RNAi libraries
10 August, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/
Sigma-Aldrich has introduced the Mission RNAi product line, including the first available formats for the RNAi Consortium (TRC) shRNA libraries.
Protein array
18 July, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.biacore.com/
The HTS BioSystems FlexChip System provides an open, array-based platform for kinetic screening within academia and upstream exploratory research. The system will appeal to users who require the ability to simultaneously study the interactions of hundreds of proteins and peptides against a single sample. The FlexChip System utilises surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for label-free, real-time interaction analysis.
New gene discovered
28 June, 2005
A new gene suspected to contribute to autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and lupus – a condition in which the body’s own immune system attacks organs such as the kidneys and skin – has been discovered by immunologists at the Australian National University.
Tissue culture dishes
20 June, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.invitroglobal.com/
Nunc has introduced non-treated tissue culture multidishes and EasYFlasks, for research on living cells where attachment is not needed.
Structure of key protein complex uncovered
03 June, 2005
Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) in the USA have uncovered the structure of a network of proteins that help regulate the life cycle of cells. Understanding the network’s physical layout is an important step toward learning its function, and in finding ways to correct flaws in the system that could lead to cancer.
Cornering cholera
22 May, 2005
A new treatment for the age-old scourge of cholera and perhaps a whole new type of antibiotic medicine may emerge from chemicals discovered in an Australian seaweed, new research results suggest.
Nucleic acid purification
13 May, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.invitrogen.com/
Invitrogen supplies a full range of products for nucleic acid purification - including DNA, RNA and fragment purification and purification/clean-up - for basic research clinical diagnostic, forensic or other needs.
Gene analysis
13 May, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.eppendorf.com.au/
The DualChip Microarray System is for differential gene expression analysis. Simple because it is economical, robust and safe, both in terms of handling and analysis.
Bacterial genomes found lurking
30 April, 2005
When scientists finished sequencing the genomes of seven species of fruit fly last year, little did they know that they had also sequenced the genes of several bacteria that dwell undetected inside fruit fly embryos.
Metabolic mouse cage
21 April, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.biolabgroup.com/
The Nalgene mouse metabolic cage is claimed to be the first metabolic cage specifically designed to collect urine and faeces from a single mouse.
Protein expression
16 March, 2005 | Supplied by: Millennium Science Pty Ltd
The QPix2xt automates to front-end multi-stage process of generating expression clones in bacterial and other systems.
Automated genomic DNA isolation
16 March, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.qiagen.com/
BioSprint 15 and BioSprint 96 workstations and kits provide rapid and cost-efficient automated sample preparation - whatever the throughput needs. BioSprint 15 can process 1 to 15 samples or up to 96 samples can be processed with the BioSprint 96.
PCR products
16 March, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.mirellaresearch.com/
Mirella Research offers a comprehensive range of PCR products that are certified RNase/DNase-free, Human DNA/PCR inhibitors-free and non-pyrogenic.
Metabolomics - an important emerging science
08 March, 2005 by Dr John Ryals*
As with any emerging science there is some controversy regarding nomenclature, but the newly formed Metabolomics Society seems to be adhering to a convention consistent with the other '-omic' sciences
Large DNA microarray dataset publicly available
18 February, 2005
As the next phase of DTI’s Measurements for Biotechnology (MfB) program to 2007 gets underway, a large DNA microarray dataset generated by an LGC-led consortium during the first phase is now freely available online at ArrayExpress, a public repository managed by the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI).
