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Three Tips to Help Manage Customization in Genomics LIMS Implementations
Nov 21
Labs must consider three elements in evaluating genomics laboratory information management system (LIMS) to support the ever-changing workflow characteristics of next-generation sequencing.
How to Build an Integrated Microscopy System for Live Cell Mechanotransduction Studies
Aug 2
A new integrated microscopy system allows scientists to simultaneously stimulate and image live cell response in real-time.
Tips for Reducing Static Electricity
Aug 1
Static electricity can affect automated instrumentation within the lab.
Microscopes for the Non-Microscopist: Multidisciplinary Research Using Optical Imaging
Jul 5
High quality microscopy is increasingly used by scientists in new areas of research.
Evaluation of a New Nano-Type UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Mar 3
Analysis of one- to four-microliter size samples for nucleic acids has become routine in many life science laboratories. However, until now, available instruments require considerable manipulation of the instrument and sample; some require manually recording the data. The user must typically lower and raise the arm manually, then wipe the sample manually from the target after each analysis. And fiberoptics used in some of these instruments are subject to deterioration.
Production of Recombinant Proteins and Monoclonal Antibodies in Hollow Fiber Bioreactors
Jan 25
While well-understood, robust and convenient, classical batch-style 2-D culture on non-porous supports or 3-D suspension culture in other devices are really not very biologically relevant models. Cell culture conditions can affect the quality of the antibody or protein produced.
Selecting Robots for Use in Drug Discovery and Testing
Dec 6 2010
Drug discovery and testing, with their need for speed, repeatability and verification, are ideally suited to benefit from robot automation. It is therefore not surprising that robots have been at the forefront of automation developments in both these areas.
HP Scalable Network Storage Systems for Life Sciences
Sep 13 2010
Life sciences research today is advancing exponentially, each step bringing us closer to the realization of truly personalized medicine–preventive care and treatments designed specifically for each individual. In the near future, PCPGM healthcare researchers expect to be able to use predictive genetic testing to create custom treatment plans for individuals and deliver dramatic improvements over today’s one-size-fits-all approach. But research capabilities are only part of the equation; current storage and operating capacities must also evolve to accommodate ever-expanding amounts of data before the goal of personalized medicine can be realized.
Using the Tecan Genesis Workstation to Automate a Cytometric Bead Array (CBA) Immunoassay
Mar 11 2010
The poster describe the process involved in automating a Cytometric Bead Array (CBA) immunoassay developed to measure relative concentrations of serum antibodies against Tetanus (TT), Sperm Whale Myoglobin (SWM) and Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) in KLH-immunized volunteers.
Ensuring Quality in Assays Performed with Automated Liquid Handlers
Feb 2 2010
The focus of this presentation is to highlight the need of ensuring quality in important assays performed with automated liquid handlers. Nearly all assays performed within a laboratory are volume-dependent. In turn, all concentrations of biological and chemical components in these assays, as well as the associated dilution protocols, are volume-dependent. Because analyte concentration is volume-dependent, an assay’s results might be falsely interpreted if liquid handler variability and inaccuracies are unknown or if the system(s) go unchecked for a long period.
Inkjet System for Protein Crystallography
Feb 1 2010
X-ray crystallography is used routinely by scientists to obtain the three dimensional structure of a biological molecule of interest.Such information can be used to determine how a pharmaceutical interacts with a protein target and what changes might improve functionality. However, the crystallization of macromolecules still remains a serious hindrance in structural determination despite impressive advances in screening methods and technologies.
Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity in a Drosophila Memory Mutant
Nov 9 2009
Action selection is modulated by external stimuli either directly or via memory retrieval. In a constantly changing environment, animals have evolved attention-like processes to effectively filter the incoming sensory stream. These attention-like processes, in turn, are modulated by memory. The neurobiological nature of how attention, action selection and memory are inter-connected is unknown. We describe here new phenotypes of the memory mutant radish in the fruit fly Drosophila.
Responses of tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans morsitans and Glossina pallidipes, to baits of various size
3 hours ago
Recent studies of Palpalis group tsetse [Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Kenya] suggest that small (0.25 × 0.25 m) insecticide-treated targets will be more cost-effective than the larger (≥1.0 × 1.0 m) designs currently used to control...
Sexual performance of male mosquito Aedes albopictus
Issues of male fertility must be addressed to support the development of a sterile insect technique (SIT) programme for the control of Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) populations on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The mating ability of a local...
Control of Cimex lectularius using heat combined with dichlorvos resin strips
Successful management of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), is difficult because of its pesticide resistance, which can allow a reduction in population, but not elimination. We evaluated the effect of heat and/or air circulation on the...
Prevalence, distribution and risk associated with tick infestation of dogs in Great Britain
Current concerns over the potential impacts of climate change and the increased movement between countries of people and companion animals on the distribution of ectoparasites, highlight the need for accurate understanding of existing prevalence patterns....
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Prokariotic Cell Collection in Denmark
Nov 6 2009
I would like to know about a prokariotic cell collection in Denmark. Is there a cell bank in this country? I need a Lactobacillus strain for a fermentation assay and this information about the bank is very helpful for me.
Request for Entries
Oct 16 2009
Ask the Experts is your chance to get the answers to questions on applications, materials, methods, processes, and technologies. Email you question to bst_web@advantagemedia.com, and the editors of Bioscience Technology will find an appropriate expert to answer it. Watch this space in the future to see the questions your colleagues are posting.
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Tapping the Brain Orchestra
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Microneedle Sensors May Allow Real-Time Monitoring Of Body Chemistry
Visualization of DNA Synthesis in vivo
Research on Dendrites Wins 2011 Eppendorf and Science Prize
Nov 13 | News
Sartorius Concludes Agreement to Acquire the Liquid Handling Business of Biohit
Oct 27 | News
Agilent Technologies Awards 2011 Russell Varian Prize for Innovation in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Sep 29 | News
JEOL USA Partners with Chilean Agent Arquimed
Sep 27 | News
Bruker Announces Agreement to Acquire CETR
Sep 13 | News
FEI, OHSU Partner to Create a 'Living Lab for Cell Biology'
Millipore Acquires Remaining Ownership of its Joint Venture in India to Accelerate Growth in the Region
Sep 2 | News
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Viewing SureFocus Slides
Jun 11 2010
A demonstration of SureFocus Microscope Slides in the review of AFB Smears. SureFocus Slides are a patent-pending breakthrough in tuberculosis detection, as their fluorescent staining circle remains visible during review, Fluorescence Microscopy.
Allen Institute for Brain Research
Oct 14 2009
Discussed in this interview are both the mouse brain project and the human cortex project with an emphasis on the importance of these projects to neuroscience research.