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Orchid BioSciences, Inc.: Orchid Launches Scrapie Susceptibility Testing Kit
PRINCETON, NJ and ABINGDON, UK (MARKET WIRE) Orchid BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORCH), a leading worldwide provider of identity DNA testing services, today announced the launch of a new testing kit for scrapie susceptibility based on its highly accurate and robust proprietary genotyping assay. Orchid, the largest provider of scrapie susceptibility genotyping in the world, has already used this assay to genotype more than 1.3 million sheep in its
Hepatitis B Testing Kit Recalled
FDA recommends recent Hepatitis B tests be repeated for confirmation of results. Ortho VITROS Immunodiagnostic HBsAg Confirmatory Kit Recalled Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics and FDA notified healthcare professionals and clincal laboratory staff of a class 1 recall of the HBsAg Confirmatory Kit due to an unknown component in the diluting solution used to test blood and serum samples that may produce 'Not Confirmed' results for samples found to be positive with the initial test. This can cause some results to be classified as false negatives. False negative results may prevent some patients infected with or carrying the hepatitis B virus from receiving necessary treatment. This is especially true for pregnant women whose tests show false negative results. The company recommends that previously reported results be reviewed
Protect Your Valuables With DNA Print Kit
The DNA Print Kit uses UV dye and your own thumbprint to protect your valuables in the event they get stolen. Here's how it works: press your thumb in the non-toxic dye and then mark all your valuables with an invisible thumbprint. Write down everything you've marked and where, and then keep your inventory ledger in a safe place....
Disposable, multi-use, dna sample collection disk apparatus for field biohazard testing, dna testing, and personal authentication
An easy-to-use, versatile, disposable, customer-replaceable, multi-use, DNA sample collection disk apparatus for use with fixed, portable, or field-based DNA sample collection, analysis, and detection systems is disclosed. General features of the invention are its' small form factor, portability, wearability, ease-of-use, and self-contained capacity to collect and analyze multiple different human...
Research Kit detects and quantifies DNA damage.
OxyFLOW(TM) utilizes fluorescent 8-oxoguanine binding protein in flow cytometric assay for detecting and quantifying oxidative DNA damage to lympho-hematopoietic cells resulting from stress, xenobiotics, and administration of drugs. Availability of direct-conjugated antibodies directed to membrane antigens allows identification of oxidative DNA damage in subpopulations of cells. Kit can also be used for toxicity testing and environmental biomonitoring.
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