News and applications for life science research professionals
Linear RNA Amplification For Expression Analysis
September 23, 2004 6:42 am | Articles | CommentsRNA amplification is rapidly becoming a routine and necessary step when preparing samples for expression analysis— particularly when using microarrays. RNA amplification provides the sensitivity to detect expression differences of low abundance transcripts that is critical to obtaining a complete understanding of the biology of a given system.
Tube Shows Minimal Affinity For Peptides And Proteins
September 23, 2004 6:42 am | Articles | CommentsSample preparation in biological and biotechnological systems plays an important role in the success of many processes. It is a requirement that the material of the micro test tubes used must possess low affinity for proteins and peptides to prevent adsorption of the sample material to the tube surface.
Shotgun Microarraying a Favorite for Disease Studies 9/22/04
September 22, 2004 12:02 pm | Articles | CommentsBy Elizabeth Tolchin
Algorithm Quickly Exposes Regulatory Elements 9/21/04
September 21, 2004 12:50 pm | Articles | CommentsBy Elizabeth Tolchin
Automated Cell-Based Screening
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsA plate handler has been integrated with the Opera high throughput confocal screening system, permitting fully automated cell-based screening.
16-Bit CCD Camera
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsThe Cascade:128 CCD camera can collect more than 500 full frames of true 16-bit date per second. Faster frame rates can be achieved via subregion readout or binning.
Digital Confocal Microscope
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsThe Digital Eclipse C1-Plus Modular Confocal System (Nikon Instruments) features scan head optics that boost optical performance to 400 nm.
4Pi Fluorescence Microscope
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsThe Leica TCS 4Pi fluorescence microscope system use a phase and wavefront corrected, double-objective imaging system linked to a confocal scanner to enable a 4 to 7-fold increase in axial resolution over confocal and two-photon microscopy.
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy For Observation Of Single Molecules
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsCarl Zeiss MicroImaging TIRF microscopy — Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence microscopy — is a method for visualizing thin layers of microscope samples in fluorescence microscopy. The technique provides high Z-resolution and improves contrast.
Microscopic Image Capture Technology
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsBased on Auto-Montage reconstruction technology, Auto-Montage Essentials selects and combines the focused areas from source image files (Bitmap, JPEG, and TIFF format) captured by any digital camera. It then produces a focused "montage" image as well as a Depth Map and 3-D anaglyph.
Darkroom Illuminator LED Safelight
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsKODAK Darkroom Illuminator LED safelight provides efficient illumination and reduced maintenance in the scientific imaging laboratory.
Camera Adapters
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsProprietary camera adapters offer image capture through nearly any microscope or stereoscope, and mount quickly and easily with thumbscrews. Several adapters are available for use with either 35-mm or digital cameras, and most are compatible with all major brands of SLR cameras.
Image Processing Software
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsPictureFrame 2.1 image-processing suite is included with QuantiFire, MacroFire, MicroFire, and MicroFire monochrome cameras from Optronics.
XYZ Piezo Scanning Stage
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsP-563.3CD PIMars long-travel piezo scanning/nanomanipulation system provides resolution in the nanometer realm and 300 × 300 × 300 μm travel in XYZ axes.
Laser Combiner
September 21, 2004 10:49 am | Articles | CommentsUtilizing the latest in plug-and-play broadband fiber technology, this flexible laser combiner, based on the 405-nm fiber-coupled laser, allows microscopy users and OEM instrument designers to take advantage of new analytical techniques.
