1. A control and communications system, the system comprising: a client component configured to control or monitor the operation of at least one biological analyzer; at least one analyzer component associated with the at least one biological analyzer and configured to provide translation in communication between the associated biological analyzer and the client component; at least one directory having information about said at least one analyzer component such that the client component is able to control or monitor the at least one biological analyzer by referencing said information to induce the at least one biological analyzer to conduct an analysis; and a messaging service configured to communicate with the at least one analyzer component and the client component such that a selected biological analyzer can be added or removed by associating at least one of the analyzer components with said selected biological analyzer and updating the at least one directory with information about the associated analyzer component.