Kiwi Ingenuity: Bigger is not Necessarily Better at Solving Complex Scientific Problems
Quantabio, a supplier of ours for over 10 years of market leading DNA & RNA reagents, recently profiled John (our Read More
2023-02-01
Watch – how to swab your hive for the Foster American Foulbrood (AFB) method
Sometimes it’s nice to be able to watch & learn rather than reading instructions. We had a lot of fun Read More
2023-01-26
Two new beer tests available now & some thoughts …..
We’ve recently launched two new beer tests for our brewery customers. These are for diastatic yeast and for the gene Read More
2022-11-10
Using the BMS Myra for repetitive pipetting …
Recently we’ve had a project in our lab to test several hundred samples for a range of viruses – all Read More
2022-10-30
Snap!
Designing primers for your high resolution melting is easy enough. A quick run with some known genotypes …. and look for the melting curve differences among samples. Too simple. But what about the temperature-neutral SNP’s? The what? A number of SNP’s ( ~ 4% in the human genome) have no affect on the melting temperature […]
2022-01-31
Are Kiwis paying too much for a pre-departure COVID test?
Our technical director was asked to comment on the cost of pre-departure COVID tests as a counterpoint to Michael Walsh, from Moneyhub’s, comments that the PCR test in New Zealand is too expensive.
2021-09-27
What is the Foster Method?
You’re a beekeeper looking at your hives. You’re bound, by law, to provide a visual examination for American Foulbrood, a bacteria where if found will mean that you have to destroy your bees and beehive by burning the lot.
2021-09-13
We’re now recycling Integra/Viaflo tip cases
The Integra/Viaflo tips, that we sell for our ASSIST and electronic tip range can now be recycled.
2021-06-03
DeNovix Spectrophotometer/ Fluorometer Promotion (DS-11FX)*
DeNovix sets the industry standard for lower detection limits using intuitive software.
2021-05-10
COVID-19 testing – Extraction-free COVID-19 detection with Quantabio’s RT-qPCR ToughMixes
This application note provides information and comparison of three Quantabio mixes that dnature distributes for detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus.