Archives for October 31, 2003

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Cutting contamination in RNA studies

31-Oct-2003

Agilent Technologies has introduced a new RNA Isolation kit designed to remove up to 1,000 times more genomic DNA than competing products.

PCR case ends with Roche victory

31-Oct-2003

Roche claims victory in its European patent dispute over rights to Taq DNA polymerase, an enzyme used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing.

Scottish start-up to build imaging business

31-Oct-2003

Scottish start-up PharmaImaging will begin providing gamma scintigraphy imaging services to companies involved in Phase I drug development in early 2004, with PET facilities coming on-line later that year.

Brain atlas aids CNS research

31-Oct-2003

Researchers in the US have published the first raft of data from the GENSAT project, designed to track the maze of connections between cells in the CNS.