Discovery Blog

Syngene has just released its revolutionary, fully automated, image acquisition software for its G:BOX and Dyversity line of gel imaging systems. This software will replace Syngene's GeneSnap software for controlling all darkroom, camera, filter and lighting functions. Key features of the GeneSys software include:

The GeneSys software interface features large buttons that guide users through setup and image capture. Each screen prompts researchers to select the type of gel or blot they are using and which dye or dyes have been used to stain the material. The software then analyzes which filters and lighting options have been incorporated into the gel imaging system. Then, by querying its extensive database which contains manufacturers’ recommended conditions for detection of hundreds of commercially available DNA, RNA and protein dyes, the software determines the optimal conditions for imaging. The end-user can then select this option (or from a list of options) and the software instructs the imaging system to automatically set up the filters and lighting and produces either one or a series of quality gel images.

The fully automatic functions of GeneSys allow even the most difficult or complicated gels and blots to be imaged. For example, with chemiluminescence, the system has been programmed with the output profiles of most of the major commercially available chemiluminescent substrates and can determine the exposure setting best suited to a particular substrate. Then, during the image capture process, the software continually monitors the output from the blot until the best image is produced.