Understanding antibiotic-tolerant bacterial cells
14 January, 2014Researchers from the MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection at Imperial College London have made an advance in understanding how a subset of bacterial cells escape being killed by many antibiotics.
Tecan AC Extraction Plate for LC-MS sample preparation
11 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Tecan AustraliaTecan's AC Extraction Plate is an automation-friendly product designed to streamline sample preparation for LC-MS analysis of small molecules. The plate reduces the sample preparation process to a convenient ‘pipette and shake’ routine.
Oldest known human DNA found
06 December, 2013Researchers investigating the Sima de los Huesos ('pit of bones'), an underground cave in the Sierra de Atapuerca in northern Spain, have extracted and analysed mtDNA from the femur of a 400,000-year-old hominin, an ancient human. DNA this old had until recently been retrieved only from the permafrost.
Mice inherit learned behaviour
03 December, 2013US researchers have found that mice biologically inherit information learned by their grandfathers, with their ancestors' experiences passed down through modified DNA.
Excessive alcohol-drinking gene mutation discovered
03 December, 2013 by Tahlia MathiesonA gene that regulates alcohol consumption - and, when faulty, can cause excessive drinking - has been discovered by researchers.
Wine's microorganisms analysed through metagenomics
02 December, 2013The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and UNSW's Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics have entered into a research partnership to analyse the microorganisms in their ferments.
DNA plasmid vectors
29 November, 2013 | Supplied by: BioNovus Life SciencesOxford Genetics provides a catalogue of DNA plasmid vectors for researchers. To simplify genetic engineering, the products are based on the same core plasmid backbone (SnapFast) and contain a comprehensive range of DNA components in different configurations.
UCF researchers reducing the drug development process
25 November, 2013Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have led a breakthrough in reducing the drug development process, which currently takes at least a decade and more than US$1 billion to complete.
How early embryos change shape
25 November, 2013Researchers at EMBL Australia, based at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University, have found a new mechanism controlling the process of how embryos change shape.
Affymetrix USB Prep2Seq DNA Library Prep Kit
22 November, 2013 | Supplied by: In Vitro Technologies Pty LtdFor those facilities performing next-generation sequencing (NGS), Affymetrix USB has developed an NGS library prep kit which is said to save time compared to currently available kits. The Prep2Seq DNA Library Prep Kit comes with all reagents necessary for end repair, A-tailing and ligation.
Ancient viruses in modern humans
21 November, 2013 by Lauren DavisResearchers at Oxford and Plymouth Universities have discovered ancient viruses from Neanderthals in the DNA of modern humans. Their research was supported by the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council (MRC) and published in the journal Current Biology.
Gradientech CellDirector 2D chemotaxis assays
20 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Sapphire BioscienceCellDirector cell-based assays are microscale tools for live imaging and analysis of cell migration and behaviour in response to stable chemotactic concentration gradients. The CellDirector 2D assay can be used to study the chemotactic effect of any soluble substance on any type of adherent cell.
Sigma Life Science Onyx Quencher for qPCR
19 November, 2013 | Supplied by: MerckA quencher for quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) that improves assay signal quality, Onyx Quencher adds to Sigma Life Science's portfolio of qPCR probes, reagents and oligonucleotide services.
3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystem found in WA
18 November, 2013 by Lauren DavisA team of researchers has discovered the well-preserved remnants of a complex microbial ecosystem in a nearly 3.5 billion-year-old sedimentary rock sequence in Western Australia.
Nanoscale transport networks controlled by DNA
14 November, 2013UK scientists have developed tiny self-assembling transport networks, powered by nanoscale motors and controlled by DNA. The system can construct its own network of tracks spanning tens of micrometres in length, transport cargo across the network and even dismantle the tracks.
