News & Views

Blog: Cell Staining? We've Got An App For That.

by Kim Evans

Cell staining simulation has never been easier. Featured in the higher education section of the iTunes back to school store, this free app will have scientists doing customized cell staining in seconds. The cell images created can be shared with friends online or emailed directly to customer support for ordering. Take a look at the two cells to the left, the stain makes it infinitely easier to make out different structures within the stained cell and that's just one reason to download the app. There's no time like the present to get staining.Read More

Blog: A Chill is in the Air

by Joydeep Goswami, Vice President, Primary & Stem Cell Systems

Yesterday, a U.S. district judge issued a preliminary injunction against the federal funding of any research conducted on stem cells derived from human embryos. Read More

Blog: Thousands of SNPs – What do we do Now?

by Patty Zamora

Genome Wide Association Studies, wherein researchers examine genetic variations across all or most of the genes of different people, generate a lot of data and give clues as to specific variations that are linked to disease. These variants have potential for understanding what people might develop a disease or whether they might respond to a particular medicine, but before these markers can ever be used for medicine, they must be validated.Read More

Blog: Life Technologies Accelerates Real-Time PCR with New Reagents

by Patty Zamora

Life Technologies announces the release of its TaqMan® Fast Advanced Master Mix and TaqMan® Fast Virus 1-Step Master Mix, two products that accelerate the process of real-time quantitative PCR on both standard and fast qPCR instruments. Read More

Blog: Our Responsibility as a Global Citizen

by Kim Evans

Last month, we published our second annual Global Citizenship report and highlighted some of the major statistics in that report in News & Views. In the coming weeks, we’ll be highlighting some of the key findings of the report, but ahead of that, I wanted to discuss Life’s responsibility to global citizenship. Living as a responsible global citizen is one of our core values at Life Technologies. In our report, we examined our responsibility in five focused areas: science, ethics, people, environment and community. Read More

Blog: Royal Visitor Helps Open New Life Technologies Building in the UK

by Kim Evans

On July 15th, the Life Technologies office in Inchinnan (Paisley) was paid a Royal Visit from Princess Anne of Britain, who officially opened the New Fountain Crescent building. Read More

Blog: New Test for Rapid Detection of E. coli

by Patty Zamora

Yesterday we announced at the International Association of Food Protection annual meeting the launch of the MicroSEQ® E. coli O157:H7 assay, designed to detect the deadly strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli), using our real-time PCR technology. The assay has secured Performance Tested MethodsSM certification from the AOAC Research Institute for detection of E. coli O157:H7. What does this mean for you and me? This new product will enable more effective monitoring of the food supply for contamination and help ensure food safety.Read More

Blog: The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Life Technologies to Develop New DNA Sequencing Protocols

by Patty Zamora

Together we plan to develop multiple new SOLiD system-specific protocols focused on paired-end-Tags (PET). What does this mean for you and me? Such protocols will allow us to better understand the genetic basis of diseases such as cancers, which in turn, help improve diagnosis and treatments of such deadly diseases.Read More

Blog: High Specificity Meets Sustainability: TaqMan® Genomic Assays now ship without coolers and dry ice

by Kim Evans

Our customers want quality, high-performing products. We want to enable Life Science discovery with innovative, transforming technologies. And we all want to minimize our environmental impact.Read More