Jan. 30, 2012

Michigan State Researchers Show How a New Virus Evolved Potentially Dangerous Traits

Michigan State University researchers showed how a new virus evolved potentially dangerous traits. Click here to watch the video. Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Science. moreDec. 28, 2011

PCR Song by Scientists for Better PCR

Listen and sing the legendary PCR Song: Lyrics There was a time when to amplify DNA,
You had to grow tons and tons of tiny cells. Then along came a guy named Dr. Kary Mullis,
Said you can amplify in vitro just as well. Just mix your template with a buffer and some primers,
Nucleotides and polymerases, too. moreDec. 20, 2011

IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives within Five Years

IBM formally unveiled the sixth annual "IBM Five in Five" a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years: ● You will be able to power your home with the energy you create yourself ● You will never need a password again ● Mind reading is no longer science fiction ● The digital divide will cease to exist ● Junk mail will become priority mail moreDec. 05, 2011

Colorado State University Biologist Discovers New and Wider Varieties of Frog Species in Amazon ...

The diversity of frogs in the Amazon Basin is much greater than previously recorded, according to a new paper by Colorado State University and Ecuadorian biologists that could lead to greater understanding of how to save the frogs from extinction. moreNov. 28, 2011

"The Ph.Diddy is on the scene" by Invitrogen

"The Ph.Diddy is on the scene" is an animation video from Invitrogen by Life Technologies on Arnold Young, (the Ph.Diddy) who is a biotech Ph.D candidate. Check out how he wants to overtake the world of science in this YouTube video.
moreOct. 31, 2011

Berkeley Lab Scientists Spy Molecular Maneuvers

Stir this clear liquid in a glass vial and nothing happens. Shake this liquid, and free-floating sheets of protein-like structures emerge, ready to detect molecules or catalyze a reaction. This isn't the latest gadget from James Bond's arsenal-rather, the latest research from the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientists unveiling how slim sheets of protein-like structures self-assemble. moreOct. 17, 2011

Eddy Jet 2 by IUL instruments

Eddy Jet 2 is a spiral plater, which brings reproducible spiral plating to your lab. Cross contamination is avoided by using a world patented disposable high accuracy microsyringe system. Spiral plating reduces time and Petri dish use by removing serial dilutions from your regular lab workflow. Eddy Jet 2, optimizes workflow by avoiding bleach disinfection with its' disposable sterile syringes.   moreMar. 23, 2011

Joachim Koenen Presents the Pittcon Editors' Award Winning True Surface Microscope

Dr. Joachim Koenen, WITec presents in this video the Pittcon Editors' Award winning True Surface Microscope. The true surface technique allows the Raman analysis and imaging of non-planar samples. more