FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI), an Applera Corporation business, and its joint venture partner, MDS Sciex, a division of MDS Inc. (NYSE:MDZ, TSX:MDS), today announced a new laboratory system that uses mass spectrometry to reliably, cost-effectively and efficiently perform amino acid analysis. The new Amino Acid 20/20TM Analyzer is designed to increase productivity of laboratory researchers by improving the effectiveness and reliability of applications that are commonly used to conduct amino acid analysis. The new system is the first to combine mass spectrometry with unique tagging reagents for use with these applications