Product Review in 1984

Atomic spectroscopy is alive and well thanks to the continuing development of novel experimental techniques and their application to new areas of interest.

Automation and computer-links are the main themes among the latest in spectrophotometers and spectrometers

This week's product review concentrates on monoclonal antibodies, their production and their applications. New products include a novel gel entrapment technique as an alternative to conventional mass culture.

Many of the major laboratory equipment manufacturers are exhibiting at the current meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology.

This week's feature covers new immunological products, reagents, sera, monoclonal antibodies and ELISA kits.

New ideas in this selection include a simple stopped-flow kinetics system for standard laboratory spectrophotometers and spectrofluorimeters.

With the meeting of the American Society for Neurosciences this week, we feature a range of products to interest the neurosciences expert, including a new assay for monitoring tricyclic antidepressants.

The new chemicals and apparatus described this week are mainly for those working with recombinant DNA technology.

The products covered this week include some on view at Nature's Boston conference, and some recent introductions in the field of biotechnology.

To coincide with the Third European Congress on Biotechnology, we feature here twenty five new products of interest to the biotechnologist, including a new range of purified antibodies

Twenty-five new products from American companies, with the emphasis on speed and precision.

The following pages include items of interest for workers in the field of nucleonics

The following pages concentrate on equipment for microscopy. Many of the products will be on view at the Micro '84 exhibition at Bloomsbury Crest Hotel, London, on 9–13 July.

The field of commercial synthesis and sequencing of peptides and oligonucleotides is booming.

One of fifteen new products this week is a system based on Edman degradation which will detect amino acids at 1 pmol. And NCI announces the availability of serum components.

The eleven items here cover recently announced products of use in the tissue culture laboratory

A new technique of synthesizing single-stranded RNA from DNA vectors promises much.

The Biotech 84 exhibition takes place in London's Wembley Conference Centre on 15–17 May. The following pages describe some of the new products on view.