Merck Millipore guava easyCyte benchtop flow cytometers
24 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Merck Pty LtdGuava easyCyte flow cytometers are amenable to on-demand use in the laboratory environment and help scientists achieve insightful cellular analysis. The flow cytometry systems are easy to use and deliver complete and comprehensive cell analysis right on the benchtop.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Ion PGM Dx System for next-generation sequencing
20 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThermo Fisher Scientific has announced the Ion PGM Dx System, developed using Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. The product enables clinical laboratories to more easily develop and implement next-generation sequencing diagnostic assays.
Malaria is shaping the human genome
20 October, 2014Researchers from the Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network have found that malaria has been a major force of evolutionary selection on the human genome. Small genetic changes have resulted in improved survival against malaria, and children carrying these genes have a better chance of passing them on.
Enzo Life Sciences SuperFasLigand for enhanced immune activation
17 October, 2014 | Supplied by: United Bioresearch Products Pty LtdSuperFasLigand is soluble, human and recombinant. It is said to provide enhanced immune activation compared to other recombinant ligands. The product features an N-terminus linker shown to improve stability and mimics glycosylation of native human FasL.
Delivering DNA into B cells
15 October, 2014Singaporean scientists have developed a strategy to deliver foreign DNA into B cells - a group of infection-fighting white blood cells in the immune system that have proven extremely difficult to transfect without the use of dangerous viruses.
DiLYX OptiSol protein solubility screening kits
13 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Sapphire BioscienceOptiSol protein solubility kits from DiLYX are plate-based arrays designed for screening protein stability and buffer optimisation. The kits can be used with proteins from 5 to 300 kDa, identifying formulations which prevent aggregation or are able to de-aggregate specific proteins.
Phenomenex Novum SLE sorbent
07 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Phenomenex AustraliaPhenomenex has introduced Novum Simplified Liquid Extraction (SLE), a novel, synthetic alternative to traditional diatomaceous earth SLE (also known as supported liquid extraction) products and a simplified approach to traditional liquid-liquid extraction (LLE).
GDMS Micro Plate Read microplate analyser
01 October, 2014 | Supplied by: IntermedThe Micro Plate Read is a user-friendly microplate analyser which is designed to measure and interpret in-vitro enzyme immunoassay results. The device can read an entire plate within seconds.
African skeleton throws light on our origins
01 October, 2014The DNA of an African skeleton, belonging to a man who lived over 2000 years ago in the southernmost tip of Africa, has thrown light on humanity's earliest common genetic ancestry.
Sigma Life Science OligoEvaluator v2.0 oligonucleotide sequence calculator
26 September, 2014 | Supplied by: MerckSigma Life Science offers an enhanced version of its online oligonucleotide sequence calculator. OligoEvaluator has the functionality to help users make critical experimental decisions - 10 sequences at a time.
Tecan Freedom EVO NGS workstation
26 September, 2014 | Supplied by: Tecan AustraliaTecan has launched the Freedom EVO NGS workstation to simplify next-generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation and PCR set-up. Offering user-friendly, walkaway automation of library preparation at the touch of a button, it eliminates the need for extensive manual processing.
Sigma Life Science gene synthesis service
25 September, 2014 | Supplied by: MerckGene synthesis is an efficient alternative to molecular cloning for custom gene production, eliminating the struggle of cloning and building genes to the user's specifications.
Rapid malaria detection with just a drop of blood
09 September, 2014
Singaporean scientists have invented a technique to detect malaria within minutes from a single drop of blood. The method was developed by the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Life Technologies Ion AmpliSeq Transcriptome Solution
09 September, 2014 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificTranslational researchers who previously could not obtain global gene expression profiles from biobank samples due to limited amounts of tissue now have access to a wealth of valuable RNA data with the launch of the Ion AmpliSeq Transcriptome Solution for the Ion Proton System.
Cayman Chemical PURO-Fluor Protein Synthesis Labeling Kit
05 September, 2014 | Supplied by: Sapphire BioscienceThe PURO-Fluor Protein Synthesis Labeling Kit from Cayman Chemical is a convenient, non-radioactive method for measuring protein synthesis by flow cytometry or fluorescence microscopy. The kit employs the cell-permeable, alkyne-containing puromycin analog O-Proargyl-puromycin (OPP).
