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• Electrochemical sensor for coeliac disease promises easy diagnosis of gluten allergy

  Researchers have developed the first example of an electrochemical immunosensor for the diagnosis of coeliac disease – a genetically determined specific immune response to the antigens present in gluten. Electrochemical immunosensors (EIs) are interesting alternatives to conventional immunoassays, more

• Merck Animal Health (MSD Animal Health) Breaks Ground for $18 Million Vaccine Plant Expansion

  Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced that it has embarked on the expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Biosciences Center Boxmeer campus in the Netherlands. The $18 million investment will result in a doubling of the capacity of its Tiss more

• Intercell starts clinical trial in Pandemic Influenza with its Vaccine Enhancement Patch

  Intercell AG announced the start of a further trial in the field of pandemic Influenza, investigating Intercellʹs adjuvant patch (Vaccine Enhancement Patch ‐ VEP) containing LT (a heat‐labile toxin from E. coli) in combination with GSKʹs H5N1 pandemic antigen. This trial follows prior work with a no more

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• Microsatellite Analysis of Grapevine Varieties by High-Resolution Amplicon Melting Analysis
  

  Certification of grapevine scion and rootstock varieties is becoming an increasingly important issue in viticulture. Many rootstocks are derived from the same parentage - for example 5C, SO4, 5BB, 125AA, and 420A Mgt are all used in New Zealand and are all derived from crosses between Vitis berlandieri and Vitis riparia. This use of limited genetic stock is not uncommon when compared with other countries and means that cultivar determination based on ampelography (visual characteristics of grapevines) can be difficult at times due to the high similarities. more

• Identification of a New Arenavirus Using High-Throughput Sequencing
  

  Culture, PCR, serologic, and oligonucleotide microarray analyses for a wide range of infectious agents were negative in samples from three individuals who had received organ transplants from a single donor and died of a febrile illness 4-6 weeks after transplantation. Palacios et al. used high-troughput sequencing with the Genome Sequencer FLX system to identify microbial sequences from RNA samples taken from the liver and kidney transplants in two recipients. They found 14 sequences representing an Old World arenavirus related to lymphocytic choriomeningitis viruses. more

• alamarBlue® Assay for Assessment of Cell Proliferation using the FLUOstar OPTIMA
  

  The alamarBlue® cell proliferation assay is based on a reducing environment that indicates metabolic active cells. Active cells are able to convert resazurin into the resorufin. Resazurin is blue and non-fluorescent whereas resorufin is red and highly fluorescent; therefore a fluorescent and a colorimetric detection are possible. This application notes focuses on the quantification of cell proliferation in a Human Osteoblast cell culture by measuring alamarBlue® fluorescence on the FLUOstar OPTIMA microplate reader more

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• NanoPad: an integrated platform for bacterial production of camel nanobodies aimed at detecting environmental biomarkers

  The presence of given antigens in environmental samples (e.g. biodegradative enzymes) report the quality and catalytic vigor of particular soils or aquatic ecosystems. In this context, we have developed the NanoPad system, consisting of a complete platform for isolation, amplification and extracel more

• Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell exhaustion in sarcoidosis

  Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are integral components of immune responses during many chronic diseases, yet their surface phenotypes, subset distribution, and polyfunctional capacity in this environment are largely unknown. Therefore, using flow cytometry, we determined iNKT‐cell phenoty more

• The role of zinc in the interplay between pathogenic streptococci and their hosts

  Abstract Recent studies on pathogenic streptococci have revealed that zinc is a pivotal metal ion in their interaction with the host. In these streptococci, systems exist that ensure optimal use of zinc from the surrounding milieu, as well as export of zinc when concentrations exceed tolerance l more

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• Immunomodulators Market to 2017 - Immunosuppressant Antibodies to Replace Antimetabolites as the Highest Value Sector by 2017

  Leading business intelligence provider GBI Research has released its latest research report, “Immunomodulators Market to 2017 - Immunosuppressant Antibodies to Replace Antimetabolites as the Highest Value Sector by 2017”, which provides insight about immunomodulators sales forecasts until 2017.I Imm more

• Calypte Biomedical Corporation (CBMC) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Calypte) is a diagnostic company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of in-vitro testing algorithms for improved diagnosis of HIV infection and other chronic diseases. The company provides a variety of antigens and recombinant proteins along with pr more

• Span Diagnostics SARL - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Span Diagnostics SARL (Span Diagnostics) is a healthcare company, engaged in the development and manufacturing of novel products for in-vitro diagnostics. The company is also engaged in the research and development of in-vitro diagnostic products. Its major operations include research and developmen more

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