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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Real-time PCR detection from Bio-Rad</title>
      <description>CFX96 offers users a way to achieve sensitive target detection in single (or multiplex assays) for a variety of real-time PCR applications, plus reliable performance and higher throughput options</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Bio-Rad Laboratories</category>
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      <title>The bright white choice in real-time PCR plates</title>
      <description>With their opaque white wells, twin.tec real-time PCR plates from Eppendorf enable detection of significantly lower levels of fluorescence and enhance the reproducibility of real-time PCR data</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Eppendorf UK</category>
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      <title>Taken to task over bovine viral diarrhoea</title>
      <description>The multi-year agreement is part of the Swiss national BVD eradication programme in which over one million cows are to be screened to identify and contain infectious animals</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia228.html</link>
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      <title>PentaBase strengthens Beijing collaboration</title>
      <description>One of the leaders in the field of genetics, Chinese Beijing Genome Institute, BGI, has increased its collaboration with PentaBase, Denmark</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PentaBase</category>
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      <title>Susan Lindquist wins the Otto Warburg medal</title>
      <description>The medal is considered the most prestigious German award for biochemists and molecular biologists, is awarded by the German Association of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and sponsored by Qiagen</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia227.html</link>
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      <title>Cell-based gene expression research advances</title>
      <description>Applied Biosystems has announced a new family of real-time PCR reagent kits that enable researchers to perform cell-based gene expression research more rapidly</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Applied Biosystems</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/apa/apa265.html</link>
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      <title>Reproducible and sensitive QPCR results</title>
      <description>Thermo Fisher Scientific specialises in the provision of optimised consumables for highly reproducible, sensitive and accurate QPCR assays, including ABsolute Blue QPCR master mixes</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Thermo Fisher Scientific</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/thb/thb191.html</link>
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      <title>PCR clean-up by simple ion-exchange procedure</title>
      <description>Invitrogen has announced the launch of the its ChargeSwitch-Pro PCR clean-up kits which allow for high-quality DNA purification following PCR or enzymatic reactions</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invitrogen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/inw/inw154.html</link>
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      <title>Qiagen opens new service centre in Singapore</title>
      <description>Cmpletes global service network by adding a centre in the Asia-Pacific region to existing centres in the USA (Valencia, CA and Germantown, MD), Europe (Hilden, Crawley, Paris) and Japan (Tokyo)</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia225.html</link>
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      <title>Thermal cycler validation with Ukas accreditation</title>
      <description>Anachem says its Cyclertest now offers the most sophisticated and accurate temperature validation service for your PCR thermal cycler with Ukas accreditation.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Anachem</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/ahe/ahe263.html</link>
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      <title>Cell strategies for high transfection efficiency</title>
      <description>The TransFect Database, available online and without charge or registration, provides DNA, RNA, and siRNA transfection protocols for a wide range of cell types and plate or dish formats</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia223.html</link>
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      <title>Qiaxcel is faster than slab-gel electrophoresis</title>
      <description>Qiagen has announced the launch of Qiaxcel, an automated system that will replace tedious and time-consuming methods of nucleic acid separation in low- to high-throughput laboratories</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia220.html</link>
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      <title>PCR instrumentation taken to the next level</title>
      <description>Bio-Rad Laboratories has announced the introduction of the Bio-Rad 1000-series thermal cycling platform, its next generation PCR instrumentation</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Bio-Rad Laboratories</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/bie/bie218.html</link>
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      <title>Maximum flexibility from these thermal cyclers</title>
      <description>A range of cost-effective and easy-to-use thermal and gradient thermal cyclers have recently been added to the expanding range of laboratory products offered by Cleaver Scientific</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Cleaver Scientific</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/clv/clv115.html</link>
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      <title>Unlimited DNA from fixed tissue samples</title>
      <description>The Repli-G FFPE kit, the latest development in Qiagen's whole genome amplification portfolio, eliminates problems associated with DNA fragmentation and damage caused by formalin fixation</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia219.html</link>
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      <title>Avian flu surveillance for Singapore</title>
      <description>Qiagen awarded contract by the Singapore Ministry of Health to supply sample preparation solutions and molecular tests for the specific detection of influenza H5N1 viruses - better known as avian flu</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia218.html</link>
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      <title>Real-time PCR and data analysis in one</title>
      <description>The Applied Biosystems-Integromics system is the first commercially available offering that integrates the system that generates the data with the software that is used to analyse it.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Applied Biosystems</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/apa/apa256.html</link>
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      <title>Robust method for direct PCR from whole blood</title>
      <description>Combination of highly processive Phusion DNA Polymerases, ultra quick Piko Thermal Cyclers and ultra-thin walled UTW tubes provides benefits to PCR speed, yield, fidelity, specificity, and robustness</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Labtech International</category>
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      <title>JV to develop molecular diagnostics products</title>
      <description>Dx Assays expects to be one of the first centres in Singapore for assay development in which molecular diagnostics for infectious and genetic diseases will be developed</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia217.html</link>
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      <title>Health Canada licenses Hepatitis B molecular test</title>
      <description>The Artus HBV LC PCR kit, which monitors the viral load of HBV infected patients, is now available to doctors in Canada to help them determine the success of a treatment</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia216.html</link>
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      <title>Bacterial identification accelerated by ReaX assay</title>
      <description>PCR reaction set-up using the ReaX assay 16S beads required no prior optimisation and was quicker and more user-friendly to perform compared to conventional liquid-based PCR set-up</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Q Chip</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qch/qch109.html</link>
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      <title>miRNA and total RNA from FFPE tissue</title>
      <description>The miRNeasy FFPE kit complements Qiagen's existing range of miRNeasy Kits, which enable miRNA purification from a wide variety of animal cells and tissues</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia215.html</link>
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      <title>PCR enzyme is fridge storable for ease of use</title>
      <description>The benefits of TopTaq DNA polymerase include fridge storage for immediate reaction setup, room temperature handling, and a single preoptimised protocol suitable for all PCR assays, says Qiagen</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia214.html</link>
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      <title>PCR reactions made more robust and reproducible</title>
      <description>ReaX Assays contain all the components to perform a PCR amplification assay of a selected target organism or genes, encapsulated into beads; only template DNA is required prior to running the protocol</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Q Chip</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qch/qch108.html</link>
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      <title>Maximise recovery of DNA and RNA from tiny samples</title>
      <description>Two new kits from Qiagen provide maximal nucleic acid yields from very small samples: the RNeasy Plus Micro Kit for RNA, and the AllPrep DNA/RNA Micro Kit, which simultaneously purifies DNA and RNA</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia213.html</link>
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      <title>Faster one-step RT-PCR on any real-time cycler</title>
      <description>QuantiFast Probe RT-PCR Kits deliver significantly faster results in real-time one-step RT-PCR with sequence-specific probes, such as TaqMan probes</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia212.html</link>
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      <title>Highly specific PCR in just 30 minutes</title>
      <description>Qiagen has added a fast-cycling PCR kit and a unique fridge storage DNA polymerase to its range of standard, hot-start, multiplex, long-range, and high-fidelity end-point PCR kits</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia211.html</link>
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      <title>StepOnePlus PCR takes another step forward</title>
      <description>Applied Biosystems designed the StepOne and StepOnePlus Systems with user-friendly, yet highly functional interfaces for both new and experienced real-time PCR researchers</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Applied Biosystems</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/apa/apa241.html</link>
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      <title>Sequence disclosure for guaranteed gene knockdown</title>
      <description>Qiagen, the first company to provide sequences of predesigned siRNA products, says that its HP validated siRNAs will also be provided with full sequence information at no extra cost</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia210.html</link>
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      <title>Reliable detection of Chlamydia trachomatis</title>
      <description>Artus C trachomatis Plus PCR kits are said to be the only dual-target tests worldwide detecting a region of the ompA gene and the cryptic plasmid</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia209.html</link>
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      <title>Qiagen wins workplace excellence award</title>
      <description>Latest award in a series of national and international recognitions for QIAGEN as employer of talented, passionate and motivated employees</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Qiagen</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/qia/qia208.html</link>
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      <title>PCR buffer eliminates post-amplification steps</title>
      <description>Thermo has developed a PCR buffer that enables samples to be loaded directly onto an agarose gel after thermal cycling, reducing the number of pipetting and reagent handling steps in PCR protocols</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Thermo Fisher Scientific</category>
      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/thb/thb175.html</link>
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