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LabTips: Preventing Microbial Contamination in a Cell Culture Incubator

Friday, November 15, 2013
CO2 incubators are designed to provide an ideal environment for culturing cells, and most commonly are used to simulate the physiological conditions of mammalian cells. By maintaining a controlled CO2... read more
Bioassays and Bioanalytical Method Development 2013

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Biotherapeutics are generally large molecules with a heterogeneous complex structure that is directly related to their ability to modulate biological reactions. This precludes defining a meaningful ... read more
Discovered Correlations in Databases: What To Do? Who Pays?

Monday, November 11, 2013
Systems biology, including biomarkers, is developing information, particularly correlations with disease states. Why? To date, the most commonly cited scenario is that the large databases will be ... read more
Ten Factors to Consider Before Buying a Temperature Datalogger

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
CAS DataLoggers takes calls every day from people looking for the right temperature datalogger for their life science monitoring application, whether they need alarming for medical fridges, freezers, ... read more
New Points to Consider in Genomics

Friday, October 04, 2013
As the cost of whole genome sequencing (WGS) declines, the number of human genome sequences is increasing rapidly. This is revealing new biochemistry, for example, exogenous RNA in our blood, ... read more
Are You Making the Most of Your Multiplex qPCR?

Thursday, September 12, 2013
Multiplex qPCR: that’s just running several qPCRs at once, right? In essence, yes—multiple targets are amplified within a single tube. But when used correctly, the benefits of this technique over ... read more
Multiparameter Pluripotency Analysis Using Magnetic Bead Assays

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
For the application of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to regenerative medicine and drug discovery research, it is crucial to characterize the identity ... read more
The Role of Synthetic DNA in Big DNA and Genetics Research

Friday, August 02, 2013
Synthetic biology is defined as the de novo design and construction of biological devices and systems, and as such is heavily reliant on the use of synthetic DNA. The size and sequence of potential ... read more
Detection of siRNA-Mediated Gene Modulation Using RNA Detection Probes

Monday, May 20, 2013
To study the function of genes and biological pathways, researchers often use techniques such as RNA interference (RNAi) to modify gene expression. In RNAi experiments, it is important to determine ... read more
Automated Cell Staining in Drug Discovery

Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Cell and molecular biology become more integral pieces of the modern drug discovery process on a seemingly daily basis. Monitoring the interaction of cells and internal cellular activity provides ... read more
Automation in the Drug Discovery Process: Delivering Analytical Chemistry to Biologists and Beyond

Friday, March 08, 2013
Over the past decade, advances in genomic- and proteomic-based research techniques and instrumentation have resulted in major breakthroughs in the elucidation of the structure and function of disease ... read more
Automated Liquid Handling Robots: Bridging the Gap Between Nanoliter Liquid Handling and Larger Volume Dispensing

Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The introduction of automated nanoliter volume liquid handling instrumentation has revolutionized work flows, reducing the tedium of manual pipetting and the potential for manual error. In addition, ... read more