AlphaView 3.0 imaging and analysis software from Alpha Innotech Corp. enables users to generate meaningful data from their biological studies easily. Meeting the imaging needs of the molecular biology laboratory, the software includes workflow-oriented analysis modules for determining band concentrations and molecular weights, colony counting, and more. Version 3.0 introduces a new graphical user interface that makes the software even more user friendly and intuitive. A new wizard, AlphaNavigator, walks novice users step-by-step through the acquisition process, allowing the capture of optimal images with no prior training. Acquisition and analysis protocols can be saved and recalled to save time and increase reproducibility. A new report function allows the instant generation of customized reports to be saved or printed for record keeping.
Michelle LongoAsst. Managing Editor
Striving Toward Secondary GoalsLate last month, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich stunned most everyone when he declared his promise that "by the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon." While I don’t fault Gingrich for dreaming and trying to set high standards and goals, I can’t help but think of the enormous amount of known and unknown variables that significantly deter this accomplishment...continue
