A few weeks ago, the BitesizeBio team ventured south to Manchester to hear about the launch of an exciting new ‘family’ of microscopes from Olympus- the IX3 series. For high-end research applications, there is the fully automated IX83. The IX73 is a flexible system which can be configured in manual, semi-motorised or motorised modes. Finally, [...]

The original architect of the world’s first scientific-grade microscopy EMCCD camera, Photometrics has led the industry for decades with state-of-the-art imaging for the scientific community. Tens of thousands of researchers around the globe rely on these cutting-edge cameras to meet their most demanding application requirements. Below we have highlighted the way in which two research [...]

Looking Forward to Your Discoveries: Leica TCS SP8 Ultra-detailed imaging through an integrative optics concept within the configurable confocal platform Following on from the outstanding performance of the Leica TCS SP5 series, Leica Microsystems is once again at the forefront of confocal innovation with the new Leica TCS SP8. Combining high-performance optics, the fastest true [...]

The latest issue of Integrated DNA Technologies’ (IDT’s) DECODED newsletter highlights how New England Biolabs (NEB) researchers were able to expedite the cloning of a 2.1 kb gene into a linearized pET21-a bacterial expression vector using 5 gBlocks™ Gene Fragments that spanned the entire 2.1 kb sequence. Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of protein activity took less than 4 days, shorter [...]

Photometrics introduces another first in EMCCD technology with its new Evolve 512 Delta EMCCD camera. The Evolve 512 Delta possesses the industry’s fastest frame rates and highest sensitivity for a camera of its class, enabling researchers to obtain high quality super-resolution images in half the time it takes other 512×512 EMCCD cameras on the market. [...]

QImaging announces the release of the Rolera Bolt Scientific CMOS camera, a high-speed imaging alternative that is less than half the cost of most scientific CMOS and CCD cameras. The Rolera Bolt is the latest addition to QImaging’s high-speed, high-sensitivity family of cameras that also includes the recently released Rolera Thunder. Designed for low-light imaging, [...]

The latest issue of DECODED, Integrated DNA Technologies’ (IDT’s), quarterly newsletter, highlights the use of IDT oligos to image RNA in single, living cells. Dr Tsourkas, Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, has ordered oligos from IDT for over 10 years, collaborating with the company to design several types of molecular imaging [...]

EXPOSE biotin-free IHC detection kits eliminate the need of a polymer backbone as the enzyme is conjugated directly to the detection antibody by micro-polymer long-arm linkers. This offers the following benefits: Greater sensitivity - an increased amount of target is detected due to a smaller detection complex with improved diffusion to reach the primary antibody Improved signal [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced new Maybridge Chiral Resolution Screening and Purification Kits to give organic chemists simple and rapid access to optically pure chiral compounds from their racemic mixtures. Identifying the best separation conditions under which a target compound can be isolated with optimal yield and purity can take [...]

The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to get involved in the advancement of synthetic biology. As one of the sponsoring partners, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is offering to support individual iGEM student teams. Last year, the 11 teams sponsored by IDT were provided with credit which they could [...]