New on the Market in 1998

Featured in this section are analytical instruments and accessories, such as an ICP-HEX-MS and software for searching spectral libraries, and systems for scanning electron microscopy. compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers.c b B H f i p b t

Focusing on experimental biology, a variety of products for image analysis and microscopy are presented, as well as a line of incubators, a Saccharomyces pombe-based protein expression system and new laboratory handware. compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers. c b B H f i p b t

This edition offers information on affinity chromatography media, a wedge-shaped column, instrument control software, and a variety of hyphenated systems for separation and analysis.

This roundup of recently announced products includes isoelectric focusing plates, filter capsules and electrophoresis kits for separations, as well as lamps, sample wheels and instruments for spectroscopy.

This selection of products includes systems for high-throughput DNA preparation, mutation analysis and fragment screening, a variety of genetics and genomics software, as well as an assortment of probes and labels. compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers. For more details, fill in the reader service card bound inside the journal.

This group of products includes a collagen-based kit for identifying and quantifying megakaryocytic progenitors, flow cytometry reagents, an antigen retrieval kit and a permeabilization reagent to help detect intracellular antigens. These notes are compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers. For more details, fill in the reader service card bound inside the journal

This week's product update features tools for the cell biologist, including electroporation and transfection systems, transcription and translation kits, new fluorescent markers and reagents for neuroscience. compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers.

Tools for riding the biotechnology wave, including those for designing, synthesizing, analysing and predicting the efficacy of new compounds. compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers. For more details, fill in the reader service card bound inside the journal.

Hardware, software and reagents for working with peptides and proteins are at hand, including amino acid derivatives, peptides for screening, labelling and peptidomimetics and software for sequence analysis. compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers. c b B H f i p b t

Kicking off this eclectic collection is a new higher capacity ‘smart’ card — other items of interest include a microscope for birefringence imaging, an assortment of astronomy tools and a real-time LC/FTIR instrument. compiled by Brendan Horton from information provided by the manufacturers. c b B H f i p b t

This roundup pulls together products from the areas of automation and DNA amplification, including barcoding LIMS systems, robotic sample processors, microplate carousel systems, PCR kits and thermal cyclers.