Oral vaccine delivery via pollen shells
30 November, 2012Any system that makes the delivery of vaccines easier is a boon to world health.
Thermo Scientific Cool Cut Clamp
29 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThe Thermo Scientific Cool Cut Clamp is a peltier-cooled specimen clamp which maintains paraffin blocks at suitable temperatures for sectioning for a prolonged period.
Bio-Rad Laboratories Hard-Shell 96-well plates
29 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty LtdBio-Rad Laboratories has announced the availability of two 96-well Hard-Shell plates for PCR and real-time PCR (qPCR).
Survival gene may be key to controlling HIV and hepatitis
27 November, 2012A newly discovered gene that is essential for embryo survival could also hold the key to treating and potentially controlling chronic infections such as HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis.
Erma PathoCutter range
21 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Pacific Laboratory ProductsThe Erma PathoCutter range of microtome blades features the PathoCutter R, the PathoCutter II and the PathoCutter HP.
NH DyeAGNOSTICS Refraction 2D protein labelling kit
21 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Sapphire BioscienceRefraction-2D is a novel technology for multiplex-fluorescence 2D gel electrophoresis from NH DyeAGNOSTICS.
A risk gene for cannabis psychosis
15 November, 2012Recent research has implicated a variation in the gene that codes for a protein called RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (Akt1) in the risk for cannabis psychosis.
RNA detection from ultrasmall sample in only 20 minutes
09 November, 2012A power-free microfluidic chip developed by researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI) enables detection of microRNA from extremely small sample volume in only 20 minutes.
DiaSorin Liaison Iam analyser and assays
08 November, 2012 | Supplied by: DiaSorin Australia Pty LtdThe Liaison Iam is a small benchtop unit which is connected to the Iam Control Unit (ICU) via a USB interface.
Bio-Rad Laboratories Bio-Plex Pro Human Th17 Cytokine assays
07 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty LtdThe Bio-Plex Pro Human Th17 Cytokine assays are magnetic bead-based multiplex assays for the simultaneous detection of cytokines in a single experiment, using as little as 12.5 μL of sample.
BioTek 405 TS and 405 LS Microplate Washers
27 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Millennium Science Pty LtdThe 405 Touch Microplate Washer from BioTek incorporates a high-resolution LED backlit touch-screen user interface for intuitive and flexible onboard instrument control of 96- and 384-well microplate washing.
Protein regulation and intellectual disability
26 October, 2012While many intellectual disabilities are caused directly by a genetic mutation in the protein coding part of genes, genetics researchers at the University of Adelaide have found a case where the cause is actually outside the gene, in the regulation of proteins.
Major flaw found in standard approach to gene expression analysis
26 October, 2012Common assumptions employed in the generation and interpretation of data from global gene expression analyses can lead to seriously flawed conclusions about gene activity and cell behaviour, according to Whitehead Institute researchers.
Mystery of dinosaur DNA decay unravelled
15 October, 2012Scientists at Murdoch University have led a study which calculates that all bonds in a DNA strand preserved at the ideal temperature of -5°C would be completely destroyed in bone after approximately 6.8 million years.
Promega ADCC Reporter Bioassay
12 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Promega Pty LtdPromega Corporation has announced the introduction of a novel bioluminescent assay for the quantification of Fc effector function of antibody-based molecules in the development and manufacture of biologic drugs.
