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High Throughput Nucleic Acid Purification Simplified

Labs demand purity and flexibility for high throughput nucleic acid purification, while needing to complete difficult downstream analysis, for example NGS.

From Promega Corporation 9 Apr 2019

Tests of Europe’s rivers and canals reveal presence of over 100 pesticides

Tests of Europe's rivers and canals have revealed more than 100 pesticides - including 24 that are not licensed for use in the EU.

9 Apr 2019

Study: About one-third of gluten-free foods tested positive for presence of gluten

Even tiny amounts of gluten in foods are troublesome for people with celiac disease, and restaurants may be the hardest places to avoid the protein, finds a study by Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, MS, Celiac Disease Center at NY-Presbyterian Hospital and assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School.

8 Apr 2019

Could garlic oil represent an alternative to antibiotics in the food industry?

Using gas chromatography, scientists have been able to determine the burden of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in common food items and have discovered that garlic oil may be a viable alternative to chemical antibiotics.

5 Apr 2019

New indicator-based model to assess spread of fecal bacteria in streams

Fecal bacteria - bacteria that are present in the digestive system of humans and animals - are known to contaminate waters.

5 Apr 2019

TTP's new spin-out Cellular Highways to commercialize advanced cell-sorting technology

TTP plc, a leading independent technology and product development company, has announced today the formation of Cellular Highways Ltd.

From TTP plc 4 Apr 2019

FDA issues warning letters to four homeopathic firms for CGMP violations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted warning letters to four companies who produce homeopathic drug products for significant violations of current good manufacturing practice regulations, including a letter to King Bio Inc. of Asheville, N.C.

2 Apr 2019

Asynt launches versatile high pressure parallel reactor system

Asynt announce the launch of the Multicell PLUS - a high pressure parallel reactor system with a wide choice of configurations for optimized screening of chemical reactions.

From Asynt 27 Mar 2019

Smartphone test detects unsafe arsenic levels in water

A smartphone device could help millions of people avoid drinking water contaminated by arsenic.

27 Mar 2019

Micronic’s new 2.00 ml tubes enable high volume sample storage in space-efficient 96-well format

Micronic released the new innovative 2.00 ml Tubes with External thread.

From Micronic 25 Mar 2019

Researchers find evidence of Cryptosporidium parasite in Minnesota’s public water systems

When consumed in contaminated water, the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium can cause symptoms of stomach cramps, diarrhea and fever.

22 Mar 2019

Ball pits used in children's physical therapy may contribute to germ transmission

Beware the ball pit. Ball pits used in children's physical therapy - similar to those made popular by restaurants catering to families - may contribute to germ transmission between patients, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control, the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, published by Elsevier.

22 Mar 2019

Appropriate doffing of personal protective equipment may reduce healthcare worker contamination

More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with multi-drug resistant organisms after caring for patients colonized or infected with the bacteria, according to a study published today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

21 Mar 2019

Contamination News and Research

High Throughput Nucleic Acid Purification Simplified

Tests of Europe’s rivers and canals reveal presence of over 100 pesticides

Study: About one-third of gluten-free foods tested positive for presence of gluten

Could garlic oil represent an alternative to antibiotics in the food industry?

New indicator-based model to assess spread of fecal bacteria in streams

TTP's new spin-out Cellular Highways to commercialize advanced cell-sorting technology

FDA issues warning letters to four homeopathic firms for CGMP violations

Asynt launches versatile high pressure parallel reactor system

Smartphone test detects unsafe arsenic levels in water

Micronic’s new 2.00 ml tubes enable high volume sample storage in space-efficient 96-well format

Researchers find evidence of Cryptosporidium parasite in Minnesota’s public water systems

Ball pits used in children's physical therapy may contribute to germ transmission

Appropriate doffing of personal protective equipment may reduce healthcare worker contamination

New study examines presence of microbes in tap water from residences, office buildings

An Insider’s Guide to the chemagic™ Prime™ Junior Instrument

Promega offers new Water-Glo System for highly sensitive, rapid water quality testing

Isolating Bacterial Pathogen DNA from Food Samples

Porvair announces availability of US-manufactured sample storage microplate

New method helps quantify very low concentrations of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey

Material used to filter beer and wine could transfer heavy metals to it

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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