Capturing circulating cancer cells
06 February, 2014Researchers at the Ian Wark Research Institute, located at the University of South Australia, have developed a new way to catch cancer cells circulating in a patient's blood.
Biomedica NT-proBNP ELISA for determination of heart failure
31 January, 2014 | Supplied by: United Bioresearch Products Pty LtdNT-proBNP brain natriuretic peptide, a member of the cardiac natriuretic hormones (CNHs) family, is secreted by the hemodynamically stressed heart, mainly in response to myocardial stretch induced by volume overload. The NT-proBNP ELISA from Biomedica provides reproducible results with an easy-to-use, convenient 96-well protocol (5 standards, 1 control).
Qiagen submits C. difficile assay to FDA
30 January, 2014Qiagen plans to roll out a portfolio of assays for the QIAsymphony platform to aid in the diagnosis of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The company's first new test, the artus C. difficile QS-RGQ MDx Kit, has been submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Sartorius Microsart AMP Mycoplasma Kit
27 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Sartorius Australia Pty LtdThere are many methods for the identification of a mycoplasma contamination. PCR-based detection kits such as the Microsart AMP Mycoplasma Kit from Sartorius offer users a sensitive and robust detection within only 3 h.
Qiagen and Exosome Diagnostics to develop diagnostics for genetic biomarkers in cancers
21 January, 2014Qiagen and Exosome Diagnostics have expanded their strategic partnership to develop non-invasive, in-vitro molecular diagnostics for detecting and monitoring actionable genetic mutations in lung-cancer patients.
DiaSorin offers free DNA extraction kits during February
16 January, 2014With each DiaSorin Liaison Ixt/Arrow instrument purchased during February 2014, the company is providing over $3000 worth of LIAISON Ixt/Arrow Stool DNA extraction kits free of charge.
The $1000 genome
16 January, 2014Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research has been chosen as one of the first facilities in the world to acquire machines that can sequence a whole human genome at a base cost below US$1000.
Understanding antibiotic-tolerant bacterial cells
14 January, 2014Researchers from the MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection at Imperial College London have made an advance in understanding how a subset of bacterial cells escape being killed by many antibiotics.
Collaboration on the role of microRNAs in neurodegenerative disease
14 January, 2014Dutch biopharma InteRNA Technologies has entered into a collaborative agreement with two partners from the Neuroallianz Consortium - UCB Pharma and the Rheinish Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn - to support the investigation of microRNAs (miRNAs) in neurodegenerative diseases.
Tecan AC Extraction Plate for LC-MS sample preparation
11 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Tecan AustraliaTecan's AC Extraction Plate is an automation-friendly product designed to streamline sample preparation for LC-MS analysis of small molecules. The plate reduces the sample preparation process to a convenient ‘pipette and shake’ routine.
Oldest known human DNA found
06 December, 2013Researchers investigating the Sima de los Huesos ('pit of bones'), an underground cave in the Sierra de Atapuerca in northern Spain, have extracted and analysed mtDNA from the femur of a 400,000-year-old hominin, an ancient human. DNA this old had until recently been retrieved only from the permafrost.
Mice inherit learned behaviour
03 December, 2013US researchers have found that mice biologically inherit information learned by their grandfathers, with their ancestors' experiences passed down through modified DNA.
Excessive alcohol-drinking gene mutation discovered
03 December, 2013 by Tahlia MathiesonA gene that regulates alcohol consumption - and, when faulty, can cause excessive drinking - has been discovered by researchers.
Wine's microorganisms analysed through metagenomics
02 December, 2013The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and UNSW's Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics have entered into a research partnership to analyse the microorganisms in their ferments.
DNA plasmid vectors
29 November, 2013 | Supplied by: BioNovus Life SciencesOxford Genetics provides a catalogue of DNA plasmid vectors for researchers. To simplify genetic engineering, the products are based on the same core plasmid backbone (SnapFast) and contain a comprehensive range of DNA components in different configurations.
