Molecular Biology
Platform for Label-free Biomolecular Assays
June 18, 2013 1:08 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSAW Instruments’ sam X platform is based on the company’s Surface Acoustic Wave technology, the biosensors measure changes in mass and viscoelasticity at the chip surface based on changes in the high frequency acoustic oscillations running across the chip surface.
LISTED UNDER: BiosensorsBead Based DNA Target Enrichment Reagent Kit for Next Generation Sequencing
May 31, 2013 2:10 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe SeqCap EZ Pure Capture Bead Kit from Roche Applied Science offers researchers a set of capture and purification beads used to prevent secondary capture and isolate DNA sample library from contaminants during amplification.
LISTED UNDER: Genomic DNA Purification
Next Generation Sequencing Applications Automated
May 29, 2013 11:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsBeckman Coulter Life Sciences, through a partnership with Illumina, offers automated methods to improve processes and throughput in next generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation. Under the agreement, Beckman Coulter will use its experience in automated NGS sample preparation to develop, distribute and support automation for Illumina’s TruSeq and Nextera sample preparation kits and Illumina will provide technical expertise on chemistry and protocols.
LISTED UNDER: Automated Sequencers
Custom Designed Long and Highly Modified mRNAs
May 28, 2013 2:09 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAMSBIO offers a service for synthesis of custom-designed, long mRNA and highly modified mRNAs. Working from customer supplied target sequence data, AMSBIO provides a complete, high quality mRNA custom design service.
LISTED UNDER: miRNA
Digging Out DNA with Digital PCR
May 23, 2013 10:44 am | by Mike May, PhD | Articles | CommentsThe polymerase chain reaction (PCR) plays a leading role in today’s biology. PCR started with an endpoint approach that detected a particular nucleic-acid sequence. Then, real-time PCR provided relative quantification of the sequences. Most recently, digital PCR (dPCR) allowed scientists to absolutely quantify sequences of nucleic acids.
LISTED UNDER: PCR Product Detection
System Detects Novel Interaction Partners for Integral Membrane Proteins
May 22, 2013 12:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsA system designed to identify interactions involving integral membrane proteins or membrane-associated proteins is available from Dualsystems Biotech. Designed to detect novel interaction partners for membrane proteins, the DUALmembrane System can be used to detect pairwise protein interactions, identify novel protein interactions by cDNA library screening, investigate ternary complexes, and map interaction domains.
LISTED UNDER: Nucleic Acid Analysis Reagents
Kit Allows RNA Isolation without Paraffin Removal
May 16, 2013 2:49 pm | Product Releases | CommentsUsing AMSBIO ExpressArt RNA isolation technology it is now possible to achieve high RNA yield and maximum sequence length from FFPE or LCM samples without the paraffin removal step.
LISTED UNDER: Nucleic Acid Analysis Reagents
Quantitative RNA-seq Kit
May 9, 2013 2:23 pm | Product Releases | CommentsBioo Scientific’s NEXTflex qRNA-seq Kit is a library preparation technology enabling high precision gene expression analysis. Molecular indices are ligated to cDNA fragment ends upstream of PCR amplification.
LISTED UNDER: RNA Analysis
Successful DNA Sequencing with Ever Smaller Samples
May 9, 2013 1:45 pm | by Cynthia Fox | Articles | CommentsDNA sequencing is busting Moore’s Law by getting far cheaper, far faster than expected. But it is also getting far more sensitive. Researchers can sequence DNA samples 25 times smaller than they could a year ago. For whole genome sequencing, in recent months, one group has routinely gone from sequencing as little as one microgram of input to 100 nanograms.
LISTED UNDER: Automated Sequencers
ddPCR Kit for Next-gen Sequencing
April 22, 2013 1:43 pm | Product Releases | CommentsBio-Rad Laboratories Inc. announced the availability of its new ddPCR library quantification kit for Illumina TruSeq sample preparation protocols.
LISTED UNDER: PCR Product Quantitation
Transient Expression Platform
April 12, 2013 9:55 am | Life Technologies Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsTAP Biosystems announced a collaboration with Life Technologies to develop a high throughput protein expression platform. The partnership will combine Life Technologies’ Expi293 Expression System for transient transfection with TAP’s ambr advanced micro bioreactor to enable automated high throughput small scale protein expression.
LISTED UNDER: Protein Analyzers
Improving Reproducibility in Real-Time PCR
April 9, 2013 1:59 pm | Product Releases | CommentsINTEGRA has reported how a clinical diagnostic laboratory has, using a VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, significantly improved the reproducibility and productivity with which it carries out Real-time PCR assays.
LISTED UNDER: RT-PCR | Multi-channel Pipettors
UV Viewing Cabinet for Gel Analysis
April 2, 2013 1:49 pm | Spectronics Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe Spectroline CL-150 Series UV workstations enable lab technicians to view, analyze and photograph fluorescent samples with both epi-illumination and trans-illumination light sources. A removable bottom panel allows either unit to be placed directly over the transilluminator.
LISTED UNDER: Transilluminators
Automated PCR Setup Workstation
March 18, 2013 12:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHamilton Robotics introduces the PCR setup STARlet, an automated liquid handling system that can accommodate any DNA amplification reagent kit. The setup is suitable for a wide range of applications such as gene expression, genotyping, sequencing or mutagenesis.
LISTED UNDER: Automated WorkstationsDNA Reference Standard for Tumor Profiling
March 7, 2013 12:06 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHorizon Diagnostics, a division of Horizon Discovery, announced it has launched its first Quantitative Multiplex DNA Reference Standard.
LISTED UNDER: Sequencers Protein and Peptide