News and applications for life science research professionals
Quantitative Mouse Models Allow Increase or Decrease in Gene Expression 4/15/04
April 15, 2004 11:37 am | Articles | Commentsby Elizabeth Tolchin A pioneer in developing procedures for creating mouse models for gene targeting has now developed a technique for altering the level of expression of a chosen gene in mice without changing its function.
Mississippi Takes on Tobacco-based High-Volume Antibody Expression 4/14/04
April 14, 2004 10:57 am | Articles | Commentsby Robert Ford A five-year agreement between Mississippi State University (MSU), Starkville, Miss., and Toxin Alert Inc., Toronto, Canada, plans to provide research funding to the university for the development of large-scale antibody production in tobacco plants.
Microplate Reader (3007)
April 14, 2004 10:52 am | Articles | CommentsModel DV990 Microplate Reader is available with or without UV reading capability. In the visible part of the spectra it covers 400-800 nm range. The unit can be equipped with 4-6 filters. Single, double and trichromatic wavelength measurements can be performed.
Ion Exchange Plasmid Purification
April 14, 2004 10:51 am | Articles | CommentsPhoenIX™ Ion Exchange Plasmid Purification System utilizes a solid-phase column with patented resin to both optimize purification and enhance the degree of separation between different biomolecules.
Life Science/Drug Discovery Research Product Guide
April 14, 2004 10:51 am | Articles | CommentsThe Life Science and Drug Discovery Research Product Guide features optimized 96-well filter plates for membrane-based bioassays and bioseparations.
Laboratory Furniture
April 14, 2004 10:51 am | Articles | CommentsFull-color, 272-page Furniture Catalog presents a complete line of metal and wood casework, countertops, fixtures, sinks, tables, seating, fume hoods, workstations, appliances, pre-fabricated rooms, shelving, carts, safety items, and accessories for new and renovated laboratory facilities.
Nucleic Acid Delivery And Labeling Reagents
April 14, 2004 10:51 am | Articles | CommentsMirus Corp. 2003/2004 catalog provides product data and technical information on nucleic acid delivery and labeling reagents. Discover Trans IT® Transfection Reagents are optimized for specific cell lines and applications such as plasmid and siRNA delivery.
Analysis Of Fibril Elongation By Surface Plasmon Resonance
April 14, 2004 10:32 am | Articles | CommentsPeptide aggregates are associated with several diseases, including Alzheimer's and Huntington's Disease. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) -amyloid peptide (Ab) (1-40) was monitored
More Than a Quarter of Drug Development Costs Spent on Patient Recruitment 4/13/04
April 13, 2004 1:31 pm | Articles | Commentsby Robert Ford Pharmaceutical companies are finding it more difficult to attract patients to take part in clinical studies, which results in a delay in getting drugs into the marketplace.
Solid Metal Step Tube Holder
April 12, 2004 7:48 am | Articles | CommentsSolid aluminum step tube holder can hold 64 tubes of 1.5-/2-ml capacity. Step design makes it easy to store, identify, and access sample tubes. Solid metal construction allows samples to be organized in an ice bucket or on a hot plate.
Cell-Specific Transfection Kits
April 12, 2004 7:48 am | Articles | CommentsImmunoPoration™ provides high transfection efficiencies in mammalian cells without killing affect, or toxicity or biological problems. A generic kit is available to transfect most cells, and antibody specific kits directly select transfection to the chosen cell type in a heterogeneous sample.
Incubators (2979)
April 12, 2004 7:48 am | Articles | CommentsInnova® CO 2 incubators combine six-sided direct heating, accurate infrared CO 2 sensing, and fanless convection air circulation to ensure a stable and uniform culture environment with the low contamination risk.
Kinase Assay Toolboxes
April 12, 2004 7:48 am | Articles | CommentsHitHunter™ kinase assay toolboxes combine all the components required to develop high-throughput screening assays for kinases based on fluorescence polarization, and provide the flexibility to optimize the buffer conditions and assay parameters as required by their target.
siRNA Apoptosis Vectors
April 12, 2004 7:48 am | Articles | CommentsGeneBlocker™ pGB siRNA mammalian expression vectors provide efficient suppression of a target gene in cultured mammalian cells and in vivo. The siRNA expression vector suppresses expression of target genes by using the human U6 promotor that generates large amounts of siRNA in mammalian cells.
High-Yield RNA Purification Kits
April 12, 2004 7:48 am | Articles | CommentsVERSAGENE™ RNA Purification Kits employ column-based RNA isolation technology to extract RNA from tissue or cultured cells in as little as 20 minutes. Depending on sample type, yields range up to 600 μg of pure. The easy-to-use kits come complete with pre-mixed reagents.
