SIFIN Diagnostics MICRONAUT-AM EUCAST AFST MIC plate
12 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Dutec Diagnostics Pty LtdThe MICRONAUT-AM EUCAST AFST MIC plate is suitable for the susceptibility testing of six antimycotics. Testing is achieved via the rehydration of these antimycotics by adding a standardised yeast suspension.
Greiner Bio-One CELLview Slide
11 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Interpath Services Pty LtdFor the cultivation, staining and microscopic imaging of cells, the CELLview Slide consists of a transparent slide with an embedded cover glass and a black, detachable 10-well housing.
QIAGEN Investigator human identity testing products
08 February, 2016 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty LtdQIAGEN's Investigator kits rapidly generate DNA profiles from blood, buccal swabs and forensic stains.
Hard to get up in the morning — blame your genes
05 February, 2016The personal genetics company 23andMe has released the results of one of the largest genome-wide association studies of its kind, identifying genetic variants associated with being a morning person.
Industry 4.0 meets real-time stem cell production
05 February, 2016Overcoming the challenges of digitalising and networking biotech production equipment to automate stem cell production.
Determining the risk of prostate cancer death
01 February, 2016Researchers have identified a prognostic biomarker, the neuropeptide pro-NPY, which may help determine the risk of dying from prostate cancer.
PS Biotech Feed Plate
28 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Capella ScienceThe Feed Plate product range from PS Biotech offers a novel solution for fed-batch feeding of microorganisms such as fungi, yeast and bacterial cultures in microlitre scale.
Gene editing saves Layla from leukaemia
22 January, 2016 by Lauren DavisIn an impressive demonstration of the power of gene editing, designer immune cells have been successfully used to treat an infant cancer patient.
Promega NanoLuc NanoBRET target engagement technology
20 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Promega Pty LtdPromega NanoLuc technology has been used to directly assess the dynamic process of target engagement in live cancer cells. The company's scientists have developed a method for use in drug discovery that measures target residence as a key aspect of target engagement in live cells.
Clinical trial disaster
18 January, 2016A Phase 1 clinical trial has gone seriously awry, with one volunteer now dead and others with serious, possibly irreversible, neurological damage.
Studying sepsis with protein patterns
18 January, 2016
A Swedish research team has developed a way to measure hundreds of proteins in a single blood sample, using these protein patterns to determine the severity of sepsis (blood poisoning) in individual patients.
Porvair Sciences Krystal UV assay microplates
15 January, 2016 | Supplied by: BMG LABTECH Pty LtdKrystal UV quartz-bottomed microplates from Porvair Sciences are designed for high-throughput applications which require excitation or detection wavelengths in the far UV region below 350 nm.
Dry and resoak: the new way to speed up bioassays
13 January, 2016US scientists have proposed a way to speed up the time it takes to conduct biological assays. Their solution, reminiscent of the science behind washing machines, could reduce wait times from hours to minutes.
SIFIN Diagnostics MICRONAUT anaerobe MIC plate and Wilkins Chalgren Broth
13 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Dutec Diagnostics Pty LtdThe MICRONAUT anaerobe MIC plate, from SIFIN Diagnostics, is now available together with the MICRONAUT Wilkins Chalgren Broth culture medium. Due to the choice of antibiotics on the MIC plate, it is appropriate for testing in the outpatient and hospital sectors.
An advance in Alzheimer's research
11 December, 2015 by Graeme O'NeillResearchers have identified a network of genes whose interactions influence the age at which carriers of the pathogenic E280A gene mutation will develop Alzheimer's disease.
