NEXT-generation sequencing (NGS) is set of relatively new technologies that are having a big impact on scientific research in fields including biomarkers, diagnostics, and drug discovery. Although the term is applied to a number of different systems, not all of…
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How to engineer surfaces for specific cell adhesion properties
A NEW mimetic library of extracellular matrices has been launched by Amsbio. Including almost 300 biomimetics of fibronectin, vitronectin, laminin, and collagen, the new extracellular matrix (ECM) library should prove useful for engineering the surfaces of plates or scaffolds to achieve…
Comprehensive range of ready-to-use RNAs
AMSBIO’s range of ready-to-use RNA samples now includes mRNA / microRNA tissue preparations, plus RNAs from a number of stages of mouse and rat development. The company has generated over 4000 RNAs in total, ready for immediate shipment to 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…
The lab steriliser gets personal
A NOTICEABLE trend in lab equipment in recent years has been the growth of the ‘personal’ scale machine. Where once almost any item of kit was an expensive resource that had to be shared across the bench, nowadays everything from…
Top tips for gene silencing and delivery
A RAPIDLY growing area of genomics research is the field of gene silencing, particularly through the use of short interfering RNA (siRNA). This has become a useful tool for understanding the involvement of genes in disease states and pathways, and…
Proliferation assays make for easier 3D cell culture
AMSBIO says its new range of Cultrex 3D proliferation assays make downstream 3D cell culture applications much easier to manage. 3D cell culture is a booming technique, the company notes, with a rapidly-growing library of research papers from researchers exploiting…
Mononuclear cells are suitable for biomarker research
HIGH survival and recovery rates are said to be assured with Amsbio’s new ImmunoPure range of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which are supplied in proprietary reagents. The range includes seven types of immune cells derived, from the peripheral blood…
Transfection-free labelling for direct organelle visualisation
AN EASY method of labelling cellular structures without transfection agents is now available from Amsbio. The company says its lentiviral particles allow the direct visualisation of organelles and other internal cell structures, without manipulation. Real-time visualisation conventionally requires the use…
Easier detection and purification of recombinant proteins
A RANGE of anti-tag antibodies from Amsbio, for the detection and purification of recombinant tagged proteins, are mainly mouse monoclonal antibodies which have been screened and validated applications including Western blot, immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescent staining,and flow cytometry. The anti-DDK clone 4C5…