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Technology Spotlight

Protein Interaction Analysis
By their friends, you shall know them, the saying goes. The same is true of proteins. The majority of cellular proteins are cogs in large macromolecular machines comprising anywhere from two to dozens of... more...

Product Focus

Enzymes & Reagents for High Fidelity PCR
False starts, mispriming and polymerases that lack proofreading can all cause errors in your final PCR product. If you are simply performing a screening assay, this isn’t likely to be a problem. If, however, you are looking to... more...

News

Nitric Oxide Regulates Plants as Well as People
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First Draft of Transgenic Papaya Genome Yields Many Fruits
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Analysis of RNA Role in Spreading Disease Advances Study of Damaging Plant Infections
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Pathogen Virulence Proteins Suppress Plant Immunity
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Scientists Obtain Anticancer Medicines from the Elecampe, A Wild Plant Growing in the Mediterranean
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Sudden Oak Death Pathogen is Evolving, Says New Study that Reconstructs the Epidemic
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Smithsonian Researchers Show Major Role of Bats in Plant Protection
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New Technologies

Targeting Systems - LentiPower- Promoterless Lentiviral Luciferase Expression Systems
Primary Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfected with Lentivirus Expression both GFP and Gaussia Luciferase
This new product line offered by Targeting Systems allows the user to harness the power of lentiviral technology in combination with a panel of ultrasensitive luciferase reporters (secreted Gaussia luciferase, red firefly luciferase or green firefly luciferse) to create lentiviruses expressing luciferase controlled by the promoter of interest.
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SoluLink - ChromaLink Biotin Labeling Kit
The complete Biotinylation Kit has Built-in Quantitative Measurement and Versatile Labeling Range that is Safe and Economical
ChromaLink Biotin Labeling Kit offers the complete solution for the quantitative biotinylation of antibodies and proteins – from 25 µg to 1 mg.
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Product Review

Product Review: Optima L-XP™ Series Preparative Ultracentrifuge From Beckman Coulter
While ultracentrifuge technology has existed since the early 1900s, the past fifty years have seen a dramatic increase in the utility of analytical and preparative ultracentrifugation within the laboratory setting. The California-based company Beckman...
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