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Comparing Fidelity and Performance of Proofreading PCR Enzymes

DNA polymerase is superior toPlatinum Stratagene Pfx DNA polymerase, a competitors new PCR enzyme formulationcon...

PCR Performance Comparisons Between pfuturbo and Taq DNA Polymerases

pfuturbo DNA polymerase is the superior choice for robusthigh-fidelity PCR amplification Stratagene In this update, we compare the PCR performances of pfuturbo DNApolymerase * ,</...

Performance Comparisons of Commercial RT-PCR Systems

Stratagene We compared Stratagenes prostar RT-PCR systems to othercommercially available RNA amplification kits to see how well they performed.The ProSTAR HF single-tube RT-PCR system, featurin...

A Comparison Study of Lipid Tranfection Reagents in A549, NIH 3T3 and COS-7 Cell Lines

Genetic Applications LLC transfection reagent canbe used for simple and reproducible delivery of foreign DNA into mammaliancells. In this study, we used varying amounts of LipoTAXI transf...

Comparison of Growth Techniques and Media for the Purpose of Plasmid Isolation from E. coli Using the Eppendorf Perfectprep Plasmid Mini Kit

Comparison of Growth Techniques and Media for the Purpose of Plasmid Isolation from E. coli Using the Eppendorf<sup > Plasmid Mini Kit BioSystems Laboratory, Brinkmann Instruments, Inc., We...

Eppendorf UVette Material Compatibility

Material Compatibility AStable after 24 hours BProperties of UVette affected CNot Compatable...

TripleMaster PCR System: Direct Comparison with Competitors

Eppendorf 5 Prime, Inc., Boulder, CO, USA This experiment was performed to compare the Eppendorf TripleMaster PCR System with the long-range PCR products of leading competitors. Eppendorf was compared to competitors T...

Comparison of Different Methods of mRNA Quantitation

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Gq-coupled receptor assays: a comparison of FLEXstation and FLIPR

SIMPLE, FAST EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP Activation of G -coupled...

Madison firm provides $200K in capital to tech companies

MDC said it has closed on loans in that amount to C5-6 Technologies, Inc., a biofuels spin off of , and to <a...

Wisconsin tries to woo another stem cell company

The company, spun out of the in Athens in 2003, has received funding commi...

Gala Biotech among companies sold for $3.3 billion

for $3.3 billio...

Who owns software developed for your company?

Even when there is a written contract, the specifics of ownership of the intellectual property in the software are often no...

Regulations still stymie business investment in high-growth companies

"Today it is easier to legally gamble your life savings away than it is to invest in emerging, growth Wisconsin comp...

Detecting Your Companys Early Trouble Signs

CHICAGO, IL Growing up, "life turns on a dime" was one of my mother's favorite expressions. She always told me that life could change in the blink of an eye. Personally, this happened to me in May 1995 when I woke up and had blurry vision. A few days later, I was diagnosed with diabetes. That day changed my life forever. Business also turns on a dime. It's a constant roller c...

Wisconsin Insurance Company Invests in DotCom Company

Delta Dental Plan of Wisconsin and Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey and announced an investment to complement the previous investments made by Aetna, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, MetLife and Dental Benefit Providers (the dental subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group). These companies have joined together in a coope...

The New MagNA Pure Compact System

The smart solution for quick and fully automatedlow-throughput nucleic acid purification! The fast, flexible and reliable isolation of pure nucleicacids from various sample materials is crucial for sensitivemolecular analysis (e.g....

Quantitative Measurement of Cell Proliferation Using the BrdU ELISA: A Comparison Between Colorimetric and Chemiluminescent Detection

Quantitative determination of DNA synthesis in cellcultures is now a routine procedure in many laboratories.Protocols are available for various applications,especially in cell culture systems. The effects of growthfactors, inhibition of cell division by exogenous factor...

Comparison of different protein quantitation methods

This application note compares the accuracy and reproducibility ofabsolute protein quantitation of the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer in combinationwith the Protein 200 Plus assay to the batch-based methodsLowry and Bradford as well as to denaturing gel-elctrophoresis (SDSPAGE)....

YOUR DATA: Direct Real-time RT-PCR on Sympathetic Neuron Lysates Silencing of Focal Adhesion Kinases with Silencer Validated siRNAs

Direct Real-time RT-PCR on Sympathetic Neuron Lysates Silencing of Focal Adhesion Kinases with Direct Real-time RT-PCR on Sympathetic Neuron Lysates Quantitative RT-PCR is the most common m...

YOUR DATA: Direct Real-time RT-PCR on Sympathetic Neuron Lysates Silencing of Focal Adhesion Kinases with Silencer Validated siRNAs

Direct Real-time RT-PCR on Sympathetic Neuron Lysates Silencing of Focal Adhesion Kinases with Direct Real-time RT-PCR on Sympathetic Neuron Lysates Quantitative RT-PCR is the most common m...

Comparison of PCR Kleen Spin Columns to Traditional Methods for Purification of PCR Products Prior to Sequencing, Rev A

Jolanta Kolodziejek, MSc, and Professor Norbert Nowotny, PhD, Clinical Virology Group, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna , Veterinaerplatz 1, A 1210 Vienna, Austria The purity of the DNA template employed in sequencing PCR (cycle sequencing) is the most...

Bio-Plex Cytokine Immunoassays and ELISA: Comparison of Two Methodologies in Testing Samples From Asthmatic and Healthy Children, Rev A

and Aiguo Zhang, 1 Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Division of Paediatrics, Linkping University, Sweden, and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules, CA 94547 USA...

Performance Comparison of the Experion Automated Electrophoresis System and a Competing Automated System for Protein Analysis, Rev A

Marie Nguyen and William Strong, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,6000 James Watson Drive, Hercules, CA 94547 USA Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) is an established technique employed for protein separation. However, this traditional gel-based method involves...

Separation and Comparison of Proteins From Virulent and Nonvirulent Strains of the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Using a 2-D Electrophoretic Approach

, and Scott E. LaPatra 1 Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID USA 2 Clear Springs Foods Inc., Research Division, PO Box 712, Buhl, ID USA Coldwater disease (CW...

Comparison of Performance Characteristics of Different Biolistic Devices

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Comparison of Commercial Dye Terminator Removal Kits, Rev A

Julie Chang, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive,Hercules, CA 94547 Capillary sequencing technology has altered the field of genomics, increasing throughput and automating the sequencing process. This high-throughput platform has become a standard in production laboratories, drivi...

Oragene is compatible with TaqMan SNP genotyping

DNA Genotek Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada DNA collected with Oragene works well with TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assays. SNPs in the thymidylate synthetase and apolipoprotein E genes were reliably detected. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (S...

A new LC/MS/MS Research Method for Rapid Quantitation of Five Immunosuppressant Drugs, including Mycophenolic Acid (MPA)

A previously published application note in this series describes an LC/MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of four immunosuppressant drugs: Cyclosporin A (CsA), Tacrolimus (TAC, aka FK-506), Sirolimus (SIR, aka Rapamycin) and Everolimus (EVE, aka RAD-001) (1, 2). The method is based on a simple and robust hardware configuration and...

Comparison of Performance between the AlphaQuest - HTS and the Fusion α Multilabel Reader for Detection of cAMP

Kelly Carter-Allen and Loraine Upham PerkinElmer Life Sciences, Inc. technology is a highly sensitive, non-isotopic homogenous assay method developed for assay development and high throughput screening applications. PerkinElmer Life Sc...

World Class Life Science and Pharmaceutical Companies Leverage DoveBid s Global Reach for Asset Management and Disposition

), the global leader in capital asset auction and valuation services, announced today it will be conducting its 50th global Life Sciences / BioPharma Exchange auction online, on August 15, 2006. The event...

Novel Bonding Chemistry Imparts Enhanced Polar Selectivity to TSK-GEL ODS-100V Reversed Phase Columns

While full coverage C18 phases have been responsible for the growth of HPLC as a reliable high efficiency technique, it has become apparent in recent years that such column types are not suited for reliable analysis of highly polar compounds under low organic or aqueous mobile phase conditions...

Germantown drug company hires pharma veteran James Davidson as COO

The appointment, which is part of a global expansion strategy, places Davidson in charge of the company's technical operations. During his 23 year...

A disgusting video: U.S. companies sell out Americans

. The people on this video make them look like saints. Why? Because the people on the video have no regard for people trying to make a living to support their f...

Georgia stem cell company likely to stay put

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Surgical products company wins Governor's Business Plan Contest

Vector Surgical, the winner in the life sciences category, be...

Pre-eminent, web-based companies owe success to corporate venturing

But the Milwaukee-based company might never have attained that stature or gotten off the gro...

Visions: IT exec says CIOs must be ready to help companies ramp up trade

With Wisconsin increasing its export activity at a double-digit annual pace - up 15.1 percent to $17.2 billion in 2006 -...

Madison stem cell company gets $1M from state

The funding comes in the form of a $500,000 grant and a low-interest lo...

Patent licensing: For enforcing companies, the rules have changed

Typically, the patent owner would do this by sending out a carefully worded letter asking that a party agree...