Product Review in 1986

Persuading cells to grow outside of their native surroundings can be a complicated task, demanding elaborate materials and equipment.

Time-resolved optical and magnetic resonance techniques offer complementary views of large-scale cooperative molecular motions within macromolecular assemblies.

Washington, DC is the host city for the ASBC meeting this year. Almost 200 exhibitors will be competing for the attention of conference visitors.

Combined with liquid chromatography, pulsed amperometric detection extends the capabilities of carbohydrate analysis. The method allows direct electrochemical detection.

Munich comes alive this June with chemical technology to count, size and analyse.

Developments in computer graphics and distance geometry have provided important tools for comparative model building of protein structures.

Software packages for chemists turn ordinary microcomputers into tools for molecular modelling, structural analysis and reaction planning.

Spurred on by advances in liquid chromatography and derivative chemistry, amino acid analysis systems are beginning to make their mark. Here is a sampling of amino acid specialists along with all-purpose separation supplies.

Refined methods for separating PTC-amino acids on reverse phase columns may pose a challenge to traditional ion exchange techniques.

Amino acid analysis by ion exchange chromatography is just as important an analytical tool in 1986 as it was in the late 1950s, when Moore and Stein first described an automated AAA instrument.

With over 600 exhibits and nearly 6,000 paper presentations, this year's FASEB meeting may exhaust even the most energetic of visitors.

The robust attraction between a bacterial protein and vitamin H could boost the sensitivity of immuno assays, improve DNA probes and aid in protein purifications. Its role in nature remains a mystery.

Tests making use of carrier-bound antibodies can identify bacteria in less than five minutes, with results visible to the naked eye.

Bacteria, fungi and yeast have captured a degree of attention that belies their dimensions. This week's review examines microbial techniques from the fermenter to the autoclave.

Robotics technology is destined to have a major impact on operations and procedures in tomorrow's laboratories. It should put analysis in the fast lane.

High tech will be the talk of the town next week in Atlantic City. Here's a preview of the Pittcon display

A new development in gel electrophoresis allows investigators to fractionate and analyse DNA species from 10,000 to more than a million base pairs.