News and applications for life science research professionals
Automated Compound Storage
October 5, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsSmaRTStore is a small, automated compound storage unit that provides storage for vials, plates and tubes at temperatures from ambient to 㪬 C. With a footprint of 2,000 mm W × 1,500 mm D × 2,400 mm H) it is capable of handling in the region of 260,000 1.
Microplate Washer (4087)
October 5, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsColumbus Pro microplate washer is offered for applications ranging from diagnostic tests to cell based research. The instrment achieves high wash performance by having very low residual volumes (less than 2 μl) and multiple aspiration points for each well.
Automated MALDI Plate Spotter (4079)
October 5, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsAccuspot MALDI plate spotter automates LC micro-fractionation, spotting and preparation for mass spec analysis.
Robotic Centrifuge (4081)
October 5, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsThe robotic version of Hettich's model Rotanta 46RSC refrigerated centrifuge offers PC control and rotor positioning with maximum capacity of four, 750 ml round bottom containers, sixteen multiple-well plates or four deep-well plates. The Rotanta 46RSC is designed for automatic sample.
Technology Optimizes Tube Picking Processes
October 5, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsTekCel, Inc.'s Adaptive Process Technology (APT) is the foundation of its Tube Management System. APT uses a combination of robotics and software to optimize tube-picking processes to achieve overall throughput and efficiency.
Cellular Assay Workstation Adds Lidded Plate-Handling Stacker Cassettes And Automatic De-lidding
October 5, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsThe Quadra3 pipetting workstation is offered with lidded plate handling stackers and automatic de-lidding capability.
Plate Stacker For Dispenser, Washer
October 5, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsThermo Electron Corporation has introduced the RapidStak microplate stacker for their Multidrop 384 Dispenser, Multidrop Micro Dispenser, and Wellwash AC Microplate Washer. Intuitive design allows the stacker to deliver and stack plates simultaneously.
Forward Chemical Genetic Screens Put to Practice Researchers Finding Olfactory Genes Earn Nobel Prize 10/4/04
October 4, 2004 1:04 pm | Articles | CommentsBy Elizabeth Tolchin
Weekly News Roundup 10/1/04
October 4, 2004 5:18 am | Articles | CommentsBy Elizabeth Tolchin
High-Throughput Protein Crystallization Platform
October 1, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsOdyssey high-throughput plate storage and retrieval system, used for protein crystallization, is equipped with an identification system and barcode tracking, enabling programmed access to each microwell plate, processing up to 60 plates per hour.
C-Jun and ATF-2 Cell-Based ELISAs
October 1, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsFACE Kits for c-Jun and ATF-2 provide a method to study proteins activated by phosphorylation. Their cell-based format eliminates the need for extracts, gels, and radioactivity.
Western Blot Detection Kit
October 1, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsVisualizer Western Blot Detection Kit provides fast, sensitive detection of antigens, a long lasting signal, and low background.
Gel Filtration Columns
October 1, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsGel Filtration (Sephadex) SpinColumns come in a range of packings—G10, G25, G50, G100, P2, and P6—to clean up DNA, RNA, protein, peptides, and nucleotide preparation.
Rat Genome Oligo Set
October 1, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsVersion 3.0 Array-Ready Oligo Set (AROS) for the Rat Genome contains 26,962 70mer probes representing 22,012 genes and 27,044 gene transcripts.
DNA Purification Kit (4059)
October 1, 2004 4:40 am | Articles | CommentsBACMAX DNA Purification Kit reliably isolates high-quality BAC DNA, based on a modified alkaline-lysis procedure that typically yields 0.6 to 25 μg of BAC DNA from 1.5- to 100-ml cultures of a single-copy BAC.
