Abstract: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the genetic landscape. It is a lengthy, labour-intensive process that yields results never before achieved. As a result, it is imperative that the quality of the DNA sample be … Continue reading
The biobanking market is poised for explosive growth if it can overcome the challenges of an adolescent industry. According to an August 2012 Infiniti Research report titled “Global Biobanking Market 2011-2015,” the biobanking market will … Continue reading
Our immune system does not shut down with age, says a new study led by McMaster University researchers. The study published in PLOS Pathogens shows a specialized class of immune cells, known as T cells, … Continue reading
Research out of McGill University has found that vitamin D has the potential to keep cancer cell proliferation in check, by slowing the progression of cells from premalignant to malignant states. The discovering research team … Continue reading
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have built the world’s largest simulation of a functioning brain. The model is named Spaun, which stands for Semantic … Continue reading
We recently ran an article on Maintaining PPE for Optimal Use. Check out this workplace safety infographic courtesy of Compliance and Safety: Industry Safety Infographic featured by Compliance and Safety
Laboratory Focus is pleased to bring you its ninth annual readers’ choice awards celebrating the best products, tools and materials used in research laboratories. With the aim of finding out what our readers use in … Continue reading
Recent advances is stem cell research have highlighted the importance of oxygen as a prime factor amongst the environmental conditions for the in vitro expansion and differentiation of Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). Studies have suggested … Continue reading
A team of Canadian scientists and clinicians, led by Dr. Michael Hill of the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), have demonstrated that a neuroprotectant drug, developed by Dr. Michael Tymianski at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, located at the Toronto Western Hospital, protects the human brain against the damaging effects of stroke. Continue reading
Baxter International Inc. and MaRS Innovation, a Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research, have entered into a strategic partnership to commercialize early-stage technologies that present innovative methods in therapeutics and drug discovery technologies. Baxter … Continue reading
