user's specific research needs.
DiaSorin Liaison Ixt/Arrow CellSep Advanced for automated cell separation
30 April, 2014DiaSorin has launched Liaison Ixt/Arrow CellSep Advanced for the automated isolation of cells directly from whole blood or buffy coat. Based on magnetic bead technology, the product can isolate up to three cell types per sample in just 32 min per cell type.
Stem cells demonstrate rare absorption property
24 April, 2014Scientists at the University of Cambridge have found that stem cells demonstrate a bizarre property, known as auxeticity, never before seen at a cellular level.
