Assays Featured Articles
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Rapid Mycoplasma Testing Service Delivers Speed, Sensitivity And Specificity To A Broad Scope Of Sample Matrices
10/17/2012
Mycoplasma are the smallest known self-replicating prokaryotes. They parasitize a wide range of host organisms, including humans, animals, plants and insects and are common contaminants of mammalian cell culture. By Dr. Jeri Ann Boose, director, Biopharmaceutical Services, and Dr. Weihong Wang, manager, Molecular & Cell Biology Services
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Thermo Fisher Scientific And Immundiagnostik Collaborate To Develop Mass Spectrometry-Based Clinical And Research Tools
10/16/2012
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, and Immundiagnostik AG today announced a collaboration to develop novel mass spectrometry-based assays for qualitative and quantitative analysis of proteins and peptides. The goal is development of commercial assays to be widely applicable in research and routine clinical analysis.
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Brooks Life Science Systems Launch The Plate Auditor For Automated Compound Quality Control
9/25/2012
Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of automation solutions for compound and biological sample storage and management, recently announced the commercial launch of the Brooks Plate Auditor, a fast, accurate and non-invasive tool for identification of precipitate and empty wells in compound and screening plates.
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Brooks’ Single-Use REMP Tubes Support Optimization Of Automated Serum And Plasma Storage
9/12/2012
Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. a leading worldwide provider of automation solutions for compound and biological sample storage and management, announced recently that Karolinska Institute Biobank (KI Biobank) is successfully using Brooks’ REMP single-use heat sealed sample tubes to secure the long-term storage of plasma, serum and urine samples in its automated biorepositories.
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Brooks Life Science Systems Announces New Applications For Celigo Imaging Cytometer
8/30/2012
Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc., recently announced that its ongoing investment and development of the Celigo Imaging Cytometer is bringing new capabilities to academic research, biopharmaceutical drug development and high-throughput and high-content screening.
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New Nanoparticles Shrink Tumors In Mice
8/16/2012
MIT researchers have developed RNA-delivering nanoparticles that allow for rapid screening of new drug targets in mice. In their first mouse study, done with researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute, they showed that nanoparticles that target a protein known as ID4 can shrink ovarian tumors.
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Engineered Tissue Vary Depending On Where It's Grown
8/16/2012
MIT researchers led by Elazer Edelman, the Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, have now shown that implanted cells’ therapeutic properties depend on their shape, which is determined by the type of scaffold on which they are grown.
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CeeTox and Cellular Dynamics Collaborate To Offer Predictive In Vitro Test for Cardiotoxicity
8/15/2012
CeeTox and Cellular Dynamics announced the introduction of a new, highly predictive cardiac safety screening service that utilizes human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived cardiomyocytes.
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Success Of Engineered Tissue Depends On Where It’s Grown
8/14/2012
Tissue implants made of cells grown on a sponge-like scaffold have been shown in clinical trials to help heal arteries scarred by atherosclerosis and other vascular diseases. However, it has been unclear why some implants work better than others. By Anne Trafton
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New Techne® 3 Prime Personal And Prime Large-Format Thermal Cyclers From Cole-Parmer
8/13/2012
A new series of Techne® Prime Thermal Cyclers from Cole-Parmer expands options for lab professionals. Also known as PCR machines or PCR thermal cyclers, these units are used to amplify DNA segments through the polymerase chain reaction process.