Abstract: A method for determining proper functioning of an analytic system includes: a) measuring a control composition with an analytic system, the functioning of which is to be determined, to obtain a control result; b) analyzing the control result for predefined test criteria; and c) determining the functioning of the analytic system based on the analysis of step b). The control result includes signals distributed over a whole result space that equals a result space of the analytic system resulting from a measurement of a sample on the analytic system.

Abstract: A method for determining proper functioning of an analytic system includes: a) measuring a control composition with an analytic system, the functioning of which is to be determined, to obtain a control result; b) analyzing the control result for predefined test criteria; and c) determining the functioning of the analytic system based on the analysis of step b). The control result includes signals distributed over a whole result space that equals a result space of the analytic system resulting from a measurement of a sample on the analytic system.

Abstract: Provided is a method for supplementing a sample with specific information. This method includes the following steps: intrinsically marking a sample by adding a chemical marker having a defined composition to the sample; storing data reflecting the composition of the chemical marker and information assigned to the chemical marker, wherein this marker-assigned information is not related to the composition of the chemical marker itself; analyzing the sample with an analysis method, wherein the analysis method is suited to detect the composition of the chemical marker, to obtain a marker-related result; comparing the marker-related result with the stored data; and assigning the marker-assigned stored information to the sample based on the preceding comparison.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a DNA sequence for a nucleic acid library having a plurality of elements. The synthesized DNA sequence comprises at least three sections. The first section and the third section in each element have defined sequences (D1, D2) that are identical in each element of the nucleic acid library. In a middle second section, at least two adjoining variable codon triplets are arranged.

Abstract: Provided is a method for supplementing a sample with specific information. This method includes the following steps: intrinsically marking a sample by adding a chemical marker having a defined composition to the sample; storing data reflecting the composition of the chemical marker and information assigned to the chemical marker, wherein this marker-assigned information is not related to the composition of the chemical marker itself; analyzing the sample with an analysis method, wherein the analysis method is suited to detect the composition of the chemical marker, to obtain a marker-related result; comparing the marker-related result with the stored data; and assigning the marker-assigned stored information to the sample based on the preceding comparison.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for preparing a nucleic acid library comprising a plurality of various elements or nucleic acid molecules that differ in a controlled manner at one or several distinct nucleotide positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a DNA sequence for a nucleic acid library having a plurality of elements. The synthesized DNA sequence comprises at least three sections. The first section and the third section in each element have defined sequences (D1, D2) that are identical in each element of the nucleic acid library. In a middle second section, at least two adjoining variable codon triplets are arranged.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for preparing a nucleic acid library comprising a plurality of various elements or nucleic acid molecules that differ in a controlled manner at one or several distinct nucleotide positions.

Abstract: In a device for wireless transmission of signals between two parts (17, 23) of a processing machine, wherein, when the processing machine is operating, one of these parts rotates relative to the other part about an axis (18), several antennas (8A, 8B, 8C; 108A, 108B, 108C; 13A, 13B, 13C) are arranged on at least one of the two parts (17, 23) in an at least approximately regular distribution with respect to the peripheral direction of rotation. The antennas (8A, 8B, 8C; 108A, 108B, 108C; 13A, 13B, 13C) are connected in parallel to a transmit device (7) and/or receive device (12) allocated to each part (17, 23). The lengths of the individual antennas (8A, 8B, 8C) overlap in the peripheral direction of rotation, and the antennas are arranged at least partially offset radially and/or in the longitudinal direction of the rotational axis (18).

Abstract: Gene targeting allows the deletion (knock out), the repair (rescuing) and the modification (gene mutation) of a selected gene and the functional analysis of any gene of interest. Targeting of nuclear genes has been a very inefficient process in most eukaryotes including plants and animals due to the dominance of illegitimate integration of the applied DNA into non-homologous regions of the genome. The present invention provides a method for increasing the ratio of homologous to non-homologous recombination of a polynucleotide into a host cell's DNA by suppressing non-homologous recombination. Surprisingly, the number of non-homologous recombination events can be reduced if the polynucleotide is applied as a purified single-stranded DNA, preferably coated with a single strand binding protein.