Category: assay

Assays promise a new approach to leukemia research

THE HIGH sensitivity detection of genetic variation in leukemia samples, made possible by the use of 454 sequencing via newly-released sequence-based assays, offers a new direction for cancer researchers says Roche. The company’s new GS GType Primer Sets allow the…

Elisa kits measure anti-KLH antibodies

THE FIRST Elisa kit to exploit Stellar Biotechnologies’s Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) protiens is now available. This research-use-only (RUO) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) is available in six different kits to kits to measure either immunoglobulin G (IgG) or immunoglobulin M…

Vitamin D diluent contains no equine or synthetic plasma

THE LATEST offering in SeraCare Life Sciences’s range, SeraCon Vitamin D Depleted Diluent is a human plasma-based matrix for the development of vitamin D assays. The product is derived entirely from human plasma, with no equine or synthetic plasma, which…

Bringing DNA diagnostics to the point of care

A NEW programme to bring a novel microfluidic DNA-based testing and diagnostics technology to point-of-care settings has been launched by a consortium of LingVitae, Plarion, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The technology, called Discipher, exploits ‘centrifugal microfluidics’. Based on…

Cell monitoring may replace animal tests

THE EUROPEAN Union’s Cosmetics Directive has effectively banned the use of animals for toxicity testing of cosmetic products and ingredients, coming into force in March 2009. However certain exceptions covering repeated-dose toxicity, reproductive toxicity, and toxicokinetics have meant that some…

Elisa screens meat samples for colistin

COLISTIN, or polymyxin E, is a cationic lipopeptide antibiotic which is effective against most Gram-negative bacilli, but its use is restricted in the EU and Japan and therefore food of animal origin should normally be tested for colistin residues. The…

Faster aflatoxin analysis in milk

THE LATEST kits in Bioo Scientific’s range of MaxSignal elisas (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) are used for the detection of aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy products, and offer a choice of greater analysis speed or greater sensitivity depending on the…

Towards a future of personalised medicine

SPECIAL REPORT: LabHomepage attended the 9th Planet xMap conference and symposium, held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. With nearly 500 delegates and almost 40 papers presented in 12 sessions over two days, Planet xMap is a significant scientific…

How to screen fish for Malachite Green

MALACHITE Green, also known as Aniline Green or Basic Green 4, is banned in foodstuffs in most western countries, including the USA and the UK. The compound is legitimately used as a dye in the tanning of leather, but is…

First commercially-available parvovirus panel

SERACARE Life Sciences has launched five new infectious disease panels, including the first for parvovirus B19 which is associated with fifth disease. The other new products include panels for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitus A (HAV), hepatitus B (HBV), and cytomegalovirus…