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Determining volatile organics by EPA method 8260

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments | Added: 19 Jul 2007

The ability of the analytical instrumentation to simultaneously satisfy requirements of multiple me…

In vivo imaging with tissue-specific NIR

Anaspec | Added: 12 Jul 2007

AnaSpec poster described in vivo testing of an RGD cyclic peptide labelled with a proprietary near …

First CGH microarrays optimised for FFPE samples

Agilent Technologies Europe | Added: 10 Jul 2007

Agilent has licensed labelling technology from Kreatech to optimise array-based comparative genomic…

Essential markers to characterise stem cell lines

Applied Biosystems | Added: 9 Jul 2007

This initiative represents the first internationally coordinated effort to provide a systematic and…

Best practices for managing laboratory inventory

ChemSW | Added: 6 Jul 2007

ChemSW announces the release of a revised and greatly expanded version of its ground-breaking white…

Reading's supercomputer is most powerful in UK

The University of Reading | Added: 5 Jul 2007

University's Advanced Computing and Emerging Technologies (Acet) Centre IBM supercomputer is now th…

Laser diffraction in particle size measurement

Fritsch | Added: 5 Jul 2007

The advantage of the Inverse Fourier Optic in laser diffraction was first recognised and patented b…

Development of the first microRNA medicine

Santaris Pharma | Added: 4 Jul 2007

The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (ATF) has awarded a grant of euro1.35 million to…

Comparison of bomb calorimetry methods

Digital Data Systems | Added: 3 Jul 2007

The adiabatic system, isothermal system, and the dry method (dry static jacket isothermal method) a…

New role for microRNAs in stopping tumour growth

Applied Biosystems | Added: 2 Jul 2007

In this study, researchers performed extensive gene expression profiling experiments that identifie…

Judges named for BioScapes imaging competition

Olympus America | Added: 29 Jun 2007

The Olympus BioScapes international digital imaging competition honours the world's finest life sci…

Creating a South American biological database

CLC Bio | Added: 28 Jun 2007

PGSL project will harvest and preserve nucleotide sequence data from the vast biodiversity of the c…

Measure five separate gas components using IR

Quantitech | Added: 25 Jun 2007

Horiba PG250 can simultaneously measure CO, SO2, and CO2, chemiluminescence for NOx, and O2, and th…

Scientist wins award for cancer diagnostic markers

Cancer Research UK | Added: 22 Jun 2007

MCM proteins found to have potential as the basis of simple non-invasive tests for a range of cance…

Application monographs on edible oils analysis

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 20 Jun 2007

The Rancimat method is considerably less costly, less labour-intensive but as accurate as the tradi…

Extreme pipetting challenge takes on Yellowstone

Artel | Added: 20 Jun 2007

At Yellowstone, Artel will test how pipetting liquids at a temperature different than the pipette (…

Glucosinolates can be separated by Zic-Hilic

SeQuant | Added: 20 Jun 2007

In a typical separation, glucoraphanin and glucoiberin (two glucosinolates found in broccoli) were …

Straightforward determination of sample purity

Exeter Analytical | Added: 19 Jun 2007

Technical paper examines a range of sample types that pose problems for determining sample purity u…

Free document-sharing service for scientists

Nature Publishing | Added: 19 Jun 2007

Nature Publishing and partner organisations have launched Nature Precedings, a free online service …

Structural analysis of membrane protein function

Farfield Scientific | Added: 19 Jun 2007

Collaboration aims to commercialise a new generation of membrane-mimetic biosensor surfaces which c…