Zinc blocks protein transporter in lethal bacteria
13 November, 2013Researchers at the Universities of Adelaide and Queensland have found that zinc can 'starve' one of the world's most deadly bacteria by preventing its uptake of an essential metal.
Agilent Technologies SureSelect target enrichment for Ion Proton next-generation sequencing systems
04 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Agilent Technologies Australia Pty LtdAgilent Technologies has introduced a SureSelect target enrichment product that allows Ion Proton users to realise the full power of their next-generation sequencers with human exome and custom DNA target enrichment solutions.
Bio-Rad TGX FastCast and TGX Stain-Free FastCast acrylamide kits for gel electrophoresis
04 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty LtdBio-Rad Laboratories has launched its TGX FastCast acrylamide and TGX Stain-Free FastCast acrylamide kits, which provide handcast gel users access to the company's TGX gel chemistry.
Prefilled media products for microbiological applications expected from SSB/BD collaboration
01 November, 2013Biotech supplier Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and medical technology company BD Diagnostics have announced a collaboration to develop, manufacture and market various ready-to-use, prefilled media products for microbiological applications in pharmaceutical, biotech and research laboratories.
Non-invasive blood sugar monitoring
29 October, 2013A team of German researchers has devised a novel, non-invasive way to make monitoring of blood glucose easier.
DiaSorin Blood DNA 200 extraction kits
24 October, 2013 | Supplied by: DiaSorin Australia Pty LtdDiaSorin Arrow Blood DNA 200 extraction assays provide a highly purified DNA preparation, reduce inhibition in downstream analysis and ensure accurate and sensitive confirmation of Factor V Leiden thrombophilia, cystic fibrosis and other genetic disorders.
Life Technologies and DNAVEC CytoTune-iPS 2.0 Sendai Reprogramming Kit
23 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Life TechnologiesLife Technologies and DNAVEC have launched the CytoTune-iPS 2.0 Sendai Reprogramming Kit which enables an efficient method to develop induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from human somatic cells.
Measuring age of human tissues reveals breast tissue ages faster than the rest of the body
21 October, 2013 by Elaine SchmidtA biological clock embedded in our genomes may shed light on why our bodies age and how we can slow the process.
Life Technologies forensic kit approved by FBI
16 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Life TechnologiesLife Technologies Corporation, a global biotechnology company, has announced that its GlobalFiler Express Kit has been approved by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for use by laboratories generating DNA profiles for inclusion in the National DNA Index System (NDIS) CODIS Database.
Strategic research collaboration into skin cancer treatment
09 October, 2013The University of Queensland (UQ) has entered a three-year collaboration with Denmark-based pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma with the aim of delivering new treatment options to patients suffering from skin cancer.
Australian/Israeli collaboration on drug resistance
04 October, 2013Microbiologists from Flinders University in Adelaide and the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in Israel are teaming up to study how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.
Antarctica's promiscuous microbes
02 October, 2013 by Lauren DavisDeep Lake, located 5 km from Davis Station in Antarctica, is 3500 years old, 36 m deep and so salty that it remains in liquid form down to a temperature of -20°C. Researchers have now uncovered the secrets of the lake's dominant inhabitants - extremophile microbes from the haloarchaea group.
Sigma-Aldrich OligoArchitect Online v4.0
01 October, 2013 | Supplied by: MerckSigma Life Science offers an enhanced version of its comprehensive online qPCR assay design tool - OligoArchitect. It is a freely available online tool for the automated design of primers and probes for quantitative real-time PCR assays.
Enzo Life Sciences Cyto-ID Autophagy Detection Kit
30 September, 2013 | Supplied by: United Bioresearch Products Pty LtdThe Cyto-ID Autophagy Detection Kit from Enzo Life Sciences measures autophagic vacuoles and monitors autophagic flux in live cells using a novel dye that selectively labels autophagic vacuoles.
Precellys Lysing tissue homogenisation kits
28 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Sapphire BiosciencePrecellys offers a range of high-quality lysing kits for bead-based tissue homogenisers. The kits are tailored to provide optimal tissue homogenisation for each sample with a customised mixture of glass, ceramic or stainless steel beads in a variety of sizes (0.1 to 6.8 mm).
