APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Examine carcinogenesis, aging, expression of genes, proteins and miRNA, signaling pathways, epigenetics, and genomic stability Develop quantitative assays for potentially pro or anti carcinogenic or aging agents, or toxic agents Generate transformed HMEC lines ADVANTAGES: Enables the creation of large standardized batches of normal … [Read more...] about Long-term Growth of Finite Life Span Normal Human Epithelial Cells IB-2077
Biotechnology
Aptamer for the Histidine Tag and an Improved Method for the Generation of High Affinity Aptamers IB-1929
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Purification of five different His-tagged proteins expressed in E. coli using the Berkeley Lab His-tag aptamer magnetic beads (1a-5a) or commercially available … [Read more...] about Aptamer for the Histidine Tag and an Improved Method for the Generation of High Affinity Aptamers IB-1929
Optimum Protein Solubility Screen IB-2005
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Protein preparation for x-ray crystallography and NMR Protein purification kits and reagents Protein functional analysis ADVANTAGES: Rapidly identifies optimal conditions for protein solubility Works with very small amounts of protein (240 mg) Readily adaptable for high throughput processing; easily scalable to larger … [Read more...] about Optimum Protein Solubility Screen IB-2005
Human Blood Molecular Biodosimeter Panel for Distinguishing Radiation Exposure from Inflammation Stress IB-3304
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation oncology Medical triage Rapid response in cases of population exposure to ionizing radiation ADVANTAGES: Can be used in a small, handheld device Faster results Higher precision ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Andrew Wyrobek and Antoine Snijders have identified a panel of gene and protein biomarkers that will help … [Read more...] about Human Blood Molecular Biodosimeter Panel for Distinguishing Radiation Exposure from Inflammation Stress IB-3304
Mass Spec Testing of Microparticle Lipids for Cancer Diagnosis and Sub-typing IB-3306
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Cancer diagnosis / prognosis Tumor analysis Identification of invasive sub-types Cancer remission monitoring Disease diagnostics ADVANTAGES: Analyzes microparticle lipids from blood, serum, or tissues Discriminates high growth from low growth cancers Low- to non-invasive diagnostic screening test Rapid – amenable to high … [Read more...] about Mass Spec Testing of Microparticle Lipids for Cancer Diagnosis and Sub-typing IB-3306