SPEX SamplePrep exhibited the next generation Geno/Grinder® at Pittcon 2018. LabTube stopped by to interview Timothy Osborn-Jones, VP of marketing, about this innovative homogenizer. Watch the video here.  

A recent article in the Bangkok Post explains how the Freezer/Mill is used in the Wildlife Forensics Unit in Thailand to pulverize ivory samples for DNA extractions.  Hundreds of samples are processed every year and the DNA evidence has become an important tool in convicting people of wildlife crimes. Click the link below to read the article:http://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/social-and-lifestyle/1315599/to-catch-a-wildlife-criminal   Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}

With recent food safety scares, food safety testing in the pre-packed food industry has become increasingly important.  What’s more, the sheer number of food products that need to be tested means the need for high-throughput sample preparation equipment is greater than ever.  A recent article describes how a global food production company uses the Geno/Grinder as part of its technologically sophisticated laboratory testing program. Read more