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Hi all-

I'm writing an article for The Scientist (http://165.123.33.33) on 
bioluminescence and chemiluminesce systems.  The article will be a 
general review of products and research uses.  I'd like to get 
responses from those of you who work with these systems.  Please 
respond to jkling@nasw.org (or call 360.714.1850).

Do you have a sense for which is the most popular reporter
enzyme/substrate system (ie, alkaline phosphatase, horseradish 
peroxidase, et al)?

Are any of the systems more or less sensitive than the others?  Is
there a difference in cost (assuming the same setup, is HRP more or 
less expensive than AP, for instance)?

Are some enz/sub systems used with specific kinds of assays -- or is
it mostly a matter of personal preference?

What kind of trends have you seen in luminescence products/research
recently?  Have one or a few systems become popular or faded away?  Do
you see any particular system becoming a dominant player in the
future?

Anything else you can think of that would be important for me to
include?

-- 
Jim Kling
science/medical writing
Bellingham, WA 
jkling@pacificrim.net 
http://nasw.org/users/jkling