How to write a successful application for Framework 7 Programme
October 28, 2009 by Peter · Leave a Comment
Agilent is offering a FREE online training course to help you, as a researcher to:
1. develop your skills to successfully submit Framework 7 programme proposals
2. to avoid the myths and pitfalls when submitting Framework 7 programme proposals
This looks extremely useful, if you are in the process of writing a F7P grant proposal.
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Agilent Instrument Voucher Program
October 23, 2009 by Peter · Leave a Comment
This looks like being one of the best promotions Agilent has released for some time. If you spend money on reagents, e.g. qPCR reagents, BioAnalyzer chips, microarrays, you can get a voucher towards an instrument you would like to purchase. Vouchers are valid until December 31st 2010.
Instruments valid for vouchers are MX3000P and MX3005P qPCR instruments, the 2100 Bioanalyzer and the high-resolution microarray scanner.
It is possible to get vouchers up to the value of DKK 150.000 / SEK 219.000.
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Human DNA Methylation Array Launched by Agilent
October 22, 2009 by Peter · Leave a Comment
The Human DNA Methylation Array is now available from Agilent. An update of the existing product, this array offers a more comprehensive set of DNA methylation regions. Features of note are:
• Expanded content: Includes >5000 “UMR regions” and expanded CpG Island content for increased coverage of methylated DNA regions
• Updated probe content: Offers more comprehensive coverage than previous CpG Island array design
More on the design:
The Agilent Human DNA Methylation Microarray is designed to interrogate known CpG islands and two additional groups of methylated DNA. The array is specifically designed for analysis of methylated DNA derived from affinity-based isolation methods such as methylated DNA immunoprecipitation (MDIP). The array is fully compatible with Agilent’s Genomics Workbench DNA Methylation module for analysis.
The array includes probes to study known CpG Islands and also includes additional probe content spanning 85 nucleotides proximal to each CpG island. This expanded coverage addresses recent findings suggesting that regions directly adjacent to canonical CpG islands can also exhibit differential methylation1. Coverage was also extended to tile ~5000 additional intervals identified as Undermethylated Regions (UMRs) in a recent joint publication between the laboratories of Howard Cedar and Agilent Technologies. This additional content is provided for a more comprehensive analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation
MicroRNA Spike-In Kit
October 22, 2009 by Peter · Leave a Comment
For users of Agilent’s microRNA arrays, or those planning to use their arrays, the use of the miRNA spike-in kit will offer controls for both the labeling and hybridization steps of the miRNA assay.
You can get more information at this link to Agilent’s OpenGenomics website: http://www.opengenomics.com/Products/Application/miRNA
CoolRack PCR 96/384 – Stable Sample Set-Up
October 22, 2009 by Peter · Leave a Comment
Rapid thermo-conductive equilibration
Every well at identical temperature
Ideal for ice cooling and warm incubation
Keeps plates and tubes dry and stable
Autoclavable, RNAse Away and 5% bleach resistant
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Agilent Release SureSelect Human All Exon Kit
October 19, 2009 by Peter · Leave a Comment
Agilent’s SureSelect target enrichment system has been extended to target all human exons, a region totaling approximately 38 Mb. The SureSelect Human All Exon kit design covers 1.22% of human genomic regions corresponding to the NCBI Consensus CDS database (CCDS), including > 700 human miRNAs from the Sanger v13 database, and > 300 additional human non-coding RNAs such as snoRNAs and scaRNAs. This design covers >37 Mb of the human genome and is easily processed in a single tube.
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CoolCell -1 °C/min cell freezing, without alcohol
October 16, 2009 by Peter · Leave a Comment
BioCision have recently launched a new product, CoolCell, a cooling device that achieves controlled cell freezing of biomedical samples at -1 degree Celsius per minute without the use of alcohol. CoolCell is the latest release in BioCision’s new line of portable controlled-rate freezing products.
CoolCell’s Solid State Core and insulated design precisely control heat removal during freezing to ensure repeatable, constant rate cooling down to cryogenic storage temperature. Unlike current cell freezing methods, CoolCell works without alcohol and retains a constant cooling rate, resulting in a reliable and consistent -1 degree Celsius per minute freeze rate every time. CoolCell can be used again minutes after a freeze cycle, eliminating hours of waiting time between cycles. CoolCell requires no maintenance and holds up to 12 cryotube samples.
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