Christian Lüttmann

Automation continues to advance, even in the laboratory. For the life science sector, SPT Labtech has developed a liquid handling station that can handle complex workflows such as next-generation sequencing. In an exclusive interview with LP, Jose Couto, Field Application Scientist Manager, explains what makes this automation solution so special and how it can make everyday work in genomics labs easier.

Since the establishment of the Periodic Table of Elements (PSE) 150 years ago, not only the number of known elements has increased, but new technologies have also emerged: Chemical pesticides to protect the harvest, batteries for energy on the move and plastics in every form, color, and function. The current focus is on the sustainability aspect. But here, too, chemistry offers new solutions. The 10 most promising technologies for a more sustainable world have been selected by the chemical association IUPAC.

Since the establishment of the Periodic Table of Elements (PSE) 150 years ago, not only the number of known elements has increased, but new technologies have also emerged: Chemical pesticides to protect the harvest, batteries for energy on the move and plastics in every form, color, and function. The current focus is on the sustainability aspect. But here, too, chemistry offers new solutions. The 10 most promising technologies for a more sustainable world have been selected by the chemical association IUPAC.

Automation continues to advance, even in the laboratory. For the life science sector, SPT Labtech has developed a liquid handling station that can handle complex workflows such as next-generation sequencing. In an exclusive interview with LP, Jose Couto, Field Application Scientist Manager, explains what makes this automation solution so special and how it can make everyday work in genomics labs easier.

Plant cells can silence certain genes – even in far distance. This so called RNA interference is known for a while, but it was not yet proven what messenger substance “transmits” RNA interference. Now, ETH researchers have definitively shown that these messengers in plants are short double-stranded RNA fragments.