Madison, WI USA: Promega Corporation announces the launch of QuantiFluor™ RNA System for highly sensitive, easy RNA quantitation. The QuantiFluor RNA dye enables quantitation of small amounts (as little as 100pg) of RNA in solution; a critical step in many biological applications, particularly in standard molecular biology techniques. The new system provides significantly increased sensitivity [...]

Kitware is pleased to introduce “Visomics,” an open-source application for performing biological research pertaining to genomics, protemomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics. Visomics is built on top of Kitware’s powerful open-source toolkits and is easily configured to support underlying ‘omics applications, which can be customized to meet the particular needs of researchers. Currently in alpha/beta mode, Visomics [...]

Edinburgh Instruments, Photonics Division, Livingston, UK, Researchers at Duke University1 have utilised the LP920 laser flash photolysis spectrometer from Edinburgh Instruments to experimentally observe excited triplet states of individualised single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) for the first time. These SWNT triplet excitons have lifetimes of the order of microseconds, differing vastly the picosecond lifetimes characteristic of [...]

Menlo Park, Calif., DNA2.0 today announced the selection of Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. as the non-exclusive distributor in Japan for DNA2.0’s complete line of bioengineering solutions, including gene synthesis powered by GeneGPS for maximal protein expression as well as the company’s protein engineering solutions—ProteinGPS for rational protein design and Protein Variant Libraries for directed evolution. [...]

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced that Sigma Life Science, its innovative biological products and services research business, has furthered its commitment to stem cell research, drug discovery and ADME/Toxicology by acquiring a worldwide license to use Kyoto University's induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell patent portfolio. Sigma Life Science, leveraging its zinc [...]

NEW YORK, NY, Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) today announced that the New York State Department of Health has approved Enzo Clinical Labs’ use of the ColonSentry™ test for providing an assessment of a patient’s risk of having colorectal cancer. The ColonSentry™ test was originally developed by GeneNews (TSX: GEN) and requires only a small blood [...]

Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA* of Germany, today announced the addition of the Millistak+® µPod™ filter to their product portfolio of disposable depth filter systems. The smaller, 23 cm2 filter is designed for use as a process development screening tool for depth filter selection and optimization. With the [...]

AMSBIO offers a family of anti-tag antibodies to optimize the detection and purification of recombinant tagged proteins. Most of AMSBIO's anti-tag antibodies are mouse monoclonal antibodies which have been screened and extensively validated for high sensitivity and specificity, in applications including Western Blot, Immunofluorescent Staining, Flow Cytometry and Immunoprecipitation. The anti-DDK clone 4C5 antibody detects [...]

SKOKIE, Ill. – NanoProfessor®, a division of NanoInk®, Inc. focused on nanotechnology education, announced today that North Central State College (NC State) in Mansfield, Ohio took the first step to integrating nanotechnology into its science education program by purchasing the NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program curriculum. Ken Ekegren, a registered Professional Engineer and Assistant Professor for [...]

Ann Arbor, MI – Swift Biosciences, Inc. today announced their new line of myT™ Primer reagents for the detection of key cancer mutations. myT Primers provide an increased level of confidence and convenience in qPCR assays. Swift’s reagents have unique structural and thermodynamic properties that enable highly sensitive mismatch discrimination. The extreme selectivity and reproducibility [...]