Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, now offers its customers the ability to order RxnReady oligonucleotides. Users can specify the premixing of 2 – 6 standard desalted DNA oligos, in a single tube, according to the individual specifications provided. An additional level of flexibility is provided by the ability to incorporate a [...]

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has recently expanded the wealth of technical information available in its free-to-access Tech Vault with the inclusion of a webinars section. The videos now available include “Technical Tips for qPCR Assay Design and Setup” and “Using Free Online Tools for Oligonucleotide Analysis and Design”. They [...]

Biosearch Technologies has introduced a cool new technique for detecting and quantifying RNAs in fixed cells. This technique is called Stellaris FISH, and is a clever riff on standard fluorescence in situ hybridization. Read on to find out if this new technology is right for you…and be sure to check out the great video at [...]

Synoptics, a world leader in the development and manufacture of innovative digital imaging systems for life science applications, today announced it has set up the Advanced Technology Group, a new division within Synoptics which will work with life science companies and academic clients to deliver bespoke imaging equipment to improve bench-based research, quality control or [...]

Researchers need to publish! The way to a successful publication is via the professional preparation of the manuscript – specifically the preparation of figures. Therefore each Scientific Journal requires its own presentation of figures. With Figure Adapter you don’t longer need to worry about this! You prepare your figures as usual and use Figure Adapter [...]

As part of its new quarterly Decoded newsletter, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, provides insightful and interesting articles, features, news and technical tips. In the latest issue, Adam Clore, a Scientific Applications Specialist at IDT, provides advice on how to optimize agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Although electrophoresis is widely [...]

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has released the second issue of its educational and informative newsletter, Decoded. Available to download for free, the second issue of this quarterly newsletter includes a wealth of scientific content, and features an interview with Dr John Rossi (Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has expanded its Maybridge Ro3 Diversity Fragment Library, to make it an even more powerful tool for structure-based drug discovery. The new library adds 1,000 Ro3 (Rule of 3) compliant molecules, complementing the 1,500 compounds introduced last year. This expansion increases the [...]

Olympus has released the latest version of its virtual slide (VS) product range, the VS120. They system can rapidly scan a slide in less than two minutes, creating a digital ‘virtual slide’ that is an exact copy of the original. This is easily created and navigated using an intuitive graphical interface. The new unit provides [...]

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, makes it easy to purchase high quality oligonucleotides using its pre-pay OligoCard system. Credit can be easily transferred to an OligoCard using just a single PO or credit card transaction, minimizing paperwork. Oligos can then be ordered immediately, eliminating the delays associated with purchase authorization, [...]