Life sciences encompass a diverse range of scientific disciplines focused on the study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment. From basic life sciences (such as cell biology, genetics, immunology, and microbiology) to applied life sciences (such as disease research, multi-omics, and biotechnology), this broad field explores the fundamental processes of life and drives advancements in disease research, patient care, and our overall understanding of living organisms. Discover the endless possibilities of life sciences and their impact on shaping a healthier and more sustainable world.
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a highly regulated pathway that is important in normal developmental processes as well as many diseases. Cells undergoing apoptosis are identifiable by a number of characteristics, including changes in mitochonrial membrane potential, transport of phosphatidylserine (PS) to the membrane surface, activation of caspase proteases, and DNA fragmentation in the nucleus. Guava offers four apop…
Guava Technologies' ViaCount assay is revolutionizing the way cell counting and viability assessment are done in today's laboratories. Fast, automated, and highly reproducible, the Guava ViaCount assay addresses many of the difficulties of conventional cell counting and viability assessment methods. The Guava ViaCount assay provides: Cell counts up to ten times faster than manual counting, in a convenient turnkey assay.…
The new Guava Nexin® reagent monitors induction of apoptosis quickly and easily, with minimal chance for contamination. Annexin V is a calcium-dependent phospholipid binding protein with high affinity for phosphatidylserine (PS), a membrane component normally localized to the internal face of the cell membrane. Early in the apoptotic pathway, molecules of PS are translocated to the outer surface of the cell membrane where Ann…
Millipore's full-length mTOR kinase is now available as part of the KinaseProfiler™ Service. This kinase is the first biologically relevant mTOR to be commercially available. The KinaseProfiler Service offers 264 kinases for selectivity profiling, using a catalytic radiometric assay format. The addition of the full-length mTOR to the KinaseProfiler panel provides high-quality, confidential screening of compounds against this c…
Millipore's new ArthroMAB™ Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail is widely used to generate arthritis mouse models. These models are used for rapid screening and evaluation of anti-inflammatory therapeutics. ArthroMAB™ initiates arthritis via immune complex formation on the surface of cartilage in joints. ArthroMAB™ is a cocktail of four monoclonal antibodies directed against Collagen. It rapidly induces robust arthritis in all four…
Millipore now proudly offers the MILLIPLEX® MAP Human Cancer Biomarker Panel. The Cancer Biomarker Panel includes both a Five-Plex assay, which simultaneously measures five serum biomarkers, Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF), Prolactin, CA-125, Leptin and Osteopontin (OPN), and a Single Plex IGF-II assay. The combination of the six serum biomarkers that discriminate between disease-free and ovarian cancer patien…
The Fast-Trap Lentivirus Purification and Concentration Kit contains the reagents, filtration devices, and concentration devices necessary to purify the virus away from cellular contaminants and the expressed recombinant transgene. It yields concentrated virus in the exchange buffer of choice, suitable for in vitro and animal studies. The kit provides a quick, easy, membrane-based method for the laboratory scale purification o…
The Fast-Trap Adenovirus Purification and Concentration Kit contains the reagents, filtration devices, and concentration devices necessary to purify the virus away from cellular contaminants and the expressed recombinant transgene. It yields concentrated virus in the exchange buffer of choice, suitable for in vitro and animal studies. The kit provides a quick, easy, membrane-based method for the laboratory scale purification o…
Mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) are unique cells in that they can be maintained in vitro as pluripotent cells and can be induced to differentiate into many cell types by manipulating culture conditions. mESCs have been used as a model to help define differentiation and signaling pathways in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), since hESCs are more arduous to work on. Therefore, much attention has been focused on understandin…
Millipore’s The FlowCellect™ Human Embryonic Stem Cell Characterization kit is designed as an easier and quicker way to track surface marker expression of hOCT4, SSEA4 and SSEA1. The kit will also help to determine the percentage of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells in culture by determining the percentage of cells that express both hOCT4 and SSEA4 and not SSEA1. This quick test will allow researchers to determine th…
