Sigma-Aldrich Introduces MISSION(R) LentiPlex(TM) Pooled shRNA Libraries to Enable Rapid Whole Genome Screening in Primary Cells, Stem Cells or Tumor Cells

ST. LOUIS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL ) today announced the global release of the MISSION(R) LentiPlex(TM) Pooled Human and Murine shRNA Libraries ( http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/lentiplex ). Using the shRNA collections of The RNAi Consortium (TRC), the ...

BioNanomatrix's Revolutionary Whole Genome Analysis Platform Named to MIT Technology Review's Annual 10 Emerging Technologies List

-Company's Goal Is to Lower the Cost of Genome Analysis to $100 In Order To Make Genomic Information Universally Available for Routine Medical Care- PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough whole genome imaging and analysis platforms for biomedica...

Transgenomic Awarded SBIR Grant to Support Development of SURVEYOR(R) Endonuclease Adaptor-ligated Libraries (SEAL) for Determining Whole Genome Sequence Variation

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgenomic (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO) today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the development of its proposed SURVEYOR Endonuclease Adapto...

Sigma-Aldrich Releases WTA2, a Transplex Whole Transcriptome Amplification Technology for Degraded RNA Samples

WTA2 Kits Offer Rapid, Robust Amplification of Partially Degraded RNA ST. LOUIS, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced the launch of its TransPlex(R) Whole Transcriptome Amplification (WTA2) technology ( http://www.sigma.com/wta ). TransPlex technology...

Inc. Magazine Names Senior Whole Health the Number One Fastest-Growing Private Company in US

Growth Fueled by Popularity with Seniors and Caregivers, Grassroots Marketing CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine has named Senior Whole Health (SWH), a voluntary health care plan for low-income seniors, the number one fastest-grow...

Transgenomic Introduces SURVEYOR(R) Endonuclease Adaptor-Ligated Libraries (SEAL) for Determining Whole Genome Sequence Variation

High Throughput Technology Identifies DNA Variations Between a Reference Genome and Test Genome OMAHA, Neb., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgenomic (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO) today announced that it is developing SURVEYOR Endonuclease Adaptor-ligated Libraries (...

Sinovac Reports Top-Line Preliminary Phase II Results of Pandemic Influenza (H5N1) Whole Viron Vaccine

BEIJING, Dec. 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Amex: SVA), a leading provider of vaccines in China, today announced positive top-line results of completed Phase II clinical trial of its pandemic influenza (H5N1) whole viron inactivated vaccine. The stratified, randomized, double...

BioNanomatrix Announces Issuance of Key Nanofluidics Patent Enabling Single Molecule Whole Genome Analysis

-Covers Integration of Nanofluidic Channels into Sample Analysis Systems- PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., a company developing breakthrough nanoscale whole genome imaging and analytic platforms for clinical genetics, cancer diagnostics and biomedical research, today ...

Genomic Analysis of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) Tissues through the use of Whole Genome Amplification (WGA)

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. S. Ambrose (1936-2002) Ernest Mueller Preserved samples from medical, forensic, museum and other archival collections represent a rich source of study material, much of it meticulously collected...

Oragene and Whole Genome Amplification with GenomiPhi

J. Chartier DNA Genotek Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada DNA collected with Oragene is successfully amplified using the GenomiPhi DNA Amplification Kit and has the potential to generate near-unlimited quantities of DNA for downstream experi...

Genomic DNA Isolation Protocol for 40 l Avian Whole Blood

AquaPure Genomic DNA Isolation Kit Catalog #732-6340 Expected yield range: 100300 g DNA Method Cell Lysis 1. Use fresh blood within 10 sec of venipuncture to avoid clotting. Alternatively, collect w...

Fractionation of Bovicola ovis Homogenates Using the Mini Whole Gel Eluter

Brian J. Shiell and Wojtek P. Michalski, CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Introduction Amino acid sequence and composition analyses of proteins can be performed on sam...

Total RNA from Whole Blood for Expression Profiling

RiboPure-Blood with RNAlater Provides Superior Stabilization and Recovery of RNA The RiboPure-Blood Kit recovers twice the RNA yield as the market leader's system RNA later Stabilization Reagen...

RNAi: Get the Whole Story

Mike Byrom, Ambion, Inc. More and more researchers are conducting siRNA experiments to elucidate cellular pathways and gene function. Often the siRNA effect is only evaluated at the level of mRNA, but th...

Bacterial Whole Genome Array Analysis

Isolate and Enrich for Bacterial mRNA Isolating Bacterial RNA for Microarray Analysis The rapid increase in the number of bacterial genomes sequenced over the past several years has opened up a new er...

Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Formalin-Fixed Parrafin-Embedded (FFPE) tissue

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Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Whole Blood

Application Guide I. Description II. Product Components III. Materials to be Supplied by the User IV. Protocol for Extraction of DNA from Whole Blood V. Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Whole Blood VI. Quantification of Amplified...

Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Soil

Application Guide I. Description II. Product Components III. Materials to be Supplied by the User IV. Protocol for Extraction of DNA from Soil V. Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Soil VI. Quantification of Amplified products VII. ...

Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Plant

Application Guide I. Description II. Product Components III. Materials to be Supplied by the User IV. Protocol for Extraction of DNA from Plant V. Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Plant VI. Quantification of Amplified Products ...

Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Blood Card

Application Guide I. Description II. Product Components III. Materials to be Supplied by the User IV. Protocol for Extraction of DNA from Blood Card V. Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Blood Card VI. Quantification of Amplified Pro...

Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Buccal Swab

Application Guide I. Description II. Product Components III. Materials to be Supplied by the User IV. Protocol for Extraction of DNA from Buccal Swab V. Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Buccal Swab VI. Quantification of Amplified P...

Fast and Easy Isolation of PCR-Ready Genomic DNA from Whole Blood

Novel method streamlines blood DNA purification for PCR applications Sylvia Norman Jeff Braman Stratagene ...

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of Concurrent Offerings of Four Million Shares of Common Stock and $200 Million Principal Amount of Convertible Senior Notes

... by the payment of cash, shares of Onyx common stock or a combination thereof, at the option of Onyx. Onyx will have the right to redeem the notes in whole or in part at a specified redemption price on or after August 20, 2013 if the last reported sale of our common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion pr...

ETC Biomedical Announces Chamber Sale in India

...g statements involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors. Some of these risks and uncertainties, in whole or in part, are beyond the Company's control. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material difference include, but are not limited to, th...

Bacteria pack their own demise

...titoxin, the mechanism of their interaction and the forms they take while in action a difficult feat to pull off, requiring the simultaneous use of a whole range of different technologies. One of the difficulties for instance lay in the fact that part of the antitoxin lacks a fixed structure. This formles...

First genetically engineered malaria vaccine to enter human trials

... vaccine development using a weakened form of the whole organism that causes a particular disease has pro... "Although vaccines are under development that use whole malaria parasites weakened by irradiation to prote...ovides a safe and reproducible way of developing a whole organism malaria vaccine." Professor Cowman said...

Sinovac Initiates Dosing in Human Clinical Trial of Panflu for Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)

... (H1N1). Results are expected in September 2009. Three types of vaccines, including split viron vaccine, split viron vaccine with adjuvant, and whole viron vaccine with adjuvant, will be tested in the trial. Dosage will range from 5ug to 30ug per dose with an immunization schedule of 0, 21 days. The...

Thomson Reuters Announces 2009 Edition of the CMR International Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook

...nal. "With this publication, R&D companies can gain insights into industry dynamics and trends, determine how they perform against the market as a whole and gauge their productivity in relation to their peers and competitors. Companies can also see the consequences of adopting different R&D strateg...

Laser technology creates new forms of metal and enhances aircraft performance

...diation that shines upon it. "With the creation of the black metal, an entirely new class of material becomes available to us, which may open up a whole new horizon for various applications," said Guo. "To do this, we looked at the reverse process of light absorption or light radiation and transfor...

Muscular protein bond -- strongest yet found in nature

...biological building blocks. One key element is a bond involving titin, a giant among proteins. Titin is considered a molecular "ruler" along which the whole muscle structure is aligned, and it acts as an elastic spring when a muscle is stretched. Titin plays a role in a wide variety of muscle functions,...

Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces Promotion of Don R. Webber to VP of Sales for their BioMedical Division

... statements involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors. Some of these risks and uncertainties, in whole or in part, are beyond the Company's control. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material difference include, but are not limited to, th...

Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto Complete U.S. and Canadian Regulatory Authorizations for SmartStax Corn; Plans Set to Launch Seed Platform on 3 Million- to 4 Million-Plus Acres

.../ -- U.S. and Canadian farmers are one step closer to realizing the greater whole farm corn yield advantages of a new corn seed trait combination that will p...refuge for SmartStax will give farmers a tremendous advantage to increase whole farm corn yield 5 to 10 percent. This is a key early step in our commitment...

Santaris Pharma - Interim Report for the Period 1 January to 30 June 2009

...nd fair statement of the developments in the Group's activities and financial affairs, results of operations and the Company's financial position as a whole as well as a description of the significant risks and uncertainties the Company faces. Board of Executives Soren Tulstrup Henr...

Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces Sale of Additional Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers

... statements involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors. Some of these risks and uncertainties, in whole or in part, are beyond the Company's control. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material difference include, but are not limited to, th...

Novel drug discovery tool could identify promising new therapies for Parkinson's disease

... researchers identify new drug targets for the disease. "Our technique, which capitalizes on a long line of investigation in my lab, will lead to a whole new way to obtain small molecule tools useful for improving our understanding of disease mechanisms and for developing new therapies," says Dr. Lindqu...

ParagonRx Creates New Website Featuring REMS Help Center for Pharma

...e the medical benefits of a drug outweigh its risks and dangerous side effects. "REMS, or Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, requires a whole new mindset for many professionals in the industry," according to ParagonRx CEO Jeffrey Fetterman, "in that patient safety is no longer merely a stati...

Dr. Daniel Ronel Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

...d I was frustrated at having to go back and forth for more injections. Dr. Ronel's technique, with all the holistic things he does, actually made the whole experience pleasant. My family and friends were very impressed, and felt the same way after they went in themselves." About Artefill: Artefi...

Nanopillars promise cheap, efficient, flexible solar cells

...lar cell of the same design by etching away the aluminum substrate and substituting a thin layer of indium for the bottom electrode. They sheathed the whole solar cell in clear plastic (polydimethylsiloxane) to make a bendable device, which could be flexed with only marginal effect on performance and no d...

New Report Just Published: World Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Market Report

...Therapy (EBRT) II-39 Side Effects of Radiotherapy II-39 Strategies to Enhance Radiation Treatment II-39 New Radiation Techniques II-39 whole Pelvic Radiation Therapy (WPRT) II-40 New Radiation Devices II-40 Chemotherapy II-40 Risks Associated with Chemotherapy II-41 Surgical...

CEL-SCI Corporation Releases Letter to Shareholders

... and built a dedicated manufacturing facility for Multikine. We believe that the success of this study will open cancer therapy to a whole new way of fighting cancer, one that is not toxic and one that works with the body, not against the body. We have high confidence that this study wil...