Bioscience Technology Online - Editor's Picks

Living Up to Potential

Thursday, 22 Jul 2010 15:24:17 GMT

Researchers are intrigued by the possibilities of Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) in basic science and drug development, but much work remains if expectations are to be met.

Reusable Biochip Architecture

Thursday, 10 Jun 2010 09:52:41 GMT

Fluidigm has announced it has developed a reusable bio-chip architecture for the commercial market. These reusable integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) will lower SNP genotyping costs and are designed to support accelerated sample throughput.

Biofuels: Greener than Ever

Tuesday, 01 Jun 2010 14:05:22 GMT

Plant-based and algae-based biofuels are becoming more profitable than ever, leading to more green backs for opportunists of the green age.

Standing Up in a Court of Law

Tuesday, 01 Jun 2010 11:01:29 GMT

Private forensic testing laboratory ensures data integrity with advanced calibration systems.

Trending Toward Full Automation

Tuesday, 20 Apr 2010 10:57:53 GMT

Life science labs increase the adoption of automated liquid handling in the name of reducing cost, improving accuracy, and increasing productivity.

Study Investigates Infection of Human Cells in Space

Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 10:07:28 GMT

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the unique conditions of space flight will be used to examine how cells remain healthy or succumb to disease, particularly in the face of stress or damage.

Rethinking the Classics

Friday, 26 Mar 2010 16:04:56 GMT

The classic view of cancer is that it arises from the progressive accumulation of mutations. The cancer stem cell model, however, theorizes that tumors derive hierarchically from one or more progenitor cells.

Maintaining a Healthy Cell Culture Environment

Tuesday, 23 Mar 2010 10:36:47 GMT

Investing in best practices and products at the beginning of any experiment is the most time- and cost-effective way to approach cell culture.

Millipore Confirms It is Evaluating Strategic Alternatives

Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010 08:54:46 GMT

Millipore Corporation confirmed that its Board of Directors is evaluating strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including by pursuing a process with potential bidders to explore a possible merger or sale of the Company.

Digitizing Pathology

Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010 14:47:18 GMT

Turning glass slides into digital slides creates new analysis options.

Platform for Benchtop Automation

Monday, 22 Feb 2010 15:47:48 GMT

Thermo Fisher Scientific launched a new platform for benchtop automation. Centered around the new Thermo Scientific Orbitor microplate mover and powered by the Thermo Scientific Momentum 2.0 laboratory workflow software, this automation solution offers advanced user control and standardized real-time, data-driven decision making.

Rabbit Monoclonal Antibodies

Monday, 22 Feb 2010 15:17:36 GMT

AMSBIO has announced a new portfolio of rabbit monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies for Immunohistochemistry (IHC) applications. A rabbit custom antibody service is also available.

Automation Across Bioscience

Wednesday, 20 Jan 2010 09:18:09 GMT

Current automation projects follow two major trends: customized technologies and smaller dedicated systems.

Handheld Automated Cell Counter

Thursday, 10 Dec 2009 09:27:51 GMT

Millipore introduced Scepter, a handheld, automated cell counter that miniaturizes Coulter cell counting technology found in much larger instruments into a portable device the size of an automated pipette.

The Final Hurdle

Monday, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:53 GMT

The use of RNAi as a therapeutic approach has developed faster than anyone can imagine, but one challenge remains.

Pancreatic Alpha Cell Line

Monday, 23 Nov 2009 16:03:36 GMT

The pancreatic alpha cell line, Alpha TC1 clone 6 (ATCC CRL-2934), is a useful model in diabetes research for studying many aspects of islet biology, including glucagon biosynthesis and cytokine sensitivity.

Sample Preparation Reagent Provides Reverse Transcription-ready RNA

Friday, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:59 GMT

Bio-Rad Laboratories announced the availability of its iScript RT-qPCR Sample Preparation Reagent for rapid isolation of total RNA, and enabling reverse transcription and real-time PCR to be performed directly from cell lysates.

Superresolution Microscopy

Friday, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:29 GMT

With ELYRA, Carl Zeiss is introducing a product family that allows the superresolution PAL-M and SR-SIM microscopy techniques to be comprehensively used and individually combined. This enables scientists in biomedical research to image cellular structures marked with fluorescent dyes with maximum spatial resolution below the classic diffraction limit of microscopes, i.e. under 200 nanometers.

Image of Flea Showing Crown of Thorns on Exoskeleton Wins Worldwide Olympus BioScapes Photo Competition

Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 10:55:13 GMT

An image of a water flea with its radiant green “crown of thorns” took top prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition, a forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies of life science subjects.

Automated Solution for Live Cell Assays Under Shear Flow

Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 10:40:00 GMT

The BioFlux System from Fluxion provides an automated, high throughput solution for live cell assays under controlled shear flow.

Advances in EMCCD Technology: Making Imaging Less Arbitrary

Monday, 16 Nov 2009 14:07:42 GMT

Recent advances in EMCCD technology have solved the problem of non-standardized measurement units by using the photoelectron to standardize imaging experiments.

Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response to HIV and Prostate Cancer

Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 15:48:03 GMT

Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body’s immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases.

New Imaging Technique Could Lead to Better Antibiotics and Cancer Drugs

Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:33 GMT

A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

Mind Over Fatter

Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 15:03:07 GMT

New, improved models of human obesity aim to improve understanding of leptin’s impact on CNS regulation of metabolism.

KLM to Make Demonstration Flight on Bio-fuel

Thursday, 05 Nov 2009 15:49:49 GMT

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be the first airline in the world to make a demonstration flight on bio-kerosene with a select group of passengers. This will also be the first ever flight in Europe on bio-kerosene.

Genomics: Back From the Dead

Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:10 GMT

Researchers that use the pre-genomic tools, such as the microarray, to study modern biological problems in stem cells think so.

Meeting the Challenges of Long-term Time-lapse Imaging

Monday, 26 Oct 2009 16:06:10 GMT

Recent technological developments in the sequence capture of cellular events through a light microscope can be combined to image multiple independent experiments automatically, with many advantages.

Antibodies and Kits for Neuroscience Research

Monday, 26 Oct 2009 12:07:05 GMT

Assay Designs provides a breadth of products for the neuroscience research market including sensitive kits and antibodies. Featured ELISA kits for key neural signaling mediators and second messengers include GSK-3ß, ß-catenin, cAMP, cGMP, Vasopressin, Oxytocin, and Substance P.

Core-shell Chromatography Columns

Friday, 23 Oct 2009 09:36:13 GMT

Phenomenex introduces Kinetex—ultra-high performance LC columns based on the company’s new core-shell silica technology. By delivering improvements in speed and separation efficiency over traditional 3- and 5-micron columns, Kinetex enables chromatographers to get performance comparable to sub-2-micron columns without investing in UHPLC systems.

Handle With Care

Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009 16:43:58 GMT

Researchers face the dual challenges of difficult to handle and hard to maintain stem cells.