Ebers Medical tissue engineering bioreactors
03 March, 2014 | Supplied by: Don Whitley Scientific AustraliaEbers Medical develops, manufactures and commercialises devices for research in cell culture with special emphasis in the field of bioreactors and culture chambers for tissue engineering. The bioreactors are used to reproduce in an in vitro culture environment some of the conditions which cells experience when growing in vivo by using two different approaches: the application of controlled flow rates or the direct deformation of the scaffolds in which cells are seeded.
Supercomputer speeds up genome analysis
03 March, 2014Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine have found that the process of genome analysis, which could typically take many months, can be rapidly accelerated.
NanoEntek JulI FL fluorescence live cell movie analyser
28 February, 2014 | Supplied by: BioTools Pty LtdThe JuLI FL is a smart fluorescence live cell movie analyser and counter. The product uses state-of-the-art optics to get live cell images from various cell culture dishes and can perform cell-based assays, including cell counting, cell viability and GFP/RFP expression level checking.
Tecan NanoQuant Plate for low-volume measurements
27 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Tecan AustraliaTecan's NanoQuant Plate offers precise, straightforward absorbance and fluorescence-based measurements from sample volumes as low as 2 μL. The device consists of 16 precision-manufactured quartz optics in a user-friendly format.
Nanoparticles, peptides and paper to detect cancer
27 February, 2014Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a cheap and simple diagnostic, much like a pregnancy test, which detects cancer in urine samples.
Shimadzu Noviplex Card for plasma collection
26 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty LtdShimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with Novilytic Labs to offer technology for the rapid generation of plasma from whole blood. Noviplex is a simple, powerful tool used to collect a volumetric sample of plasma (2.5 or 5 µL) from a non-volumetric application of whole blood in just minutes.
'Microbial Pompeii' found on 1000-year-old teeth
26 February, 2014Plaque on the teeth of 1000-year-old skeletons has preserved bacteria and microscopic particles of food, effectively creating a mineral tomb for microbiomes that has been unearthed by an international team of researchers.
Garlic neutralises resistant bacteria
24 February, 2014A researcher at the University of Copenhagen has written his PhD thesis on the positive properties of garlic, with particular emphasis on its effect against bacteria.
Stem cell competition caught on tape
21 February, 2014The epithelial lining of the small intestine needs to be regenerated by stem cells every few days in order to stay functional. Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute have captured recordings of these stem cells in living mice.
New drug 'cures' bacteria of antibiotic resistance
19 February, 2014A chemist based at the University of Copenhagen has taken out a patent for a drug that can make previously multidrug-resistant bacteria responsive to antibiotics.
Identifying new drug candidates using genome sequences
19 February, 2014A new technique is using computational approaches to identify optimal drug targets by mining a database of drug-RNA sequence interactions against thousands of cellular RNA sequences.
Genea Biocells becomes largest provider of human embryonic stem cells
17 February, 2014Australian stem cell company Genea Biocells has become the world’s largest provider of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines on the USA National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stem Cell Registry.
SSI Ultraflux i PCR strip tubes
17 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Interpath Services Pty LtdSSI Ultraflux i PCR strip tubes enable users to amplify their results. The tubes' ultrathin walls ensure efficient thermal transfer for maximum yield and clear results.
An interactive map of human genetic history
14 February, 2014Researchers have produced a global map detailing the genetic histories of 95 different populations across the world, spanning the last 4000 years.
Qiagen REPLI-g WTA Single Cell Kit and REPLI-g Cell WGA & WTA Kit
13 February, 2014 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty LtdThe REPLI-g WTA Single Cell Kit and REPLI-g Cell WGA & WTA Kit enable transcriptomic NGS analysis from single cells and comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis from the same small sample.
