PerkinElmer acquires antibodies developer BioLegend

The bottom line: "PerkinElmer, which sells an array of laboratory equipment, is eager to expand into selling antibodies to researchers. That’s because these Y-shaped proteins, made by the immune system to latch onto specific molecules, can be adapted for a virtually unlimited range of experiments, from making cells light up under a microscope to isolating and studying specific cell types." — Jonathan Wosen, San Diego Union-Tribune