Bioscience Technology articles from November 2003

Bioscience Technology archives from November 2003

Multi-wavelength digital imaging.
November 1, 2003... KODAK Image Station 2000 Multi-Modal Imaging System's cooled CCD camera facilitates comprehensive fluorescence, luminescence, radiographic and chromogenic imaging. Multi-wavelength illumination capability improves detection sensitivity and...

Chemiluminescent substrate.
November 1, 2003... BioFX chemiluminescent substrates provide sensitive detection in immunoassay and immunoblotting applications. The reagents are intensified and their signal duration increased using proprietary enhancers. The reagent/enhancer combination offers...

Plasmid purification system.
November 1, 2003... SprintPrep [TM] plasmid purification system, based on Agencourt's patented SPRI [TM] chemistry, enables plasmid purification in less than 15 minutes. Carboxylate-modified paramagnetic microparticles separate cellular debris and genomic DNA from...

PCR purification system.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... AMPure [R] SPRI [TM] based PCR purification system purifies amplicons as small as 100bp. PCR amplicons are selectively bound to polystyrene paramagnetic microparticles, to provide yields of high quality PCR amplicons using a simple, three-step...

Mu-based transposition system.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... HyperMu [TM] Insertion Kit enables generation of a complete DNA sequence from even the largest BAC clone with the two unique primers and HyperMu Transposon, and eliminates the need for primer walking or subcloning. HyperMu Transposase retains...

Benchtop centrifuges.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Hettich benchtop centrifuges are available in a range of sizes and capacities, and with various rotors and accessories. They accommodate small or large quantities of tubes including 1.5/2 ml tubes, 15 and 50 ml conicals, and microplates....

Lateral flow membrane.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... PRIMA 40 backed nitrocellulose, lateral-flow membranes for immunodiagnostic assays feature a nominal flow rate of 40 sec/4 cm. Designed to significantly reduce issues related to the use of viscous load biological samples, e.g., serum and stool...

Silencing of human coronavirus gene expression.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... SARS-Coronavirus siRNA Set is specific for the human coronavirus, and allows gene silencing studies of coronavirus replication and cytopathology in mammalian cell culture. The 40 siRNA duplexes in the SARS-Coronavirus Set were designed to...

Washer for 384-well plates.(Editor's Choice)
November 1, 2003... The E1x405-XT washer for 384-well microplates features the processing speed, carrier design and footprint to facilitate integration into automated systems requiring high-throughput washing. Patented Dual-Action [TM] manifold design provides...

Automated 2-dimensional electrophoresis.(Editor's Choice)
November 1, 2003... BenCh-top 2D gel electrophoresis system a2DE [TM] is fully automated, removing the labor-intensive phases of manual 2D electrophoresis. Hydration of a choice of IPG strips, subsequent iso-electric focusing, equilibration, transfer to the second...

Hot plates, stirring hot plates.(Editor's Choice)
November 1, 2003... Barnstead/Thermolyne brand Cimarec [R] hot plates and stirring hot plates incorporate digital technology and enhanced safety features. High wattage allows liquids to be quickly brought to a boil. Digital control ensures repeatable, accurate...

Compound handling facility increases capabilities.(Editor's Choice)
November 1, 2003... Specs has opened a new processing facility in Cumberland, MD. The 12,000 square foot site houses six weighing stations, barcode printers, robotics liquid handling and plating equipment and space for long-term compound storage. The new facility...

Capillary coatings optimize separations.(Editor's Choice)
November 1, 2003... The EOTrol [TM] suite of coating reagents for electrophoretic separations enables life scientists to optimize resolution and throughput, and to improve reproducibility in capillary and microchannel electrophoretic separations. Certain...

CCCD-based imaging analysis systems.(Editor's Choice)
November 1, 2003... The CCDBIO [R] SmartIMAGE PERSONAL and the CCDBIO SmartIMAGE SYSTEM combine advanced CCD technologies, darkroom components and software. CCDBIO SmartIMAGE PERSONAL is a gel documentation product for individual use. It integrates a digital...

Downflow Workstations.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... DWS Downflow Workstations are small, bench-mounted fume hoods with unrestricted access. Features include high quality pre-filter and carbon filters, downflow air pattern, standard stainless steel working tray, standard lighting, and alarms that...

Reductive Amination Toolkit.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Reductive Amination Toolkit provides the resins required to optimize reaction conditions for amine synthesis and purification, a reaction routinely used in generating structurally diverse drug candidates. The toolkit includes two resin-bound...

Culture plate inserts.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Millicell culture plate inserts promote natural cell growth and improve the study of attachment-dependent and suspension cell cultures. They allow cells to grow on a membrane, giving the cells access to media from both their apical and...

Hybridization Station.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... HS 400 Hybridization Station, a compact version of Tecan's HS 4800, provides fully automated processing of up to four slides and improves reproducibility of microarray results. Applications include gene expression profiling, gene regulation,...

Cell, tissue culture monitoring system.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The Biotrace International Ruskinn [Invivo.sub.2] 1000 workstation is offered for monitoring cell and tissue culture material under hypoxic and anoxic conditions. Designed for high capacity laboratories, the new model is the big brother of the...

Confocal microscope systems--a comparison of technologies.(Tools & Techniques)
November 1, 2003... Confocal microscopy offers a number of advantages when compared with traditional widefield optical microscopy. Confocal systems occlude out-of-focus light, vastly improving imaging contrast. By minimizing the haze of out-of-focus light and...

Cell culture, scale-up, purification services.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... Specializing in non-GMP processes, NBS labs has a long history of scale-up and optimization of both cell culture and fermentation processes. Services include consultation for new processes, process development, biomass production, secreted...

Gene expression profiling.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... GenUs BioSystems, Inc. bioarray service laboratory provides a full range of services related to bioarray experimentation, including sample preparation, sample quality analyses, processing of customer-provided RNA and DNA on bioarrays, and...

Antibody, animal services.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... Taconic Biotechnology supplies monoclonal antibodies used in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications from a cGMP production facility. Company capabilities include cell line characterization (limited dilution cloning, subcloning,...

Protein sequencing services.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... ProSeq provides proprietary, high efficiency chemistry for protein sequencing on PVDF immobilized samples. Unique methodology identifies internal sequence of N-blocked proteins. Reliable information is provided through in-situ controls, as is...

Immunohistochemistry services.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... Ardais Corporation has expanded its portfolio of human tissue-based products and services with an array of immunohistochemistry (IHC) services. Research studies can be customized, and accommodate the need to better understand and characterize...

Chemistry-based discovery and development.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... Located in Woodridge, Ill., deCODE genetics' pharmaceuticals group offers chemistry-based drug discovery and development services ranging from early-stage lead discovery and optimization to the identification of viable synthetic routes required...

Cloning, expression, purification services.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... ATG Laboratories offers cloning, expression, and purification services and for consulting in specialty areas. Cloning services include subcloning, PCR cloning, RT-PCR cloning, site-directed mutagenesis and DNA sequence analysis. Baculovirus...

Expanded service capability.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... Charles River Laboratories has expanded its biopharmaceutical services business site. Now 34,000 square feet, the unit offers GMP-compliant biological drug development services. Core technologies include cell culture, cell banking and cell line...

Custom sequencing.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... MacConnell Research Corporation provides custom sequencing. Universal primers such as T7, T3, SP6, M13 forward and reverse are provided. Custom primers must be provided at a concentration of 1 pmol/[micro]l. Between 750-1000 bases can typically...

Custom microarray service.(Contract Research Organizations)
November 1, 2003... Custom Microarray Services from TeleChem International, Inc. are performed in Class 100 cleanrooms using advanced surfaces and coupling chemistries. Flex-Chips service allows customers to send confidential samples for arraying. The eChips...

Mobile ventilated workstation.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The 32-50 BD Mobile Ventilated Surgical Table safely removes hazardous anesthesia fumes from the workplace environment. It solves the common problem of residual gas fumes escaping from either an animal nose cone or a workstation induction...

Extruded rodent diet.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Global 2019 rodent diet contains 19% protein and 9% fat content, and meets the nutrient requirements of gestation, lactation, and early growth of rats and mice. Phytoestrogen sources such as alfalfa and soybean meal have been removed to ensure...

Microarray stability reagent.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... ArrayProtect[TM] and ArrayGuard[TM] microarray reagents are formulated to improve the performance of protein arrays used in in vitro diagnostics and drug discovery. These products produce accurate results on array slides by increasing signal,...

Photomultiplier tube for fluorescent lifetime and FRET studies.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... R4110U-64-M100B Multianode Photomultiplier Tube (PMT) integrates the Hamamatsu fast time-response microchannel plate (MCP), and is suited for fluorescent lifetime and FRET studies where both time and wavelength information is required. Covering...

Antibody to stem cell marker Oct-4.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Monoclonal anti-body to human and murine Octamer-4 (Oct-4) permits the detection of human and murine Oct-4 by western blot, immunocytochemistry and EIA. During embryogenesis expression of Oct 4, a member of the POU family of transcription...

Electronic platform connects signal transduction researchers, reagents.(Tools & Techniques)
November 1, 2003... From human beings to fruit flies, multicellular organisms depend for their survival on a precise series of actions at the cellular level. Every individual cell in the organism must sense and respond to external and internal signals and work in...

Drug design application.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Catalyst[R] 4.8, the latest version of the Accelrys Inc. rational drug design application for lead identification and optimization, now includes HypoRefine, an algorithm that yields accurate predictive models. Further enhancements yield better...

Water storage, distribution.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... S.D.S. Storage and Distribution System from Millipore Corp. maintains pure water quality from the storage reservoir to all required points. The system stores up to 350 liters of purified water, provides protection against airborne...

Bibliographic software.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... EndNote 7 upgraded bibliographic management software provides new bibliographies, image handling, and connectivity to explore and mobilize reference collections. Features include subject bibliographies, image placement from EndNote to Microsoft...

Mini-hybridization oven.
November 1, 2003... MicroBlot 4 mini-hybridization oven processes blots in four standard borosilicate glass bottles (35 mm X 150 mm) as well as in eight 50 ml tubes or twelve 15 ml tubes. Features include digital temperature selection to 80 C and digital speed...

Silica-based columns.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... DENALI[TM] 120[Angstrom]A silica-based columns and media are used for the separation of enhanced small molecules. The product produces peak symmetry in basic and acidic compounds, making it useful for small molecule and peptide analysis and...

Localization vectors.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... New BD Living Colors[TM] subcellular localization vectors pHcRed1-Nuc and pHcRed1-Mito express the far-red fluorescent protein HcRed1 fused to a localization tag. Far-red shifted fluorescence easily distinguishes HcRed1 from other fluorescent...

Protein disulfide-isomerase accelerates protein refolding.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... Protein disulfide-isomerase (PDI) is an enzyme that in mammalian cells catalyzes post-translational thioldisulfide exchange reactions in expressed proteins. Such exchanges lead to refolding of the protein and greatest overall protein stability....

H2A.X phosphorylation kit.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... Upstate offers a rapid and sensitive microplate-based assay for the detection of H2A.X phosphorylation. Histone H2A.X phosphorylation is a very rapid response to DNA damage, ocean-ins within minutes of exposure to ionizing radiation and other...

Bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... BBMVEC are isolated from microvessels of bovine brain. Proprietary isolation technique combines with optimized growth medium to allow culturing of robust, high purity cells. The cells are cryopreserved at third passage and can be cultured and...

DNA repair ELISA kits.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... DNA Repair Kits for Ku and GTBP provide fast, quantitative study of the interactions between damaged DNA and repair proteins. The DNA-binding ELISAs eliminate the need for gels, blotting and radioactivity, and are sensitive. Active Motif Inc....

Recombinant Human Furin.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... Recombinant Human Furin is offered by R&D Systems. Furin is a member of the proprotein convertase (PC) family that belongs to the subtilisin superfamily of serine proteases. As a cellular protease, furin processes a variety of pro proteins...

Glutamate NMDA Receptor (neuroscience) antibody.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... Monoclonal antibody offered to glutamate NMDA Receptor subunits 3A and 3B recognizes both NR3A and NR3B sub units in Western Blot and immunohistochemistry applications. NR3B is the final member of the NMDA subtype of the glutamate receptor...

Apoptosis Detection Kits.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... Magic Red[TM] substrate-based assays detect protease activity within whole living cells, and are based on a cresyl violet leaving group that fluoresces once enzyme specific peptides are cleaved. FAM FLICA[TM] Apoptosis Detection Kits use a...

Human HO-1 ELISA Kit.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... The StressXpress[TM] Human HO-1 ELISA Kit provides a reproducible method for quantifying human Heme Oxygenase-1 in a variety of sample types. The kit detects as little as 0.78 ng/ml, and has a range of 0.78-25 ng/ml. Once samples are prepared,...

Neuropeptide B and neuropeptide W products.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... NPB and NPW are recently isolated endogenous ligands for GPR7 and GPR8, which are members of the G-protein coupled receptor family. GPCRs are involved in pathways that regulate growth, metabolism, reproduction and homeostasis. Identification of...

Apoptosis assays.(Cell Signaling)
November 1, 2003... Apoptosis Suite enables examination of three separate biological aspects of cell death in order to assess whether each cell is in the early- mid- or late-stages of apoptosis. The suite includes assays for membrane changes (Annexin V),...

Human genome-wide siRNA library.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... RNAi targets gene silencing, and is achieved in mammalian cells through the use of short interfering RNA molecules, or siRNAs. RNAi has accelerated the functional characterization of disease-relevant genes for drug discovery and basic research...

Adjustable wash bottles.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... NALGENE[R] Adjustable Teflon Wash Bottles resist chemical attack over a broad temperature range, handling aggressive solvents and high purity applications. Both 500 and 1000 ml bottles have colorful polypropylene hang tags that accept standard...

Cell viability assay.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... CellTiter-Blue[TM] cell viability assay provides a homogenous method for estimating the number of viable cells present in multiwell plates. It allows a choice of flurometric or colorimetric detection methods, and of 96- or 384-well formats, and...

High volume microplates.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... High volume 48- and 96-well microplates for combinatorial chemistry and sample storage applications have a standard microplate footprint, and facilitate automated and high throughput target compound preparation. High per-well volume (4 ml for...

Microwave fixation immediately deactivates brain enzymes.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Microwave fixation quickly and effectively halts brain chemical activity. Several important brain chemicals, including acetylcholine, dopamine, DARPP-32. HVA, and c-AMP begin changing rapidly at death. The 10 to 90 seconds required for complete...

Streptavidin/Biotin Blocking Kit.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Streptavidin/Biotin Blocking Kit is available for use in immunohistochemical staining. Streptavidin in known to bind certain tissue elements unrelated to its interaction with biotin. To eliminate this potential non-specific binding, this...

Latch Rack tube system.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The 0.75 ml Latch Rack tube system features a locking lid that can be opened on hinges, lifted off robotically, or locked down. This rack accommodates 0.75 ml tubes that are available blank, with alphanumeric identifiers, or with permanently...

Top loading balances.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... UW/UX top-loading balances produce measurements in less than a second. The proprietary UniBloc mechanism provides quick response, stability against environmental changes, and durability. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. Use InfoLINK...

PCR products.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... A-Taq-IT[TM] PCR Kits provide a complete package for the amplification and purification of PCR products. The kits combine proprietary ExoSAP-IT[TM], which degrades unused primers and nucleotides, and Taq DNA polymerase. ExoSAP-IT clean-up is...

Infinity-corrected objectives.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The Optem[TM] Infinity-Corrected (IC) Objective line has been expanded with the addition of a 10X long working-distance objective. Objective design extends working distance to 34 mm and maintains microscope full NA over a 3 mm field-of-view....

Chemical inventory system links to MSDS database.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... ChemSW, Inc. has announced an agreement with Australia-based ChemWatch that enables C1SPro CIS Chemical Inventory System[TM] users to subscribe and link to the database of independently researched MSDS (materials safety data sheet) documents....

Luminescent imaging.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The LAS-3000 im-aging system utilizes a Super CCD Arca Type imaging chip that provides increased faint-light image capture while maintaining image clarity, resulting in high resolution image files It offers more than 4 orders of magnitude...

Colorimetric and fluorescent sensors.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Colorimetric and fluorescent assays and biosensors detect viruses, bacteria, parasites, and other pathogens. They consist of biologically or chemically specific receptor ligands attached to a polydiacetylene backbone. Ligands may include...

Modular benchtop fermentor.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Biostat[TM] i modular bioprocess system is composed of the Biostat i twin controller; the Biostal i interface; and either stirred tank or spinner flask culture vessels. The twin controller allows two vessels to be controlled simultaneously....

Optimized protein normalization.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... GAPDH Whole-cell Normalization Kits provide a sensitive method for protein normalization in a ready-to-use format. The kits reduce inaccuracies in experiments and provide more meaningful results. Each kit is supplied in a 96-strip-well format,...

Automated colony counters.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... ProtoCOL SR and HR automatic. colony counting and zone sizing systems feature digital color firewire camera technology. An optional color differentiation module allows automatic distinguishing up to seven different colony colors from one plate....

Bio safety enclosure.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Low Level Bid Safety Enclosure protects the process being pet-formed inside with laminar flow HEPA filtered air, and protects the technician by maintaining a safety lace velocity at the sash opening. The environment for lab automation equipment...

Laboratory reagents.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Wako BioProducts is a supplier of unique laboratory reagents from Japan. The Wako Product Update is printed four times a year to announce the release of new products. All products sold are for research use only. Browse the product line at the...

Immunochemical catalog.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... O.E.M. Concepts, Inc. is a long established manufacturer of high quality monoclonal antibodies, affinity purified polyclonal antibodies and their associated antigens. In addition, OEM provides the very best in contract production services...

ELISA kits, antibodies.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Does your research require fast and reliable results? Investigate Assay Designs' kits and reagents. We offer ultra sensitive, easy to use ELISA and detection kits, as well as luminescent products, antibodies and proteins. We have kits to...

Silicone hose labeling system.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... AdvantaLABEL[TM] those labeling system from AdvantaPure[TM] uses pure silicone to completely encase an identifying label and optional color stripes for coding purposes. Labels can include information such as scheduled hose maintenance dates,...

Biochemicals.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Wako BioProducts (www.wakousa.com) supplies research reagents that are developed and/or manufactured in Japan. The product line consists of antibodies, enzymes, signal transduction reagents, molecular biology kits, cell culture reagents,...

Immunocytometry catalog.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... BD Biosciences 2004 catalog is now available. The new catalog features BD Biosciences Immunocytometry Systems and BD Biosciences Pharmingen (featuring BD[TM] Transduction Laboratories brand reagents) research and clinical products and...

Chemiluminescent and bioluminescent imaging.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Capture high-resolution chemiluminescent and bioluminescent images with the ChemiDoc-lt Imaging System. The light-tight cabinet provides optimum conditions for these applications. The high resolution, cooled camera ensures the best system for...

New 2003 immunology research catalog.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Updated catalog of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to cytokines and CD markers, recombinant cytokines, growth factors, cytokine EUSA kits, cytokine ELISA construction kits, matched antibody pairs and custom immunological services is now...

Vapor pressure osmometer.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... The Vapro vapor pressure osmometer covered in this brochure provides fast, simple determination of osmolality. Multiple functions are selected from its simple, logical menu. Wescor, Inc. Use InfoLINK 3L1148 or Call 800-287-0633 ...

Liquid handling catalog.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Biohit, the global leader in ergonomic electronic pipettors, proudly introduces their latest Liquid Handling Catalog. The publication features a comprehensive line of electronic and mechanical pipettors, as well as consumables and safety...

Replacement specialty lamps.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... BULB DIRECT, INC. #1 source for replacement lamps for most applications; need help finding what you need just call up. We offer a large assortment of name brand lamps for medical, photographic, LCD projectors, and graphic arts. We have...

High performance motorized stages.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... ProScan[TM] series motorized stages from Prior Scientific are fast, precise, easy to use and can be fitted to virtually any microscope or optical system. The ProScan controller is compatible with most image analysis software programs and can be...

Peform SNP analysis in only 8-10 minutes after PCR.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Perform high-throughput genotype identification using melting-curve analysis with the new LightTyper SNP Instrument from Roche Applied Science. * Identity 18,000 genotypes in 8 hours. * Apply a 96- or 384-well format. * Utilize...

Vacuum for rotary evaporation.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... Optimize rotary evaporation with the rugged, whisper-quiet MD1C oil-free vacuum pump. It features a small footprint and achieves an ultimate vacuum of 2 mbar for excellent results with high-boiling point solvents. Designed with a PTFE-lined...

FPC Personnel Consultants.(Literature Focus)
November 1, 2003... FPC is a national network of executive search firms. The company has been providing human resource solutions since 1959. Advocates for both companies and candidates, FPC recruiters are committed to bringing together the right candidate with the...