RF360 high-resolution system for ADME assays
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Biocius Life Sciences and Agilent Technologies have released the RF360 high-resolution system for high-throughput screening of in-vitro ADME assays.
Millipore FlowCellect kits
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Merck Pty Limited
The FlowCellect kits are suitable for the analysis of cell health using flow cytometry. The kits permit researchers to evaluate mitochondrial health in drug compound screening, apoptosis-related research and understanding the mechanism of diseases.
Bio-Rad TC10 automated cell counter
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
The TC10 automated cell counter accurately and reproducibly provides total mammalian cell counts in 30 s or less - eliminating the need for manually counting cells under the microscope using a haemocytometer.
Qiagen GeneGlobe web portal
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty Ltd
On the GeneGlobe web portal, users can explore and order gene and pathway specific products for a range of applications. For miRNA research, the miScript target protector is available for researchers doing functional analysis of miRNAs.
Trek Sensititre MTB MIC Plate (Part MYCOTBI)
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Dutec Diagnostics Pty Ltd
The Trek Sensititre MTB MIC Plate (Part MYCOTBI) is a dry MIC plate for M. tuberculosis isolates.
Applied Biosystems SOLiD Total RNA-Seq Kit
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Applied Biosystems Pty Ltd
The SOLiD Total RNA-Seq Kit offers a streamlined solution for the construction of next-generation sequencing libraries for either whole transcriptome or small RNA analysis. The optimised kit enables hypothesis-neutral discovery of coding RNA, non-coding RNA, novel transcripts, alternate splicing, small RNAs and isoforms, while maintaining accurate sequence representation and preserving strand orientation.
DuPont Qualicon BAX System Listeria assays
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Oxoid Australia Pty Ltd
Food microbiologists can obtain next-day Listeria results with the DuPont Qualicon BAX System Listeria monocytogenes 24E and BAX System Genus Listeria 24E assays. The speed of these assays enables users to obtain a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer before products are released from the factory.
Integrated DNA Technologies Zen double-quenched probe
07 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Glycon Pty Ltd
Integrated DNA Technologies has introduced a double-quenched probe that increases the accuracy and reliability of 5′ nuclease qPCR experiments. While traditional probes have 20-30 bases between the dye and quencher, this probe design positions an internal Zen quencher only 9 bases from the 5′ fluorophore.
BD LSR Fortessa system
03 June, 2010 | Supplied by: BD
Building on the LSR cell analyser platform, the off-the-shelf LSR Fortessa system uses up to four lasers - blue, red, violet and UV - that enable the detection of up to 18 colours simultaneously.
BD Influx cell sorting system
03 June, 2010 | Supplied by: BD
The Influx cell sorting system enables researchers to configure up to seven lasers to support two-, four- and six-way sorting, giving users flexibility to meet specific application or environmental requirements.
Qiagen Investigator PCR assays for human identification
03 June, 2010 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty Ltd
The Investigator PCR assays for human identification have been released.
Oxoid Australia Xpect Legionella immunochromatographic test
03 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Oxoid Australia Pty Ltd
Xpect Legionella is a rapid immunochromatographic test for the direct detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroups one and six antigen in human urine samples.
TTP LabTech Mirrorball laser-scanning microplate cytometer
03 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Millennium Science Pty Ltd
TTP LabTech has announced the Mirrorball, a high-sensitivity, laser-scanning microplate cytometer for antibody discovery. Developed by an in-house team, the cytometer is set to fill a role in the antibody discovery process by rapidly and reliably performing mix-and-read, cell- or bead-based assays. In essence, this instrument offers a simple and easy solution to automated hybridoma screening and will not require the reworking of existing protocols.
Genome bar-coding system reveals large-scale variation in human DNA
02 June, 2010
"Our newer genome analysis systems, if commercialised, promise genome analysis in one hour, at under $1000," Schwartz says. "And we require that high speed and low cost to power the new field of personal genomics."
Computational feat speeds finding of genes to milliseconds instead of years
08 May, 2010
Like a magician who says, “Pick a card, any card”, Stanford University computer scientist Debashis Sahoo, PhD, seemed to be offering some kind of trick when he asked researchers at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine to pick any two genes already known to be involved in stem cell development.
