Abstract: A cassette is configured to contain a microfluidic chip. The cassette includes a base made of rigid material and provided with a first wall. The cassette further includes a cover made of rigid material and provided with a second wall. The cassette has an analysis position and an introduction position. Each of the first wall and the second wall has an optically transparent viewing zone. The cassette further includes a series of connecting orifices, each orifice of the series of connecting orifices being designed to be passed through by a connecting tube allowing the passage of a fluid. The second wall also comprising at least one sample introduction orifice.

Abstract: Plate accessory for a microfluidic experimentation device comprising a first part and at least a second part, said second part being detachable from said first part, said first part having a plurality of through-holes arranged to allow the fluidic connection tubings to pass through said first part, said second part having: at least one housing for at least one microfluidic chip dug into in the thickness of said second part and which has a hole for the passage of light, a plurality of holes, each hole being arranged to receive a fluid reservoir.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods for determining the proportion or quantity of DNA contributed by individual animals to a volume of milk collected from a plurality of individual animals, wherein the method employs allele sampling for DNA sequence polymorphisms in DNA extracted from a sample of the volume of milk by shallow whole genome sequencing (SWGS). The present methods are useful for example in detecting mastitis or subclinical mastitis in animals contributing milk to the volume of milk.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant Koi herpesvirus (KHV), methods for the production of such KHV, cells comprising such KHV and the use of such KHV as vector and in vaccines for the prevention and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease in fish caused by Koi herpesvirus in carp such as Cyprinus carpio carpio or Cyprinus carpio koi.

Abstract: The present invention relates to quality control methods using inorganic binding peptides, wherein inorganic entities are identified using inorganic-binding peptides specifically binding to the inorganic entity of interest. In particular, the invention includes a method for the identification of defects or inhomogeneities on a surface by detecting an inorganic entity of interest. It further includes a method for the isolation of powder particles comprising an inorganic entity of interest from a mixture of powder particles. In addition, the present invention relates to inorganic-binding peptides comprising the amino acid sequence MTWDPSLASPRS (SEQ ID NO: 31) and the amino acid sequence LNAAVPFTMAGS (SEQ ID NO: 32), respectively.