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April 26, 2016

By: douano@listlabs.com

By: Karen Crawford, Ph.D., President Dear Microbiome Researchers, I just returned from the Second Annual Translational Microbiome Conference in Boston and my head is spinning with the possibilities. Suggested connections between the microbial community living on/in our bodies and health are expanding from the health of our gut to asthma and beyond. Many in the field […]

April 25, 2016

By: douano@listlabs.com

By: Karen Crawford, Ph.D., President In 1983, List Labs introduced Diphtheria Toxin to the research community. Researchers have purchased Diphtheria Toxin for various uses. One common use is cell ablation. The receptor for Diphtheria Toxin is also called heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF). This receptor, located on several cell types, binds Diphtheria Toxin, allowing the toxin to enter […]

April 11, 2016

By: douano@listlabs.com

Dr. Karen Crawford, President of List Biological Laboratories, Inc. We will be exhibiting at the 2nd Annual Translational Microbiome Conference at the Hilton Boston Back Bay on April 20-21. We are also proud to be a sponsor of this event. If you will be in attendance, stop by the List Labs booth and chat with Karen Crawford about […]

March 28, 2016

By: douano@listlabs.com

By: Dom C. Ouano, Marketing Coordinator Select Agents & Toxins (SA&T) require additional regulations during shipping. In 2015, it was reported in the media that a large institution neglected to ship SA&T’s properly. As a result of this, a much greater deal of scrutiny followed, and a major shipping service provider decided to keep Select Agents & […]

SEB, superantigen of choice for positive control for cytokine detection

January 25, 2016

By: douano@listlabs.com

By: Grace Ayabe, Technical Support Would you like a positive control for production of cytokines in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC’s)? If your laboratory is testing for cytokine production, List Labs can provide you with SEB (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterotoxin Type B) to stimulate a positive response to assure that your cells are functional. SEB […]

January 11, 2016

By: douano@listlabs.com

By: Md. Elias Ph.D, Senior Scientist Epsilon Toxin Linked to Multiple Sclerosis List Labs recently added Product #126A, pure Native C. perfringens Epsilon Toxin to its product line. Although Epsilon Toxin related pathology and disease are common in farm animals and rare in humans, recent studies suggest potential involvement of this toxin with Human Multiple Sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory […]