Genomics
Genome Sequencer (11583)
September 10, 2007 11:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsFLX System high-throughput sequencing instrument can be used in applications including identification of small RNAs, ChIP-sequencing, whole genome sequencing, metagenomics and amplicon resequencing. As many as 100 million bases can be sequenced in a single 7.
Microarray Gene Expression Software
August 23, 2007 7:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsArrayStar v2.0, a comprehensive gene expression analysis software product, permits microarray users to quickly determine gene expression levels, gene relationships and class discoveries.
Open-Access Genetic Database
July 23, 2007 7:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsIllumina, Inc., has launched iControlDB, a genotyping control repository for researchers conducting case-control whole-genome association studies.
High-Throughput Assay Miniaturization Workstation
March 19, 2007 12:38 pm | Product Releases | CommentsBioRAPTR FRD microfluidic workstation (Beckman Coulter, Inc., Fullerton, CA) is offered in multiple configurations, including as a standalone unit and integrated with Beckman Coulter’s PARADIGM Detection Platform, Biomek NX p liquid handler and BRT Robotic Transport.
Pathway Research In Plants
February 13, 2007 10:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe ResNet Plant Database (Ariadne Genomics, Inc.) consists of functional relationships extracted from plant-related PubMed abstracts and articles, and includes information on seven well-studied plants: Arabidopsis, Rice, Barley, Corn, Tomato, Potato, and Tobacco.
Microplate Dispenser (9747)
February 13, 2007 10:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsNanoQuot Microplate Dispenser utilizes control software for intuitive and flexible dispense program creation and liquid profile management, making it easy to quickly change dispense solutions characterized by different viscosities. A .
Focus on Funding 12/29/06
December 29, 2006 5:53 am | Articles | CommentsListing of awarded and available funding
Aiming at Cancer
December 12, 2006 9:35 am | Articles | CommentsThe rate of cancer incidence continues to remain stable while the death rate from cancer continues to decline, states the 2005 Cancer Trends Progress Report Update, published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Automation Reduces Reaction Volumes
December 12, 2006 6:52 am | Articles | CommentsThe benefits of automating biological assays include the elimination of problems introduced through human error, increased throughput and consistency, and decreased costs.
Steps to Improving Cryopreservation Outcome: Understanding key factors influencing efficacy
November 16, 2006 6:57 am | Articles | CommentsCryopreservation is often viewed as a standard procedure in the cell culture laboratory. Until recently, however, hypothermic storage (4 to 8 C) has been used almost exclusively in the organ transplant field. In this regard the "gold standard" solutions (media) utilized were developed several decades ago.
Multiplexing Platform
November 15, 2006 9:39 am | Articles | CommentsThe Comprehensive Solution (CS) Autoplex Gene Expression Platform and the Spectral Genomics Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) Platform provide tools for improving gene expression validation, molecular karyotyping and genome profiling.
Focus on Alliances 11/3/06
November 3, 2006 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsListing of collaborations, acquisitions, and mergers
Breaking Through The Proteomic Bottleneck
October 10, 2006 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsOver 300 years ago, Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered the secrets of building compound microscopes, and biologists have been obsessed with the minuscule ever since. It's an understandable fascination; from Streptococcus to sarcoma to sickle-cell, the biggest breakthroughs come from making sense of the small.
Copy Number Analysis Software
October 10, 2006 10:50 am | Articles | CommentsArrayAssist Copy Number Software (Stratagene) is a guided workflow system that enables researchers to manipulate and analyze the massive data sets generated by chromosomal copy number microarrays.
Focus on Alliances 10/6/06
October 6, 2006 11:02 am | Articles | CommentsListing of collaborations, acquisitions, and mergers
$10 Million Genomics X Prize Announced 10/5/06
October 5, 2006 5:41 am | Articles | CommentsSource: X Prize Foundation, Santa Monica, Calif.
Leaders Chosen for Biospecimen Core of Cancer Genome Project 9/27/06
September 27, 2006 6:41 am | Articles | CommentsSource: International Genomics Consortium, Phoenix, Ariz.
Rapid-Fire siRNA Sequencing
September 20, 2006 12:01 pm | Articles | CommentsIn 2002, RNA came out from under DNA's shadow with the discovery that a class of molecules called small RNAs control significant aspects of a gene's behavior; instead of coding for proteins, they control the transcription and translation of the RNAs that do.
Liquid Handlers
September 20, 2006 7:33 am | Articles | CommentsBiomek FX P and Biomek NX P workstations incorporate enhancements to the Span 8 Pod that provide increased positioning accuracy for accessing 384-well plates and other high-density labware.
Focus on Alliances 9/8/06
September 8, 2006 10:32 am | Articles | CommentsListing of collaborations, acquisitions, and mergers
Focus on Outsourcing 8/25/06
August 24, 2006 9:35 am | Articles | CommentsListing of licensing and service agreements
PCR: The Possibilities Multiply
July 17, 2006 7:57 am | Articles | CommentsNick Cirino remembers clearly when the urgency of investing in real-time PCR hit home in his laboratory. "Right after the 2001 anthrax events, it got integrated here very quickly," says Dr. Cirino, who directs the Biodefense Laboratory at the New York State Department of Health's Wadsworth Center in Albany.
Pathway Analysis Products
July 17, 2006 7:49 am | Articles | CommentsThe Metabolic Vision microbial pathway collection (Ariadne Genomics, Rockville, MD) is available as an ancillary pathway database for the company’s PathwayStudio and PathwayExpert software.
MALDI TOF-TOF MS
July 17, 2006 7:36 am | Articles | CommentsAXIMA-TOF 2 MALDI TOF-TOF mass spectrometer, a high-energy, collision induced dissociation (CID) MS/MS instrument, extends the type of analyses life science laboratories can provide. Intuitive software allows for use in open-access lab environments, requiring minimum user input.
Focus on Alliances 7/14/06
July 14, 2006 12:31 pm | Articles | CommentsListing of collaborations, acquisitions, and mergers
