The identification of compounds that could be promising candidates for drug development has become easier following research by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute’s medicinal chemistry group.
Dr Jonathan Baell and Dr Georgina Holloway have developed a series of ‘filters’ that can be used to weed out those molecules likely to come up as false positives [...]
Introduction
The human embryonal carcinoma (EC) cell line 2102Ep is relatively nullipotent and expresses most of the same markers as undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC). It is useful for assay development, as a positive control, and as a reference standard to correlate data between experiments or laboratories. GlobalStem Inc. (Rockville, MD) has developed a product, [...]
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) is a partnership between the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service (SESIAHS).
NEWS : Since the launch of the IHMRI Research Network on 9 December 2009 (pictured), more than 280 of the region’s health and medical community have registered for membership.
The Network has [...]
Brighter than the sun
Australia’s biomedical and health researchers have a shiny new set of tools at their disposal at the Australian Synchrotron, the nation’s newest and brightest user facility.
From Alzheimer’s disease, anthrax and arthritis to leukaemia, malaria, Parkinson’s disease, tonsillitis, tuberculosis and flesh-eating bacteria, the Australian Synchrotron is helping researchers find the answers to some [...]
Australia is well placed to make a significant contribution to further developing our understanding of ocular health, the optical system and technology that will provide superior vision for billions around the world needing vision correction.
Historically, single-cell gene expression experiments have been difficult and expensive to perform. Recently Fluidigm introduced a new single-cell gene expression protocol that, when used with the BioMark™ Real-Time PCR system, produces inexpensive, easily reproducible, gene expression results from single-cell samples.
The method is ideally suited to moderate- to high-throughput cell-line studies to determine individual cell behavior [...]
The importance of an evidence base for clinical practice through the conduct of primary research cannot be stressed enough. However, there is a vast amount of new knowledge created every day in healthcare and the environment in which health professionals practice is both hectic and unpredictable.
Within the time poor and information rich environment in which [...]
Until now, customers had to make an important decision when purchasing a multi-detection microplate reader: filter-based or monochromator-based. With BioTek’s Hybrid Technology, there is no need to choose, since both systems are available within the same compact product. This document summarizes the advantages and limitations of filter systems and monochromator systems, and highlights the benefits [...]
Since its introduction at ASTRO in 2007, Varian’s RapidArc™ radiotherapy technology has been rolling out around the world, making it possible for clinicians to deliver advanced image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatments in less than two minutes – two to eight times faster than could be accomplished with Varian’s technology for delivering dynamic fixed-beam IMRT.
