Roche improves portfolio for early hepatitis C diagnosis and targeted treatment
07 March, 2012Roche now offers an updated portfolio for the early detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and personalised disease management. Its improved diagnostics and patient monitoring tools allow for HCV testing with high performance in early infection and ease of use, allowing clinicians to work efficiently and to suit individual patient treatment.
Roche MagNA Pure LC 2.0 system for monitoring DNA in therapeutic proteins and monoclonal antibody drugs
07 March, 2012 | Supplied by: Roche Diagnostic SystemsTo ensure product safety, clearance of host-cell DNA is essential when manufacturing therapeutic proteins and monoclonal antibody (mAB) drugs. Using the MagNA Pure LC 2.0 System from Roche, scientists have developed and validated an automated process for monitoring clearance of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell DNA during the capture and polishing steps, when processing therapeutic proteins and mAB drugs.
Ancient penguin DNA is key to conservation
24 February, 2012Conservation of the King Penguin is proving successful following research showing that the species has recovered past genetic diversity in just 80 years, despite a prior threat of extinction.
UWA launches powerful DNA sequencer
23 February, 2012Researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) have launched the Hi-Seq Illumina Deep Sequencer, the most powerful platform worldwide for next-generation sequencing. In a single day of use, at the cost of a few thousand dollars, this technology will allow researchers to obtain the sequence equivalent of the entire human genome project.
Neurons change shape after gene therapy
21 February, 2012Gene therapy not only helps injured brain cells to live longer and regenerate, but also changes the shape of the cells, according to researchers at the University of Western Australia.
Innova Biosciences Lightning-Link Rapid Dylight kits
17 February, 2012 | Supplied by: United Bioresearch Products Pty LtdLightning-Link Rapid kits from Innova Biosciences allow antibody labelling reactions to be set up in seconds and used within less than 20 minutes. The range now incorporates the Thermo Fisher DyLight series of dyes.
Unscrambling the Devil tumour through genome mapping
17 February, 2012Researchers have mapped the genome of the Tasmanian Devil for the first time, in a crucial step towards understanding the transmissible facial tumours decimating Devil populations and related human cancers.
OGT Genefficiency Rare Disease Sequencing Service
17 February, 2012 | Supplied by: http://www.ogt.co.uk/Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) has extended its Genefficiency Sequencing Service to provide a dedicated service for investigating rare diseases. The optimised version of the service will help investigators and clinicians identify causative mutations quickly, easily and without the need for in-house technical or bioinformatics expertise.
Schuett ColonyQuant Automated Colony Counter system
15 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Crea Laboratory Technologies Pty LtdThe Schuett ColonyQuant Automated Colony Counter system enables image acquisition and simultaneous evaluation within seconds.
Clinical technique detects flu virus in 40 minutes
14 February, 2012A diagnosis technique developed by researchers at the Riken Omics Science Center (OSC) has succeeded in detecting influenza virus infection in only 40 minutes and with 100 times the sensitivity of conventional methods.
Completion of saltwater crocodile genome sequence will help commercial breeders
13 February, 2012The genome sequence of the crocodile has been completed by an international collaboration of scientists, including researchers from the University of Sydney.
Mocon Greenlight 930 for measuring bacterial aerobic plate count
10 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Inspection Systems Pty LtdMocon has followed up its Greenlight 910 with the Greenlight 930. The product features advanced measurement technology with a high-throughput carousel which delivers results up to 10 times faster than agar plates and films - from 1-12 h including incubation time.
Chemists develop more efficient protein labelling
09 February, 2012North Carolina State University researchers have created specially engineered mammalian cells to provide a new ‘chemical handle’ which will enable researchers to label proteins of interest more efficiently, without disrupting the normal function of the proteins themselves or the cells in which they are found.
CHROMagar Listeria Method
09 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Dutec Diagnostics Pty LtdCHROMagar has developed a rapid method for the detection of L. monocytogenes in food stuff.
Enzo Life Sciences MultiBead MultiPlex Assays
09 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Sapphire BioscienceEnzo Life Sciences’ (ELS) platform of MultiBead Multiplex immunoassay kits for flow cytometry provides an extensive range of human cytokines, eicosanoids, heat-shock proteins and client proteins.
