SINCE being introduced just seven years ago in 2005, next generation sequencing (NGS) has attracted much interest for providing a faster and more comprehensive method of genomic analysis. Now the full potential of the technology is discussed in a new…
Category: genomics
xMap at 10: towards a future of precision medicine
THE TENTH annual Planet xMap conference, currently underway in Monaco, has addressed many of the topical issues in medical research and diagnostics including the outlook for the people of the poorest nations, the potential of neuronal stem cells, and the…
Electrocompetent cells promise higher electroporation efficiency
A NEW product from Amsbio, CloneCatcher Gold DH5G electrocompent E coli cells, exhibit extremely high electroporation efficiencies that approach the theoretical maximum of 3.4×10^11cfu/ug pUC19 DNA. Transferring exogenous DNA into E coli is a standard laboratory method for cloning genes…
Targeting oncology and neurology with next-generation sequencing
ROCHE says its new SeqCap EZ Library target enrichment products enable the enrichment of the whole exome or custom regions of interest prior to next-generation sequencing. The new products are designed to enhance genetic variant discovery and detection in basic…
Lockdown Probes promise 5000-fold enrichment
THE LATEST development from Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) for next generation sequencing is its range of xGen Lockdown Probes. These are individually synthesized 60-120 nucleotide 5’-biotinylated capture oligonucleotides designed to enable cost-effective, high depth sequencing and analysis of specific regions…
Adme-Tox probes for multiplexed gene expression
PLEXPRESS says that researchers can now select from hundreds of genes and carry out reliable, accurate and cost-effective Adme-Tox (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion toxicity) studies, thanks to its expanded library of pre-validated probes for multiplexed gene expression analysis. The…
Software processes multiple genotypes in single run
A NEW Windows-compatible program enables clinical research labs to process up to six different genotype chemistries or size standards in a single analysis run. GeneMarkerMTP from SoftGenetics is described as a multi-template processor, developed to enhance the speed, flexibility and…
Agilent claims European patent victory
AGILENT Technologies has today claimed a victory over rival Affymetrix, after a ruling from the European Patent Office upheld its opposition to a patent including the term ‘control probe’. Affymetrix’s European Patent EP 0853679, covering ‘Expression monitoring by hybridization to…
More details of Planet xMap 2012
LUMINEX has announced further details of its 10th annual Planet xMap congress, to be held on 10-11 October 2012 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Over 500 leading scientists are expected to gather at the event, sharing information and discoveries…
Autoprep boosts research into single cell genomics
THE EMERGING field of single-cell genomics is enabling scientists to study previously unavailable genomic signatures from a single cell. Fluidigm believes its C1 system will prove to be the next big advance in the field. The C1 single-cell autoprep system…