CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced the release of a new set of genomic analysis tools to aid disease research and agricultural studies. These tools are available through the latest release of the TaqMan® Gene Expression Assays product line to evaluate levels of RNA expression in model organisms including cows, chickens, horses, pigs, rabbits, and rice.