January 31, 2017 Informatics & Software

Industry First EDXIR-Analysis Software Package Enables Efficient Contaminant Analyses and Confirmation Tests

In recent years, among food manufacturers, chemical manufacturers, and contract inspection organizations, there has been an increase in demand for analyses of contaminants, whether they have been mistakenly introduced as components or have adhered to the product. The increasing importance of inspections to determine if raw materials or other materials conform to specifications and meet... Read more

January 30, 2017 Microscopy

Forensics: How digital microscopy helps to gather evidence from hair, fibers, paint, explosives and insects

Hair and fiber evidence obtained from crime scenes [10, 11] are often imaged and analyzed with a microscope [10-13]. The Leica DVM6 digital microscope can provide high quality images of hair or fiber samples under investigation quickly and easily. Images of human and animal hair and fibers in a textile sample taken with the Leica DVM6 are shown. The human... Read more

January 30, 2017 Lab Equipment Product Launch

Eppendorf Introduces the New BioFlo® 120 Bioprocess Control Station

The new BioFlo 120 Bioprocess Control Station Hamburg, January 30, 2017 – Leading life science company Eppendorf introduces the BioFlo 120, their latest bench scale fermentor/bioreactor system for research and development. This flexible instrument is capable of microbial fermentation as well as mammalian cell culture applications with a single platform. It features an extensive range... Read more

January 26, 2017 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Cellecta, Inc. Receives Phase II NIH SBIR Grant to Develop Advanced CRISPR/Cas9 Genome-Wide sgRNA Library Screening Platform

Development of a high-performance tool set for human and mouse genetic screens to enable enhanced drug discovery underway NEWS PROVIDED BY Cellecta, Inc. 26 Jan, 2017, 08:40 ET SHARE THIS ARTICLE MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cellecta, Inc. today announced the receipt of Phase II SBIR grant funds from the National Institute of... Read more

January 26, 2017 Informatics & Software

Global Research Consortium Announces First-Ever Assembly of the African Wild Dog Genome Using 10x Genomics’ Supernova™ Assembler

Novel long-range assembly represents an important conservation milestone that will facilitate population genomic studies, inform comparative canid evolution studies and potentially uncover evidence of historic selection PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 26, 2017 – 10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced that a global consortium of collaborators... Read more