Syngene's Genesys image-acquisition software is developed for use with Syngene's G:Box and Dyversity systems to allow scientists to quickly capture images of even complex multiplex gels.
The Genesys software features large touch-screen buttons that guide users through set-up and image capture.
Each screen prompts researchers to select, for example, the type of gel or blot they are using and what it is stained with.
The software analyses which filters and lighting are available in the G:Box or Dyversity.
Then, drawing on its database - which contains manufacture's recommended conditions for detection of hundreds of commercially available DNA, RNA and protein dyes - Genesys suggests the optimal combination for imaging.
Scientists can then select this via the touch-screen and the Genesys software instructs the imaging system to automatically set up the filters and lighting, and produces either one or a series of perfect gel images.
Scientists wanting simple set-up for multiplex gels can select up to five dyes and the Genesys software calculates the best possible combination of filters and lighting to ensure that each dye in the multiplex image is accurately detected with minimal cross-over.
This saves scientists the time and effort of looking up the recommended conditions to image different-coloured dyes simultaneously, which can become complicated as some of the dye's emission spectra may overlap and means filter and lighting choices have to be alternatives to the manufacturer's first recommendation.
