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On the market in the area of cell biology - a kit for CDS cell enrichment, an automated cell viability assay system and cultureware that provides anchorage-dependent cells with a suface that supports receptor-mediated cell adhesion.
The latest in laser technology this week features a new polarized, frequency stabilized HeNe laser system, matrix-assisted, laser-desorption ionization, time-of-flight mass spectrometers and a series of pyroelectric joulemeters.
Recent product announcements include atomic force microscopy for fluids, a protein research tool for molecular biologists and a system for positive-selection cloning of PCR products through blunt-end ligation.
Multiple small biological samples can be simultaneously prepared for RT-PCR by magnetically isolating mRNA and synthesizing cDNA in 96-well plates. The resulting accuracy, high throughput and ease of use facilitate commercial and clinical applications.
On offer this week — primer analysis and database searching programs, DNA purification systems, a nucleic acid quantitation reagent, PCR paraphernalia and an automated colony picking machine.
For the lab — a nitric oxide analyser, a ratio imaging microscope system for the life sciences, a device for producing digital images from slides, hyphenated systems and a selection of detectors.
Research tools for the immunologist include a new class of mitochondrion-selective fluorescent dyes, ELISAs for urokinase-type plasminogen activator and cathepsin D and a host of antibodies and reagents.
Products to meet your amplification needs include a device for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) quantitation, reagents for the isolation, extraction and purification of DNA, kits, gels, thermal cyclers and laboratory consumables.
Cell and tissue culture aids featured this week include postmitotic human neuronal cells, viability test kits for yeast, fungi and bacteria, cultureware, bioreactors, platers, shakers, stirrers and workstations.
Software and hardware options featured this week include programs for data acquisition, management and analysis, imaging and molecular biology, and a selection of new computer systems.
New in the marketplace this week—recombinant firefly luciferase, a new fluorescent reagent for fatty acid analysis, fluorescently labelled tubulin and an assortment of hardware options.
New in the microscopy/image analysis marketplace — a transmission electron microscope for the non-specialist, an advanced fluorescent in situ hybridization system and an upgraded version of software for intracellular ion imaging.
New reagents to watch out for include ‘live’ cell nucleic acid stains, a yeast transformation kit, a chemiluminescent immunoblotting system and an expression system for the production of soluble proteins in E. coli.
New tools for the chromatographer include an analytical workstation for the characterization and analysis of biomolecules by immunoassay and chromatography, and an assortment of columns, pumps, detectors and accessories.
