Monthly Archives: October 2015

Handheld DNA reader revolutionary and democratising, say scientists

New palm-sized, MiniION sequencer, costing around $1,000, designed to analyse DNA to help track disease outbreaks, check food and offer ‘the democratisation of sequencing’ Source: Handheld DNA reader revolutionary and democratising, say scientists

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Scientists Skip Cell Line Validation | The Scientist Magazine®

Despite known problems with contamination and mislabeled cell lines, most researchers continue to operate without authenticating cells’ identity. Source: Scientists Skip Cell Line Validation | The Scientist Magazine®

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