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• Sustainable 'bio-derived' jet fuel industry is achievable

  Establishing an economically and environmentally beneficial, 'bio-derived' Australian and New Zealand aviation fuels industry is a viable proposition, according to a report compiled by CSIRO in collaboration with the region's major aviation industry players.The report, Flight Path to Sustainable Avi more

• Biotie and Roche conclude research and option agreement for SSAO inhibitors

  Biotie announced that its research and option agreement with Roche for the development of small molecule inhibitors of SSAO (semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase) has been terminated by mutual agreement. Timo Veromaa, Chief Executive Officer of Biotie commented, "We have made significant progress more

• Roger Corbett AO to be appointed to the Board of HalcyGen

  HalcyGen Pharmaceuticals Limited announced that Mr Roger Corbett AO is seeking shareholder approval to be elected as a Non Executive Director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting on 17th November 2010. Mr Corbett has unparalleled retail and corporate experience both in Australia and interna more

White papers New Zealand

• Real-Time PCR Quantification of Plant miRNAs Using Universal ProbeLibrary Technology
  

  MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are naturally occurring, highly conserved families of transcripts (18-25 nt in length) that are processed from larger hairpin precursors. Both plant and animal genomes encode miRNAs, and to date, there are over 4000 mature miRNA transcripts annotated. Although miRNAs represent a relatively abundant class of transcripts, their expression levels vary greatly among species and tissues. Less abundant miRNAs routinely fail detection using technologies such as cloning, northern hybridization and microarray analysis. Here, we present a real-time quantification method for accurate, sensitive, and economical detection of plant miRNAs based upon the stem-loop RT primer approach using an miRNA-specific primer coupled with a stem-loop specific Universal ProbeLibrary (UPL) probe. This approach represents a highly specific, sensitive, and easy-to-apply system to detect miRNAs. more

• 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

• Transfection of T47D Mammary Carcinoma Cells Using FuGENE HD® Transfection Reagent
  

  Despite advances in transfection reagents and methods, there are still a number of cell lines which are difficult to transfect, such as T47D mammary carcinoma cells. Using a ß-galactosidase reporter plasmid, the transfection of T47D cells with FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent has been optimized. Using a variety of FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent-to-DNA ratios, we have shown through RT-PCR and ß-galactosidase enzyme activity assays that FuGENE® HD Transfection Reagent is able to transfect this cell line with high efficiency. more

Publications New Zealand

• International standards for health economic evaluation with a focus on the German approach

  Summary What is known and objective Health economic evaluation (HEE) is increasingly used in healthcare decision‐making on the allocation of limited resources in national healthcare systems. Although the methods used for HEE vary in different countries, all economic evaluations address two que more

• Mapping superficial lymphatic territories in the rabbit

  ABSTRACT Little is known about the anatomy of the lymphatic system in the rabbit with regard to relationships between the lymphatic vessel and lymph node. According to our previous studies in human cadavers and canines, the superficial lymphatic system could be divided into lymphatic territories more

• In This Issue [This Week in PNAS]

  Humans likely triggered prehistoric bird extinctionspnas;110/16/6243/UNFIG01F1unfig01Flightless Takahe, New Zealand.Several species have vanished in the years since 10,000 BC, an age known as the Holocene. The largest known extinction event occurred on remote Pacific islands between 3,500 to 700 yea more

Market studies New Zealand

• Migami, Inc. - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Migami, Inc. (Migami) is a publicly held development stage pharmaceutical company. It is principally engaged in the distribution of pharmaceutical products. The company markets pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, transdermal products and other technologies primarily in Asian markets. The company has licensi more

• New Zealand Endoscopy Devices Market Outlook to 2017 – Flexible Endoscopes, Rigid Endoscopes, Endoscopy Visualization Systems, Capsule Endoscope Systems and Others

  Introduction GlobalData’s new report, “New Zealand Endoscopy Devices Market Outlook to 2017 – Flexible Endoscopes, Rigid Endoscopes, Endoscopy Visualization Systems, Capsule Endoscope Systems and Others” provides key market data on the New Zealand Endoscopy Devices market. The report provides value more

• Direct to Consumer (DTC) Advertising in Pharmaceuticals - Shift from Traditional Mass-Media Platforms towards Personalization via Online and Social Media

  GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Direct to Consumer (DTC) Advertising in Pharmaceuticals - Shift from Traditional Mass-Media Platforms towards Personalization via Online and Social Media”, which provides insights into the up-and-coming tren more

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