A Guide to Absolute Counting on the Accuri C6 Flow Cytometer 03 Sep 2010: This technical note discusses features of the Accuri C6 Flow Cytometer® for simplifying cell analysis by performing absolute cell counts, eliminating the need for counting beads, or dual-platform hemacytometer counts. The microprocessor-controlled peristaltic pump system allows the sample volume pulled per run to be determined. Accuri Cytometers, Inc.
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New Compact Gel Documentation System from Bio-Rad Laboratories 03 Sep 2010: The Gel Doc™ EZ from Bio-Rad Laboratories is a compact gel documentation system that provides publication-quality images and analysis in seconds. Users of the system include researchers who perform DNA, RNA, and protein electrophoresis as well as western blotting. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
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Multi-Parametric Analysis of Aquatic Organisms Using Flow Cytometry 03 Sep 2010: This application note discusses unique features of the Accuri® C6 Flow Cytometer® System that make it an ideal instrument for aquatic organism analysis. These features include: size, robustness, digital range and versatility. Accuri Cytometers, Inc.
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Compact and Affordable FT-IR Spectrometer
03 Sep 2010: The Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS5 is designed for users seeking no-compromise, affordable and compact FT-IR spectroscopy to assist in their product assurance testing, basic troubleshooting and chemistry teaching. Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Reduce Cost Per Sample with New Sample Prep Workbench from Agilent 03 Sep 2010: The new 7696 Sample Prep Workbench offers increased productivity through automation as well as easy-to-use of software and hardware. It reduces the cost per sample because it consumes smaller amounts of chemicals and solvents, produces less waste, and does not require glassware other than sample vials. The 7696 also reduces laboratory workers’ exposure to chemicals, providing potential safety benefits in the workplace. Agilent Technologies
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BMG LABTECH Announces Ultra-Fast, Full Spectrum Absorbance Microplate Reader
03 Sep 2010: The new SPECTROstar Nano from BMG LABTECH is an ultra-fast, full spectrum absorbance microplate reader with a cuvette port and is perfect for all absorbance assays. Its rapid full spectrum analysis at a resolution of 1 nm allows for absorbance assays never before possible on a microplate reader. BMG LABTECH
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UVP, LCC to Release the iBox® Explorer™ Fluorescence Imaging Microscope
03 Sep 2010: The new iBox® Explorer™ Fluorescence Imaging Microscope will be released at this year's World Molecular Imaging Conference in Kyoto, Japan from September 8 – 11, 2010. The iBox Explorer is unique in its ability to micro image cells and organs subcutaneously and within the body cavity of living mice. UVP, LLC.
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New Range of Engineered Mammalian Cell Lines from Sigma Life Science 03 Sep 2010: This new product range combines Sigma’s proprietary CompoZr zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technology with experience in gene silencing, to offer innovative tools for drug discovery, compound screening and fundamental research applications. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
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Optimizing Methods in Microtissue Cultivation 02 Sep 2010: This application note shows that InSphero’s GravityPlus technology (patent pending) enables the generation of various microtissue models using either cancer-derived cells to reconstitute tumor tissues or primary cells to mimic structure and function of diverse organs. INTEGRA Biosciences AG
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First Isolation of Full-Length BRCA2 Protein to Assist in Ovarian and Breast Cancer Research 01 Sep 2010: Using Bio-Rad Mini-PROTEAN® TGX™ Precast Gels, Dr Ryan Jensen of the University of California, Davis and colleagues report the first purification of full-length BRCA2 protein. Proper study of the product of the BRCA2 gene, mutations of which lead to breast and ovarian cancers, has eluded research groups for years due to challenges preventing its purification. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
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