Shimadzu Perfinity iDP automated HPLC trypsin digestion platform
01 October, 2012 | Supplied by: http://www.shimadzu.com.au/news/news_info.cfm?newspgsID=4&press_id=268&press_group=Liquid%20Chromatograph&date_story=2012The Perfinity Integrated Digestion Platform (iDP) is based on the Perfinity Workstation. It automates key proteomics workflow steps to significantly reduce sample preparation times and enhance reproducibility.
Paper-based tool can screen for counterfeit drugs
21 September, 2012A chemistry research team has developed an inexpensive paper-based tool that can screen for counterfeit pain relievers. The paper analytical device (PAD) is the size of a business card and offers results in less than five minutes. It is technology that could ferret out other fake drugs that promise cures for everything from malaria to the flu. Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a serious problem in developing countries.
Studying super-cold proteins
18 September, 2012Lithium chloride enables neutron studies of protein/solvent interactions at super-cold temperatures.
Burnet discovery paves the way for more effective vaccines
18 September, 2012Scientists have discovered an important mechanism in which a synthetic DNA targets the immune system that could significantly improve the effectiveness of future vaccines.
Forensic DNA evidence clears man after 24 years
14 September, 2012After 24 years in gaol, DNA evidence has been used to prove a Texan man innocent of a 1988 assault of a 14-year-old girl.
Biotage Initiator+ Alstra automated microwave peptide synthesiser
07 September, 2012 | Supplied by: John Morris Scientific Pty LtdBiotage has introduced an innovative synthesis platform for peptide researchers. The Biotage Initiator+ Alstra is a fully automated, single-channel, programmable microwave peptide synthesiser.
Genetic discovery will help provide advanced warning for stroke
03 September, 2012In what is akin to finding a needle in a haystack, a genetic discovery has helped medical researchers in Newcastle take a further stride towards predetermining the risk factors for stroke.
Biotage Evolute Express 96-well plates for SPE
31 August, 2012 | Supplied by: John Morris Scientific Pty LtdBiotage has introduced Evolute Express, a family of 96-well plates that simplify polymer-based SPE by employing a streamlined three-step protocol: load-wash-elute.
Roche CE certified MagNA Pure 96 System for automated sample preparation
24 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Roche Diagnostic SystemsRoche has announced the launch of its CE certified IVD version of the MagNA Pure 96 System for automated sample preparation. The product is robust and fast, providing a maximum of lot-to-lot consistency and high quality.
Automated colony counter increases throughput of vaccine testing
24 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Don Whitley Scientific AustraliaSynbiosis 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.
Molecular code cracked: potential for future treatments of genetic disease
20 August, 2012Scientists have cracked a code underlying recognition of RNA molecules by a superfamily of RNA-binding proteins called pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins. This may open the way to destroying or correcting defective gene products, such as those that cause genetic disorders in humans.
New York Genome Center purchases four Ion Proton Sequencers for cancer research
16 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Life TechnologiesLife Technologies Corporation has announced that the New York Genome Center (NYGC) has purchased four Ion Proton Sequencers for its new Innovation Center. The sequencers will be used to accelerate research on the genetic mechanisms of cancer.
Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel monitors public health during Olympic Games
13 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Luminex CorporationLuminex Corporation has announced that Public Health Wales has used Luminex’s CE marked xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) for outbreak investigation activities during Olympic and Paralympic training and events taking place in Wales. Results of a substantial diagnostic validation of the GPP test conducted by The Public Health Wales Microbiology laboratory team at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, are anticipated to be published in a peer reviewed journal.
Abraxis LAT kit for non-O157 shiga toxin producing E. coli
01 August, 2012 | Supplied by: United Bioresearch Products Pty LtdAbraxis has announced the availability of its Latex Agglutination Test (LAT) kits for the ‘big six’ non-O157 shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC). The kits are intended for identification of presumptive positive non-O157 STEC colonies.
Agrisera Protein Extraction Buffer with Precellys homogeniser for plant and algal protein isolation
27 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Sapphire BioscienceProtein Extraction Buffer (PEB) from Agrisera is designed for the solubilisation of total protein from plant tissue and algal cells. The use of the anionic detergent LDS increases the quantity of solubilised and non-degraded proteins.
