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.
UCF researchers reducing the drug development process
25 November, 2013Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have led a breakthrough in reducing the drug development process, which currently takes at least a decade and more than US$1 billion to complete.
How early embryos change shape
25 November, 2013Researchers at EMBL Australia, based at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University, have found a new mechanism controlling the process of how embryos change shape.
Affymetrix USB Prep2Seq DNA Library Prep Kit
22 November, 2013 | Supplied by: In Vitro Technologies Pty LtdFor those facilities performing next-generation sequencing (NGS), Affymetrix USB has developed an NGS library prep kit which is said to save time compared to currently available kits. The Prep2Seq DNA Library Prep Kit comes with all reagents necessary for end repair, A-tailing and ligation.
Ancient viruses in modern humans
21 November, 2013 by Lauren DavisResearchers at Oxford and Plymouth Universities have discovered ancient viruses from Neanderthals in the DNA of modern humans. Their research was supported by the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council (MRC) and published in the journal Current Biology.
