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• A tattoo to monitor health

  A sensor to be injected into the skin just like a tattoo that measures sodium concentrations in the blood has been developed by US scientists. The sensor could be used to monitor diseases or warn against dangerously low sodium levels during exercise. Scientists report in Integrative Biology that th more

• The Swedish initiative to map all human proteins reaches half-way point

  Scientists in Sweden marked the half way point of a major, ground-breaking initiative to map every single protein in the human body. Once complete, the Human Protein Atlas will provide scientists with data which will help detect and treat some of the world’s most serious health problems such as canc more

• Scientists create world’s first ‘super-twisted’ light

  Glasgow scientists have created ‘super-twisted’ light for the first time. The research team at the University of Glasgow twisted the light like a corkscrew by using a polarising filter, before shining it onto a specially shaped piece of gold to create the world’s first ‘super twisting’. Super twist more

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• The New Genome Sequencer FLX System
  

  In 2005, the Genome Sequencer 20 System was introduced into the global life science market. Based on the revolutionary 454 sequencing technology, this system is able to generate hundreds of thousands of sequence reads in a few hours at a fraction of costs compared with the traditional Sanger technology. more

• New High Pure Format for Isolation of RNA from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues
  

  Over the last decades, a large number of archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue banks have been established worldwide. Based on the attached clinical and outcome information, these tissue banks have become an invaluable source for investigators in cancer research and other diseases. Traditionally, it was considered very difficult to perform RT-PCR using archival tissue samples, partly because of chemical modifiaction and degradation of RNA, partly because the amounts of RNA present were too small to be amplified by conventional means. more

• LightCycler® 480 Instrument: High-throughput Genotyping for TLR-8 SNPs
  

  Determining frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in large populations is of great interest in different fields of molecular medicine, including pharmacogenetics, risk profiling, and candidate gene testing. Several SNPs within innate immunity genes have been shown to play a role in complex human diseases. Among them, SNPs within Toll-like Receptor (TLR) genes are known to influence susceptibility to infectious diseases. more

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