3D printer can build synthetic tissues
23 April, 2013A custom-built programmable 3D printer, created by Oxford University scientists, can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues. The material consists of thousands of connected water droplets, encapsulated within lipid films, which can perform some of the functions of the cells inside our bodies.
Promega GenePrint 10 System for human cell line authentication and sample identification
04 April, 2013Promega has announced the launch of GenePrint 10 System for human cell line authentication and sample identification. The product includes the eight loci recommended by the ANSI Standard Authentication of Human Cell Lines: Standardization of STR Profiling, plus Amelogenin for gender identification and the highly polymorphic D21S11 locus for additional power of discrimination.
Stem cells produce compact, regenerated bone in mandible transplants
18 March, 2013A study in the latest issue of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine shows how stem cells can be used to successfully repair the mandible after a molar extraction and that, years later, the new bone is still functioning properly.
Treating Alzheimer’s with insulating cells
15 March, 2013Insulating cells - the cells that protect our nerves - can be made and added to the central nervous system throughout our lifetime. There is now evidence that these cells may not be the passive bystanders to brain function that we once thought.
Reproduction at zero gravity
14 March, 2013University of Montreal researchers have found that changes in gravity affect the reproductive process in plants. Gravity modulates traffic on the intracellular ‘highways’ that ensure the growth and functionality of the male reproductive organ in plants - the pollen tube.
Hydrogel can heal a broken heart
08 March, 2013 by Lauren DavisBioengineers from the University of California, San Diego have found that an injectable hydrogel can repair the damage caused by heart attacks.
Nikon BioStation CT stem cell culture observation system
22 February, 2013The Nikon BioStation CT is an integrated culture observation system for stem-cell imaging and cultivation.
Bioengineered ears look and act like the real thing
21 February, 2013Physicians at Weill Cornell Medical College and biomedical engineers at Cornell University have succeeded in building a facsimile of a living human ear that looks and acts like a natural ear.
Life Technologies Corporation sequence-based system for HLA typing
21 February, 2013Life Technologies Corporation has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its 3500 Dx Genetic Analyzers and SeCore HLA typing kits.
Zombie cells may outperform live ones
13 February, 2013‘Zombie’ mammalian cells that may function better as catalysts and conductors after they die have been created. A simple technique coats a cell with a silica solution to form a near-perfect replica of its structure. The process may simplify a wide variety of commercial fabrication processes from the nano- to macroscale.
Three blind mice no longer
15 January, 2013 by Lauren DavisHave you ever seen such a thing in your life as three blind mice having cells transplanted into their eyes, reforming and helping them regain their sight? Researchers from the University of Oxford have seen exactly that.
Sorting stem cells
08 January, 2013A team of researchers from Scotland has now demonstrated a way to easily distinguish undifferentiated embryonic stem cells from later-stage stem cells.
Thermo Scientific Cool Cut Clamp
29 November, 2012The Thermo Scientific Cool Cut Clamp is a peltier-cooled specimen clamp which maintains paraffin blocks at suitable temperatures for sectioning for a prolonged period.
Erma PathoCutter range
21 November, 2012The Erma PathoCutter range of microtome blades features the PathoCutter R, the PathoCutter II and the PathoCutter HP.
Automated colony counter increases throughput of vaccine testing
24 August, 2012Synbiosis has announced that its ProtoCOL 3 automated colony counter is being successfully used at one of Europe’s largest children’s health research facilities, the UCL (University College London) Institute of Child Health (ICH), to rapidly assess the effectiveness of novel vaccines.
