e-Lynx - February 2012

Dear Researcher,

We are pleased to present the February e-Lynx, a newsletter devoted to keeping our customers up-to-date on new technologies, our new products, suppliers, activities and promotions.

• New Suppliers - Now available in Canada from ^MJSBioLynx!
  • Mirus - Transfection Reagents
  • SBI - System Biosciences - Tools for Functional Genomic Research
• New Products
  • Macherey-Nagel - NucleoSpin® RNA Blood
  • Micronic - Traxcer Code Reader RS210
  • Micronic - 6mL Storage Tubes
• New Literature
  • Lucigen - Advanced Products for Molecular Biology 2011-2012 Catalogue
  • G-Biosciences - Protein Sample Preparation Handbook
• Promotions
  • USA Scientific - Free Pizza Promotion!
  • PromoCell - Stem and Blood Cell Promotion - Free Mouse Pad with Purchase
• Technical Report
  • A Case Study in Blood Brain Barrier Co-Culture - by Simpore

New Suppliers

Mirus – Transfection Reagents - Now available in Canada from ^MJSBioLynx !

Mirus offers transfection reagents for chemical and/or electroporation delivery of DNA, RNA, siRNA, miRNA and other nucleic acids.  Their products include:

• TransIT® Transfection Reagents: ideal for delivering nucleic acids to a variety of eukaryotic cells, as well as for in vivo delivery in small animals.  They provide high efficiency transfection with low cellular toxicity.

• Ingenio® Electroporation Solution: facilitates delivery of nucleic acids that are resistant to transfection.

• Label IT®: non-enzymatic chemical labeling for intracellular tracking, chromosome analysis and microarray labeling.

Visit www.mirusbio.com for more information. 

SBI - System Biosciences - Tools for Functional Genomic Research - Now available in Canada from ^MJSBioLynx !

SBI (System Biosciences) specializes in developing unique, innovative technologies for investigating and understading genomic and proteomic function. Their products include:

• Lentiviral mediated gene delivery and knockdown
• RNAi libraries for genome-wide RNAi screens
• Stem cell research tools for studying pluripotency and differentiation
• MicroRNA profiling, cloning, overexpression and knockdown tools

Click here to view the SBI catalogue online

Or visit www.systembio.com for more information.

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New Products 

 Macherey-Nagel – NucleoSpin® RNA Blood

• DIRECT total blood lysis: Very simple and convenient procedure ‒no selective erythrocyte lysis ‒time saving ‒complete processing at room temperature

• Outstanding RNA yield from up to 1.3 mL fresh or frozen blood

• Efficient DNA removal (RNase-free recombinant DNase included)

• Compatible with common blood collection tubes and anticoagulants

Click here for more information.

Micronic - Traxcer Code Reader RS210

The Tracxer Code Reader RS210 is a small bench top rack scanner that can read both 2D Data-Matrix and Traxis codes within 5 seconds, which is fast enough to maintain the sample temperature. The user friendly software provides an ideal solution to optimize your sample traceability.

Click here for more information

Micronic - 6 mL Storage Tubes

• Gross volume: 6.00ml; Net volume: 4.60ml when used with a screw cap

• 2D Data-Matrix Coded

• Easy retrieval of samples due to wide tube opening

• Automation friendly

• Can be used in cryogenic environments

• Resists high chemical solvents

• Class 7 clean-room production

• RNase/DNase and Pyrogene free

Click here for more information

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New Literature

Lucigen – Advanced Products for Molecular Biology – 2011-2012 Catalogue

This catalogue contains information on Lucigen’s products for DNA/RNA amplification, PCR, cloning, sequencing and protein expression.

Click here to download a copy.

G-Biosciences – Protein Sample Preparation Handbook

This handbook contains information and selection guides for lysis buffers and systems, protein fractionation kits, dialysis (micro) systems, electrophoresis clean-up, concentration systems and contamination removal products.

Click here to download a copy.

Promotions

USA Scientific – FREE Pizza Party Promotion!

For the cold Canadian winter months of January to March 2012 
Enjoy hot, delicious pizza on us!

Accumulate $500 in Purchases of USA Scientific Products from ^MJSBioLynx and Receive a $50 Pizza Gift Certificate.  Click here for more information.

USA Scientific offers cell culture labware, pipets and tips, plates, tubes and much more.

Offer valid until March 31st, 2012
Please reference promotion code US1312
Limit: Two pizza parties per lab; Cannot be combined with other offers.

PromoCell - Stem and Blood Cell Promotion

Get a fancy mouse pad with every order of Human Stem Cells, Blood Cells or the respective Media:

• Mesenchymal Stem Cells

• Pericytes

• CD34+ Progenitor Cells

• CD133+ Progenitor Cells

• Mononuclear Cells

• CD14+ Monocytes

Offer valid until April 30th, 2012
Please reference promo code PC1/12 at time of purchase to take advantage of this offer.

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 Technical Report

A Case Study in Blood Brain Barrier Co-Culture – by Simpore

Collaborators at the University of Rochester co-cultured endothelial and glial cells to form a model blood brain barrier (BBB) on a CytoVu® membrane and a conventional insert’s membrane. 
Click here to learn more about their results.

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