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Laboratory Science - Today's Top Stories
Denver Moisture Analysis
Denver moisture analyzers combine the latest weighing technology with heat isolation and temperature compensation to provide reliable weight readings.Accurate handheld micro to millilitre liquid handling
Integra has announced that it is now able to offer a complete range of handheld pipetting systems offering accurate liquid handling.Quick and easy diagnosis for mitochondrial disorders
Recent research outlines an innovative clinical diagnostic test for the early identification of a wide range of mitochondrial disorders.
Automation
Automated genomic sample preparation
A new eSeminar entitled 'Automating Genomics Applications on Bravo Workstations' has been announced by Agilent Automation Solutions.SOLATek 72 Multi-Matrix Vial Autosampler
Attain maximum throughput with 72-vial capacity, the highest quality sample pathway materials, and automated multiple additions for internal standard, surrogate and matrix spikes.Autosampler 2000 w/ bar code reader
For laboratories with high sample throughput, the real value of using SOPs is seen when fully automated particle size distribution measurements are made without operator intervention.
Biotechnology
Better tests for TB, HIV, and malaria
A researcher has highlighted the poor quality of published studies that evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic tests for 3 major killer infectious diseases (TB, HIV/AIDS and malaria).Hoping for a fluorescent basket case
Researchers describe in detail how new virus particles assemble at the membrane of infected cells, and are released to attack healthy cells nearby.Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure
Researchers report evidence from studies in animals and humans supporting a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure.
Cell Cultures
Molecular basis of tumor cell behavior
A new study by a team of researchers sheds light on the molecular basis by which tumour cells modulate their surroundings to favor cancer progression.How aggressive cells invade the brain
A team of scientists has witnessed the movements of these cells 'live' under the microscope for the very first time. In the process, they discovered several new behavioural traits of the immune cells.Hydrogen peroxide's link to living cells
If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton.
Chromatography
CycloGraph Centrifugal Chromatography System
The CycloGraph system is a centrifugally accelerated device for performing preparative chromatographic separations. The device spins a layer of adsorbent material coated as a flat ring on a glass backing.Multi-dimensional gas chromatograph
The key hardware component of the MDGC system is a capillary-optimized pressure switching device that directs flow from the first column directly to a monitor detector or to the second column and detector.Cyclograph deluxe centrifuge chromotography device
The CycloGraph system is a centrifugally accelerated device for performing preparative thin layer radial separations.
Spectrometry, imaging
Ocean Optics Spectrometer Detects Liquid Contraband
The spectrometers have been integrated into demo units of the AY01-01 Rapid Liquid Contraband Detector which uses Raman spectrometry to detect a number of liquid and crystal contraband substances.Impact of Alzheimer's disease gene in healthy brains
A study demonstrated that genetic risk is expressed in the brains of even those who are healthy, but carry some risk for Alzheimer's Disease.Hi-res desktop imaging tool
Phenom is a high resolution desktop imaging tool with an optical camera for never-lost navigation and a high quality electron microscope for detailed imaging.